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Microsoft changed the development team behind Phantom Dust.
Miles Quaritch
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Phantom Dust.
It's literally in a no man's land right now. The original developer was forced to go under because MS pulled development and we've heard absolutely nothing about the game since. E3 is the last chance, if it's not there, it's pretty much confirmed to be dead in my opinion.
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Let us estimate:
Halo 5: 10 minutes
FM6: 5 minutes
Gears: 5 minutes
Garden Warfare 2: 5 minutes
Some Win 10 talk: 5 minutes
X1 Win10 features: 5 minutes
Rare new IP: 5 minutes
Rise of Tomb Raider: 10 minutes
The Division: 5 minutes
ID@Xbox: 5 minutes
Well, not too much time slot left for a 90-min conference
Halo 5: 10 minutes
FM6: 5 minutes
Gears: 5 minutes
Garden Warfare 2: 5 minutes
Some Win 10 talk: 5 minutes
X1 Win10 features: 5 minutes
Rare new IP: 5 minutes
Rise of Tomb Raider: 10 minutes
The Division: 5 minutes
ID@Xbox: 5 minutes
Well, not too much time slot left for a 90-min conference
Doug Heffernan
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Don't worry, rumor has it that those games will be at Sony's conference instead. Phil has emphasized that he wants to focus on first party.
That comment is going to bite them in the ass imo, not because of there being too few games but because we know they're going to talk about windows 10 & whatever is in the June update (not win10 apparently). If they spend too much time on that, it'll end up leaving a bad impression on their E3 with comments like "lol scalebound/qb/crackdown got moved out of E3 for that?"
That's the one thing I was worried about once Phil said they were going to talk about it at E3. E3 is a games show, I don't need to see windows 10 or what's coming to xbox. Just show me the games and show the rest another time. Of course that's not a bad thing as long as it's short and to the point, but it'll end up getting a good 10 or so minutes at least.
Nah I don't think that is happening
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The trailer said more details at Xbox E3 briefing, so...
They won't spend 10 minutes on any one game besides maybe Halo 5.
nephilimdj
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Plus Ken Lobb reboot section, either be Rare game or Battletoads or something else
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Castef
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If that game is at the Microsoft show I guess that someone from EA will be there talking also about other EA games, such as Mirror's Edge, along with things like EA Access.
I know that but 10 minutes tho!
Especially not gears. Maybe a 60-90 second gears4 teaser, with a 3-4 minute gears remaster trailer. 10 minutes is far too long for a remaster. Even then 3-4 minutes might be a bit long.
Mr. Giggles
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What?!!! Aww man... Welp let GC roll in I suppose
But if its another CG trailer <.<
DryvBy
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I'll be very happy if we see some Windows games. Like a real Age of Empires 4.
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You are right. I changed my estimation and add ID@Xbox...
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Me toooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
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He may just talk about the AOE on Windows store avaible for tablet and phone.
Triggerhappytel
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They could be, but I think they'll have returned to something a bit more charming and cute like Banjo. I think MS has enough shooters but most people would welcome a new colourful platformer.
Phantom Dust won't be there though. If they've found another studio to take over development, they're still only going to have been making the game for a few months at most. And if they're that new to the project then MS isn't going to make them waste time getting an E3 demo ready. I suspect either MS will quietly cancel it or we'll see a re-reveal next year at E3.
Lol, hardly! Last year they showed Scalebound (2016), Phantom Dust (who knows?) and Crackdown (2017 I reckon), as well as trailers for Halo 5 (2015) and Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015).
Miles Quaritch
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I will flip my shit if they quietly cancel it. You don't mess with fans of PD like that, we've waited over a decade for a sequel and to have it snatched away because some ass in MS HQ decided he wanted to save a few bucks?
I'll lose it....
Mixed in with some new Games announced pretty much this.
Mr. Giggles
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Agreed, Would totally be not cool.
Me too, Phantom Dust has the potential to amazing. Will be super pissed if it doesn't get made, and on the right budget.
Triggerhappytel
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It wouldn't be cool, but it happens sometimes pal. Games get cancelled. MS's fault with this one was revealing it so soon.
dancrane212
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Don't know how much time we'll see for Windows 10 at the Xbox conference. I expect them to maybe give a little tease and a "stay tuned" for the PC conference on Tuesday.
Talking more about gameplay showing. They said the same thing last year.
igordennis
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DryvBy
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I thought this was a Microsoft conference though. Sort of like how Sony/Nintendo position all of their products under one conference. Windows 10 is next month. Seems like this stage is very important to get people to jump on board.
dancrane212
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With this conference being televised they really are limited for time. I'd think it makes more sense to drop smaller announcements for PC on Monday and then do a bigger blowout on Tuesday. The PC conference gives them more time to properly show off PC content rather than trying to cram everything into Mondays show.
gaming_noob
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If Perfect Dark is going to be made it will probably be from another studio. Nathan Fillion model as Jonathan Dark for the lead character. They wrecked Joanna in PDZ.
Sho_Nuff82
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I'll eat my keyboard if Phantom Dust ever actually comes out.
eso76
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Can i have a piece too ?
also
Crackdown
Quantum Break
Scaleboud
as titles sound good together
LegalEagleMike
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I like Nathan Fillion as much as the next nerd but I do not think we need multiple xbox exclusives with his likeness running around shooting baddies.
Forza isn't getting 5 minutes. 3-4 at max. They'll probably just talk features. No actual racing.
Neither is gears or PVZ. Gears is a remaster which is 2 minutes just talking about features and beta followed by a teaser trailer. PVZ is a short MP segment
Tomb raider gets between 6-8. The division and witcher were both 5 minutes last year and that was a substantial amount
Also, I can't see division getting another gameplay segment. It'll be there but probably a trailer
Halo gets 8-10 just because they have to show the campaign plus the other Mp mode
Rare is 5 for everything
rokkerkory
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MS shoulda extended the conference by 15 mins! 
digita1alchemy
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Scalebound was the only MS game I was looking forward to seeing at E3
Catatafish
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Interesting strategy, it seems they are going to show a substantial amount of first party games at E3.
Catatafish
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Do you guys think that Rare might be working on more than one title?
LegalEagleMike
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Im thinking they are working on a smaller scale digital release of battletoads and a bigger project that is at least a year away on one of their more popular IP, hell maybe even a new IP.
eso76
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Forza might get a trailer AND a full lap demonstration of Rio.
I think it depends on whether TOD and Weather are dynamic, in which case they'd want to show things happening as you race. If they're both static, then probably just a trailer and a quick demonstration of how 3d Puddles work.
loaf of bread
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That doesn't necessarily mean its going to be 95% first party though. Even if its 50 minutes of 1st party and 40 minutes of third that'd still be considered a focus on first party.
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