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Microsoft is the marketing partner for Middle-Earth: Shadow of War
- Thread starter MauroNL
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Whats the point of any marketing deal?
Hmmm. That is not correct. PS4 Pro and OG PS4 all support HDR.
Gotcha. That's still now the default (only?) XB1 sku though, so claiming it as the defining feature of scorpio is just awkward.
I'd be surprised if it isn't in this case, the game isn't exactly a looker.
He is talking about wich Xbox version supports it.
Gotcha. My bad.
At 6TF, yeah, you can bet ME: SoW will be native 4k on Xbox One Scorpio.
Considering the original is native 4K on the Pro, I would be willing to bet Scorpio will have no problem with this one.
Megatron
Member
I think its safe to assume that any time a company gets a mraketing deal it was paid for.
I think this is (one of) the primary goals of XPA. A consumer choosing to go with a digital version of a game is better for the developer, publisher, and platform holder, and MS is creating an additional incentive to push people towards digital purchases. Although I've been skewing primarily digital this gen, I don't think I would ever chose physical for an XPA game in the future knowing that it would be available to me if I were ever to have a PC capable of playing it.
More like they got what they could.
Yea, Microsoft moneis is subjected to Sony sloppy seconds.
Don't make me lols.
Backlogger
Member
Yeah, exactly. On Multi-plat games I am very interested to see how XPA helps, at all, in increasing sales on digital games. For exclusives I totally get it. I love XPA for those. But if its on Steam anyway, who typically have better sales, and I primarily game on PC, own a Steam Link, etc. I am not sure I am inclined to go that route.
3rdamention
Member
Microsoft moneis doesn't equal Xbox monies lol unless you want Phil to go knock on Satya Nadella's office and ask for an increase in his allowance. "Sorry Phil but your little brother Linkedin is having a good quarter!"
And that's not even taking into account the sales difference between PS4 and Xbox One.
SomedayTheFire
Member
lmao what? It's a marketing deal ffs it's all just "moneyhats"
You have to admit that this is so sad that this is where were at. The fact that he had to ask who had the marketing deals says everything that is bad in gaming. Forget the game or what new features (Play Anywhere) that are coming or how fun it will be all that matters these days is who's marketing it. It is literally a dick swinging contest at this point. Damn shame.
It'll probably be patched into it in time for launch. Xbox One and Scorpio share the same games, just like PS4 and Pro.
Monolith did a great job with a Pro patch for Mordor two years after release so they'll probably do a good job on Scorpio too.
There won't be Scorpio versions of any game, it'll just be patched or support Scorpio out of the box, like Pro games.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
Don't know the reasoning but Sony has COD, Destiny 2, Red Dead Redemption 2 and most likely Star Wars Battlefront 2. Pretty lopsided this Fall in terms of marketing deals. Install base probably makes it much easier for Sony to get these deals.
It's coming out in August. The inevitable madden bundle and ME bundle will do well then
Not sure about Battlefront 2 considering the BF1 marketing campaign and EA Access being XO/Scorpio.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
Disney will see to it that Sony getting Star Wars marketing rights. EA has no say in the matter. Otherwise you are right EA would probably hand it Microsoft. EA Access didn't stop Sony from getting marketing rights to the first game.
You have to know the magnitude and allocation of their budget to make this statement.
Maybe them having to publish every back conpat game they put out is costing them a fortune.
I think it's a Disney thing why Battlefront (and pretty much all Disney properties) have PlayStation marketing.
Here's an interesting take on marketing deals from EA's Chief Executive Officer
http://www.dualshockers.com/2016/05/17/electronic-arts-not-worried-about-battlefield-1s-xbox-one-partnership-explains-console-marketing-deals/
True and I expect Game Pass to probably warrant a pretty good investment upfront for the licenses to all the games that'll be included. I also think Phil in the past has said he wants to spend less money on marketing deals and invest in stuff like Game Pass, backward compatilibty and first party games (though the latter is still MIA to a degree but that's another conversation). Though whether or not that's his choice idk
Aceofspades
Banned
Man, Microsoft is in dire need of SSM, ND or GG equivalent studios to show their games and console reveals.
You must be mistaken friend. Sony doesn't moneyhat. Devs come to them out of respect.
Only MS has to pay to play with devs.
You associate a product with your brand to the masses. When commercials run the xbox logo shows, the game shows, then more xbox promotion (maybe a deal running at the time).
tiredheadcrab
Member
Thats pretty cool. I expect more marketing deals like this from MS this year. ]
Destiny being marketed with PS4 did wonders for that system.
Will be interesting to see how they market the game with Scorpio.
Destiny being marketed with PS4 did wonders for that system.
Will be interesting to see how they market the game with Scorpio.
BabyFaceKillah
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this is important
Dee Dah Dave
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Never heard of it ¯\_(ツ
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_/¯FinaruDensetsu
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Nice get. MS needs to do way more of these marketing partnerships.
Snipping Tool is your friend.
This was pretty much obvious ever since it was revealed to be XPA title. A marketing partnership is the only way such a thing would happen at this stage in the Windows Store expirament.
OT but I will never understand why people celebrate marketing deals. I can understand looking at them from a sales analysis perspective and trying to determine how effective they'll be at pitching units but anticipating your preferred brand getting marketing deals for non exclusive games and then celebrating them when revealed is just so bizarre to me. Seeing people like the twitter user quoted in the op act they way they do about these sorts of deals is just imcredibaly sad. Does not compute.
OT but I will never understand why people celebrate marketing deals. I can understand looking at them from a sales analysis perspective and trying to determine how effective they'll be at pitching units but anticipating your preferred brand getting marketing deals for non exclusive games and then celebrating them when revealed is just so bizarre to me. Seeing people like the twitter user quoted in the op act they way they do about these sorts of deals is just imcredibaly sad. Does not compute.
Dead Prince
Banned
you know what that means? sony got exclusive games to announce at E3. i figure they got it since the official trailer had the xbox logo. always enjoy xbox when it comes to game marketing because their custom xbox for games look kinda cool sometimes.