Xbox One Exec: New IPs And Bigger Games Expected In 2016, Halo 5 Will "Define A Generation"

Microsoft has done an incredible job of pulling themselves back together- after spending five years with a slim catalog of exclusives and only a few first party studios and games, they have spent the last few years working on building up an enviable portfolio of Xbox exclusive games.

[DarkOcelet]

Honestly Halo 5 is shaping to be the best FPS shooter and will definitely be stand out from COD/Battlefront/R6 Seige.

The amount of content and free dlc is what every shooter out there should be like. Instead of selling map packs like COD/Battlefield and surely Battlefront and most likely R6 Siege, they should be doing their games like Halo 5. Its a perfect example on how much content should be in a FPS.

Hopefully they keep that trend in future Halo games.

[SCW1982]

Lets take a wait and see approach because after Halo 4 I don't know if 343 can deliver like Bungie.

[DarkOcelet]

Shaping to be the best does not mean i said it is the best. But from what i have seen so far, like i said, it is shaping to be the best. And to be honest i did like the story in Halo 4.

I am a single player guy so i cant say alot about the mp because i didnt play much of it.

[UncleJerry]

@SCW, Halo 4 was far from a bad game at all, but I can see why you think the way you do. All I can say is that the time I spent with the Beta, along with all the gameplay we have seen and all the details we have gotten about what Halo 5 will be...I have zero doubt that this will be the FPS of all FPSs. But who knows, maybe i'll be the guy who gets let down. Doubt it tho.

[Lenrulesdaworld]

Maybe not mp wise but story wise they killed bungie already. Halo 4 had the best story with the most detail and understandable dialogue plus the terminals were easy to find.

[ThePope]

I loved Halo 4 and CAN. NOT. WAIT. FOR. HALO 5.

[3-4-5]

Have you paid attention to what 343 is doing ?

Halo 5 looks amazing so far and they really are listening to the fans on everything.....except split screen.

Hype level fo5 Halo 5 grows by the day and every new piece of info helped increase it even more.

Couldn't stand Halo 4......Halo 5 looks 10x better.

[BattleAxe]

Halo5 will be one of the best games to come out this generation so far, but I have to say also, that Black Ops 3 was super fun to play during the open beta. I had very little expectation for Black Ops 3, but it's looking great.

After playing the open beta for Starwars Battlefront and the beta for Rainbow Six Siege, the quality and quantity of game content in Halo5 and Black Ops 3, looks to surpass everything else on the market by a longshot.

[Azzanation]

I loved Halo 4, it had the best visuals, best controls and best story telling out of all the Halo games iv played, and I have played them all including Spartan Assault and Strike. 343 have already delivered and I have more faith in them then I did with Bungie especially after playing the 1st Destiny. Apart from afew trolled reviews like the 2/10 1 reviewer gave it, Halo 4 sits on a very healthy 87 meta and sold over 9million units lifetime. If Halo 5 was anything like Halo 4 I would be very impressed.

After playing Halo 5 beta I can tell you that the gameplay feels the best and if 343 can offer its story telling into Halo 5 then I am possibly looking at the best game in 2015, even beating my favourites in Witcher 3 and MGS5.

With a 3 year dev circle, i have very high hopes right now. If it fails then ill be looking forward to Halo Wars 2 and Halo 6. It doesn't stop at 5.

Time will tell,

[Yetter]

after playing Destiny I don't believe Bungie can deliver like Bungie

[Crashbandicoot77]

Halo 3 and Halo reach was a lot better than Halo 4 in every way. I'll wait and see first

[muzikjunkie80]

i gotta disagree with you like alot of other people did, halo reach was ok but not great. only reason i owned it was because i bought the halo reach limited edition xbox 360.

[babadivad]

Halo 3 was the most fun single player halo game I've ever played. The race at the end on the worthog was awesome *me and my bro raced each other in splitscreen* Reach was OK. Cannot believe there's no splitscreen this time but I'll wait and see how good it is. Halo 4 was much better than Reach IMO.

[kaizokuspy]

I agree crash, halo 2 and 3 were amazing, but halo 4 to me was easily the most forgettable in the series. I understand why everyone has their different tastes, but it doesn't change the feeling of disappointment I felt after finishing it. I hope halo 5 is awesome though, but from what I'm hearing it's even closer to cod now, so I'll wait and see before I say anything negative about it. War zone looks cool though.

[ABizzel1]

Shocking there isn't a lot of competition for FPS this gen.

Halo, Battlefield (Star Wars), COD, Desinty, and TitanFall are really it so far. And honestly COD and BF aren't really standouts any more.

But what makes Halo push above the others is the sheer amount of game modes, forge, and an actually good squad campaign.

I'm not a fan of Halo at all really, but out of what we have across all consoles, it does the most to push the genre forward, and I can at least respect that.

[BattleAxe]

Call of Duty begins to stand out against the rest when you look at what you're getting for your money, when compared to Starwars Battlefront and Rainbow Six Siege.

Both Halo5 and Black Ops 3 are bucking the trend that Ubisoft and EA are trying to push onto gamers with the multiplayer-only model. I will admit that Titanfall was and is an amazing game, but it could have been so much better with a great single player campaign.

