Microsoft on Future of XBOX

From IGN:

On Kinect vs. the Hardcore

"Obviously we're very excited by the success of Kinect," Dennis said. "But we have no intention of abandoning the Xbox 360 audience that bought in originally. We're very aware of the key role the enthusiastic core audience played in making the Xbox 360 what it is, and we'll continue to support and develop (titles) like Halo and Gears of War." Crytek's exclusive Codename: Kingdoms was mentioned and Dennis stressed that there are a number of core-focused titles in development that have not been announced.

The article also mentions Xbox Live, Hulu, New Updates, etc.

You won't get any sense here, clearly MS are done with core games now and its impossible for somebody that likes shooting things to enjoy a family game.

You won't get any sense here, clearly MS are done with core games now and its impossible for somebody that likes shooting things to enjoy a family game.

SapSacPrime

I seem to recall exclusive games like Gears or the Crytik game coming to the 360 but do not let that get in the way of your Microsoft hate.

So i guess thy are going to keep riding the Halo train:roll:. Im done with this system

Sounds like Nintendo during 06....

kirby would be proud of this epic yarn

I swear they've said this lots of times now =_=soulitane

What did you think he was going to say? DEUCES HARDCORE GAMERS HELLO CASUALS !!!!

I swear they've said this lots of times now =_=soulitane

[QUOTE="soulitane"]I swear they've said this lots of times now =_=CanYouDiglt

[QUOTE="CanYouDiglt"][QUOTE="soulitane"]I swear they've said this lots of times now =_=soulitane

[QUOTE="SapSacPrime"]

You won't get any sense here, clearly MS are done with core games now and its impossible for somebody that likes shooting things to enjoy a family game.

CanYouDiglt

I seem to recall exclusive games like Gears or the Crytik game coming to the 360 but do not let that get in the way of your Microsoft hate.

Thank god, i'm sick of PS3 fanboys telling me the 360 has no games when it has had a great library for the past 4+ years. I know next year looks like the PS3 year (finally) but Microsoft don't tend to Announce new exclusives 4+ years down the track :P walkingdream

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[QUOTE="CanYouDiglt"]Well considering it is the console with the most AAA,AA, and A games I do not see what is the problem. Yes they have said it before and according to the game library they were true to their words.CanYouDiglt

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[QUOTE="SapSacPrime"]Ya because a console can not have family and hardcore games. I swear the Microsoft haters on here do not even try to use logic anymore.

I seem to recall exclusive games like Gears or the Crytik game coming to the 360 but do not let that get in the way of your Microsoft hate.

Locutus_Picard

Thank god, i'm sick of PS3 fanboys telling me the 360 has no games when it has had a great library for the past 4+ years. I know next year looks like the PS3 year (finally) but Microsoft don't tend to Announce new exclusives 4+ years down the track :P walkingdream

These are Move games

This chould have been good news if MS announced a few new core games insteed of just talk...

[QUOTE="Locutus_Picard"][QUOTE="CanYouDiglt"] [QUOTE="walkingdream"]Thank god, i'm sick of PS3 fanboys telling me the 360 has no games when it has had a great library for the past 4+ years. I know next year looks like the PS3 year (finally) but Microsoft don't tend to Announce new exclusives 4+ years down the track :P CanYouDiglt

[QUOTE="CanYouDiglt"][QUOTE="Locutus_Picard"] Remember when some CEO at the xbox360 division said that ''Core gamers will buy Kinect games for the achievements anyway...'' So I'm guessing that's what they mean with there core audience. :lol: And btw. less talk and more IP's. Even Sony has this huge list of exclusives for this year and they still about having unannounced exclusives. :oLocutus_Picard

I do find it funny you bash Kinect so much but then praise Sony for putting move in RE. Hypocrisy.

[QUOTE="CanYouDiglt"][QUOTE="Locutus_Picard"] Remember when some CEO at the xbox360 division said that ''Core gamers will buy Kinect games for the achievements anyway...'' So I'm guessing that's what they mean with there core audience. :lol: And btw. less talk and more IP's. Even Sony has this huge list of exclusives for this year and they still about having unannounced exclusives. :oLocutus_Picard

Well there you have it, unannounced core titles upcoming and MS saying they will not abandon those gamers. Feel free to disregard it though. If MS were that intent on changing the demographics then they'd straight out say it or spin it somehow. They haven't, so just be patient.Ravensmash

They're obviously not intent on ditching they're original demographic, they clearly want it all. As would any business. But it's pretty clear, at least imo, that the focus is pretty much all on Kinect, with the bones of Gears, Forza and Kingdoms being thrown at the original core dog. They're comfortable in the assumption that simply coasting on third party multiplatform and sprinkling some core publishing amongst the casual is apparently enough.

To put things in perspective how many of these 2010 titles weren't already announced by Jan 2010:

Halo: Reach
Alan Wake
Crackdown 2
Mass Effect 2
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Supreme Commander 2
Metro 2033
Fable III

Would be nice to see some core games from Rare. Perfect Dark, Kameo, Banjo, Conker, or whatever.

Killzone 3

LBP 2

inFamous 2

Uncharted 3

Yakuza 4

This pretty much nullifies your entire point. Is not about releasing casual games, it is about having a balance and it is obvious that MS's main focus are the casual. They delayed GeoW3 for November cus they don't have anything more beside some unknown probably mediocre exclusive games releasing during the rest of the year while Sony has a bunch of Triple AAA games releasing every month and I bet everything that 2012 will be equally packed while the X360 will either have nothing or they will be announcing a new box cus they can't compete.

Gue1

Forza 4?

