Blockbusters shouldn't be afraid to take a year or two off.
The Halo series is reportedly headed over to PlayStation consoles in the near future, while a Nintendo Switch 2 version is not yet planned.
MS probably didn't want the negative press for over a year about Halo coming to sony, which is why they didn't reveal it this year. IMO
I dont think that's it. Gears coming to PS is a big deal and we already know that MS is bridging all games. I think its gonna be a next year reveal or when ever they reveal the new xbox. I tell you what's funny. At 1st all gamers were in arms about MS bringing games to PS. Hardcore xbox were mad. Hardcore sony were happy and some trolling. Admittedly at 1st I didn't like it. Truth is for years these companies have been training their consumers to have brand loyalty and believe that certain games were only possibly because of the company they were made under. When you turn that silliness off you realize as a consumer this is one of the best things to happen in gaming. You have the choice to play where you like.
Totally agree. MS lost the console war so they moved into publishing where there is money to be made. Now everyone can have the once-exclusive gems on their system of choice.
@Slate91
Agreed. No way in hell MS is gonna catch anyone in console sales. They're gonna go where the money is.
Now you clearly have a choice. That would be playstation. You can get Xbox games and all Playstation only games. Why in the hell would anyone buy a Xbox over a ps or pc is beyond me now.
"When you turn that silliness off you realize as a consumer this is one of the best things to happen in gaming.“
Microsoft easily could have told anyone in 2020 already.
They already knew how their next 5 years would evolve, didn't they? In hindsight?
So people could at least have thought about it twice if they'd pay for an X or S - or instead just buy a PS5 right away.
What I am saying is:
Nice try.
But I personally won't ever buy into their "It's about choices to play/we want to reach everyone" BS.
All they care about is money.
Especially 1st party exclusives are a special and completely logical treatment for your own hardware to offer at least some unique selling points to people.
The problem for Microsoft was they just hadn't any. In 2020. And they didn't know it in 2020 first, no, no.
They had 7 years from 2013 to 2020 to prepare for the Series Generation. Which they did - but they didn't tell their community just yet.
And this is just cheap and gutless, now disguised as "We care for everyone!", and again held up by their very own community, at least parts of it.
Because the Xbox brand will have lost another 12-20'ish million users between Xbox One and X|S.
For reasons. Don't you think?
If Microsoft could have done the ways they wanted, e.g. leaked throughout the FTC trial, they just would have bought everything.
From Sega, CD Projekt Red, Capcom, From Software, Warner Bros.
To even Nintendo and Valve.
And don't forget: they had already bought Zenimax and ABK, and STILL wanted more!
Microsoft is a cancer in the gaming business. And I very much wonder how people still don't see through it!
@devio
You're conflating 2 different things. There stance is absolutely 💯 play anywhere. You can't deny that. But what they are doing is separate from why they are doing it. If you think any of these companies do it for any reason other than $, then you are fooled. MS hand was forced by piss poor decisions. I'm not blind to that
I say bring it... for years Sony fans have been saying they needed a Halo killer. Well... now they can play Halo themselves and enjoy what millions of XB fans have been enjoying. Why settle for the rest when you can play the best.
"for years Sony fans have been saying they needed a Halo killer"
Lol are you posting this comment through a portal from the year 2008? The "halo killer" narrative died a long time ago.
Darth is stuck in time.. Halo killer was born on xbox OG. Killzone 1 started it but the idea vanished when KZ2 was released in 2008 or 2009.
Halo died when Bungie was not longer involved, a slow death, but surely 343 studios killed it with each iteration.
I don't know man, lately it seems Halo is the Halo killer. In my opinion Reach was the last good halo game. Although I prefer ODST's campaign over Reach but man that Reach MP was so good.
At this point though who hasn't played halo its not like its been cost prohibitive to go buy an old 360 or play it on pc
The media said that. Time and time again. People minding their business on PlayStation didn't say they need a Halo killer. That doesn't even make sense.
@darth: “ I say bring it... for years Sony fans have been saying they needed a Halo killer”
Wait I thought the halo killer was its tv show😂🤣
Sony had a lot of halo killers but couldn’t commit to one all better in one way or another than halo better graphics and gameplay without aim assist = kill zone.
Better multiplayer: Warhawk 32 players and Starhawk 64 players and a lot of fun to play.
Honorable Benton socom so yeah I blame Sony for not committing to what they had or putting it together 🤷🏿
If it's not Infinite or Master Chief Collection. Then maybe it's just a complete collection? Halo 1-5 + ODST and Infinite with a £70 price tag.
