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With Xbox Scarlett, Xbox Should be More Competitive Next Generation

Gamerheadquarters; "The Xbox One generation was certainly an interesting one for the brand, especially coming from the heights of the Xbox 360. The Xbox One started out with a fairly serious and competitive attitude behind it, but that has largely dwindled over the generation."

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TheHateTheyGive1882d ago

"Should" But leeching off 3rd parties is easy money.

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NarutoFox1881d ago

Why are you getting downvotes for stating facts?

lxeasy1881d ago

he's getting down votes cause he's not stating facts. Xbox is investing heavily in 1st party not 3rd. 8 new 1st party studios in 12 months...

NarutoFox1881d ago

@Ixeasy

Microsoft has been doing that for a while now. They just started investing in 1st party at the end of the generation.

AK911882d ago

They won't it'll just be more of the same of this gen.

Obscure_Observer1881d ago

@AK91

"They won't it'll just be more of the same of this gen."

Xbox has now more first party studio than Sony.

Not to mention that Sony has lost many second party partners and first party studios.

From Software (Bloodborne, Demon Souls) = Multiplatform
Quantic Dream (Detroit, Heavy Rain, Beyond) = Multiplatform
Ready at Dawn (The Order) = Multiplatform
Supermassive (Until Dawn) = Multiplatform
Guerrilla Cambridge (RIGS) = Shut Down
Evolution (Driveclub) = Shut Down

More of the same? Somehow i doubt that. Lol.

bluefox7551881d ago

Let's be honest, the best games are always on Playstation, it's always been that way, and it'll continue to be that way going forward. I don't know how you guys can still remain hopeful after being screwed for like a generation and a half at this point.

UniqueGuy911881d ago

Do you really think Sony is just going to sit idle? They already have made their intention clear that they are looking for potential studio acquisitions as well.

mkis0071881d ago

Only a few of the new MS studios are even big enough to consider having AAA projects. Most of them like Ninja Theory, Double Fine, Compulsion Games, InXile, and Undead labs, are small Studios. The games these guys put out will not be AAA.They may very well be good or even great games, but they were acquired to pad the game pass library. The ones that are large enough to be considered to be AAA are still new and have not had a proven release under the banner, so to hold them up would be to get ahead of yourself.

Studios close all the time, Success keeps you open.

Success isn't guaranteed just because you wave your money wand.

derek1881d ago

You can't lose 2nd party developers because they were never owned in the first place. There is nothing stopping FROM software from making another exclusive for Sony, just like Insomniac made sunset only to later make Spiderman exclusively for Sony.

DJStotty1881d ago

@mkis

just because a studio is small, doesnt mean its not AAA. AAA refers to the budget allocated to a certain franchise, nothing to do with studio size or game quality

"AAA (pronounced and sometimes written Triple-A) is an informal classification used for video games produced and distributed by a mid-sized or major publisher, typically having higher development and marketing budgets. AAA is analogous to the film industry term "blockbuster"."

Moe-Gunz1881d ago

Having more studios is different than having better studios. There is no question about the quality and talent Sony’s first party studios have. MS still haven’t proven themselves. Also the studios they acquired are known for small decent games.

You also have to take into consideration that majority of MS big games where flops and came out as low quality games. So to me you make no sense.

Godmars2901881d ago

"Xbox has now more first party studio than Sony."

Still have to wait and see what Xbox does with those studios.

ocelot071881d ago

Yup more of the same Obsure. I have been hoping for a change from MS in the first party department for almost 10 years now. But they still rely on Halo and Gears and Forza. Sure they have a few new studio's big woop I still don't trust them to bring anything new and decent to the table.

I applaud them for trying something different with Recore. But it was still a bit crap.

NarutoFox1881d ago (Edited 1881d ago )

@Obscure_Observer

"Xbox has now more first party studio than Sony."

And you think that's going to help? These studios only made decent to mediocre games LOL

mkis0071881d ago

DJ scotty

The teams that I refered to will not be given AAA game budgets. You will find no Halo, Gears, God of War, Horizon ZD sized games from them. They are all under 100 devs strong.

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AngelicIceDiamond1881d ago (Edited 1881d ago )

Headlines: MS opens new AAA studio, MS hires GOW devs, MS buys PGG's and is working on a new AAA title, NT is divided into two teams, one on BE and the other AAA story driven game, Halo Infinite said to be the biggest Halo yet, Rare working on unannounced AAA game, Obsidian currently hiring for brand new AAA project.

"With Xbox Scarlett, Xbox Should be More Competitive Next Generation"

N4G fanboys: "Uuuuhh it'll be more of the same"

The rest of the world: ????? o_O

TheSaint1881d ago

Probably because it will be more of the same, I own BOTH major consoles but I know that doesn't fit the Xbox fanboy rhetoric so go ahead and call me a liar.

