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Microsoft's Long Game: Inside Quantum Break's Challenging Development

Gameinformer:

"We've shared our hands-on impressions of Quantum Break's gameplay, but now we want to reverse time a bit and talk about how the game came to be. While visiting Remedy Entertainment's studio in Espoo, Finland for our December cover story, we spoke with the team about how Quantum Break evolved from an idea in Alan Wake into a full-blown Microsoft exclusive."

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Rute3743d ago

Go Finland! We lost Nokia but we still have Remedy and rye bread to keep us living.

showtimefolks3743d ago

I think this has less to do with Ms and more to do with remedy. They are known for long development cycles

Ms as a publishers have been extremely supportive

ninsigma3743d ago

Yeah well done on ms for giving them the time they needed instead of rushing it out. I can understand why they were lenient because quantum is their big brand new IP so they want it the best it can be. Remedy also did a good job on Alan wake last gen so they have a positive track record so all the more reason to give them breathing room.

ghostface93743d ago

ya im also very glad they helped them get the budget for the tv side. You know microsoft was pulling the strings to get some of those big name actors for the game

ScorpiusX3743d ago

Remedy/MS need to take their time with this awesome exclusive and not rush anything having to with it .

S2Killinit3743d ago

Its been so long in development. At this point i wouldn't call it taking their time. They should release it already before it looses any steam. Im normally all for developer taking its time to deliver a proper game, but we've known QB since start of the generation. Im worried that people will forget about it and the hype will die down sort of like the Division.

ninsigma3743d ago

Division hype has truelly been extinguished for me at this point so I get what you're saying. I think qb has that last little bit of hype left for it to do well but if it got delayed again then forget about it.

Julion07153743d ago

Once it release everyone will pick it up its one of those game that truly pushes innovation with things never seen done before in a video game I'm curious to see how it will all unfold. With remedy and ms behind I'm sure it will be great

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You're still overlooking this Remedy sci-fi shooter, and its 89% cheaper on Steam Deck

Before Control Resonant launches, you need to play Remedy's mind-bending Quantum Break, one of the best third-person shooters around.

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15 Xbox Games That Should Make the Multiplatform Jump

While there’s likely already a list behind closed doors, one can still speculate and offer logical suggestions for titles new and old that should find their way into the PlayStation and Switch libraries.

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GamerRN701d ago

Single A games and live service games. Those make sense

S2Killinit701d ago

None of it makes sense. But its happening.

Ps5conehead701d ago

That’s up to Microsoft they want return on there investment. From buying up those publishers. That’s what there in business for. And they made a mistake putting day one exclusive on game pass. So now Microsoft wants to profit any way they can.its called buisness . Just like Sony putting games on pc a year are two after ps5 launch.
So if they can make money off PlayStation and Nintendo. They will do that. And I bet soon real soon they will release some aaa exclusives .and I bet one day it will be same day release

TheEroica700d ago

Sony gamers begging for Xbox games.... Who would've thunk it?

BISHOP-BRASIL700d ago

Yeah, because random site off the internet represents all Sony gamers, they have the letter of attorney and all...

S2Killinit700d ago

Lol what a spin. You dizzy?

AsunaYuukiTheFlash700d ago (Edited 700d ago )

We don’t care about shovelwares. Get that junk out of PS5

StormSnooper700d ago

More like MS begging to put their games on PlayStation.

TheEroica699d ago

Keep begging Sony gamers!

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Friendlygamer701d ago

Some of these seem to be exclusive for lack of enthusiasm of the publisher rather than because of deals. A lot of cool indies skip ps for some reason like katana zero, el paso, elsewhere and gunbrela

S2Killinit701d ago

Even more indies skip xbox. We know that right?

Friendlygamer701d ago

Quality over quantity, Microsoft got some really interesting and curated niche games on their machines, maybe in part because of gamepass

S2Killinit700d ago

Quality and MS are not things you bring up in same sentence.

shinoff2183701d ago (Edited 701d ago )

Alot of indies skip xbox to. It goes round and round. Personally I think your off base on that but no need to have the argument.

Friendlygamer701d ago

Between katana zero, valheim, Battletech, el passo... I don't feel off base. maybe ps got a million of light novel games that will never release on Xbox but like I've said, I'm talking about niche games highlights, the 10%.

  Heck, it's probably thanks to Microsoft that the s.t.a.l.k.e.r games came to console ps included, meanwhile Sony backwards compatibility continues to be extremely anemic.

