Bethesda [or Microsoft] would have to reallocate internal and external studios towards fallout and elder scrolls titles. Bethesda has the issue of developing 2 big IPs that are large RPGs on rotation. If you want more Fallout and Elder Scrolls, development will have to be outsourced.
I wonder if the Perfect Dark reboot will have multiplayer and co-op like the previous entires in the franchise? Crystal Dynamic is mostly a single player studio, that’s a good developer of action adventure single player titles. However, I don’t recall the studio doing much stuff that focused on multiplayer, ignoring their forced live service marvel title.
I also think higher up leads may simply demand more based on the IP they are working on. This could explain why COD costs so much to develop.
Obsidian has been working on two RPGs (Avowed and the Outer Worlds 2) for the past few years. TV shows and films can be produced much faster than video games.
These types of in game purchases occur because whales, who are financially illiterate [or less likely rich] buy them.
Game budgets and sales generally aren’t publicly disclosed like those of movies. We don’t know what break even point of the Dead Space remake was.
My problem with Sekiro was the combat, I didn’t find it as engaging as Bloodborne, DarkSouls due to the lack of RPG elements. I even found action games like Ninja Gaiden 1-2 and Ghost of Tsushima more engaging as well.
I can’t wait to play. I’m also very eager to watch Digital Foundry’s technical analysis of Hellblade 2.
This one title that never clicked with me. I enjoyed Dark Souls, Demon Souls and Bloodborne, but I never warmed up to Sekiro’s parry-focused combat. I honestly gave up on the game at about the half way point.
Starfield was a steam platinum tier seller in 2023( https://store.steampowered.... so the game did well. N4G seems to have an ever shifting goal post for what makes a game successful, especially if said title isn’t on your preferred platform.
You make a good point. I think 40 FPS options will become more common once 120hz TVs become more standardized.
I’m certain the Crash N-Sane trilogy sold better than the Reignited Trilogy. Crash 4: it’s about time also did pretty well. So I would assume a new Crash title in the next few years is more probable than a new Spyro.
The Horizon Games have very stylized realistic graphics. They are not photorealistic, nor was photorealism a visual target for the series.
It’s good to see at least some of Embracer’s studios escaping its embrace of death. A company the size of Embracer was doomed to fail due to low revenue.
The randomness of the multiplayer characters is one of reason I quit playing COD after briefly returning in 2022. We got Space Marines, rappers, tree monsters etc. all in a series called “ Modern Warfare”.
Exactly, I don’t see MS going full third party unless they drop out of the console business.
I’m under the impression that the majority of Activision-Blizzard titles will be multi-platform. There is no point in making future COD and Overwatch exclusive as those titles are big live-service revenue generators. Additionally, Bethesda tiles such as: Doom, Elder Scrolls and Fallout will be multi-platform, as those franchises have been historically multi-platform. Xbox Studios titles, will likely be Xbox and PC only, with some smaller titles eventually being released on other platforms aft...
I don’t think the plan is to go full party. Just some titles will either remain multi-platform. While some other titles will be released on other consoles selectively.
I think a new Fallout game would have to developed outside of Bethesda. Obsidian would be a good candidate to develop a new Fallout, but that studio has its own projects underway.
The Locust trilogy concluded with Gears of War 3. I don’t get how Gears 4 and 5 are “woke” .