Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Teases New Games by Halo and Gears of War Devs: "I Have Seen Amazing Work"

Phil Spencer teases the new projects by The Coalition and 343 industries, following a visit to the studios.

[UCForce]

Please be a new IP !

[Abash]

I want The Coalition's original IP that was scrapped when they were pegged as the new Gears studio to be put back into production. The teaser was amazing

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Why did they have to cancel it instead of being able to work on it after Gears 4?

[Sciurus_vulgaris]

Shangheist was never in full developement. The wind physics from Shangheist, were reused for Gears 4. In 3 years, The Coalition managed to produce both Gears UE and 4. Implying that the studio can do 2 projects at once.

[Liqu1d]

Because MS weren't done milking Gears and they needed a studio to make it.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Yeah, back when they were Black Tusk they were cooking up a new IP.

[JaguarEvolved]

Who would believe this guy now? How many things have they been saying for years that's just been just pure talk. The Xbox one x reveal at e3 was their chance to show their hand. This guy has been in charge for about 4 years now and the xbox one x has been in the making for several years so why wouldn't they have games. I remember liking the xbox 360 a lot in the beginning becaus3 it had a lot of amazing exclusive games but the last 4 years or so was lackluster with exclusive games. A lot of fanboys and Microsoft execs were talking about how they'll have a lot of games for Xbox one but it didn't. 4 years later and all Xbox one has had are mediocre exclusive titles and PlayStation getting a lot. Some fanboys don't like the truth so they'll sit and pretend and now talk up 4k and all sorts while pretending like they cared about 4k on xbox 2 years ago. The Xbox needs a lot of games and less talk. I see a lot of Xbox fanboys like to say that Sony execs don't tall a lot on social media and such which is true because their games are doing that. Microsoft reps love to talk but not show anything. Xbox one is a good system but it needs a lot of exclusive games and high quality exclusives. Microsoft should put a lot more effort in making games instead of putting out a whole bunch of mediocrity like killer instinct, gears 4, quantum break, recore and others. The best games on xbox has been multiplatform titles and halo 4

[_-EDMIX-_]

Exactly!

[DaDrunkenJester]

Gears 4 was awesome, and Shengheist was merely a concept and a tech showcase. They put a lot of t hag tech into Gears 4. I'd like to see it come back though... whatever it was.

[4Sh0w]

"Because MS weren't done milking Gears"

-pffft, Yeah because Uncharted, God of War and GT haven't been milked.

-All popular games get "milked", thats the whole point, the fans want more and while yes Sony has had some nice new IPs on ps4 this gen, so has Microsoft.

[CoinOrc]

@4Show
There has been seven Halo's in the main series, not counting spin-offs like Halo Wars. Another Halo is in the works. There has been five Gears of War's in the main series and another Gears in the works. By contrasts, there has been four Uncharted's in the main series and the series has ended. Naughty Dog has also made The Last of Us in between U3 and U4. The degree to which Sony and Microsoft milk their respective franchises isn't even close. The irony is that Microsoft let Bungie go because they wanted to milk Halo some more and Bungie wanted to move on to Destiny. Destiny went on to become the biggest selling video game in history. If Microsoft had kept Bungie, they would have the biggest selling video game right now.

[Skull521]

Great news because Sony has no better franchise, they have been running on empty since they killed off SOCOM and let my credit card information be stolen. About 10 years behind on the online network too which is very very sad, but really Microsoft establishing Xbox Live 15 years ago made sure that they would be years and years ahead of the competition permanently, and that has showed for a long long time. I mean cross game voice chat has been new to PlayStation for 3 years, we've been doing that on Xbox for 12 years.

[PlayableGamez-]

Rather have Halo 6.

[zackeroniii]

that's most likely what you're gonna get along with gears 5

[PFFT]

Seriously dude??? Im a freaking Xbox fan BUT DAMN im tired of Halo. Halo and Gears need a long ass rest and should be taken back to the drawing board. Hopefully this is a new IP and i seriously hope there will be more new ips coming to the XB1. Ms needs to get out of their comfort zone and take more risks rather than playing it safe when it comes to games. And i highly agree with one of the posts. MS needs more studios as well.

[butchertroll]

You'll see Halo 6 next year. I'm pretty sure this is the "NEW" game from 343i about Phil was speaking. GeOW 5 also. So, nothing "NEW"

[annoyedgamer]

Under the joke of a studio known as 343 Industries? Nah. New IP preferably based in Japan.

