The Artful Escape Dev On Exclusivity: “Can’t Go Back” After Seeing 4K on Xbox One X Dev Kit

Creator Johnny Galvatron says that 4K/60 FPS on the Xbox One X is "on the cards."

[Sm00thNinja]

While this game is beautiful I doubt it's anything the PS4 Pro couldn't pull of as well

[fiveby9]

Pretty hard for a business to ignore a 60+ million user install base because it looks pretty. Money talks.

[oSHINSAo]

They are not going to be ignored, they only will have a little lower resolution and definition game, but the same

[XMarkstheSpot]

Tons of PC games in general don't release on any console platform all the time ignoring the console community in general. So ignoring a platform shouldn't always be brought up

[spreadlove]

Like Cuphead.

[uptownsoul]

@Woolly_ - "Where were the 60 million user base for LawBreakers? Or even Gravity Rush 2? lol"

While it is easy to cherry pick any individual game on PS4 and ask where the 60M user base was...The PS4 still has an 8.07 attach rate as of June 12, 2017 (487.8M PS4 games sold divided by 60.4M PS4 consoles sold) - which is phenomenal for that size install base

Source: http://www.sie.com/en/corpo...

[bumbleforce]

Worked fine for lots of developers on of Xbox or for the makers of xenoblade on Wii u

[Stogz]

@Woolly_ you sure you wanna go there? How many copies did they sell on Halo Wars 2? Did that pass 1 million yet? How about Quantum Break? Recore? See how this is a dumb thing to bring up?

[darx]

Stogz...I think you missed his point.

[itsmebryan]

Lol.

[spicelicka]

But why would that be relevant? The developer is saying they "can't go back", which implies going back to previous consoles like the original Xbox One. They made absolutely no claims that the Pro couldn't pull it off with this game.

[nitus10]

Sure the developer could say the XB1x version will be the best compared to the PS4pro but like it or not the game will be coming to the XB1 base and slim models which are not as powerful as the base PS4. It looks like the PS3 and XBox360 could easily handle a game like this.

The game is 2D and IMHO the animation is sort of "Meh!" with a "Simon Says" music playing mechanic. https://www.youtube.com/wat... still if you like that style of game then fine.

Actually, if you like classical music how about Eternal Sonata which was 720p with 3D environments, much better character display and animation on both the XB360 and PS3. Even though the game was 720p it still looked so much better than The Artful Escape.

[spicelicka]

"Sure the developer could say the XB1x version will be the best compared to the PS4pro but like it or not the game will be coming to the XB1 base and slim models which are not as powerful as the base PS4."

But again, the devs never even mentioned PS, why do you need to shove it into the discussion as if you have to defend something that's not even being attacked?

[Bigpappy]

Maybe. But the pro is definitely NOT X1X equal. Not even close. Right now it has a hard time demonstrating it's power over the X1-s and base PS4. It is a lack luster upgrade, while the X seems like a full next gen system. That is the problem the pro has.
Having said that, the pro will look better on 4K TV's than any of the base units, due to its better resolution bump.

[SurgicalMenace]

You are aware that all this resolution talk will NOT overshadow the lack of development skills shown by Microsoft. It is true that the XB1X is more powerful than the PS4, but so was the original Xbox over the PS2. History told that tale and this one is only a repeat in high definition. Sure resolution equates to sharper images, but place that on top of games like Recore or Quantum Break's low res matted texture. What you will find is all the evidence needed, showing a lack of development talent. Now, talking exclusives, Sony has in house as well as 3rd parties with so much faith in their Pro or otherwise that they've not cancelled their projects in favor of native 4K. This FACT cannot and will not be ignored by individuals grabbing at hopes that a console released with only 3rd party support will turn things around. Ask yourself, if the 3rd parties are so taken aback by XB1X, why are none of them willing to develop exclusive titles for it? Finally, releasing a 500.00 console in the wake of the holidays will only spell disastrous for XB when placed against the PS4 and Swith momentum. Remember they both have games that will stand apart from the 3rd party while still including them. Options are always better. Please stop acting like the release of the XB1X is going to stop the PS4 or Switch from out selling it.

[spreadlove]

Well, he saw 4k on Scorpio and couldn't resist. Very few games on PS4 Pro is native and almost none of them is AAA current game, except for maybe one.

[Sm00thNinja]

Except I have 2 on order and can probably bet my gamerscore out does yours. This game doesn't look taxing. Maybe a game like Assassins Creed origins or Anthem will show off the Xbox One Xs true capabilities but not this. Even though it's a gorgeous title

[lukferr]

Sigh... GamingBolt

[TheColbertinator]

Excellent article. Approved.

