@CheoWalker @JohanzelV Unacceptable for studio that makes AA games not to release a major title in at least 6 years
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Mike Hill
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@JohanzelV Two small budget games, while Tim works on the main game. Keeper was an Amnesia Fortnight game that they decided to actually develop.
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Two games underperforming is one thing, but claiming the whole studio is in trouble is pure Bull Shit
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Pigeon@PigeonGoGaming
Is Xbox's DOUBLE FINE in trouble? 😐 It seems like their last two games flopped badly... 🎮 Steam Concurrent Players: - KILN = Peaked at 193 players. - KEEPER = Peaked at 191 players. 🎮 Xbox Player stats: - KILN is ranked #101 in "most played games" despite launching on Game Pass last week... They're a unique studio... But they NEED a hit at this stage! 🤔 Can DOUBLE FINE survive in this new era of Xbox?
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@kiwitalkz Playstation is the one publisher that can sustain high costs. First party games account for roughly 10-15% of their revenue. Their exclusive games is what helps sell the consoles. They don't need to be highly profitable, like other publishers
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Sony are in a tricky spot because they are essentially stuck between a rock and a hard place.
They have conditioned their audience to expect highly graphical cinematic games yet that isn't really sustainable with the cost of development as it is (and only rising)
Astro Bot is my favorite Sony game of all time and I personally would prefer they pulled back on the scale a bit on their games but sales show that isn't what the PS audience wants.
The cost of game development essentially doubles every generation so I have no idea how Sony is going to manage these massive budgets in the PS6 generation.
Given the size of Naughty Dog now, salaries in LA being so high, the amount of time it's been in development, plus overheads and marketing I could easily see Intergalactic costing over $400 million.
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@TheBigPlume Crazy if they don't leave next-gen consoles behind. COD needs something to reignite the franchise. A graphical upgrade would surely help
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PlayStation holding back the generation
Alaix@HeyImAlaix
Hearing that MW4 is currently being playtested on PS4 xddd
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@WatermelanSugar @Matt_Pinner "Almost". There is no almost if there is concrete beneath him
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@Baldprick271 @Matt_Pinner Google AI: "Can a person survive a 20 story fall into the ocean?"
"Survival of a 20-story fall into the ocean is almost always fatal. At such heights, the physical properties of water result in an impact force comparable to hitting a solid surface 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲."
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@FonzGaming @Griggity If MJ didn't exist and LeBron played in the 90's, he would have gotten similar attention
I am MJ>>>>LeBron,but sports nowadays isn't driven by singular super stars. Same thing with Music and Michael Jackson in the 90's. Social media doesnt allow for it
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@Griggity You had to have lived it. Honestly feel the level of MJ fame will never be reached again.
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These kids don't get it. All four of these dudes combined couldn't come close to MJ.
SeyVibezS@mslaggert
who is this generations Michael Jackson?
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@WatermelanSugar @Matt_Pinner It is definitely not like concrete. With concrete, he is splattered. That fall is survivable, possibly
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@Matt_Pinner Hitting the water from that height is just like landing on concrete, so, NO, the first person is very likely NOT fine.
The second person may be alright...unless they get tangled up in the parachute lines and drown.
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@PigeonGoGaming Or you can buy a PC, a Steam deck, an upcoming Steam Machine, or through practically any tv screen. You don't need an Xbox at all.
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🗣️ Opinion:
The "Return of Xbox" means basically nothing... until Xbox offers TRUE console exclusive titles.
It's the only way to convince people to BUY an Xbox.
Aaron Greenberg@aarongreenberg
Great Games. Return of Xbox. Future of Play.
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@Baldprick271 We will see how hyped elder scrolls 6 is and how well it does.. then we can come back to this.. see ya in a couple years
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Could Elder Scrolls VI be Xbox's secret weapon? What do you think? #ElderScrolls #XboxExclusive
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@FunSpeculation Starfield is still far and away the most hyped release of this generation. The 30min Xbox showcase in 2023 was incredible. Elder Scrolls, to its detriment, will be compared to the Witcher 4 leading up to its release. Gamers have a lot less trust in Bethesda nowadays
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@Baldprick271 You do understand even as hyped as Starfield was… elder scrolls is on a whole different level right? Starfield was a new ip
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@FunSpeculation Just like the community went crazy for Starfield. Did Starfield move consoles? According to data around its release, no
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@Baldprick271 when they start showing off elder scrolls 6.. the gaming community will go ape shit over it
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@Crispybomb The issue is that Xbox lost exclusives years ago. I don't need to buy an Xbox. I can play on PC, Steam deck, upcoming Steam Box, Or through practically any screen through Xcloud
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@Septic_Sauce @ItzTheOnlySon Early screenings are highly positive. It was compared to Fury Road. Non stop adrenaline rush of a movie. Completely different from Weapons. Same writer/director
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When a title like Indiana Jones sells barely 500k units on a 100-million-player base, it proves two contradicting things: it isn't worth devaluing the brand, and at the same time that fewer than a million PlayStation players would actually care to even consider switching to Xbox.
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@FonzGaming It is because the PS5 is jail broken. People were buying PS5 games, refunding them, and then using the jailbroken PS5 to continue playing the refunded games. This online check in only exists for first 2 weeks of purchase. It is permanent after
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@Baldprick271 I don't see why they would give you a 30 day check in at all? Especially because their "14 day return policy" requires that you don't download the game at all. Very strange.
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@TxTSaint @Septic_Sauce @GoodGameKofi Gamepass hasn't grown in year. By all available data, it is stagnant. They already have taken COD out
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@Baldprick271 @Septic_Sauce @GoodGameKofi I dont think they mind. The thing is that it infinitely grows game pass to have the content. Plus they have a huge volume capacity. They released like 13 games last year no exaggeration. They have so many studios and ip. They can just keep pumping stuff out and be fine
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yeah they’re definitely sticking to their multi-platform strategy
Tom Warren@tomwarren
Microsoft's Q3 2026 (fiscal) earnings: • 💻 Windows OEM + devices revenue down 2% • 👾 Gaming rev down 7% • 🕹️ Xbox content + services rev down 5% • 🎮 Xbox hardware rev down 33%
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@chaosprimeZ @satyanadella I meant in the sales sense. I love Indy. Top 5 game of this generation. It sold only 500k on Steam. Playstation it sold 500k, but released 6 months later. Hellblade 2 under 200k on Steam. South of Midnight under 100k on Steam
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@Baldprick271 @satyanadella I wouldnt say, Hellblade 2, Indiana Jones (my GOTY), South of Midnight are mid games.
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I wonder how @satyanadella thinks the multiplat approach he engineered for XBOX is going. Wonder is he is pleased with how much damage he has done. Soon find out if there is a U turn :P
Tom Warren@tomwarren
Microsoft's Q3 2026 (fiscal) earnings: • 💻 Windows OEM + devices revenue down 2% • 👾 Gaming rev down 7% • 🕹️ Xbox content + services rev down 5% • 🎮 Xbox hardware rev down 33%
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