[lelo2play]

Yep. Gears needs to rest for a few years. As for Halo, launch Halo 6 then let it rest for few years.
I wouldn't mind them using those IP's to make a different game. Imagine a Gears or Halo open world RPG... or a crossover between those two worlds.

[Goldby]

Let the studios make something original instead of riding the IPs

[conanlifts]

The issue is many big gears fans like myself want gears 5 and do not want it to rest. What they actually need are more studios.

[Goldby]

@gumby

They envisioned destiny while still building their halo franchise.

I'm thinking more like
Insomniac right now, they aren't tied to a specific console (that part doesn't really matter) but they aren't force to make ratchet and clank over and over they've branched out with SSO and now Spider-Man.

Also, coalition doesn't make God of War. You must have meant to put GeOW

[_-EDMIX-_]

Too late

http://www.pcgamer.com/halo...

[MegamanXXX]

Sounds like it's just a new Gears and Halo

[badboyz09]

You know Damn well it ain't a new ip.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

There's no way in hell Coalition and 343 can make the same stuff over and over for years and I don't believe it when Rod Fergusson from Gears said hes gonna make Gears forever. You get fatigue burnt out, and the once loved franchise is go's down hill eventually that's how it go's with anything. I believe its brand new projects from these guys.

[butchertroll]

I'm pretty sure Halo 6 is the "NEW" game from 343i about Phil was speaking. GeOW 5 also. So, nothing "NEW". 343i confirmed they are working on new Halo.

http://www.cinemablend.com/...

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Please be new IP pretty please

[tyasia0]

I'd like to praise the diversity of my retail gaming line-up, let me start by talking about Halo, Gears and Forza!

[alb1899]

What are you talking about?
How many Halo and Gears have been released this generation?
Just a remastered and a new one. What about uncharted?
A remastered and two more
And TLOU and GOW both have remasters and a new one in process.
Forza Horizon and FMotorsport is a different story and one that you are very gelous about.
In coming are a lot of different console Exclusives and time Exclusives new IPs.
Crackdown, Sea of thieves, Batlegrounds, Stay of Decay, Ori 2, Cuphead.
I really won't be disappointed with the announcement of Halo 6 plus Turn Ten is working in a new IP.
I'm really excited about Xbox brand right now.
The support of third party to the X1X has been much more than I expected too.
We have more BC, more cross play and the experience online is always getting better and better

[CaptainObvious878]

I'm pretty sure Tyasia was being sarcastic and mocking Phil.

Thanks why you always add sarcasm tags.

[MagicBeanz]

lol, someone got triggered.

[LP-Eleven]

You did nothing to help the point. Since you decideded to make the comparison, PS4 has a lot more new IPs.

Next time, avoid that matchup altogether.

[alb1899]

I always buy both consoles so I got the best of both worlds. What I'm trying to say is that there are new options in XBOX console.
I'm excited.

[MrSec84]

And Sony have Knack, Driveclub, The Order, Bloodborne, Until Dawn, Tearaway, Gravity Rush, The Last Guardian, Horizon, Ni-Oh, Days Gone, Dreams, Detroit and The Last of Us, most of which have either only had a single entry released so far or they have one incoming.
Gravity Rush, Knack and The Last of Us are either only just getting sequels soon or had one new entry in their series after years of quiet.
Technically Tearaway has also only had one mainline console release.

Xbox has had less than half the volume of new IPs compared to Sony since this gen started, I even forgot to mention Beyond 2 Souls and Puppeteer or indies they've invested in.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Halo 6 was already confirmed.

" TLOU and GOW both have remasters and a new one in process"

Yet...The Last Of Us was a new IP last gen.....

Yet Horizon, Days Gone, Until Dawn, Bloodborne, WilD, Dream etc all new IP this gen.

Nothing is wrong with Halo or Gears, something is wrong when THAT IS ALL THEY ARE FOCUSING ON LIKE CLOCK WORK!

I don't mind getting THOU 2 or God Of War.....we got Horizon, we are getting Days Gone, we are getting Detroit, thus...don't care.

Can you name 1 new IP made by MS that is a AAA game that was made with as much funding as Halo or Gears?

I'll wait....

[Liqu1d]

"Turn Ten is working in a new IP"

Source?

[alb1899]

https://www.google.com.do/a...

[Chevalier]

Turn 10 isn't owned by MS though, so their next project could very well be multiplatform.

[alb1899]

Turn 10 Studios (abbreviated to T10 or Turn 10) is an American video game developer located in Redmond, Washington. It was established in 2001 by Microsoft Studios to develop the Forza series for the Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles. The series diversified with the introduction of the more casual Forza Horizon series in 2012.

