It was a solid conference and they did announced a few good exclusives but I think the lack of gameplay hold the conference from been spectacular and maybe a console redesign to go with the recent price drop.
I agree completely. There was way too much CG going on for my taste. There wasn't a huge megaton announcement. There were also quite a few multiplatform games, but the conference was still good.
There were a bunch of games, everything looked enjoyable in it's own right. The pacing was perfect, and the speakers were good. It wasn't AAA huge OMG moment they hyped or gamers hyped it up to be, but it was a strong "B or B+".
-halo 5 gameplay -didnt reveal sunset overdrive beforehand -didnt reveal forza horizon 2 beforehand -another japanese developed game
Then it wouldve been a solid 10 and enough to see them as the victor in the unbiased eye. As it is, 8, and an admirable effort (assuming of course Sony and Ninty go all out too).
By MS standards (past 5 years sucked or were mediocre) this was a great conference and it has only reassured my confidence in Spencer.
It might not win this gen, but i think the xbox one can will at the very least be looked back on positively in the games department. And that's a far cry from what it wouldve been under Mattrick's head.
Mediocre was my thoughts too, The format was awesome though, showing game after game was exactly what everybody asked for. The problem is you showed all Muliplatforms whichs are going to be on PS4 and no doubt look and perform better on PS4, so XB One should have fallen back on their exclusives, problem is, I really don't think they have any.
There was no atomic bomb dropped at all unless you are a nostalgic XB classic owner. There wasnt anything to entice new next gen prospects to hop on board the xbox brand.
I think Sony breathed a giant sigh of relief after MS's conferance, because everybody thought MS would absolutly bring it this year after getting blown out of the water last year.
With all the movie theaters rented up for tonight, you almost guarentee Sony has some Atom Bombs for us.
I disagree, the MSFT showing was a strong B. It's clear they saved some stuff for Gamescom and TGS. Also they saved Gears for probably the 2015 show.
I do find it funny the gaming press and writers were impressed, but N4G calls their showing mediocre at best. I agree on some points, but it was a strong showing, considering what else they could have included.
I think your spot on with gears. Halo 5 is out next year so ide expect to see gears 2016 and they will drop gears at next e3. It really dose depend on what games you like but Forza Horizon 2 and Halo collection have me excited.
"It's clear they saved some stuff for Gamescom and TGS."
more goalpost moving.
and after gamescom/TGS, it's going to be, "it's clear they're saving stuff for E3 2015." - edit #2: it seems you've already beat me to that punch... "Also they saved Gears for probably the 2015 show."
so what happened to MS going "nuclear"? where were the "megatons"? where was the 3rd party exclusive you were ranting, and raving about? what happened to revealing the "true power of the xbone"? what even happened to the DX12 stuff from June 2?
"I do find it funny the gaming press and writers were impressed, but N4G calls their showing mediocre at best."
Actually, the guys on Gametrailers, although trying to put some positive spin on it, were clearly underwhelmed, including Adams Sessler. The consensus appears to be that MS did "what they needed to do", no more, no less.
EDIT: MS needed to persuade non-XB1 owners and I don't know if they did that.
"I do find it funny the gaming press and writers were impressed, but N4G calls their showing mediocre at best."
Actually, the guys on Gametrailers, although trying to put some positive spin on it, were clearly underwhelmed, including Adam Sessler. The consensus appears to be that MS did "what they needed to do", no more, no less.
The thing is, unlike last gen MS no longer has the multiplat advantage, and they can no longer get away with treating multiplats like exclusives. Anybody who does even a little research will know that these games will look and perform better on the PS4.
I'm willing to bet MS's E3 show sold more PS4's than it did XB1's.
Yep, Microsoft's conference was basically a lesson to all at E3 what you shouldn't do.
It's fine to have 3rd party, but don't make them your main focusing point. If you're going to announce new games than have actual gameplay, nothing new was even in-engine.
Best I could give it is a C-, though I think closer to a D fits better.
I give props to Phil Spencer for his E3 introduction & humble manner, but I think that's just because he knew that he'd basically lied about getting stuff out of the way to show the great stuff. They didn't really show anything great.
Most stuff that Microsoft calls exclusives are games that people can play elsewhere. FH2 is on 360, Halo 1-4 is on there too. The only proper exclusive dropping this year is Sunset Overdrive.
Typical M$, show a bunch of multiplatform titles and a exclusive here and there...and somehow they knocked it out the park...Please!! The way they was talkn I thought they was going to kill it.. To me it just look like the same old stuff, that was expected...dame at this rate it's Sony to own. All they have to do is not be there own worse enemy...Meaning all they need to do is drop Uncharted and the sequal to last of us and its game over!!!!!
mediocre