[Ra3030]

To me Halo 5 looks like any other Halo and it looks no better than any other shooter IMO. I'm not being negative I'm not buying hype for any game anymore if a game is great it will stand on its on. Microsoft has a bad habit and gets out in front of every exclusive with massive hype. Take TitanFall for example it IMO was hyped more than any other game in gaming history and sadly for Respawn and Microsoft it was released and no one has talked about it since. Take Forza 6 as another example it to had massive hype as the greatest car/ racer ever! But since release no one has talked about it and I doubt anyone will and I doubt it's selling any better than the last 2 Forza titles which was nothing to talk about. When Halo 5 releases and it carries the post release hype that Halo 2 had and does for Microsoft what Halo 2 for Xbox then we can talk about it being the best Halo made. .....not likely to happen. Imo

[Azzanation]

And you forget Wolfenstein, Fallout 4, Thief, Killzone, Destiny and R6. There's plenty FPS games on the market, I find there are more FPS games then anything else :)

[ABizzel1]

@Azzanation

Fallout is a WRPG, Thief is a First Adventure, and I did list Destiny.

Rainbow Six isn't in the same type / league as these games, especially with no campaign or the scale of multiplayer Halo, COD, or Battlefield has. Early last-gen Yes, but its been YEARS since we had a Rainbow Six, and while this one looks fun, it's not the Huge AAA FPS that Halo, COD, Battlefield, or even Destiny are.

Wolfenstein doesn't have the level of multiplayer to compete here (some don't have it at all).

Killzone is the closest of those games at this level, and while I enjoy Killzone, it's not quite up to par, because there's always some minor issues holding it back. KZ2's quality was up here. KZ3 was too much like COD, although the campaign was good. ShadowFall was a launch title with great ideas, and improvements, but the single player was lackluster, and it was a bit rushed overall (multiplayer is fun).

There aren't nearly the amount of FPS this gen as there were last gen. The quality ones stayed and thrived, all the other games fell off and died.

[magiciandude]

I've played a lot of shooters and am a huge fan of the genre, but Halo 5 looks to be the very best shooter I've ever seen to date.

[Ra3030]

@Placebohed
TitanFall was hardly the first game to use a jump or double jumps or even wall running and other games such as Call of Duty and Destiny that use jumps, double jumps and triple jumps has nothing at all to do with TitanFall.

[showtimefolks]

very good when sony and ms competes for our dollars we as gamers win. so competition is a very healthy thing

[parkesy78]

I think people are getting a bit carried away with themselves halo isnt the brand it once was and apart from remastering bungie's games ,343 have ONLY MADE 1 GAME halo 4 which the online community died only after only 2 months

[christocolus]

Good to know. The 2016 line up looks really good (Recore, Scalebound, QB, SOT...). I hope MS keeps investing in new AAA ips through out this gen also san't wait to play Halo 5. The campaign and warzone look very interesting.

[NotAFanboyyy]

I can't wait for Halo 5 but I think I am most excited to see how the new IP you listed turn out.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

More new ips for 2016 announced as well. As usual, hopefully E3 of 2016 impresses.

[OpieWinston]

Scalebound and Sea of Thieves are going to eat away a lot of my time at the end of 2016... Next to Gears 4 of course.

[InTheLab]

Having a hard time understanding why people are disagreeing with you.

The biggest issue I had with MS last gen was their reliance on the same handful of games. The fact that they're focused on new titles should be exciting for all gamers....

[Automatic79]

In my honest opinion if they offer in 2016 the following

QuantumBreak
Scalebound
Recore
Crackdown 3
Forza Horzon 3
Gears of War 4
Halo Wars
Project Knoxville
Sea of Thieves

Add in

Cuphead
Tacoma
The Solus Project
ION
DayZ
Ashen
Superhot
So happy Few
Bloodstain

You add in
DLC support for Halo 5, Forza, TombRaider
Plus if Fable is released and Gigantic in 2016 instead of 2015

They are going to have an Epic year. Its going to be tuff for any competitor to top what MS has too offer. This is just my opinion.

[christocolus]

I like that list. great stuff.

[jznrpg]

Cuphead Recore (maybe) and Scalebound are the only games that interest me ,but that is just me-

[Professor_K]

oh lord

look at all those hidden replies lol...

[ABizzel1]

@Prpfessor_K

It's because fanboys are running around here. My comment was a direct response to MichaelLito79 list, yet mine was marked for off topic and his still sits there.

@magiciandude

I think most of them are definitely coming, as a matter of fact I suspect all of them to come, because most of the games announced so far (the first 2 parts) are 2nd and 3rd party exclusives, so it's not spreading Sony thin. The only questionable ones at this point are the secret games we still no nothing about from Sony's first parties.

@gangsta & chris

MichaelLito79 listed their 2016 line-up and says, and I quote

"Its going to be tuff for any competitor to top what MS has too offer. This is just my opinion."

Which is exactly why I listed the PS4 games to show they too have a great line-up IMO, and why i said, AND I QUOTE

"Both consoles have great line-ups and I'm happy to see 2016 for XBO filled with NEW IP's, but this PS list is just ridiculous."