[marquisray]

face it the pro out shines the xbox s, the xbox x outshine the pro, facts, the ps5 will outshine the x, the x 5 will do the same just live with it lol

[spreadlove]

Pretty much. Isn't progress in technology wonderful?

For now though, the Xbox One X is the most powerful console, and it has future compatibility. Something Sony has been very vague about and by vague, I mean spoken out against it on several occasions.

[robleroy]

“Future compatibility...”
Another lame term MS has invented.
Real future compatibility would be xbcx one x being able to play xbox two games.
That does not make sense at all.
If it would ,the ps3 would also be future proof with its internall bluray player and wifi...
Future proof but not having VR...
Give me a break!

[bumbleforce]

common sense. Good job

[Xenophon_York]

Out-powers, not out-shines.

[OoglyBoogly]

Can't go back? Retro gaming on a Xbox One and PS4 must suck then. Welcome to getting a high end PC or your 4K and 60fps will be a rarity. Even on "The Beast" .

[bolimekurac]

who cares, we know what we are getting

[OoglyBoogly]

Wish people would man up and say to what they disagree with about my comment instead of anon down voting.

[jmetalhead77812]

I disagree

[OoglyBoogly]

@jmetalhead77812

Reading comprehension is an issue as well it appears.

[LordJamar]

Man up? Lol no its not that serious if ppl disagree they will down vote and move on. And that's fine. Like he said we know what we are getting people are just tired of the down play for xbox

[deividpaulo]

Xfail one x

[NatFanBoyRestricted]

Every Dev have been saying the opposite pony.

[ClanPsi1]

What's an "opposite pony"? Sounds like some sort of weird move from Just Dance.

[jasonpugh]

😂😂

[bluefox755]

Yes, 4k and 60fps will be standard fare with most indie games on the console updates.

[WePlayDirty]

THis is a console launch exclusive. I expect it to come to PS4

[ClanPsi1]

Is it really? Wow, M$ is really scraping the bottom of the barrel for launch titles...

[gbsrnctaln]

HDR will make a FAR bigger difference on this game than res.

[Bigpappy]

Actually pushing textures is, and that's where the pro keeps coming up short.

[Ju]

What textures?

[gbsrnctaln]

Someone read the headline but hasn't actually seen the game lol

[nitus10]

I think gameplay (you know the fun part) is more important than pushing textures and resolution although they do help make a great game better. However, a rubbish game no matter how good the textures and resolution is still rubbish.

Look at the following and tell me if you think the game is any good? https://www.youtube.com/wat...

BTW. Some people will like it but I don't think the majority will.

[Bigpappy]

Oops . I missed the "in the game" part of your comment. I am wrong my reply. You are correct.

My comment was speaking in general terms.

[Vasto]

Game looks amazing.

Nov 7 please hurry!

[BadElf]

:^) !

[kevnb]

Wow Microsoft must be paying like crazy for anyone to talk up the Xbox one x. It also feels like they paid for people to bash the pro when it came out. So dirty when they advertise without people realizing it.

[Kiwi66]

Wow 2 conspiracies in one comment

[kevnb]

its not really a conspiracy, its one of the many dirty tricks Microsoft has incorporated for decades. Recently they pulled the same sort of garbage trying to get windows phone to be a thing, they failed miserably though. Here’s a summary of their bs https://en.m.wikipedia.org/...

[kevnb]

I expect to get many disagrees from astroturfers... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/...
Keep in mind this is only what they have been caught for.

[nitus10]

Actually, the information you have provided is well known in the IT industry and all PC I have owned have never run Microsoft centric software since I prefer Linux (currently Fedora 26) based operating systems.

The problem is Microsoft dominates in the desktop arena mainly due to what is called the "Microsoft Tax" and the sheer inertia of users and business make when deciding on a PC purchase.

BTW. Except for PC gaming (there are over 5,000 Linux based games on Steam) which I have never been all that interested in I can pretty much do anything or find a workaround on any Microsoft centric software.

[LordJamar]

You are even worse then sony fanboys ppl like you smh

[Xenophon_York]

Got your back kevnb. I do wonder how far Microsoft's paid fan-base/media marketing goes, though. Like, do these paid artificial fans even pop onto forums/game review sites to down-vote or argue with the opposition's fan-base? As bad as the XBOX One is tanking (GameCube has sold more games than XO) I imagine Microsoft is shockingly desperate

Actually, it is probably a cheap mode of marketing. Minimum wage for someone to operate a couple dozen accounts, on three or four of the biggest online gaming sites. That could provide a nice boost of positive drive to keep those fans of XBOX who are beginning to waiver to stay dedicated.

Stranger things have happened.

[nitus10]

It's all well and good saying that but like it or not The Artful Escape will have to run on both the original XB1 and XB1s unless Microsoft is happy will XB1x only games being made. Of course, doing that will alienate over 30 million XB1 owners.

