The developer of Stealth Inc. 2 has discussed Microsoft's controversial parity clause, saying most of the games industry wants it gone.
Microsoft has announced that several games are leaving Xbox Game Pass for PC and console.
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "The stealth genre is one that some would argue doesn’t even exist – many titles include stealth elements, but actually fit into one of a number of other genres like action, platformer, or third-person shooter. Ever since the breakout success of the Metal Gear franchise (in particular Metal Gear Solid), though, the genre seems on much more stable footing and it demonstrated that you can have a veritable blockbuster on your hands relying only on stealth mechanics as the main gameplay element.
In recent years we’ve seen other things like Assassin’s Creed, Hitman and Splinter Cell continue to push the genre forward, although it still has somewhat limited appeal. Thankfully, the Vita has a healthy selection of stealth games available (and even more with backwards-compatibility), meaning if you’re looking to do some sneaking on the go then you’ll be well served with the console."
Neil writes "If you missed out on the bargains last week, then don’t worry because there’s a new Xbox Live Deals With Gold sale in place…but which of the numerous discounts in place between the 20th-26th Oct 2015 should you be spending your cash on and which should you be leaving well alone?"
Pretty poor 360 offerings.
I bought the Fallout 3 GOTY and New Vegas Ultimate edition cheaper than what those DLC's are being offered for.
Shouldn't be long till the parity clause is axed. We'll see what Mr Spencer does about it
Hopefully Spencer will be a smart man and get rid of it!
I don't get that clause at all. They need to get rid of it. Would be nice if they would just open the store for self publishing and get out of the way "except for testing that the games don't break things". Curate, don't dictate :D
It's ironic that the clause was put in place to keep paces with Microsoft's rivals, but instead is convincing indie developers to pass on Xbox One, keeping awesome releases off the system and on other platforms.