FGHFGHFGH1880d ago

You are listing titles that have 0 gameplay footage shown. Most of what you listed doesn't even have a title. "Rare unannounced AAA game" LOL

DarXyde1882d ago (Edited 1882d ago )

I think it's crazy for anyone to think Xbox wil not be more competitive next generation. Let me be clear: Xbox One set a very low bar. Outdoing themselves should be easy work. If Scarlett makes a dollar more and takes one customer away from the competition, that technically qualifies as being more competitive.

We should be asking how much more competitive will they be? Given the aggressive Game Pass push, xCloud, powerful hardware, and backwards compatibility, it's really hard to imagine a world where Microsoft is in the exact same position or LESS competitive.

So they'll do better, I'm sure. What we don't know is by what margin. But with Sony saying things like they're intending to cater to the hardcore gamer with PS5, it really sounds like they're intending to focus on a particular section of their market instead of the all- inclusive approach they've used up until now. I really don't know what Sony meant by their statement and I don't intend to speak for them, but their actions will make that clear later on, and if it is what I believe it is, I think it's an opportunity for Xbox to capitalize on. Whether they do or not is another issue entirely.

Dragonscale1882d ago (Edited 1882d ago )

Sony had exactly the same plan this gen though and it worked spectacularly.

DarXyde1881d ago

Sony's plan this generation was "for the players." It's a broad statement that involved embracing independent developers, plenty of exclusives, and content for everyone.

That message doesn't seem the same now. We're hearing terms like "niche product" and "hardcore". They've not made these statements for PS4.

I think Sony making that distinction now signals some change in direction. Again, none of us know what that means, but I think it's an indication that change *is* coming, for better or worse.

I for one am very interested in knowing what it means. What makes this next Playstation different from its predecessors? How will they define their intended "hardcore" market? Time will tell.

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Sokol1881d ago

You are reading between lines. Sony doesn't need to be any different then the current PS4 strategy for the PS5 success.

OB1Biker1881d ago (Edited 1881d ago )

"niche product" and "hardcore". Is from the media misinformation (getting their source from WSJ fraud). Sony didn't say that about the ps4 in those term. Its was consoles are a niche market, if you will (and always was)

sardinepacker411882d ago

i doubt it ,when phil took over i was optimistic ,how wrong was i , ill be skipping xbox next gen ... ps5 and switch for me

Sitdown1881d ago

Deciding to skip Xbox before anything really materializes, I think it just screams bias.

Moe-Gunz1881d ago

So I’m most likely skipping too. It’s not blind bias it’s me learning that they’re not the company for me after buying every single one of their consoles so far.

Sitdown1881d ago

No it is sort of blind, because anything can happen, so to declare you will not purchase a console that can have 7 year life span a year before it's released seems very presumptuous. The original Xbox wasn't necessary bad, the 360 had plenty of good games, and the one x suffered the typically 3rd console hiccup.

MasterCornholio1881d ago (Edited 1881d ago )

Some people prefer to wait until a system has content that they want to play before buying it. That's not being Bias that's just being smart with your purchase.

People who skip Xbox now doesn't mean they can't invest in Xbox in the future. As for me I'll invest in Xbox with my PC and use the PS5 for everything else.

SoonDeadByOldAge1881d ago (Edited 1881d ago )

Sitdown: It’s a bit weird to me that not more people are taking in to account that NextBox will be by far the cheapest to to play new Xbox exclusives. A lot of third party will also make early appearances on Game Pass. So taking the cost of playing the newest next gen games on NextBox compared to what the competition is offering I can really see a lot of casuals switching their main gaming platform to NextBox just for the insane value that is Game Pass.

I managed to buy two years of games with gold before I converted that to game pass ultimate and I already had a couple of moths so I’m set with a lot of next gen games til 09/30/2021 for really peanuts money.
Access to a lot of next gen games day one through Game Pass just made me sure I will get the scarlet day one. And I can really see casuals recognising the amazing value that is Game Pass and actually make the move or getting a scarlet as secondary machine .

rainslacker1881d ago (Edited 1881d ago )

Yeah. Buy bias borne from being disappointed with what they did this gen. For some of us, we aren't goldfish who just completely forget what happened 6 seconds ago.

Anything can happen, but doesn't mean we have to care if there is something else that provides for us without hs having to put much thought into it.

If I was buying a car, and my current car was a POS, I wouldn't be looking to buy a car from the same manufacturer just because they got their shit together. I spent 20 years not buying a Ford because their cars were crap in the 80s and 90s. They got good again after the bailout, and it still took another ten years and a lot if proof to convince me they were worth taking a look

Sitdown1880d ago

My gosh, are you people not reading? The person did not say they were waiting to see, they said they are skipping it.

And please let's not compare a $400 or so console to a vehicle that I would hope costs significantly more, and should be used significantly more. That's a bad example all around, because guess what, if I'm just into Madden, Microsoft didn't nothing to prevent me from playing Madden.

