Remember when there was all that talk about how big bad activision would start charging a subscription fee and everyone got scared...
Everybody was saying, "Oh if that ever happens I'm not playing Cod ever again and activision; I can guarantee you that"
Chances are you do remember that, but now I'm gonna ask you to look back on your black ops experience. The single player was awesome as expected. Zombies was pretty fun. OH and the multiplayer...
was extremely similar to Modern Warfare 2's, albeit a slight facelift, balancing, different maps, and a few other extras (and depending on which version you got; much more bug ridden/glitchy/halfassed port)
Rewind a little further to World at war and you have a multiplayer that is still very similar but atleast tried to differentiate itself from Modern Warfare.
Anyways, I guess the point that I am trying to express to you guys is that you are already subscribing to Call of Duty
and have been for 4 years.
Don't you see the games multiplayer changes very little every year they add a new 4-5 hour campaign with your package and a few other extras; and then they send you off and on your way with a nice yearly expansion/ subscription pack.
I'm not saying that Call of Duty is evil and it sucks, no quite the contrary, everyone is so satisfied with the game every year due to the massive replay value and content stuffed into the game each year that they havent even bothered to realize that they are pretty much subscribed. (with the exception of us ps3 owners who got shafted)
I'm interested to see what the rest of you guys think about this,
so please comment and thanks for reading
-SMASHMAN98
Some may have been wondering what happened to Hideo Kojima's game developed in partnership with Xbox and announced last year. Phil Spencer provided an update.
Because Kojipro has a way more important game in the making aka his new baby franchise Death Stranding 2;)
y'all don't have to do fanboy shit on every single post. We can just be happy Kojima is dropping Death Stranding 2 and whatever this is. Good game experiences are what matter
"Spencer explained that he's meeting with Kojima-san next week when he's visiting Kojima Productions. He's looking forward to meeting the developer and checking up on the progress of the project.
He believes development is going well, however, Kojima-san is an innovative developer who is trying something entirely new with this game, and Spencer thinks he needs to work on realizing his vision out of the spotlight.
That's why Spencer doesn't want to ask him to step on stage to say something before he's ready. He believes Microsoft should make sure he has all the time he needs."
I mean of course. That would be dumb of Phil to announce force CG trailer of Kojima show us something weird then be gone for the next 4 to 5 years. He's leaving Kojima and the team alone to work instead of forcing stuff. Not like Phil knows what his game is anyway.
"Not like Phil knows what his game is anyway."
Sure, so Hideo Kojima is working on an Xbox exclusive game in partnership with Kim Swift and powered by Azure, and yet, somehow, Phil doesn´t know nothing about it. /S
On topic:
I´m glad Phil is keeping this game at some low profile level approach while giving Kojima the time he needs to deliver something special and unique.
We are talking about the guy who was clueless about the vampire game - really can't be bothered to remember it - while praising it to no end.
"Sure, so Hideo Kojima is working on an Xbox exclusive game in partnership with Kim Swift and powered by Azure, and yet, somehow, Phil doesn´t know nothing about it. /S"
I highly doubt he knows what Kojima is making right now. Genre, gameplay. Maybe a premise or concept. He wouldn't step on his toes considering Phil doesn't know everything about the game or direction.
@Lightning77
"I highly doubt he knows what Kojima is making right now. Genre, gameplay. Maybe a premise or concept. He wouldn't step on his toes considering Phil doesn't know everything about the game or direction."
So you´re telling me that Phil Spencer, the man who had Hideki Kamiya´s Scalebound canceled due the lack of progress and commitment to deadlines, would just thrown hundreds of million dollars from Microsoft´s investors and shareholders at Kojima´s door to make a game without even known if it´s a racing or some Tetris game?
Come on, dude. Even you know your comment doesn´t even make sense.
"I highly doubt he knows what Kojima is making right now. Genre, gameplay. Maybe a premise or concept. He wouldn't step on his toes considering Phil doesn't know everything about the game or direction."
You're aware that for any publisher to essentially give you a blank check and access to all their tech you have to do a pitch, right? It's not just "it's a game that's never been done before". You have to actually explain what you're doing, how it will work, how it's different, etc. It's a cloud-based game, you have to explain how and why you're leveraging the cloud, why it can't be done locally, etc. You don't think Phil would know what it is considering he's the head of all of Microsoft Gaming?
I understand all that I'm talking about he probably doesn't know what sorta game it is yet or how it'll play.
The story goes before he went to MS Kojima pitched his game everywhere including Amazon and Google but they all turned him down because nobody could make out what sorta game it was. Tbh I don't think MS got what they were selling either but welcomed him aboard anyway because MS needs games and why not have Kojima represent your console and cloud capabilities (since that's what he's leveraging in his game)
MS knows he can't turn someone like him down and possibly burn working relations. Again they need games especially Japanese lead games badly MS can't afford to turn him down even if their game sounds strange or out there.
I’m very interested in learning more about this game as well. I always enjoy Kojima’s games, no matter how ‘quirky’ they are. They always go against the grain of the industry, and aren’t afraid to try new things.
Probably because he's working on Death Standing 2 right now, given that there's at least a trailer of it.
"Probably because he's working on Death Standing 2 right now, given that there's at least a trailer of it."
If Kojima will have Phil visiting his studio next week to see how the development of his new Xbox exclusive game is going, it´s obvious he´s been working on both Death Stranding 2 and his new Xbox IP at the same time.
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Mineko's Night Market is the social simulation that brings us a little closer to the Japanese small town fantasy we've always dreamed of.
I see what you're saying, but it's not the same. Subscription talk is about paying $60 for a game or expansion to the game each year and then also paying a monthly fee to play the game online. Sure, people are paying $60 a year, but will they also pay upwards of $10 a month to just play online?
Look at MMOs for a better representation of what is being discussed. Especially games like EQ2 that put out an expansion ever 12-18 months in addition to the monthly fees.