If anyone has an insecurity Red it's you and your lack of intelligence or at the very least Reading Comprehension. If both of you had actually read what I wrote and not just gazed over Uncharted 4 and instantly claimed PS fan list, you could have just went along about your business instead of wasting your bubble commenting to someone who cares less about what either of you have to say. But more importantly you would have realized this was a discussion about line-up's and not someone simply listing PS games for the sake of it, and saved yourself from posting these ignorant / pointless comments (ignorant Red / pointless Chris). But you can't expect much from the simple-minded fanboy now can you.

[Rookie_Monster]

Good to hear. XBOX is beginning to gain momentum and Halo 5 like Forza 6, no doubt will be one of the best in its genre. Day 1!

[DivineAssault]

Im no xbox fan but i have to say that halo 5 looks to be impressive.. Im not buying the system just yet though.. I want to see what else they have up their sleeves.. When they get desperate, we as gamers get great games.. I already want rare replay and Killer Instinct but im still not buying until i see at least 5-10 games i want for it.. Plus it needs to be smaller and cheaper... I can always buy it when the next console generation comes around if need be.. PS4 & Wii U satisfy my gaming needs.. Plus i collect retro games as well so im used to playing the waiting game

[DaNineTwo]

5-10 games is quite a bit and waiting to buy it once the next generation hits is kind of strange. I mean why wait that long when there are deals every 4-6 months or so for that console; bundles fit here too. I actually bought my Xbox One after I watched all the e3 2015 press conferences. I was impressed with MS and what their vision is and since the day I bought the One I never looked back.

Cheaper I think isn't going to happen, at least for now, because it's not long enough in the generation cycle.

PS4 and Wii U may satisfy your needs but there's tons of people out there who buy the One along with those consoles and then make a decision on which one they would really stick with. I know 3 people off the top of my head who have all 3 and decided to make the One their go-to.

All I can say is to research it a bit, wait for a decent deal (there's many out there IMO), and focus on 1 or 2 games (could even be exclusives to make better judgement) that draw you in. Like Gran Turismo - try Forza 6. Like FPS' - try Halo 5 when it comes out. Like Uncharted and Infamous - try Sunset Overdrive and Tomb Raider.

You get the idea I'm making here and it is all food-for-thought.

[jznrpg]

I am waiting because I feel like they will drop the price and between my vita wiiu and ps4 with multiplats I have a ton of games i still need to play without all the new games coming out. Plus Fallout 4 will be out soon amd that will eat up months of my time. Also my taste and xbox arent the most compatible. That is just me though - But if my son wants to play halo sooner than later i may jump in earlier than planned

[DivineAssault]

I know theyre going to have so many more updates and redesign the system so thats why ill be waiting before i buy it.. I really dont have time for it right now so it would be pointless to buy it.. I only have a few days off per week to play plus my GF gets jealous of my games too.. Ill get it but not until theres nothing to play on my other consoles and they slim it down to my liking.. 5-10 games isnt much to want from a console i think.. I have 16 or so for my wii u and i dont use it nearly as much as the ps4.

[JonnyBigBoss]

I can't stop thinking about Halo 5.

[FlexLuger]

I know how you feel. weeks away now! forza 6 is keeping me busy along with some other stuff, but I need halo 5!

[PizzaSteve]

Sorry but Halo 5 looks like it coping COD from what I've seen.

[Paytaa]

And ignorant comment of the day goes to...

[PizzaSteve]

How so? Just my opinion.

[Paytaa]

@PizzaSteve How is that an opinion when the game differs from CoD so much? TTK, map design, no classes, equal starts, weapon pickups, on field traits like Ovi/Invis, penalty to sprinting away from encounters, etc. Is it different than past Halos? Sure, but the soul of Halo 2 and 3 are there.

You said to Septic you know more about Halo and CoD when I guarantee I know more about how each game functions than you by tenfold.

[Gazondaily]

Then you know NOTHING about COD or Halo.

[PizzaSteve]

I know more than you.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

@Steve can you go into detail? I'm curious how Halo 5 is copying COD?

If you will.

[christocolus]

still waiting for his response i see. Advice: dont hold your breadth they usually never come back cos we all kno why he was here in the first place.

[OpieWinston]

Copying CoD? Did you play H5 Beta?

CoD doesn't have Warzone experiences. No vehicles, No AI Bosses, No defending AI. I mean they spent 3 years working on Warzone. Don't discredit it.

Let me break this down for you.

AW had a vertical Ground Pound, Halo has a Skill shot Ground Pound.

Crysis 2 had Ground Pound and "Clamber" before CoD. So if Halo was copying anything it's Crysis by adding more Spartan Abilities. Slide/Clamber/Ground Pound... Crysis had Power Jump, Halo has Stabilizers and Thrusters.

Define a generation? Yes they will define a generation by balancing Casual(Warzone) and Competitive(Arena) PvP experiences. Shooters either focus on one or the other. CoD focuses on Casual gameplay and then just bans multiple things for the competitive players.

Arena playlists like Breakout play a lot more like CS. By introducing flag cap gameplay to resemble Objective vs Elimination strategies.

