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Barozi on 21 April 2020

I made it with the spirit arc shots! I'm free! Thanks.



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WoodenPints on 21 April 2020
trunkswd said:
Marth said:
So XBO was up 25% YoY in March NPD which is still its strongest market.

Adjustments done. Xbox One now above 47 million. 50 million lifetime now looking more likely. 

50m is a lock for sure If we are to take what Zhuge EX said Xbox One had already shipped 50m as of 2 months ago, We know there is very little X1X stock left around it's just a matter of how much the S has still on shelves and in transit and how long the S is manufactured for how far past 50m it goes.



WoodenPints on 21 April 2020
trunkswd said:
WoodenPints said:

50m is a lock for sure If we are to take what Zhuge EX said Xbox One had already shipped 50m as of 2 months ago, We know there is very little X1X stock left around it's just a matter of how much the S has still on shelves and in transit and how long the S is manufactured for how far past 50m it goes.

Less than 3 million to go by our estimates, I do agree. 50 million is all but guaranteed. 

Indeed I'd presume with how the manufacturing line goes there would be at least 51/52m consoles already produced and even if sales grind to a halt MS will have to move the stock even if it means crazy low prices like a $99 Xbox One S bundle until they are gone.



Angelus on 21 April 2020

I'm really starting to feel the hunger for Halo news with each passing day lately.....



WoodenPints on 21 April 2020
trunkswd said:
WoodenPints said:

Indeed I'd presume with how the manufacturing line goes there would be at least 51/52m consoles already produced and even if sales grind to a halt MS will have to move the stock even if it means crazy low prices like a $99 Xbox One S bundle until they are gone.

With the specs of the Xbox One S, it can't cost Microsoft a ton to manufacture them. I do see the Xbox One S going as low as $149 this holiday season to move stock, however, not sure it will drop far below that. Maybe the All-Digital Edition will drop to $99. Though, Microsoft could be willing to take the hit to sell the majority of the remaining stock, so they can focus on the Xbox Series X. 

The Xbox One S and SAD have already hit them prices last holiday (Unless I'm confusing the £99/99 euro offers?) so that could become the default price for them after Series X arrives especially if they launch a Lockhart sku at $299 to get them rid of them and eventually sell Xbox One S bundle (with game) at $99 as a last push to move all stock to just have next gen on fully on display.



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WoodenPints on 21 April 2020
trunkswd said:
WoodenPints said:

The Xbox One S and SAD have already hit them prices last holiday (Unless i'm confusing the £99/99 euro offers?) so that could become the default price for them after Series X arrives especially if they launch a Lockhart sku at $299 to to get them rid of them and eventually sell Xbox One S bundle (with game) at $99 as a last push to move all stock to just have next gen on fully on display.

I didn't realize the price had dropped that much. I am wrong than and the price should drop to that low point again, at least in Europe. I expect Xbox Series X to launch at $499 and Series S to launch at $299. 

it might not of quite gone that low yet I think I'm confusing the $ price with the £99/euro deals looking back you had the All Digital at $129.



Angelus on 21 April 2020
trunkswd said:
Angelus said:
I'm really starting to feel the hunger for Halo news with each passing day lately.....

We all are. Not sure we will get much in the May reveal. I have a feeling it will be more focused on Xbox Series S, Forza, the annual sports titles, and maybe get a little gameplay tease of Halo Infinite. 

I literally re-watched the last E3 trailer 5 times today for.....reasons.



WoodenPints on 21 April 2020
shikamaru317 said:

We can hope so. I honestly wouldn't be too surprised if Halo Infinite got delayed a few months into Q1 2021, which would give them a big release in early 2021 to keep sales strong. Not sure what their next AAA after Infinite will be though honestly. Fable over at Playground RPG studio has been in development since 2017, but with how slow that studio has expanding and some insiders and MS journalists saying not to expect it until 2022, I doubt it will be ready by June 2021 now. Maybe Hellblade 2 could be ready by June 2021 since they announced it in 2019, but I'm really not sure when it entered development at Ninja Theory, if it entered development as soon as MS bought them in 2018 a Q2 2021 release is possible. Another possibility is the Obsidian AAA game, which supposedly entered development in 2018, it could possibly be ready by Q2 2021. I think those are all the AAA possibilities for Q2 2021 from 1st party studios, but there is always the possibility of a 2nd party AAA being ready by Q2 2021. 

Edit: Oh yeah, Everwild from Rare may be a Q2 2021 possibility as well. 

I don't think Halo Infinite will be delayed since it's the core of Microsoft's next generation plan if anything I think they would rather shift some focus now to the core game even if it means announcing something along the lines of forge is delayed 1-2 months due to staff working from home and I think people would generally accept that this time even if been a little disappointed.

I think Everwild will be a Q2 2021 launch with Hellblade been a Q4 2021, Not sure yet who would take the early 2021 big releases though. Fable whilst it started development early-mid 2017 the team wasn't very large for the first 2 years and I still feel that is 2022.

Whats the odds MS have a 2021 exclusive coming from Bungie? They seem quite pally of late and I don't see how they can sustain only working on Destiny with all the staff they have they have to be working on other project(s) You would think MS have at least 2-3 AAA 2nd party deals in place for launch through the first two years but no idea who they made them with, C'mon Ryse 2!



Angelus on 21 April 2020
trunkswd said:
Angelus said:

I literally re-watched the last E3 trailer 5 times today for.....reasons.

Trying to see if there are any details we could have missed?

Sure, let's go with that.



WoodenPints on 21 April 2020
trunkswd said:
WoodenPints said:

I don't think Halo Infinite will be delayed since it's the core of Microsoft's next generation plan if anything I think they would rather shift some focus now to the core game even if it means announcing something along the lines of forge is delayed 1-2 months due to staff working from home and I think people would generally accept that this time even if been a little disappointed.

I think Everwild will be a Q2 2021 launch with Hellblade been a Q4 2021, Not sure yet who would take the early 2021 big releases though. Fable whilst it started development early-mid 2017 the team wasn't very large for the first 2 years and I still feel that is 2022.

Whats the odds MS have a 2021 exclusive coming from Bungie? They seem quite pally of late and I don't see how they can sustain only working on Destiny with all the staff they have they have to be working on other project(s) You would think MS have at least 2-3 AAA 2nd party deals in place for launch through the first two years but no idea who they made them with, C'mon Ryse 2!

Xbox 360 had Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion as a console exclusive when it launched in March 2006. That could be seen as the big exclusive in the first quarter following launch. Xbox One had Titanfall as a console exclusive in March 2014. 

Yeah Something like the Ryse > Titanfall > Sunset Overdrive combo from "2nd party"