I think that would be smart but with how MS are handling gears we may see them bring 1 game at a time and charge $50 for each. I wss hoping for a complete gears of war collection
Gears 1-5 all dlx & Gears judgement for $80 but instead we get 1 game. Just like Sony are remastering and remaking games we will see MS now do the same
Why would Microsoft wait to put this on Switch 2? In a perfect world it would have come to the original Switch.... but if this is not possible, they may be looking to cash in on the fact that it is very likely that most Swich 2 onwers will also a PS5 meaning that they can get a lot of double dippers simply by staggering the releases. I think this is true for multiple Xbox Studios games on PS5. By the next Summer games fest, expect an onslaught of games coming to Switch in the same way they are coming to PlayStation now.
Assassin's Creed has been hard done by in the past several years despite its success, and as messy as it could be, it might be time for a reboot.
They already did that in 2017 with origins. I don’t think a reboot is on the cards when Ubisoft is about to go down under lol
I hope the splinter cell remake sees the light of day before the company closes
I doubt they'll be closing, but they are primed to be eaten up by a bigger comp. Also 2017 was nearly a decade ago, it could use another reboot or rather it should just be retired.
Origins was the reboot.
But that also alienated the original AC lovers, abit. Not everybody adores the perma-change of the IP to be vast RPGs.
What I instead propose is, alternate between Valhalla/Shadows type AC RPGs and Mirage/ACII like non-RPG releases.
What is old might feel new again. A new splinter cell with semi open levels but still having a linear structure (not just one giant open world) that have multiple paths to complete the objective but still have stealth be the main priority would feel fresh, especially with modern graphics and military gadgets .
I agree, from anecdotal evidence, all franchises eventually stagnate, it might be a good time to start something new.
"it might be time for a reboot." No it might be time to put this shit to rest for a few yrs. A good 4-5 then come back.
Total franchise reboot. This ac game is basically the hail Mary to keep Ubisoft alive if this fails the share price will be so low they will be forced to sell and likely absorbed into another org as the Ubisoft name carries almost no weight.
Don't get me wrong they will end up selling after ac regardless but it will be the difference of getting the deal they want vs the deal they don't
With many wondering what route the franchise should take next, Assassin's Creed should finally visit the Wild West era.
Tell me how that's going to be significantly different than colonial America. AC is about showcasing different cultures throughout history. They already did Native Americans in AC3, so then just cowboys, outlaws, ranchers, etc? Kinda feel like there's already a game out there that does that really freaking well. Hmmm, maybe the one in the thumbnail?
assassin's creed new york starring luigi as the adjuster taking out bad guys health insurance templars
When I think break, I think of a game that needs to just go back to the drawing board, and come back strong. Not something we are just tired of. Call of Duty is far past it's expiration date but I wouldn't care if it went away and came back or whatever. I think HouseMarque needs to stop creating this abortion Battle Royale game and just pause from their run of Twin Stick Shooters and go back to the drawing board to reinvent what will work for them. I think they have made nothing but great games, but they tired out their formula. Take the TS gameplay, and put it towards something unique and bigger and deliver how we all know they could.
Far cry
The open world of Farcry 3 was amazing but repeating the same thing 3 times is getting boring.it feels more like a job than a game.
Assassin's creed
They changed the combat but the game is still structured the same way. It need better story direction with memorable casts and a better mission design.
Call of duty
It's a fun game but need to go back to the drawing board with mutiplayer. Now considering blackout is there new stand out feature the main mutiplayer needs to be more simple.
Battlefield/Battlefront
Yeah...EA need to reboot themselves for that.
Gears of war
I love gears but I hoped they would evolve the series's gameplay and make it more fast paced similar to vanquish.
Final fantasy
With the success of traditional Jrpg like Persona 5 and octopath traveller, final fantasy now has the chance to create a mainline that is reminiscent of the PS1 days.
Soulsbourne
Dark souls is my absolute favourite game of all time but after Bloodborne and Dark souls 3, I felt some fatigue. Sekiro is heading in the right direction to truely evolve the series but still has me thinking like it a dark souls game.
Tales series
Vesperia was the last great game in the series. The presentation, the story and gameplay were great but the later games didn't do much to revitalise the series. Besteria seem to have a good story but the gameplay was an absolute chore and for a PS4 game it looks absolutely hideous, even a nearly decade old game like vesperia looks better.
Madden Football
All them.
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