Kid you don't know what CoD is to the rest of Shooters... Only reason CoD has a competitive scene is the massive prizes Activision put up. Now Halo has that and you will notice a massive shift.

[InTheLab]

I doubt it will define a generation but what else shold he say about a Flagship title?

As for copying CoD, CoD has been copying everyone else for about 3 years.

[NeoGamer232]

Really?

What exactly is the same about CoD and Halo?

[lvl_headed_gmr]

Just because thats your opinion doesn't mean it can't be an ignorant one. Ignorance just means you don't know any better.

Halo 5 is nothing like CoD. The more you know about Halo 5 the less ignorant you'll be about the similarities and differences.

[Necr0philiac]

You don't own a Xbox. Why lie?

[juanroll]

I think I understand where you're coming from. The first thing I thought when I played the beta was, "oh wow, a left trigger aiming mechanic...slightly CoDish, IMO". It's easy to spot it, as previous Halo games didn't have it, but really, that's where the similarities end. The core Halo "vibe" was definitely present, but with the added functionality of a trigger aim mechanic, which really has become the standard in all shooters nowadays, I think this will be the best Halo yet.

[_LarZen_]

I'm glad that fans of Halo are getting more. But I'm so sick and tired of Halo,Gears of War and Forza.

That is all I think when I see or hear Xbox.

The XBO need new exclusive and exciting IP's. Take chances and deliver unique experiences.

[Grell566]

Both ps4 and Xbox need more IP`s. I`m sick and tired of Uncharted and...yeah.

[DragonDDark]

Uncharted, god of war, Jak and daxter, GT, Infamous, Bloodborne/demon souls, The last of us, Until dawn, Killzone, Resistance and more..

[_LarZen_]

Atleast the PS4 has so many more interesting exclusive titles going for it. Just look at UntilDawn.

Yeah it's not for everyone. But that's the point. There are exclusive and different games on the system. Xbox is just going for the same old Halo,Forza,Gears hype over and over.

[alb1899]

Halo, gears, quantum break, Scalebound, forza, crack down.......and more!

[nix]

Yakuza, Street Fighter, Dead Nation, Gravity Rush, Motorstorm, Patapon, Rachet and Clank, Sing Star, Warhawk/Starhawk, Tearaway, Twisted Metal, Wipeout, ICO/SOTC/Last Guardian, LBP, MBL, PS All Stars and more...

[FlexLuger]

"Atleast the PS4 has so many more interesting exclusive titles going for it. Just look at UntilDawn."

More interesting to who? you? infamous, KZ, the order and DC have all been duds, mate. You show your own fanboy ass, when you try to trump the medicocrity of the PS exclusive line up so far...theres bloodborne and what else...tearaway?...not much else looks interesting on PS4.

You may not like halo, but its considrered the best shooter for a reason...

You may not like forza but its considered the best racer in sim or arcade guise...for a good reason...

Same applies to gears...you can yap on all you want about UC, but gears MP metrics destroy UC...gears alone has logged bilions of hours of playtime, from millions os users..nuff said..

And as for the new IP thing...SSOD, ryse, Ori, Sea of theives, scalebound,

[DigitalRaptor]

@ Flex

Halo's quality has been in decline for years. The Halo 4 online multiplayer rapid decline in player population proves this, and 343i and MS's sad attempts with the broken MCC doesn't provide much confidence either. http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

If you think Gears 4 looks better than Uncharted 4 then you're mad, and that's even without regarding multiplayer. Gears 4 looks so mediocre, and I'm not kidding. What do MP metrics matter when Uncharted is better than Gears of War?

Forza you can have because Polyphony is a slow working studio, and have not has as many high-rated games in recent years.

However, some of the same games you call "duds" on the PS4 side have pretty much equal or higher Metascores than the games you list - Ryse and SSO.

Ultimately, PS4 has a greater number of games, a more diverse lineup of games and a better rated lineup of games. 2016 is no competition. Keep your loose opinions to yourself.

[RiseofScorpio]

Your not gonna play them anyway since I doubt you own an Xbox with all your comments being anti Xbox so your credibility is very low, there's plenty of new IPS coming out this year and next year.

[_LarZen_]

Oh is that so....

http://i.imgur.com/YU1cLfx....

[Gazondaily]

So Quantum Break, Recore, Scalebound, Cuphead and others dont count?

[Cohagen420]

Well the Japanese developed titles shouldn't account if their logic to PS4 developed ones apply, but then again they're idiots.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

They count, he just chooses to deny them and act like they don't exist like most do here.

[Eiyuuou]

Aaaaand we have a winner, ladies and gentlemen!

[jb227]

Cuphead is a timed exclusive & it's also launching on PC. Looks great but not a first party MS IP. All 3 of the other ip's will be owned by MS but the studios attached to them do not, which may not be important in terms of measuring a single games potential, but it is important in judging the future of potential franchises. I'm glad that MS has been working to bring new IPs onto the market but I'm still wishing they would start investing in creating more first party studios to go along with them.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

So lets ignore MS new ip's for next year. I love how ppl intentionally choose to overlook the new ip's on Xbox every single time. You can ignore, deny whatever it is yall choose to do but they're there, and are coming, and no amount of denial can stop that.

