My view on this is that since Xbox already has EA Play included with Gamepass Ultimate, EA may not be a priority. I could see Ubisoft, or Take Two more likely. Their goal is to make their Gamepass library as large and diverse as possible.
I think a good way of determining who Microsoft may acquire next is to look what major publishers are currently unavailable on Gamepass. If there are big studios/publishers that are not currently on Gamepass, they become targets for Micr...
My take at this moment is that Microsoft does not want to attract additional regulatory scrutiny. After approval for the Activision/Blizzard deal gets the green light, then they might make moves, but until then, any additional acquisitions can make them a target for antitrust.
It makes the situation quite interesting. Sony could potentially score additional big studios uncontested, while Microsoft has their hands tied until they receive approval for the Activision deal.
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Will give that a shot. I tried traditional soul games, and that did not go well. Really cannot play that after playing Sekiro.
The only FromSoft game I have played is Sekiro, which I enjoyed alot. I heard that alot of Souls veterans had an "adjustment period" with Sekiro. I wonder if I will have similar issues if I start playing the mainline Souls games.
Isshin sword saint and Owl (father) were my favorite two fights in that game. Sooo good.
In other news!
The sky is blue.
being able to actually use discord voice chat would be amazing. On PlayStation would be awesome.
Very interesting. The consolidation is happening.
1) Like in the COD/Xbox situation, it looks like Destiny 2 will continue to remain multiplatform. Bungie posted just now, "Our games will continue to be where our community is, where ever they choose to play."
2) Bungie is a massive studio (600 employees), and with the announcement they are going on a massive hiring spree. Here is the quote from the press release, "With SIE's support, th...
Everyone here is acting like Microsoft's strategy is written in stone, regarding how they will be managing releases from all of the newly acquired studios.
Need I remind you all that not one game from these studios have been released since being acquired by Microsoft?
So theory crafting potential endgames seems pointless. The only thing we know for certain is that Xbox acquired studios will drop their games on Gamepass on day one. That is it. Everyth...
This is what I am most interested in as well. Could this be worked into future contracts regarding COD availability on Playstation consoles?
Xbox: "Sure Sony, you can have COD! No problem. We won't even charge you any additional money. The only thing that is non negotiable is that Gamepass must be made available on PS platforms. We got a deal?"
It could simply be a new contractual condition. I honestly have no idea what the outcome would be, but it would seem that Microsoft would use their ip to get business outcomes that align with their goals.
Here are a few potential paths Microsoft can take.
1) Leave things as they are, and the only difference is that every Activision games, both past, present, and future, are available on Gamepass on day one. If Xbox wishes to build bridges and good will w...
Imagine if Microsoft says that COD will continue to be on Playstation, but only if Gamepass is allowed on Playstation consoles.
That would be nuts.
Yea there are some interesting trends happening in the industry. I am not sure all of them are bad.
To your point, yes I agree there are many games that are filler and not my taste.
However, even games that I THINK would be up my alley, may actually turn out to be something I don't end up liking. This is the risk. I just don't want to spend $100 on a new game that I end up not liking. That is the whole point of game pass.
Regar...
How I judge the cost is this way. How many games do you play a year?
Take that number and multiply that by the cost and divide by 12 months.
That is your average monthly cost for your gaming hobby.
(# of games played a year) x (cost of each game) / 12
If that cost exceeds the cost of gamepass, get gamepass. If not then don't worry about it.
Obviously, if you know EXACTLY what you want to play, a...
The spell combat looks really cool. I am especially a fan of trapping enemies in a gigantic water orb! That is really cool.
But yes something feels off about the world.
Love it or hate it, you cannot deny that this is an interesting experiment.
I have Game Pass and feel that there is good value to be had.
And as long as there are options for how people choose to consume their games (physical, digital, subscriptions, etc...) I don't see a problem.
For me, my local market for new games is approaching $100 per game.
For the same price, I can get Game Pass for a year. (you can get i...
ohhh, firewatch was a game I was always eventually getting to.
Excited to give that a try.
Well there you go people.
Enjoy games whatever way you want to!
Nice. More people get to play it. Looks like a win all around.
I absolutely loved Skyrim. I was the first RPG I was completely drawn into. The world, the lore, the storytelling, the atmosphere. For me there was nothing like it.
I know it had it's issues, (for me the combat was the most lacking) but GOD I loved that game. Something about going off the beaten path and exploring every location on the map, sneaking my way around, clearing out bandit camps, and dungeons with my bow was amazing. Truly on a short list of games that consu...
That's cool. It seems cost effective depending on the price of games in your region and how important new releases are for you. Obviously I would have loved a first party option, but perhaps that will be something that comes out in the future. We will see.