Starfield could be the best game ever made - it won't change how this industry talks about Xbox

[Xplainin]

@PhantomThief

Sorry, would you have a source for this? That sounds a bit nuts.

[Xplainin]

Who wants to bet that at least one review will mention how this being an Xbox exclusive is unfair to Sony PlayStation owners.

[Good_Old_Collingwood]

Basement Radio Arcade Podcast (BRAP) in their latest podcast disbelieves XboxEra’s claims:

Xbox centric podcast pushes propaganda regarding Starfield revies scores. Here is why they are wrong.

[DeoGame]

@Good_Old_Collingwood

Basement Radio Arcade Podcast (BRAP) in their latest podcast disbelieves XboxEra’s claims:

Xbox centric podcast pushes propaganda regarding Starfield revies scores. Here is why they are wrong.

Comin’ from BRAP? Shocker.

[windblast]

i mean no one can predict the future with the current evidences. who knows if it is gonna be the opposite.

[Joe_Sinister1]

@Good_Old_Collingwood

Basement Radio Arcade Podcast (BRAP) in their latest podcast disbelieves XboxEra’s claims:

Xbox centric podcast pushes propaganda regarding Starfield revies scores. Here is why they are wrong.

[PhantomThief]

@Xplainin

Yeah to be fair that’s eight years ago now. I think it’s a bit foolish to hold it against him unless he has said or done anything that would reinforce any notion of bias.

[leburn98]

@PhantomThief

Yeah to be fair that’s eight years ago now. I think it’s a bit foolish to hold it against him unless he has said or done anything that would reinforce any notion of bias.

People also have to understand that John is someone who prefers physical media, dislikes multiplayer and live service, and just the over reliance on patching.

One could make the argument that Microsoft’s introduction of Xbox LIVE including the ability to download patches and DLC is what led/opened the door to all of this (for better or worse).

[Resist]

@leburn98

People also have to understand that this is coming from someone who prefers physical media, dislikes multiplayer and live service, and just the over reliance on patching.

One could make the argument that Microsoft’s introduction of Xbox LIVE including the ability to download patches and DLC is what led/opened the door to all of this (for better or worse).

Hope he hates steam too then.

[leburn98]

@Resist

Hope he hates steam too then.

He’s not really a PC guy, so I doubt he cares much. Alex Battaglia was brought in specifically to shore up their PC coverage.

[Whistler]

@leburn98

People also have to understand that John is someone who prefers physical media, dislikes multiplayer and live service, and just the over reliance on patching.

One could make the argument that Microsoft’s introduction of Xbox LIVE including the ability to download patches and DLC is what led/opened the door to all of this (for better or worse).

A lot of people resent MS for bringing consoles into what we have now and leaving behind how things were done in the PS1/2 era. MS may have introduced the idea of consoles becoming more like PC, but Sony should take a lot of blame (if that is what you want to call it) for where we are today. Sony (and Nintendo) really put Japanese game development in a tough place for example (IMO).

[BlessedbyHorus]

@Whistler

A lot of people resent MS for bringing consoles into what we have now and leaving behind how things were done in the PS1/2 era. MS may have introduced the idea of consoles becoming more like PC, but Sony should take a lot of blame (if that is what you want to call it) for where we are today. Sony (and Nintendo) really put Japanese game development in a tough place for example (IMO).

Its the original beef people have with Microsoft in the console industry. From fanboys to media. This was bound to happen with or without Microsoft.

[Zappy5]

@Shadowgasm

Oh for sure, but shifting 50% of your focus to GaaS seems like a recipe for failure in my opinion. Also, just the overall tone deafness of that show was wild to me. Doubling down on an expensive VR headset that will most likely remain niche while offering up a useless handheld seem like poor decisions. Not to mention showing a movie trailer in their hyped showcase was Xbox one reveal levels of stupid.

Combined with everything that comes out of that dude’s mouth, I think Sony fans are in for a rough ride.

I think you probably need to assess whether you are judging success and failure by an ‘online approval consensus’ or by revenue and profit.

Because they aren’t the same. Sony need to do this because it’s the future of the industry and it’s where the money lies. People can pretend that it’s possible to live in a stasis bubble where it’s permanently 2015 but it isn’t.

[EPC]

Now, I expect the MS showcase to be criticized because it is so much less than the next “To be announced” Sony showcase.

[Silky]

@vrg

What do you mean by this? By full package do you mean with story, horde, PvP, and a maybe fourth mode like it usually does? If yes, I kind of agree. Gears should decouple it’s story and PvP multiplayer components into separate games. Maybe let the rumored Marcus Fenix Collection take care of the PvP scene for a while. I think that would improve the critical reception of the story mode (because more time is spent on it) significantly.

It’s honestly wild that we’ve come to a point where removing features from a game’s next installment is deemed better for it’s reception lmao.

[Silky]

@windblast

i mean no one can predict the future with the current evidences. who knows if it is gonna be the opposite.

That’s an 8 year old post from a dead forum if you don’t get the fuck over it man goddamn

[Joe_Sinister1]

@Silky

It’s honestly wild that we’ve come to a point where removing features from a game’s next installment is deemed better for it’s reception lmao.

That’s what happens when the people who control the narrative on social media have convinced everyone that single player games are so much more valued than MP , even though some of the most popular games either have a MP mode or are MP only.

[nrXic]

@leburn98

People also have to understand that John is someone who prefers physical media, dislikes multiplayer and live service, and just the over reliance on patching.

One could make the argument that Microsoft’s introduction of Xbox LIVE including the ability to download patches and DLC is what led/opened the door to all of this (for better or worse).

Exactly, there are somewhat rational reasons for not liking Xbox or Microsoft and it really depends on the sort of gamer that person is. He’s a traditionalist and of would of course not like any company changing things up.

And if he could put those biases aside for his work then that’s great. I think he has for the most part.

I can also understand the same for people who prefer single player experiences. They just need to put their biases aside when they cover the gaming industry.

It’s the irrational bias and the hypocritical takes that are the problem. The “MKV hitting Xbox/PlayStation” hypocrisy. The “Xbox’s focus on online games is why I slag them but I absolutely love Destiny and have 3000 hours in it”.

[vrg]

@Silky

It’s honestly wild that we’ve come to a point where removing features from a game’s next installment is deemed better for it’s reception lmao.

I think that it would be better for the game though. Supporting the PvP every entry restricts the gameplay changes The Coalition can make to the campaign.

The biggest single-player games nowadays are only single-player games. The biggest multiplayer games only have multiplayer. Or if they also have a campaign, it is either a tacked on mode no one cares about or the game is CoD.

[Shadowgasm]

@vrg

I think that it would be better for the game though. Supporting the PvP every entry restricts the gameplay changes The Coalition can make to the campaign.

The biggest single-player games nowadays are only single-player games. The biggest multiplayer games only have multiplayer. Or if they also have a campaign, it is either a tacked on mode no one cares about or the game is CoD.

I honestly would like to see a new normal where Single player and multiplayer are released separately. For ongoing, popular IP’s, single player can be released every few years while multiplayer remains persistent with regular updates to keep it relevant. I’ve always hated that when a new game in a series comes out, the multiplayer for the previous game becomes mostly useless.