MS consistently seems to stem up until next holiday.

[jb227]

I'm all for anticipation and measuring the potential for the future, but those games need to be released before they can be considered quality. The only first party new IP that MS has released so far this gen is Ori...maybe I'm missing something, but SSOD is owned by Insomniac, Ryse by Crytek. Sony has released at least 3 first party new IPs this year alone in Bloodborne, Until Dawn & The Order.

[muzikjunkie80]

the truth is the reason why playstion fans choose to over look xbox line up is simply because the xbox is the first real competition that playstation has had since 1994. the saturn 3do n64, atari jag etc couldnt stand up to playstation, the game cube and dreamcast couldnt stand up to ps2, the original xbox was a power house and could do stuff the ps2 couldnt, the xbox 360 even tho it had a huge failure rate managed to keep ps3 on its toes and sell just as many consoles and now xbox one the apparently weaker system of the 2 seems to keep on delivering quality games and services even after a shaky reveal bk in 2013.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

@JB So who gives a crap where the games are coming from. Please don't start this game of "is it 1st party or 2nd party"

At the end of the day nobody cares and it doesn't matter.

[gangsta_red]

It's always the same comments in every Xbox article to only stir the pot.

[OpieWinston]

I will always see Halo when I look at Xbox. But beyond that there were a lot of gems on my Original Xbox that I always see.

Phil will deliver them one by one as the years go on. So I'm just going to sit back and let them come XD.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agree. I tire of the combo. Though I'm fine with Forza as its a static IP, I feel they need to limit the number of Halo and Gears releases as I don't think its wise to turn it into a bi years series. I'd rather they make 2 Halos, 2 Gears and then have those same teams do 2 new IPs.

We really don't need 4 Halos, 4 Gears etc. That is just getting so tiring its not even funny. MS seems extremely reluctant to actually back a new IP long term as all their support for long term has gone to established IPs.

Mind you...Bungie was doing Destiny at MS... they need to let their teams be creative and give them the space to make new titles and ideas vs seeking the safety of Halo Gears etc.

I say, pass the series on to another team or limit its releases. They are basically saying this systems if for Halo, Gears users. They need to show that this system is for Halo, Gears, 343 new IP, Coalition new IP (as to question where the hell that AAA FPS even is anymore as I'm hoping its not canned but its likely it might have been in favor of Gears 4).

I'm sorry but fans are not that gullible as to just believe MS has turned a new leaf due to some new IPs....new ones they don't own or by teams they don't own or by side teams etc.

I'll be assuring of them making a push for new STRONG IPs when 343 and there other main teams are making new IPs that are getting backed like Halo, Gears etc.

Lets not forget...MS always has lots of new things at the start of a generation....lets see how far they go before starting to break out the champagne. MS has traditionally brought out many new ips at the start, leave them behind for the rest of the gen, do some timed games near the beginning then bank on Halo, Gears, Forza combo as I believe many, many gamers can easily predict MS next few years.

I would actually like to be wrong on that prediction too as that only helps gamers, I don't hate Halo or Gears, but I don't think we need 4 of em every damn gen.

[Gazondaily]

"I say, pass the series on to another team or limit its releases. "

Do.you even know anything about Halo or 343? You do realise they were set up purely for Halo right?

And you may be tired if Halo, but fans love the series. Its not like its a stagnant franchise like Killzone. Halo has an identity and has consistently performed well. If it has ever fallen short, it has done so due to its own lofty standards. The same goes with Forza.

On the Sony side we're seeing Uncharted 4, Infamous Second Son, Killzone Shadowfall, but somehow those are okay?

Don't buy an xbox if you don't like or care for Halo, Gears and Forza (even though there are other games on the horizon but you've so quickly mentioned in the past how you'd love to get them on PC). That's like me crying about getting a PS4 and moaning about Uncharted. God of War, Infamous and Killzone.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@Sep- "You do realise they were set up purely for Halo right?"

Very much so, that was sorta the point, is that the team is made for just 1 IP as if they have nothing to do but just that 1 IP...sorta gets old bud. Mind you...again no on is saying don't do Halo, merely have 343 do another IP. There is a reason why many, many teams left MS over the years. ie Bungie.

"On the Sony side we're seeing Uncharted 4, Infamous Second Son, Killzone Shadowfall, but somehow those are okay?"

??? LMFAO! Such a bad example, it only furthers my point even more.

Naughty Dog also did The Last Of Us and the gen prior did NOT do Uncharted or The Last Of Us, they did Jak and Daxter and they are also working on a new IP..

Guerrilla games did Killzone yes...they are doing Horizon now and the other half of their team is doing R.I.Gs...

Sucker Punch did Sly during the PS2 gen, did InFamous this gen and last and are currently making a new IP..

I mean...your saying, don't do anything new 343, just do more Halo? Mind you...I'm merely saying...do BOTH! lol sooo MORE milking is better? So we are going to end the gen with what, 16 Halo titles? LMFAO! Seriously bud...if that isn't milking to death I don't know what is. Regardless of the quality of the Killzone series...at least Sony is giving the team room to make something new vs (They are the killzone series, 4 Killzone games a gen FOR LIFE BRO lol)

"Don't buy an xbox if you don't like or care for Halo, Gears and Forza" LOL! YES Buddy..can you not prove my point any further? That is why they are losing.. YET AGAIN they are not bringing in new gamers, they are bring in the old XB fans, thus not growing.

