Yeah, they beat many to the punch. The worked in the shadows getting smaller but still incredibly notable devs and then got Bethesda after establishing trust and growth. It was brilliant.
Apple, Amazon & Google for sure. If they weren’t, I doubt Microsoft would buy Zenimax in any other scenario.
yep agree.
but the likes of google/amazon/apple equally have very deep pockets
Not ideal for Sony who has the least big pockets.
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Is there a way to check what my gamerscore for the year of 2020 was? Microsoft used to send out an email detailing what the most played game was for the year and how much gamerscore we got but they didn’t do it the last 2 years, I wonder if there is way to check.
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I’m confident Indiana Jones will be Xbox/PC
Microsoft controls the distribution and development of that game.
Looks like democracy truly has come out of the darkness in 2021.
If they made it 1st person they may as well not bother with the license. You’ve got to be able to see the damn main character!
Interesting IP choice as well. Hopefully Ford gets the voice acting gig.
Some people really convinced themselves that MS paid 7+ Billion for Bethesda so they can help sell PS5s.
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You could see him in cutscences tho.
Bethesda is going to have a fantastic generation :
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Zenimax Online work on multiples new AAA IP, maybe a online FPS
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Arkane Austin work on a fantasy first person game on UE4 (Dark Mesiah’s spiritual successor please)
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BGS is going to release Starfield, their first new IP since 20 years and TES 6, one of the most anticipated game ever
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Obsidian/Inxile may work on Fallout again
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MachineGames is going to make Indiana Jones’s game
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Phil is going to give Mikami cash so he can make the game of his dream
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Rounhouse is maybe going to make a spiritual successor for Prey 2006
I’m looking forward to next Arkane Lyon project after Deathloop, same for IDSoftware
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Indeed. I think it shows in the type of deals they’ve been making, by aggressively going after individual titles for 1 or 2 years of exclusivity, which is probably a mistake seeing the moves Xbox has made. I do think they will buy someone soon though and have a feeling it will be Square Enix, though they may prove too costly. They just seem cosy these days, what with the likes of FF16 and Project Athia.
I’m with Andy its way too early to tell
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If that game ends up being exclusive or not it won’t matter to us because at least now we’re sure we will be able to play it at launch but if Sony can use their leverage to make Spiderman exclusive I don’t see why Microsoft can’t do the same here, they will own Bethesda soon after all, unless the deal Bethesda signed would force the game to be 3rd party but again if Sony can do it why not Microsoft?
this is so cool 
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hmmm i am on team exclusive after seeing this…
Sony didn’t do it though, Marvel decided that themselves by approaching them. I do think this Indy title will be exclusive though, too many little things are adding up like the Phil Spencer comment Solis just posted and the fact there was no mention of platforms.
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I get it though. Can only speak for myself here, but I really like to see the character I’m controlling. Not every game of course, but a Indy game in my opinion absolutely needs to be third person, I want to see Indy. Same goes for RPG, I want to see who I play as and when I find new clothing or armor it’s cool to see it on my character. In BGS games I often change to third person during exploration to see my character. I love that about BGS.
A good balance of third and first person games is best in my opinion. Take AC for example, GTA, God of War, Ghost of Tsushina and so on…those wouldn’t be nearly as great if they were first person. You also don’t see awesome animations of your character if it’s first person only.
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