And I'm sure most ps5 users are happy to ignore these games and just play wathever new 3rd person action game is trending but it's cool that Microsoft gives some love to smaller audiences and software preservation

shinoff2183700d ago

Again your off base just to be snide. All it's showing though is your ignorance.

One light novels wtf is that even. Ps has plenty of pretty damn good indies.

Speaking of indies and ms being responsible. You know F.I.S.T. of course you do alot of you guys just support gamepass. Well here's a history of Sony being responsible for helping indies. Look up the China project from Sony.

Lastly lol your ignorance showing again. Sony has plenty of games. Personally third person is better then first anyway but that's besides the point. Sony gets so many games that xbox doesn't get because yall don't support the games. Jrpgs being a great example. I personally am not into every Sony first party game. Alot of us aren't. On the other side you don't get to eat often so you gobble up everything. Me personally God of War not my cup, etc. For me I'm into jrpgs and ms just can't touch Sony on those. Again because the Xbox base doesn't support it. Devs dont wanna waste their time or money. Hit me up when falcom develops a game over there.

Speaking of third person narrative games. Aren't yall drooling over hellblade 2. The first one was Sony exclusive at one point. Another not my cup game. Showing we don't have to fall in line and agree we love everything Sony puts out. The facts are they sell though unlike elsewhere(not nintendo)

StormSnooper700d ago

You are same person as GamerRN, yes?

Abnor_Mal701d ago

They really think PlayStation fans would want to play Redfall? Pfft.

Personally nothing on that list would be any game I’d want to play.

TwoPicklesGood701d ago

I’d absolutely love Hellblade 2, Palworld, and Quantum Break on ps5 as I’m sure tons of others would too. There’s nothing wrong with wanting games from another console and its sad that people try to act like they aren’t interested in them.

shinoff2183700d ago

While indont agree with the games. I agree with the point. Your not wrong.

DarXyde701d ago

Sunset Overdrive makes very good sense. Palworld might.

Don't know about the others. Hellblade II does make sense given the original launched on PS4 first. Quantum Break was a massive letdown for me. I absolutely hated the whole TV show thing and I don't think anyone should have to relive that on modern hardware.

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Now that Remedy owns Control, it’s time to reclaim Quantum Break

Alan Wake 2 studio Remedy Entertainment has reclaimed the rights to Control, and now sci-fi hit Quantum Break deserves the same treatment.

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Petebloodyonion717d ago

Totally agree with that especially when Quantum Break has several references to Alan Wake and Alan Wake make allusions to QB.
I do believe that MS and Remedy can work things out and MS has usually been nice to devs and publishers regarding IP.

Obscure_Observer717d ago

They can't "reclaim" what was never theirs.

Petebloodyonion717d ago

I’m sure we can settle for purchase from MS the IP.

Lightning77717d ago

MS is not doin anything with it. Plus they're doing a multiverse of their own so Remedy needs the IP.

If MS wants to have exclusive let it be timed for 6 months then go to other platforms. MS seems to be, let's say, generous with some if their games as of late.

Or have QB2 be multiplat from the jump, put it on GP. Keeping QB2 as an exclusive is kinda weird these days.

Obscure_Observer717d ago (Edited 717d ago )

@Petebloodyonion

"I’m sure we can settle for purchase from MS the IP."

Good luck

@Lightning77

"MS is not doin anything with it."

Japan Studio is dead nd Sony isn´t doing anything with Bloodborne either! Yet I can 100% guarantee that there´s a far bigger demand for a sequel, remake or even a remaster for that game from both PS5 and PC gamers.

That been said, why don´t you ask Sony tol sell the IP to Fromsoftware now that according to rumors, they bought Elden Ring from Bandai?

ZwVw717d ago (Edited 717d ago )

Reclaim? That would mean that they actually owned the ip at one point, which they never did (MS always has). Apples & oranges. Remedy always owned the Control ip (just not the publishing), as they have with Alan Wake.

About as likely as them getting the Max Payne rights from Rockstar.

mastershredder717d ago (Edited 717d ago )

Sending you game to a publisher does not mean they get "rights to own it " unless that was part of the contract (monetary/ strategic reasons). 505 was the publisher they worked with to publish and distribute it, it dos not mean that 505 flat out "owned" anything, clearly they did have a special arrangement that made them open to limit their publishing rights. and so here we are and big whoop

Jingsing717d ago (Edited 717d ago )

Yeah get Quantum Break PS5, only if you put it on disc with all the associated movie material.

isarai717d ago

I mean they got the Alan Wake IP back from MS, so I feel like they could get QB back as well

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