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The indie question: Microsoft explains its reservations about self-publishing on Xbox One

The funny, unhelpful thing about Xbox Live Indie Games is that it's both a cheery advertisement for, and a dire warning against letting developers publish their own games on massive digital storefronts.

komp4383d ago

The most important part:

"It all makes for promising reading, but none of it addresses the problem of how Microsoft could impose certain entry requirements on developers without scaring them off"

NewMonday4383d ago

"Given the role that television plays, and that we know we have a true family box - we everybody to be able to sit down and play Sesame Street, National Geographic or if you're age-appropriate, Call of Duty and Halo - we'll want to keep some control over the appropriateness of the content that's on the box"

yet more spin

so a game like the Witness is now pornography and the body dismemberment simulator Ryse is a family friendly game.

CRAIG6674383d ago

Ryse/witness and whatever else will come with an appropriate age certification.

It's just QC, and at the end of the day Microsoft are spending a fair bit of money in this regard where as Sony are just sitting back saying yeh whatever...

MysticStrummer4383d ago

How does it even make sense?

Are they saying that self publishing means no ESRB ratings of any kind?

As far as appropriateness of the content goes, I guess games featuring graphic violence are cool on the "true family box", the E3 gameplay demo of Ryse leaps to mind, and some 360 games definitely had sexual content, so what exactly do they think is going to happen? Custer's Revenge 2?

http://www.ugo.com/games/cu...

Does self publishing really mean the console maker has no veto power whatsoever? That's not the impression I've gotten but maybe I'm wrong.

theWB274383d ago

They didn't say they didn't want Blowhards game on the system. He's stated before he doesn't want anything to do with anything other than making games. He complained about both the 360 and PS3 before. He's stated before he'd rather it be like PC and just release the game and whatever you like after.

I'm sure you can set content restrictions even on the 360 now where games and movies won't even play past whatever rating you like. There was nothing spin in that article other than Micro stating they want to control what content gets released so it isn't filled with mess.

Fireseed4383d ago

You clearly don't understand the issue at hand... it's not in terms of appropiate content like sex, violence or profanity, it's a matter of where you put said content.

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WeaseL4383d ago

Self-publishing does not mean zero quality control

KwietStorm_BLM4383d ago

People love to hang onto the fallacy that quantity automatically equals mediocre content. If you buy a "bad" game, who's fault is it?

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Final Fantasy IX Music Special Live Stream Announced For 25th Anniversary

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Goodguy011d 12h ago

And the remake announcement there probably.... hopefully

jznrpg3h ago

It should be there. All signs are pointing to it

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 Pre-Load Now Available, Nearly Twice The Download Size Of 1 + 2

The pre-load for Activision and Iron Galaxy's Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is now available, and the download size has been revealed.

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1nsomniac9h ago

I wish they’d do a proper switch 2 update for Tony Hawk 1+2 me and my 7 year old daughter love playing it in split screen and it plays great but it looks absolutely terrible. I would say it looks like the resolution drops down to about 540p in order to keep the framerate up.

LucasRuinedChildhood6h ago

If they don't, Pro Skater 1+2 is pretty cheap these days on PS5 and Series X if you have on of them. Switch version was only 30fps as well.

Pro Skater 3+4 will definitely be a huge upgrade from that on Switch 2.

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Ace Combat Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Promise to "Take Flight Once Again" and More

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darthv721d 10h ago

That controller looks like a cheap knockoff... it should have been a proper DS5 design.

darthv721d 9h ago

...the VR aspect in 7 IS the redeeming quality.

Abriael1d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

what a dumb take.

Ace Combat 7 is one of the best games of the past generation. It doesn't need VR gimmicks to "redeem" it.

TheColbertinator1d ago

I have enjoyed nearly every single Ace Combat to death (except that helicopter shooting one) and have never needed VR once to enjoy it greatly

PapaBop15h ago

^^^ I'm guessing you've never actually tried it in VR then? VR elevates games like this way beyond just a gimmick, just ask any GT fan who owns a PSVR 2. You may not need VR to have a good time but it's an absolute game changer and something that shouldn't be dismissed as a gimmick.

S2Killinit15h ago(Edited 15h ago)

@Abriael
Spoken like someone who never played it. But who are we kidding. We know why VR hate. No one is fooled here.

Abriael14h ago(Edited 14h ago)

@PapaBop: I tried it in VR before any of you ever did, since the game wasn't even out yet. It's a gimmick, disjointed from the AC7's main gameplay and far removed from its best parts.

It's nothing more than a limiting factor, as Ace Combat's most complex missions require hardware power to be focused on other things. That's why the VR missions are very basic.

If you think Ace Combat's strengths are even close to the platform it's on, VR or non-VR, you obviously aren't an Ace Combat fan.

In any case, I suggest you folks prepare yourself for disappointment. There's a reason why the VR gimmick was never expanded, and it's that, besides a few fanatics who care for evangelizing their VR fad more than they care for the franchise, no one gave a flying F.

The developers are going to use the resources to make the whole game better for everyone instead.

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S2Killinit15h ago

VR was the best thing that happened to Ace Combat. You kidding?

yeastori13h ago

VR is perfect for this type of game wdym

Abriael12h ago

It's a perfect way to limit this type of game.

CrimsonWing691d 9h ago

Look, I’m a simple man. I see Ace Combat and say, “Yes!”

Abnor_Mal1d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

Can we get a new Ace Combat, with full vr and not just three or four levels, for PS5 and PSVR2
Also if we could get a remake of my all time favorite, Ace Combat5: The Unsung War, again with full vr for every mission with DualSense and flight stick haptics.

yeastori13h ago

I just want them to remaster AC4 and AC5, a new AC with better more realistic looking world and planes would be great too