[alb1899]

Keep dreaming Chevalier!

[CoinOrc]

@alb1899
The article you linked to just says Playground Games is opening a new studio to work on a new game, not Turn 10. There's no evidence that the new game being developed by Playground is an Xbox exclusive since Microsoft doesn't own Playground.

[StarElite]

@Chevalier
But Turn10 is own by Microsoft. You're thinking of PlayGroundGames.

[alb1899]

Yes, I made a mistake. Playground is the one doing the new IP.
In the case of playground is true that they are independent but until now they just work with MS.

[Chevalier]

Yeah I meant Playground studios. They make Forza Horizon series right?

[ninsigma]

New games or new halo and gears??

[demonddel]

Both

[ninsigma]

No complaints if that's the case! I also really wanna see how gears carries on. Really liked 4 so gears 5 plus new IP would be great!

[_-EDMIX-_]

Halo 6 has already been confirmed.

http://www.pcgamer.com/halo...

[butchertroll]

Naaaah. It's only a new Halo and GeOW.

[KingKionic]

After seeing what Coalition has done with Gears of War 4 on Xbox One X i cant imagine what they have cooking for Gears of war 5.

Halo 6 for sure will be godly too.

Cant wait.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Long as there's more Chief this time !

[KingKionic]

The ending of Halo 6 definitely signifies more chief and a much crazier war that will start.

Gonna be lit.

[andrewsquall]

Godly? By 343i??? With standard Xbone still in the development pool?
I guess 5th times the charm then.

Seriously though, I would LOVE to know your reasons for believing it would be "godly" based on history and every single game 343i has ever been involved with.

[Dmagic]

@vj27 best mp in the series ? are you crazy? halo 2 has that bs beat by miles you must not have been old enough to hold a controller in 2004 sit down kid.

[GamePeace]

What a surprise. Halo and Gears in another uniform.

[_-EDMIX-_]

THIS.

IS.

SHOCKING /s

[ultimize]

Boring!!!

[cfc83]

Halo 5 got me into the i.p

[FernDiggidy]

Very fun MP. Very very fun indeed. I still play it to this day.

[BeOpenMinded]

I actually play MCC more than 5 ... you should try the others too!

[cfc83]

I also had MCC, but i didn't seem to make a connection with the collection. Maybe i should give it another go. The cinematics were incredible.

[SirBradders]

Same crap different day.

[demonddel]

You sound mad

[_-EDMIX-_]

I don't think fans want to keep seeing Halo and Gears done to death.

Especially Halo.

They are riding that IP TO DEATH!

GIVE IT A DAMN REST! 343 needs to work on a new huge AAA IP to replace Halo and we can get a 1 Halo a generation. I think that is fair.

[Sherif129]

Please let me play as Markus in Gears of War 5.

[Fishy Fingers]

I'd second that. While I still enjoyed the campaign in Gears 4. The characters just didn't interest me like the OG cast.

Less robots and 4 player co-op too of we're making requests.

[Sherif129]

I agree. I have a feeling they're going to kill off Markus, so they can continue the new trilogy with the new main characters. I nearly lost my shit at start of GoW4 when I thought Markus died lol.

[Yohshida]

New IP would be cool, but I rather have Halo 6 and a smaller project from 343 and a Perfect Dark reboot plus Gears 5 from the coalition. Both Teams are known to work on multiple projects at once.

[Obelisk92]

Can this guy say something different than "amazing"?
"We have amazing games on our amazing console, amazing value, wanna be amazing? Just grab our amazing products"

What the hell. I mean it can be true but it's just ridiculous.

[Yohshida]

Thats what happens when you got an amazing product

[Lime123]

Halo 5 - metascore 84
Gears of War 4 - metascore 84

[Xx_Pistol_xX]

Would be nice if we could get come of this amazing work your seeing.

[Saijahn]

As long as it's not another halo or gears I'm interested

[Relientk77]

If they're both new IPs then I'll pay attention

[yomfweeee]

What exactly did he tease? Nothing. Their studios are working on games.... SURPRISE!

[Destiny1080]

I don't think a new halo will be out in 2018

new halo 2019 new gears 2020

[Gh05t]

I could see a Halo Game announced next E3 for holiday 2018. it would be three years by that point since Halo 5. Plenty of time to work on a new Halo game.

