With the Japanese release of Xbox One just around
the corner, we've already seen Microsoft putting a
little more effort into the famously Xbox-resistant
market than usual. Exclusive hands-on events,
specialised apps, even new games at launch all promise
a neat experience for Japanese buyers. But will all
this make a difference where previous consoles have
struggled?
Today, during the Guerrilla Collective show, ID@Xbox director Chris Charla provided some insight about Microsoft's plans for indie developers and next-gen.
This is critical in getting as many games as possible despite what some say about indie devs. The more the merrier.
During a panel at PDXCon 2019, Microsoft senior director of ID Productions Chris Charla talked about Xbox Game Pass and how games are selected for it.
"Just yesterday Paraxox Interactive announced Crusader Kings III, mentioning that it’ll be on Xbox Game Pass for PC on day one when it releases in 2020"
Nice, not bad for a service that doesn't support the developer.
I just dl and tried Dead Cells and it's seriously some of the best fun I've had with a game.
Tried this service on the PC... unfortunately the dam app was always giving error when starting to download a game.
Never had problems with other PC game launchers (Steam, Epic, Uplay, etc).
Thats obvious. Isnt that what a rental service is. I used to rent movies all the time i never would of bought or seen. Duh
really enjoyed hellblade and Blair witch stories. I never tried hell blade when it was on ps4 mainly due to not being sold on it, but trying it for free + my gold subscription well worth it, amazing game. Blair witch was also a pleasant surprise with a pretty good story.
ID@Xbox senior director Chris Charla discusses Project Scarlett, along with more general topics such as the impact of subscription services and consolidation on independent developers, and thoughts on the wider game curation debate.
Japanese games like multiplats or exclusives? I wished sometimes they can be more specific on what they write just saying.
Sasuke just might be a virus
With Nintendo as well as Sony home consoles struggling in Japan, seriously why is Microsoft even bothering at this point?
I don't live in Japan and am excited just cause the chance of those games coming state side would be great.
Japan will be Xbox territory. Good job Microsoft!