Lets put it this way if the game runs well on the XB1x and poorly on the original XB1 then millions of XB1 owners are not going to be impressed.

[yeahright2]

who?

[Silly gameAr]

Give me a break.

[B1uBurneR]

"Can’t Go Back” After Seeing 4K on Xbox One X Dev Kit" said no one of the Gimp Pro ever!

[SurgicalMenace]

Besides the people buying it. Lol Having an Xbox and struggling to find games myself is all the evidence I need to know this is going to be bad. Every Xbox launch follows a theme of focus that has only left it flat at the end. This time it's 4K, previously TV, but all GAMERS would like is games. If you guys continue to say that exclusives are not important then explain why EVERY successful company relies on them to stand apart? Apple, Android, Netflix, HBO, Showtime, AMC, STARS, HULU, TNT, Amazon, Nintendo, Sony, Steam, lol, but Microsoft's console is so great that it doesn't need to replicate a formula that works. Hey, how many 4K movies or shows have to rely on their resolution to be great? You know Shawshank Redemption was the highest rated movie before Blu Ray, right? Hell the SNES mini just blew the XB1 out of the water, how's that for native 4K facts?!?! Lmbo

[B1uBurneR]

My 1 sentence blows your paragraph out your water. Salt water.

[Xenophon_York]

"Can't go back" after seeing the plethora of top-quality games on the PlayStation 4.

Whenever GameCube has sold more games than XBOX One you know there's a devastating problem.

[LordJamar]

Nice reaching

[ClanPsi1]

I don't know if that's accurate, but wow. I just checked the top sellers of each console and the GameCube totally blows the XBoner out of the water. The console sold almost 10 million fewer units, but it's top two selling games sold over 2 million more copies than the XBoner's top first-party game Halo 5.

[nitus10]

Even though I prefer the PS4 over the XB1 what you said is just wrong.

There are 661 games for the GameCube https://en.wikipedia.org/wi... while there are 1334 games (so far) for the XB1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

Yes, I do know that I am only showing the number of games available for each platform and not the total attach rates. but I would be very surprised if the attach rate of GameCube games (9.5) was double that of XB1 games (difficult to get attach rates). The GameCube sold about 22 million to the XB1's approx 30 million and ongoing.

You also have to remember the GameCube is effectively dead while the XB1s is still being sold and the XB1x will appear in November.

Please get your facts right and sources lend extra credence rather than hear-say since you do look silly if you are wrong.

[Vasto]

So salty

[nucky64]

until 4k becomes more of a mainstream standard - I'm not really thinking about it.

[Xenophon_York]

Your wait is basically over. This holiday is going to be the main push into 4K content. After the NFL premiered 4K video earlier this year for the Super Bowl you can bet this holiday will see 4K Black Friday deals and more sales than ever. Besides football the other main catalyst to television technology adoption is gaming. And if Sony makes the Pro it's new standard model (or a Pro Slim the standard) 4K will officially become the new norm.

Of course, just like when HDTV first took off and there were many of us who were happy enough with our CRTs, regular HD will be around.

[nucky64]

easy, bud.I have as high-end a 4k tv as you could possibly get. ordered it direct from sony.
but, I am NOT worried about the content - there just isn't enough yet. what I'm wanting is for ALL games and ALL movie releases to be in 4k - and this is not close to happening right now. and sony isn't about to make the pro the standard - they'd alienate too many people. maybe when ps5 comes out this could happen.
so, I'm very content to play games on my ps4 and watch 1080p blu ray movies.

[Gh05t]

4k is the standard. Goto any store and look at the tv selection and if you find more 4k TV's then 1080 TV's it is the "standard" now.

[ClanPsi1]

Of course, by "4K" he really means "$$$$$$$$ from Microsoft, paid to keep it off other platforms."

[fastNslowww]

very few highly demanding graphical games will run at native 4k/60fps (quantum break for example)....just isn't powerful enough. I standard will be 4k@30fps or native 1080p or a tad higher@60fps.

[Bigpappy]

If you have a game running at 1080p on the X it will most likely be at 60fps. Most native 4K in the early stages at least will be 30fps. QB ran below 900p on X1, so it's very difficult to get the resolution up to 4K@60. Most high end PC'S would struggle with that. The X is quite powerful for a console though, it was designed to out preform high end PC's.

[Einhander1971]

And what's Law Breakers got to do with this article? Obviously the 60 million plus me thought the game looked crap. Just another generic FPS again.

[Zabatsu]

Gamingbolt.

[LoveForGames]

So we welcome your stay and you can develop exclusively for the Xbox X then :)

Can't afford a 4k TV but downsampling does the thing for me and i will welcome the idea for downsampled 60fps for the next generation.

[TheHan]

Good for them!