Impreccable on the first page spoke of a "inevitable downgrade" for a game we haven't even seen (and then backpedalled to act like he's actually interested in the reveal lol). This thread was destined for shit from the beginning because it's gamers and it's the internet.
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Sunset Overdrive in next months EDGE
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Impreccable on the first page spoke of a "inevitable downgrade" for a game we haven't even seen (and then backpedalled to act like he's actually interested in the reveal lol). This thread was destined for shit from the beginning because it's gamers and it's the internet.
Muppet of a Man
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No one should care what console it's on. We should judge a game by its merits, regardless of platform. And this is from a guy with only a PS4 and no intention to get an X1. If the game is good, it is good.
The game at this point looks like it has potential. I'm very interested in seeing more.
George Claw M.D.
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??? There actually doesn't seem to be much hype for this game. Not saying no one's interested. Obviously some people are, but the buzz for this game has been rather subdued. Maybe it's because Insomniac doesn't have the cachet of a top tier studio, where everyone is excited for their games, even if we know little about it. And we really don't know/haven't seen much of Sunset Overdrive.
BenjaminBirdie
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My most anticipated game.
Steverulez
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Ex Sony exclusive developer gone to Microsoft, PS4 not having many exclusive games announced for 2014... its what I expected really.
Here's hoping this turns out well. Insomniac is a talented team, that talent just hasn't shown through lately IMO.
While I agree 100%, unfortunately this isn't the way many people on the internet think.
While I agree 100%, unfortunately this isn't the way many people on the internet think.
You have invited the list warz. This is why we can't have nice things.
Making easily refutable statements to derail a bad thread even worse!
lmao
Salvor.Hardin
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Can't see QB being this fall. I imagine MS would want to use it to plug the first quarter drought for 2015.
eddfromtheriver
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They sure as hell ain't converting me.
Vire
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It's open world parkour, right?
I'm a fan of that trend with Mirror's Edge 2 and Hover: Revolt of Gamers.
Oh my god, this looks amazing. Hope Sunset Overdrive is like that.
Phil did say they were having major issues fitting everything in their 90 minute press time for E3, but I think this is more show it now and then live gameplay on stage at E3.
Well Phil said they were already over their 90 minute time limit and where having trouble stuffing it all in. Maybe Sunset overdrive is being spilled out. I mean, they're still probably going to show a trailer, but maybe this way they don't have to share any details at the actual conference and just trait show the trailer.
EDIT: beaten by Somnia.
Pound_lb003
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A reveal in a magazine will only be stills.
I am pretty sure that there were stills for Uncharted 2 in a magazine before the E3 demo.
There's absolutely no chance it's not at the E3 conference.
Miles Quaritch
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I imagine they want to get some previews out to build hype? It's almost been a year since we last heard anything about the game and we still haven't seen how it looks in game either.
A magazine blow out shortly followed by a demo at E3 would be enough to build and maintain some level of hype.
It was already revealed, and this gives them some wiggle room to build up anticipation beforehand when they are not sharing the spotlight with dozens of other games. I think it's great!
Last year Sony showed many games before E3, then people thought their conference will be full of new games... but it wasn't.
I just think Microsoft don't want to have already announced games on their conference.
VanCityGamer
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Ha sorry, I wasn't talking in general, its just that sequels to my favourite games, plus an awesome looking new IP and Dragon Age Inquisition mean my fall is going to be perfect
No problem; it's good to be excited!
Yeah, I could definitely see that being the case. Perhaps a combination of Microsoft wanting to fill the drought in the first half of 2015 and Remedy also needing more time. Maybe it'll release in March 2015, following the same framework of how Titanfall released March 2014. Then Halo 5 could release in Fall of 2015. Halo 5 v. Uncharted 4 in Fall 2015 is my prediction. Gonna be crazy! And Fallout 4 should be ready by that time too. Caaaaan't wait...so far away though
Steverulez
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The threads already derailed, at least this way we can have some fun with it!
I really hope it is fall, although this also assumes that MS dont have anything due in the quarter of 2015 that they just havent announced yet
Not necessarily. They can show the game off a little before hand and then at E3, let Insomniac open the show with a 5 minute playthrough. It will be a game they give a pretty large marketing push since it's being targeted for fall of this year and E3 will be a place to show it off.
As for their show, they are restricted to 90 minutes since it is being broadcast on TV, They can't start late and they have to make everything fit in that time period. That said, I expect a barrage of games again from them. It sounds like that's what they were planning regardless but now more than ever I really want to see what they have coming. We are only a couple months away from the show.
Exploratory
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DAT marketing campaign.
SenjutsuSage
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I like.