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sprinterboy1882d ago

They said that with xbox one, oh sorry here's the S, (still no games) oh here's the X (still no games) you get the point

LordJamar1881d ago

Jeez still spouting that no games crap grow up

sprinterboy1881d ago

Says the Xbox fans who did nothing but spout out ps3 had no games for 3 years.
Ffs grow up.

Sitdown1881d ago

How are they able to sell game pass when there are no games in it?

sprinterboy1881d ago

I know I don't get it, oh wait your sheep.

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Halo Infinite: Operation FleetCom To Introduce Classic Game Mode

Get ready for the new Halo Infinite Operation FleetCom update! Discover the return of the fan-favorite Halo 3 game mode and exciting quality of life updates.

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Xbox-exclusive Helljumpers could be competing with Helldivers 2 very soon

The absence of Helldivers 2 on Xbox continues to be felt by its players, as Arrowhead Game Studios’ team-based shooter remains one of the year’s most popular games. However, that could soon change with the impending arrival of developer The Forge Falcons’ Xbox-exclusive Helljumpers.

rlow196d ago

Didn’t know about this one. Will keep an eye out for it.

Cacabunga95d ago

Very original title.. wonder how they came out to that

Kurt Russell95d ago

It's just people having fun in forge, calm down

RaidenBlack95d ago

'Helljumpers' is the nickname for Halo's ODSTs (Orbital Drop Shock Troopers) and predates Helldiver franchise by about 11 years.
calm down.

PhillyDonJawn95d ago

I can enlighten you. ODST a type of marine in Halo orbital drop shock trooper. Aka helljumpers.

Christopher95d ago

Yeah, Helljumpers existed prior to Helldivers.

BISHOP-BRASIL95d ago

Ok, so Helldivers guys want to fight Helljumpers guys... I'm just gonna leave this here.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

babadivad94d ago

Halo ODST soldiers are called HellJumpers.

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darthv7295d ago

so... this is a mode for Halo?

gold_drake96d ago

"As always, we look forward to bringing the Helldivers 2 experience to Halo Infinite"

should you be chasing someone elses concept? make your own and stand out.

this is a lazy, imo, thing to do.

Redgrave95d ago

In this case, I will say that's a poor argument because look at all the soulslikes and such. There will always be the first, and then all the imitations/inspirations that follow.

gold_drake95d ago

sure, they specifically call out helldivers tho ha

repsahj95d ago

Even the name is so unique?

dumahim95d ago

Following a game type trend is one thing, but to do that and come up with a name that's very similar as well takes it to a whole new level. In the movie biz, they call stuff like this a "Mockbuster" movie, kind of like Transmorphers.

RaidenBlack95d ago (Edited 95d ago )

ODST ('Helljumpers' is their nickname) as a concept existed way before Helldivers 1 (by about 11 years) ... it was never properly executed in the Halo FPS games' multiplayer ...

PhillyDonJawn95d ago (Edited 95d ago )

It was revealed 343 actually had plans to release a side halo game with that concept but MS turned it down.

To those making comments about the name, thinking theyre ripping it/copying. Yall clearly don't play Halo 😂

DustMan95d ago

Hasn't really been worth revisiting for quite some time now.

PhillyDonJawn95d ago

@dustman True or not doesn't change anything I said. Anyone that was around during halo 3 and after knows what ODST are. They even had visor colors called helljumper.

isarai96d ago

I don't think a forge map is going to match Helldivers 2 🤣

jznrpg95d ago

Funny. Reminds me of Chinese knockoff games

Relientk7795d ago

When I read the title, that's what I thought it was.

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Halo Infinite Cut Campaign Content Has Allegedly Been Revealed

Cut content from the campaign in Xbox Game Studios and 343 Industries' first-person shooter, Halo Infinite, has allegedly been revealed.

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XiNatsuDragnel102d ago

I wish these would be in the game

just_looken101d ago

I wish they made the game a actual last stand all the know spartan teams halo wars 2 crew together with other unsc forces fighting in space and on the ground.

But nope one spartan again on a open bland map with good combat but a meh story and marines that still act the same.

With so much time gap you think the marines would have better armor and the Spartans would have special guns beyond the laser made for them.

Do no get me started on the opening cinematic were atrox gets taken out.

The lack of flood/blood overall rating decrease what a letdown this game was halo wars 2 last decent halo game for me.

Tacoboto101d ago

These don't read like they really would've made the game better, just even less like Halo. Except for biomes - how the heck they only had one biome is the biggest disappointment.

I'll watch the actual video later.

just_looken101d ago

It was the power of the 2000 xbox and 2005 xbox 360 only there we could get coop and more than one biome.

Toecutter00101d ago

The fact that when you boot up the game it immediately takes you to the multi-player menu (a first for the series), rather than to the campaign says everything you need to know about 343i, Xbox, and Microsoft Studios.