You didn't play Uncharted or The Last Of Us or InFamous etc during PS2's gen bud, just like you didn't play Sly, Jak and Daxter, Ratchet during the PS1 gen.

You didn't play Horizon last gen either, or Dreams, or The Order or Driveclub etc, they are always making new IPs as to not SOLELY keep gamers thinking the system is only for IP ABC etc. That might be why MS is losing for a 3rd gen...

Soooo you did a great job proving my point. XB lost 3 gens in a row (as they have no hope of winning this gen).

....clearly someone's method is working out a bit better then the others don't you think?

So...Sony's is home to new series every gen, MS is home of Gears, Halo combo etc? Its hard to cry about a series bud by a publisher known to cycle out series with teams every gen. As to why Horizon exist, as to why Naughty Dog is making a new ip, as to why Sucker Punch is making a new IP, as to why Sony bend is making a new IP as to why Media Molecule is making a new IP as to why Quantic Dreams is making a new IP..

Yet MS has 2 teams made up solely to make ONLY Halo and Gears? LMFAO! I mean...has their milking helped them ever sell better then Sony in a gen?

[Gazondaily]

Youre really struggling to understand the very basic point here (which is a trend I've noticed) :

343 are set up SOLELY for Halo. That's it. That's their job. No I don't want their focus scattered everywhere.

You say milking; these games are consistently of great quality so what's the problem?

Once again to reiterate ; 343 are solely setup for Halo.

As for variety ; look at Recore, Quantum Break, Sea of Thieves, Scalebound, Cuphead and others. Why on earth are you obsessed about which studio makes what?

You forcing yourself to add 'lol's and lmfao' doesn't help put your point across you know that right? ND still made 3 Uncharted games last gen and a fourth one now. Sony still started this gen with Killzone and Infamous.

'lol'....

[_-EDMIX-_]

@Sep- "343 are set up SOLELY for Halo. That's it. That's their job. No I don't want their focus scattered everywhere"

lol...yes, keep on milking then? Thats again the point bud, they are set up to do 1 IP for life. This is very telling and even Coalition likely cancelling a new ip merely to do more Gears very much tells consumers MS is not in support of new IPs.

"look at Recore, Quantum Break, Sea of Thieves, Scalebound, Cuphead and others. Why on earth are you obsessed about which studio makes what?"

Yes...look at an IP by a team they don't own, an Ip by a team they don't own and an IP by a team they don't own...

I mean...that support is questionable as Demon Souls got 1 entry, thus..no one is singing hopes of Bloodborne to be a series thing, Sony owns the IP yes, they don't own the team and the team is planning clearly Dark Souls titles.

MS support of those IPs are LIGHT! They are not main teams, they won't likely even get sequels as you can't even guarantee the team committing to staying under them to do it ie where is KI's old developer? Do MS own the Sun Set Overdrive IP? ...questionable

"You forcing yourself to add 'lol's and lmfao' doesn't help put your point"

You going off topic doesn't really help yours, as it seems you realized just how much your post is actually assisting in very much proving just how much MS doesn't support new concepts like they do established like Halo, Gears etc.

Your examples are legit icing on the cake.

"ND still made 3 Uncharted games last gen and a fourth one now. Sony still started this gen with Killzone and Infamous"

Thanks bud! Naughty Dog also made a new ip with The Last Of Us...Naughty Dog is also working on a new IP right now, uncharted 4 is called "Thief's End" likely because they are moving on to The Last Of Us 2 and their new IP..

Sucker Punch is also working on a new IP, they also didn't do the IP last gen...that they did the gen prior.. I mean...how many examples do you need of main Sony teams making new series every gen? Or did my lolz distract you and have you unable to give an example of anything like MS milking?

Sony still has Horizon in development ,R.I.Gs in development by the same team...sooo that argument is not only getting weak, its lending very much to my own point that they create series every gen as to why your having so much trouble finding an example that is like Halo or Gears from that publisher. They only do static IPs every gen ie MLB The Show, GT etc other then that, its a brand new slate for them every gen.

I mean...your clearly trying your best, but your trying to win by force, not by logic. Sony cycles new series ever gen with their main teams, MS doesn't. as to why they even have a damn Halo team and a Coalition team JUST FOR GEARS AND ONLY GEARS!

I mean...didn't you realize how many times you where proving my point when you kept bringing up 343 is just made JUST for Halo? I mean...of course it is, they have no need for their main teams to do anything other then what they did last gen, I mean....they are not Sony, they don't do new series every single gen to replace other series that much we know.

[xasz]

343i was specifically set up to handle Halo.

It's even in the studio's name.

MS has other studios that develop various games and IP.

Are you going to bash Polyphony Digital for only doing nothing but Gran Turismo games?