With Sony, MS, and Bethesda all making statements about not announcing games so far in advance anymore, it doesnt seem unrealistic. Why announce a Halo 6 game at this years E3 if you are just going to show it again next year? You could hold it off for a year and make a huge "Coming in the next year" announcement and only reshow 3rd party games like Anthem and Metro.

I have no pony in tat race as I dont buy either Halo or Gears so those announcements dont mean anything to me but I could see it happening.

[Einhander1971]

New IP at last I hope, some serious enhancements for Xbox x :)

[MrFisher21]

Does it happen to be powered by the Cloud???

[Skankinruby]

Big surprise......

[XStation4pio_Pro]

New IP would be great. Then I could maybe read less internet fanboy talking points.

[txboy05]

I don't even have an Xbox and i want this to be a new IP. Give me a reason MS ! Just one ! (to buy an xbox cause i really do want one)

[corroios]

Phil still didnt learn anything. Dont overhype stuff that you told was coming in 2 or 3 years.... best ever, amazing, ground breaking will get less and less impact. Best work ever and stuff like that is PR that no one really cares.

[DELTABOY04]

this dude is lying

[QUIMICOMORTAL]

How "Phil" of him to say something without actually saying it!

It better not be as "exclusive" as those timed exclusive indies and as "true" as their "true 4k".

[franwex]

Please, no more comments in regards to new IPs, please

[HeyNowChillax]

The more I read these articles and comments, the more I am convinced we're not going to see any AAA exclusive titles for at least a year after launch. Forza excluded. I am a PS4 Pro owner and reluctantly learned to love it, it is awesome. I also just recently picked up an X1S for $199 and have been seriously enjoying Halo 5 but E3 really didn't show anything great outside of mult platform games. An there won't be much of a difference in performance between the Pro and X1X for those titles. The X1X looks real polished, but for a total "jump in" cost of $750 bucks, they really need a system selling game at launch that appeals to the masses and I'm sorry but Forza racing on tracks just isn't it. It's great that Phil gets to see everything coming out, but if were anytime in the near future they'd be talking about it to everyone.

[Yohshida]

If you love the Pro, you will die for a XBOX1X. Heck, its not just upscaling your games, you will get better graphics, textures AND native 4k games. Plus you will play the best MP games on consoles with the best servers, controller, features, apps and the biggest library of any console out today. Why wouldn't you want that for 500$?

[HeyNowChillax]

It's not $500 it's like $730 or so with essential accessories plus a game & access and I really don't think the difference will be dramatic until a year or more. My point was it sounds like a good system, but exclusives are necessary to succeed and all we have is talk without gameplay as in the article. That means it's going to take awhile.

[Yohshida]

The console is 500$ and you get a Controller with it aswell as over 100 games for free for one month and 30 day Gold. If you really think pro is a big leap, you wont believe your eyes if you see the x on a 4k TV

[letsa_go]

@VideoGameLab when did you play the xbox one x, since you seem to have first hand experience with the console? Oh that's right, you haven't played it so you are just talking out of your ass. lol

[Yohshida]

I play games on my PC, I know this stuff for years. Its only new in the console space. The good thing the X has is HDR which PC doesnt have.
Try playing Battlefield 1 on ps4 and go to PC with ultra settings. Its day and night. The pro cant even get native 4k on non indies or 4k textures, so I know how much behind that System is.

Try playing on other Systems for once, it may open your eyes

[Goldby]

@videogame

NBA in 4k on ps4pro says hello

Try realizing that the Xbox one x isn't as special as ms is making it out to be.

True 4k as in checkeredboard 4k for Assassins Creed.

It's a 4k box, nothing more. It's still very difficult to purchase a 4k machine when it doesn't have new games taking advantage of the console (1st party studio exclusives)

3rd party won't take advantage of the hardware the same way a 1st party title will. Phil needs new IPS from new studios of the Xbox one x won't sell.

So far I don't see any benefit to paying 650$ for a console

[PhoenixUp]

343i and Coalition need to reinvigorate interest in the franchise they are enslaved to work on forever. Both franchises have fallen in the critical and commercial appeal they had last gen.

[Masta Kaos]

Lies

[segamaniaco]

They need new IPs to get new people
The halo and gears fans wont abandon the system

[Correrog]

I've been an xbox player for since OG. I used to love the halo games as they are responsible for taking my like for gaming into my love for it. That said, I just wish these two marquee studios produced something new. They have the talent to create something totally new and kick ass. It's sad to say that I'm getting tired of halo :(

[TheOttomatic91]

*Gulp* after Halo 5 and Gears 4 I'm gonna remain skeptical until I get more news even if their new products are new IPs which I doubt.