Steverulez
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Phil Spencer originally said earlier this year we wouldnt see more until E3, I asked him earlier about whether the plan had changed (he could have just been misleading us) and why it changed and he replied with this:
They are obviously pleased with SO's progress, wanted to make sure it got its own place for news and we'll almost definitely see it at the MS conference too
They are obviously pleased with SO's progress, wanted to make sure it got its own place for news and we'll almost definitely see it at the MS conference too
Vire
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I dunno, I'd be pretty upset if I didn't see MGSV, Destiny, and FFXV at one of the two conferences...
The rest I can live without.
Salvor.Hardin
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Those games will of course be shown at E3, but I don't see why you would want them to be discussed at the Sony or MS event. They have their own publishers who can market the games well enough at the game floor and in their own booths.
Pound_lb003
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They all do, the point is there's never enough exclusive AAA games to fill a 1.5 hour show.
And thinking it'll be exclusively games is silly as well. It won't this year. We haven't seen Nancy Tellem at all, and she's still there arranging watercooler content.
That's what Phil Spencer keeps saying. Said they're hardly going to have any execs onstage because just games, games, games.
He's going to have heeeyyyllllll to pay if that doesn't happen.
Vire
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As long as I get an extended game demo, I don't really care if it's at a conference or just some released video.
They do have enough, if they showed games exclusively.
If you take Sony's conference last year, they showed KZ/Knack/DC in a tiny little thirty second montage, then wasted time on crap. It's always the same thing. They could both have nothing but wall to wall great gameplay presentations, and people would love it, but no, it's always crammed with content publishers could present themselves, and non-gaming crap that the only people watching E3 have no interest in.
Vire
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After seeing how KZ and Knack turned out... I'm not surprised they reduced it to a thirty second montage.
BruiserBear
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Unfortunately I think this is going to be the reality for most XB1 exclusive game threads, unless the mods step in and put a stop to it.
Steverulez
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Judging by the state of that Youtube XB1 update thread, I wouldnt expect that to happen.
did you miss those responses on the first page?
Pound_lb003
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But all gameplay presentations would be massively boring. You'd be like halfway through the conference and have seen like 2 games.
3rd party announcements and indies can still be really exciting announcements.
I dunno, it's about exciting balance. Having said that the AC4 demo was such a waste of time last year, we knew what that was going to be.
TheSpaceBetween
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I seriously doubt it goes beyond anything further than Microsoft paying them a lot of money. Same with Platinum on Bayo 2 and TW101. Independent devs who make decent sized budget games need to stay afloat somehow.
It's so odd. I'm barely interested in Xbox One as a platform, I own a PS4, but I still want info on this and Quantum Break. They seem like cool games. It's like people don't get the realities of publishing and funding.
Admittedly KZ (and probably Knack, I've not played it) was crap, but they could have still benefited from giving them on-stage gameplay presentations.
This year, if both of them only show ten games, they could do nice complete five minute demos of them, with a little time to talk about how their launches have gone and whatever service nonsense they have to push. But it'll be the same thing, Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed, Destiny, The Division, Dying Light, etc, all these games that benefit neither side, and we already know about. If one of them have exclusive FO4 DLC or whatever, fine, that makes sense, but it's just so boring to show that stuff.
Consequence
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I think both conferences this year have the potential to be amazing. I think both consoles have lots of games we know about to show gameplay from, stuff ready for announcement trailers, and a few teasers of distant stuff. There will be indie stuff, AAA stuff, and hopefully some really cool software update details. I haven't jumped into next gen yet but I'm really excited to watch this year.
Salvor.Hardin
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Sony probably hadn't signed a game with them as yet, so they jumped aboard when MS wanted to fund their ideas. It's not like MS would have to pay them more than what Sony pays for their time.
LilWayneSuckz
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It's exclusive to the XB1 because Microsoft doesn't require IP ownership in exchange for publishing a game, whereas Sony does.
And Insomniac aren't exactly known for making games that sell massively, and after the bomb that was Fuse. I doubt many 3rd parties were jumping to publish their next game.
I'm also sure Phil Spencer is a big fan of Insomniac's games and he's not gonna say no when they approach him with an open world shooter.
I'm assuming Insomniac North are working on either a multiplatform new IP or an exclusive PS4 game [Resistance/R&C/etc.]
Vire
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I agree it'd be pretty silly to show something like Assassin's Creed since it's such a known quantity, but for unannounced or never shown before third party projects, I still think it has its place.
Kingdom Hearts 3 at Sony's conference last year was genuinely exciting, I mean I think there was some people hyperventilating/crying in the audience. In Sony's case last year, the exclusives weren't really there to have a full show of nothing but first party and I think Microsoft did a much better job in that respect. Here's hoping this year is better for both companies in terms of exclusives...
LilWayneSuckz
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Fuse was destined to bomb as soon as the name was changed to "Fuse"
Sunset Overdrive on the other hand has a chance to be at least as successful as "Resistance" and "Resistance 2"
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