[Redding111]

Lmao. Your complaining 343i are only making halo games and then go on to complain about how unreleased ips aren't going to get sequels.
You must really hate Nintendo with mario

[NZLAnonymous]

LOL, You do know Microsoft Studios does actually have more studios than 343i and The Coalition right?. Such as Turn 10(Forza) Lionhead (Fable, New IP) Rare ( Sea of thieves) and some smaller ones I won't bother to mention as they haven't released anything big aside from Mojang (Minecraft). Microsoft Studios has also had solid 2nd Party partnerships with Playground games(Forza Horizon) Certain Affinity( Halo DLC and MCC) Saber Interactive ( Halo MCC) Remedy Entertainment (Alan Wake and Quantum Break) Platinum Games( Scalebound). Although Microsoft doesn't own the Developers that make these games they do own the IP so it's still in some way a first party game. Yes at the end of the day Halo , Gears and Forza will still be the juggernauts that Microsoft will advertise the shit out of, but there will always smaller titles being released which are still impressive, and because there is a lot of Halos doesn't mean it's getting "milked" , when something is being "milked" it's usually being released every single year and the quality of the game gets worse. This Halo has been in development for 3 years and they have added more content than ever and want to support the game post launch with free DLC, In my opinion and I know it will differ from a lot of other people. I think 343i is doing much more for the Halo franchise than Bungie ever did.

[Kiwi66]

And all i think of when i hear or see playstation is gran turismo, god of war and uncharted but i still know there are other games on ps yet people will for some reason ignore the other games that are also on xbox

[ThanatosDMC]

Well, that's just ignorance. Heck, especially if you frequent n4g.

[xasz]

Since when did Killer Instinct, Fable, the Max series or Crackdown = "Halo, Forza, Gears"?

Are Scalebound, Ori and the Blind Forest, Kalimba, Project: Knoxville, ReCore, Sea of Thieves and Quantum Break not new IP's?

Are they not "taking chances" on those games?

[Bigpappy]

You are sick of hearing about Xbox main exclusives, yet you are hear, Why?

When people think PS they surely don't think UD. That just released and is surely not a household name. Ryse is way more familiar, yet no one is touting that. Both systems have their exclusives, don't come here trolling about being sick of M$ big franchises. If we wanted your Uncharted collection or UD we would just buy a PS4. You go play those and stop being a child.

[xasz]

Sony's entertainment boss seems to disagree with you:

http://www.ign.com/articles...

And what makes you say "2016 is no competition" when Xbox for 2016 has:

Recore
Gears of War 4
Halo Wars 2
Sea of Thieves
Quantum Break
Crackdown 3
Cuphead
Scalebound
Inside
Below

...among others?

"Keep your loose opinions to yourself."

Seems you didn't follow your own advice.

[ScorpiusX]

Credit cards and Cash at the ready , so bring it 2016

[KingKionic]

Yes Lord Phil it shall be glorious.

The quality of halo 5 has been noticed.

It is setting the bar again.

[gangsta_red]

New IP's are great but I would love some sequels of some old favorites updated for this new gen.

Perfect Dark, Mech Warrior and Lost Odyssey needs to happen.

But it is good to know that MS is focusing on new IP's.

[_-EDMIX-_]

They are sleeping on Perfect Dark lol.

What weird is I always thought MS would make that into a huge series as Perfect Dark and also Conker just go so well with the MS brand. As to why they didn't continue that, beyond me but I think its due time for a revival! I really think that series given the proper team, marketing can be a huge series for MS.

[gangsta_red]

It really makes no sense what so ever.

Perfect Dark has a great backstory and lore to it that could be explored even more so than Halo.

PD on the N64 and even Zero (at that time) were great games.

I can only hope and assume that MS has big plans for that series. IMO Joanna Dark has the potential to be a strong female lead as big as Lara Croft if done right.

Conker...smh...why MS isn't at least trying to bring back this guy is just beyond absurd. Does MS think there's no audience for that character for Xbox? Conker and Banjo could be MS's answer to Nintendo's dominant platforming games.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@Gangsta- 100% agreed! I've always seen Perfect Dark as that one series that they can do that hits all the AAA marks, graphics, story, multiplayer as Perfect Dark was a huge AAA IP on N64, though I liked 007 better, Perfect Dark has more lore, has more legs and has a real future as an established IP.

Though I know Rare did it years ago, I would rather 343 do a Perfect Dark game with all their FPS knowledge and really give it a respectable reboot.

Conker also could get a sequel that is as over the top and violent as the first. Conker as an amazing platformer, but lots of its great gameplay came with all those crazy spoof sequences so they can don't have to rest on seeking for it to be a hardcore platformer as I feel it can do amazing without even being that. I feel XB brand can build a audience with something like Conker of MS just give it a chance, I never thought I would see the day where Nintendo published a game like Conker and MS didn't continue the series.

I mean sure its not big now, but given time it can be, i also don't even think they would need to brake the bank to get it done, what made Conker so good was just how funny it was and all the crazy levels, so graphics, deep plot, skill tree etc don't need to be in the game as its just not the focus of the series.

If they reboot either of those 2, I think they will be fine.

If I was running MS, we would have had a Conker 2 on 360! lol

[ShottyatLaw]

I still like the idea of reintroducing PD as a third-person, sci-fi action adventure series. Tomb Raider meets Blade Runner.

