This week on Digital Fiasco, hosts Dandr0id and Jack McBastard discuss some new developments that may seriously endanger the Nintendo Switch's long term viability.
Developer Slavic Magic and publisher Hooded Horse announce that their city building sim Manor Lords has sold over two million copies since launch.
Still waiting for its first patch which is worrying. I know it’s been a single man developer but there’s really no excuse for no updates being released since launch. I’ve been part of many single developer releases that are updated daily, sometimes hourly. This’s hasn’t had a single one yet….
Rockstar Games founder Dan Houser's new studio, Absurd Ventures, is currently working on a AAA open world action adventure game.
I'm really curious to see what he's going to do. It seems like a GTA-style game, but I wonder how it'll differentiate itself.
A new studio making a AAA game. Yea, that'll go well. I still think new studios should only make small games for a few years to build up teamwork and trust within.
Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's plans to increase every department's margins.
"The plan to move Xbox games to other platforms is codenamed "Latitude" internally, and I know there's debate and unease at Microsoft about whether or not this is a good idea. More upcoming Microsoft-owned games slated for PlayStation are already being developed. At least for now, they're potentially obvious games you'd most likely expect. And yes, while it's true Microsoft is a prolific publisher on PlayStation already, it has typically revolved around specific franchises like Minecraft. From what I've heard, Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's mandate to increase every department's margins. "
Yeah, they are going to kill Xbox hardware.
i think it will kill off the xbox brand. windows will be fine.
but there is and would be a chance that xbox might be killed off in the future. if they fail to make the money they put in. imo.
"Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation"
Forza and Starfield next?
In the words of Phil Spencer when he was talking about Nintendo last year
“It's just taking a long time for Microsoft to see that their future exists off of their own hardware"
For ease of navigation:
(2:38) Dandr0id finishes Metro 2033 Redux
(12:12) Dandroid plays pronounces Lumo as Zumo. Or something.
(14:38) Jack McBastard finishes Horizon: Zero Dawn
(31:28) Jack McBastard plays Ghost Recon: Wildlands
(43:15) Discount plays ARK: Survival Evolved (and doesn't listen to directions)
(46:47) Discs, Downloads and DLC
(49:57) Switch Disappointments: Week 8
(50:41) Disappointment 1: Critical design flaw discovered in the left JoyCon
(54:05) Disappointment 2: Switch Dock hardware issues
(58:13) Disappointment 3: The Switch may already be DOA
(1:04:00) Bonus Disappointment: Dead Pixels
(1:05:10) Final Fantasy VII Remake may not be as close to the original as you thought
(1:12:56) Naughty Dog Co-President Christophe Balestra
(1:15:26) Naughty Dog Co-President Evan Wells
(1:21:27) Jason Momoa is a colossal nerd
(1:25:08) Final Mass Effect Andromeda details to excite us
(1:42:15) No Man's Sky Pathfinder Update (and Jack forgets the name of the Vy'keen)
(1:58:47) PS4 Firmware 4.50 (and more No Man's Sky)
(2:01:59) Valve's new tweaks to user reviews
(2:06:04) The Options Menu: Second Chances
(2:06:47) Second Chances: Conker's Bad Fur Day
(2:14:58) Second Chances: Bionic Commando
(2:23:48) Second Chances: Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazzard
(2:32:51) Indie Shoutout: Oxygen Not Included