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warp_

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That's exactly what worries me though.
For example: You feel the "game passification" (made up word, sorry) that Gears Tactics has gone through, like the focus on the daily grind for better equipment.
Things like that would fundamentally change the core design of Prey.
tell me why is also game pass content though and it has none of that. so i don't think being on game pass means gaas/mtx is required. so maybe it's a case by case thing...or at least i hope that's how ms sees it. fingers crossed.
 
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I hope MS just woke up Sony, Sony has been sleeping too much lately and now they woke up to somewhat of a hell. Maybe this will push forward whatever PC strategy they have, try to compete against MS in the PC market.
 

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That's exactly what worries me though.
For example: You feel the "game passification" (made up word, sorry) that Gears Tactics has gone through, like the focus on the daily grind for better equipment.
Things like that would fundamentally change the core design of Prey.
Exactly. Selling games on a service-based business model will in my opinion inevitably affect the games themselves. This is the GaaS future we are desperately trying to avoid. Games designed to making you pay month after month to retain access to them will result in rather horrible outcomes given what this industry is like.

At the end of the day, this is an MMO's business model being forced onto the entire base of existing games and I can't see Gamepass ending well if it takes off.
 

warp_

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Maybe, who knows. I just prefer to be skeptical with Microsoft.
They own Bethesda and Obsidian now...
That's a substential piece of the RPG market.
yeah it's concerning but i'm not ready to condemn yet. rare's games like battletoads and everwild don't seem to have that kind of thing but obviously sea of thieves does. really hoping someone at ms (phil i guess?) is taking a look at each game as its own thing before deciding which is getting the gaas push.

speaking of...rare making a commander keen game would be pretty cool!
 
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In all seriousness, I get the skepticism of Microsoft and gamepass. I think they now have a rather big obligation for it to succeed, but I don't think changing what's popular about those series is a good place to start.

Be interesting to see how they handle mods for instance, and how much they double down on creator's club or F76 awful monetization.
 

ISee

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I thought Sony was dancing on Microsoft's nose with those time exclusive deals and exclusive content like Spiderman.
I was wrong.

Sony brought a war chest.
Microsoft came with Smaug's Vault and Smaug himself.

Morrowind and New Vega Remakes: Buy Blupoint right under Sony's nose and do it you cowards.
 

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We will see something else vanish into PS5 exclusivity soonish.
something good like Resident Evil 8.

Dont say these things about RE8 :disapproval-blob:

edit: also lol at all the comments declaring all over the internet that all Bethesda franchise are boring and bad anyway. Always have been.
I too think that the Hitman series was ALWAYS bad and Im GLAD that Epic moneyhatted Hitman 3. :cryingwhyblob:
 

yuraya

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Bungie and Square Enix would be a good answer for Sony.

They have paid Square so much for stupid exclusivity over the years...might as well have just bought them.

And Bungie just as an FPS studio would be great for them to diversify their same old 3rd person action output.
 

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I hope MS just woke up Sony, Sony has been sleeping too much lately and now they woke up to somewhat of a hell. Maybe this will push forward whatever PC strategy they have, try to compete against MS in the PC market.
I don't think the Beth acquisition will have any impact on Sony's PC plans. I don't expect them to bring their PS5-era games, I fully expect more of their PS4 catalogue rather soon.

They will still aggressively market their console but that does not mean PS4 exclusives can't be ported to PC.
:toucan:


As painful as it is to say: The slightest chance of BB coming to PC this year has vanished into Oblivion (pun intended).
Why ? Because of Bethesda's joining Microsoft Studios ?
 
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Stone Ocean

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That's exactly what worries me though.
For example: You feel the "game passification" (made up word, sorry) that Gears Tactics has gone through, like the focus on the daily grind for better equipment.
Things like that would fundamentally change the core design of Prey.
Blame Fortnite and other GaaS games taking off. This was gonna happen Gamepass or not.
 

CommodoreKong

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I wonder if the TikTok deal not working out has something to do with this. Like they already had 50 billion ready to spent on an acquisition and needed something else to fill some of that investment.
I imagine a deal like this was a very long time in the making, probably at least 6 months. I doubt TikTok had anything to do with it.
 
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Arsene

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The amount of Sony fanboys crying about how “Elder Scrolls and Fallout werent even that good anyway” makes the buyout worth it.

Exclusive bullshit is fine until a game you want is exclusive to another platform then its all downplaying acclaim and crying.
 

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I have good news for you. Bethesda launcher is practically dead now and with Microsofts commitment to Steam: The only thing to worry about are inflated Flight Simulator like prices.
But future game pass got a lot more attractive.
Whatever Pass is on steam?
 
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Wonder if Avowed gets cancelled now since it would be way to much of a competitor with ES6.

Instead Obsidian makes new Fallout because Bethesda wasn't gonna make a new one for sure with Starfield and ES6. At least not for a while (10 years or so).
 
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Wonder if Avowed gets cancelled now since it would be way to much of a competitor with ES6.

Instead Obsidian makes new Fallout because Bethesda wasn't gonna make a new one for sure with Starfield and ES6. At least not for a while (10 years or so).
Doubt it. Wouldn't be surprised if ES6 was 5+ years away. Avowed is probably 2022.
 
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