So i guess thy are going to keep riding the Halo train:roll:. Im done with this system

POPEYE1716

Ya no it took ps3 awhile to get off the ground its about time also..So you fanboys chill..The xbox has been around awhile and has been booming since day one..Just now yall are catching up..Microsoft isnt done yet..You may have a good year this year One year out of five is not bad how ever xbox still has you beat for the last 4 years..So put your egos aside yall ps3 lovers..Myself i could care less about kinect even now..Its a cheap gimmick with no good games out..We have plenty of titles out this year that im not worried about it..Crysis 2, dragon age 2, duke nuke em for ever, gears 3, mass effecr 3..Im sure there are more than i just mentioned..Sure some of these games are on the ps3 but who cares...Xbox will thrive an do well..

[QUOTE="POPEYE1716"] Yep and Sony will ride the Uncharted, Ratchet and Clank, resistance and Motorstorm train:roll:

Duckyindiana

[QUOTE="Gue1"]

Killzone 3

LBP 2

inFamous 2

Uncharted 3

Yakuza 4

This pretty much nullifies your entire point. Is not about releasing casual games, it is about having a balance and it is obvious that MS's main focus are the casual. They delayed GeoW3 for November cus they don't have anything more beside some unknown probably mediocre exclusive games releasing during the rest of the year while Sony has a bunch of Triple AAA games releasing every month and I bet everything that 2012 will be equally packed while the X360 will either have nothing or they will be announcing a new box cus they can't compete.

waltefmoney

Forza 4?

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Forza 4?

campzor

He said that other than Gears, they have nothing but unknown mediocre exclusives. They have Forza. And that series is pretty well known to cows. :P

[QUOTE="campzor"][QUOTE="waltefmoney"]

Forza 4?

waltefmoney

He said that other than Gears, they have nothing but unknown mediocre exclusives. They have Forza. And that series is pretty well known to cows. :P

So does that means we will see another Halo on 360? :DMagik85

I believe we will, just not this year.

So does that means we will see another Halo on 360? :DMagik85

From IGN:

On Kinect vs. the Hardcore

"Obviously we're very excited by the success of Kinect," Dennis said. "But we have no intention of abandoning the Xbox 360 audience that bought in originally. We're very aware of the key role the enthusiastic core audience played in making the Xbox 360 what it is, and we'll continue to support and develop (titles) like Halo and Gears of War." Crytek's exclusive Codename: Kingdoms was mentioned and Dennis stressed that there are a number of core-focused titles in development that have not been announced.

The article also mentions Xbox Live, Hulu, New Updates, etc.

After_Math

Right, but we need to SEE these games now. It's all well and good saying the exist, but they might end up being ****.

[QUOTE="Magik85"]So does that means we will see another Halo on 360? :DCanYouDiglt

While i agree that kinect is cool tech but i don't see why anyone would want to play forza on it. Why not just play it with a steering wheel that way you at least get a bit of feedback through the wheel. But hey this is coming from someone who has no interest in motion control.

While i agree that kinect is cool tech but i don't see why anyone would want to play forza on it. Why not just play it with a steering wheel that way you at least get a bit of feedback through the wheel. But hey this is coming from someone who has no interest in motion control.

SteJo6sic6

I agree completely. This is exactly why I think the Sony Move strategy is the worst of all of them. Do you really want to be swinging your sword around for hours on end in a core game? I think not. All of this Move support for core titles is bum fluff. It isn't just the what you do and how you do it that is different with motion controls, there is also how long you do it for. Party games, switching turns/players, groups of people...these are all suitable fits for motion controls that require you to get up.

There will be plenty of good motion control titles in there own right, but Forza, KZ3, etc are going to bite hard with motion controls or be nothing more than add-on gimmicks. Which is why I don't see how the Sony strategy works in the long term. It is going to become apparent very quickly that Move will not be particularly useful to core games.

With MS it is clearer that they are differentiating between core and Kinect, and the controller free aspect at least potentially offers future hybrid paths where Kinect is used in conjunction with a controller. Therein lies the main difference. Both are substitutes for conventional controllers; however, only one offers the possibility of being a complement, not just a substitute.

[QUOTE="CanYouDiglt"][QUOTE="Magik85"]So does that means we will see another Halo on 360? :Dcampzor

Which game ?? Halo 3 outsold Galaxy by atleast 3 million

So i guess thy are going to keep riding the Halo train:roll:. Im done with this system

POPEYE1716

Which game ?? Halo 3 outsold Galaxy by atleast 3 million

Bugatti17

Mario Kart Wii sold 20+ million.

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So i guess thy are going to keep riding the Halo train:roll:. Im done with this system

Duckyindiana

Ratchet and Clank is dead...

The rest of those franchises started this gen. I mean we do want to finish the Resistance story right?

Halo made a prequel for the sake of $$$$

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Which game ?? Halo 3 outsold Galaxy by atleast 3 million

waltefmoney

Mario Kart Wii sold 20+ million.

Ratchet and Clank is dead...

The rest of those franchises started this gen. I mean we do want to finish the Resistance story right?

Halo made a prequel for the sake of $$$$

Infinite_Access

Okay, Gears then.

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Ratchet and Clank is dead...

The rest of those franchises started this gen. I mean we do want to finish the Resistance story right?

Halo made a prequel for the sake of $$$$

waltefmoney

Okay, Gears then.

Gears is a good game no arguement from me. It hasn't been beaten to death yet.

MS saying they won't forsake the core gamer really doesn't mean anything. What else were they going to say? Meanwhile, their actions seem to indicate different. All they've been doing is going where the money is. Makes sense for a business of course, in the end making money is their purpose. However, I'm sure I'm not alone in having a feeling that MS is going purely for the money, disregarding the needs of the customer base they deem of lesser profit generating potential. More so than their competitors that is.

Halo and Gears of War...

Yawn. Give me something new MS.