[gangsta_red]

Yes, I was going to reply to Edmix the same feeling. Instead of it being a FPS I would rather the game focus more on the espionage/conspiracy aspect the first two games had in it with a strong emphasis on high tech gadgetry.

In my opinion the market is pretty saturated with FPS games and adding another like PD just seems like overkill.

I would rather have PD be a sci-fi thriller with action of course, but be more like MGS meets Blade Runner with the look of the Fifth Element.

[Bigpappy]

I love sequels of great games. That way I have a good idea that I'll likely be getting some more of that great gameplay I enjoyed. Loots of gamers are like that, that's you sequels usually out sell new IP by a large margin.

Having said that, even though new IP's are a great risk, they need to keep good ideas and directions coming to keep things moving forward.

In other word: we need both. If they just focus on new IP, they will loose loyal fans.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@Shott and Gangster- Agreed. Because the series is about Joanna Dark and its clearly of her name sake, it lends to focus on the character and I feel TPS suits that best.

What Perfect Dark is, is not really like much games that are currently out and I feel they could add a Alias vibe to the game if done correctly.

Its not like a military shooter, nothing about aliens its very much its own thing. If they reboot Perfect Dark correctly, it very much could be one of MS biggest franchise if they give it a chance. Its old enough that I don't feel what it was prior will have a negative impact on consumers as I feel its a good enough time to where folks won't have an assumption of what they think the game is or should be.

So many possibilities with some old IPs MS has.

[DragonDDark]

That's a bold statement.. A generation? The best games on the previous generation were in its last months so.. I dunno.

[Eldyraen]

Best games of last gen in last months? Maybe like 2 out of a ton that launched in Years 2-4 with a smattering afterwards.

Gears, Uncharted, Bioshock, Mass Effect, etc all came out first half of the last generation which were what truly defined last Generation. Even most of the sequels came out years before this Gen started. Not knocking what came out later (TLOU for example was one of the best late last gen titles) but the first half is what really nailed it repeatedly and back to back.

[FoxyGotGame]

Those denying the validity of X1 Exclusives are denying gaming in general...

I must say this has been an incredible week for the Multiplatform Gamer. /

[GoodnessGreatness]

Pfft an overhyped FPS shooter won't "Define a generation". Come on now

[jznrpg]

I want to see the story since I played all of them with my son, but no split screen is disappointing. Can we play co op campaign if we go buy 2 X1s ? Not excited about that option because I wont play more than a few games on it but I may do it anyway.

[XanderZane]

I can't wait to see what other new IP's they have up their sleeve. Sunset Overdrive, Recore, Quantum Break and Sea of Thieves are all a good start. I do hope they go back to sports and give us a new basketball, tennis and golf game. The golf games that have released on next gen so far haven't been good.

[FN4GM]

"Define A Generation" LOL I dont think so, not much more then another entry in a pretty stale franchise being handled by a developer that doesn't have the same talent the original dev did. I get it, its xbox's premiere game, the only one that matters apparently but the fanbase puts far to much faith in it and should temper their expectations. The game will probably be fine but define a generation? not even close.

[NeoGamer232]

The funny thing is I don't think anyone actually read the article.

They are talking that "Halo defines a generation" not that "Halo will define a generation" as the title reads. They are talking about the people's views on Halo, not defining a console generation.

MS has said in the past that Halo is the "Star Wars" of the 2000's... It is hard to argue with that. Name a media ip that competes with Halo as a space IP since 2000? I know a lot of people that were young when Halo first started making waves, and those people today look at Halo like I look at Star Wars (grew up in the late 70's / early 80's).

Sales wise it is hard to argue. Halo is the best selling exclusive on any platform. And game merchandising wise, the only game that comes close is Call of Duty. To me, though Halo would need a full length, AAA movie to truly define the generation.

[FN4GM]

Typical Microsoft arrogance to compare Halo to Star Wars on any level, which it doesn't even come close, Microsoft may wish Halo was on the same level as the Star Wars franchise but that's all it is, wishful thinking.

[iNFAMOUZ1]

Halo's dead
stop beating the horse, its dead

[NeoGamer232]

If it is dead why do new installments of the main story sell around 8 million copies?

I guess there are a lot of dead games out there as even multiplatform games have a hard time selling that much.

[TheGreatGamer]

Halo 5 is going to be MASSIVE loving the marketing they've been doing for this game, best FPS to hit consoles in years

[DivineAssault]

I dont like anything M$ has done for the past 5yrs so they lost my trust. The exclusives they get do not interest me for the most part.. There are a few exceptions like rare replay, Killer Instinct, and Scalebound but im not buying the system until i see more games i personally want.. Halo 5 looks really good but im not into halo anymore nor do i care for sport games, shooter, or racing.. Im not saying the system sucks but everyone has their own taste in games..

Seriously though, why do fanboys have to report comments that arent even trolling anyone? Theyre just debating not trolling.. Trolling would be to say negative things or make fun of a certain console not debate it.. I see so many people reporting stuff for no reason other than a disagree.. Some people do troll but a lot is just a debate.. Everyone has their own opinion but really why the heck do people take it to the heart and get mad?