WC:
It could be the best game ever, providing it heeds these warnings.
Skyrim might be a modern day classic with a famously huge open world, but it still neglected to put any content on one huge part of its map.
But then Why play once I'm perked up? I want some horizontal progression. I feel like im playing just to get stronger. Once I'm as strong as possible what is there left?
Ratchet and Clank weapons are a perfect example of the best kind of progression.
Why play when you’re perked up? Brother there is no limit to leveling and perking in Skyrim. You’re not even really making much sense if you’re arguing about RPGs to be honest.
"But then Why play once I'm perked up?"
Wait I thought your problem with perks was feeling weak at the start? But to answer your question, using Skyrim as an example, by the time I've leveled up to the point of feeling powerful, I still have tons of quests and sidequests to deal with, and enemies tend to scale with your level, so it's not a matter of being overpowered either. Honestly it just sounds like you're complaining for the sake of complaining.
So you want the 8-10 second sprint button so you get tired but you can kill god sand dragons. I can run for 20 minutes easily and I’m old. It makes no sense. You always start out weak in RPGs.
Nah, that had me swimming laps in lakes and ponds trying to level up. Like A LOT. I never want to have to do that again.
I know it's a dumb reason but i really can't play Skyrim because of the lack of speed and acrobat. The sprint button and jumping restrictions killed it for me.
yeah no, in 99% of cases underwater combat is just bad/worse than regular combat, I'm good without it.
Mario Bros water levels are what immediately think about when talking about underwater combat.
It will be developed by AI so there will be stuff all over the map. I'm not sure it will be fun, but there will be stuff.
nah it was really good and that after 13 years people still play and create mods for it is a testament to that.
Fans of Western-made RPGs are being treated to an incredible lineup of games in development at Microsoft's studios.
That doesn't refute my statement. I'm looking forward to avowed to be honest. I have a gaming pc.
No shit? Maybe don't announce Elder Scrolls 6 in 2018 when it won't be out till 2028 and it won't be such an issue.
@BrainSyphoned
So when should they announce it? 1 month before release? Fact is, we don’t even know when this game started development. For all we know, Bethesda could have been developing this game alongside Starfield since before its reveal in 2018. So where did you guys get this 2028 date from?
Avowed is 2024 so not that long.
By the time you're done with Starfield you got another one to look forward to.
Fable and Clockwork are most likely 2025 (small chance either could be late 2024 as well)
Outerworlds 2 could be 2026.
Elder Scrolls 6 could be 2027, a lot of people are predicting 2028 or later for this one but you gotta remember Starfield only took so long because they spent a lot of time upgrading the Creation Engine. So I don't think Elder Scrolls 6 is gonna be that long and it certainly won't have the same scope as Starfield since it's most likely only taking place on one planet.
For the next 4 years we know we'll have at least one Xbox exclusive RPG every year.
So not sure what you mean by "waiting quite a while"
I'm sure goers don't mind waiting if the game is good. Playstation gamers waited an entire generation for The Last Guardian.
Yep Xbox is they hard to WRPGs, it will pretty much have one every year.
2023: Starfield
2024: Avowed
2025: Fable
2026: Clockwork Revolution
2027: The Outers Worlds
2028: ES6
JRPGs are great but their biggest pit fall is they are usually one and done games with little replayability except extra difficulty modes. WRPGs last for years since you have a new experience every play through.
Entirely different styles of games. Neither is better than the other because they aim to provide different experiences.
I have tremendous respect for Xenoblade, Elden Ring, Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy but they are different games in nearly every aspect of design
Dark Souls and The Witcher series is all I need for RPGs. I'm about to be 30 year's old and I'm hoping that they continue to make these games before I get real old
I prefer JRPGs, I can barely sit through more WRPGs, but then again, it's hard finding good JRPGs these days.
@Fanatic
Borderlands drained my soul from me at one point. Looking at Bethesda stuff its meh to me but i played some other wrpg I could never finish them. I just lose interest and they went know where I believe.
@pork
Maybe but they both are RPG
Not sure that will be the release schedule at all.
First off Im concerned for avowed though I trust obsidian.
Fable Im also concerned since no real gameplay was shown...2025 might be on the money for that one though. But they could release it next year...its been in development for quite a bit. Same with clockwork revolution. MS has been saying they dont wanna show games too early...so Im hopin for next coupler of years.
Elder scrolls 6 is going to be at least 2028...that is likely.
2024 will likely be a big year for Microsoft with all the games theyve shown. Id say between 2024 and 2025 will realease most of the ones they showed off.
I think clockwork revolution will be out by 2025 at latest. That game has been in development for like 3 years
It's amazing that you know all of these release years. Can you share your crystal ball? Fairly certain Clockwork Revolution will be released within 2 years.
Who would believe that Xbox under Phil Spencer´s leadership would become the house of first party RPGs and single player games.
As an RPG fan myself, I couldn´t be happier!
A universe of wonders will be upon us Xbox fans and gamers, coming September with Starfield!
I can´t wait!
Except you would have gotten all of that regardless of ownership. All Xbox accomplished is taking them off competitors platforms. Of course you'd be happier.
@Crows90
All of those studios has been Xbox first party studios since 2018, so it´s past time for you to get over it. It isn´t anyone´s fault if your preferred brand won´t invest in first party RPG games and studios.
If Phil acquired/created so many RPG studios and teams, is because RPGs games are in line with his vision for a more genre diverse library of games for Xbox.
So take your frustrations and complaints elsewhere. Demand more and better from whatever company you support, and enjoy your games.
Seems the ubiquitous delusions of the Xbox 360 era is back after one decent summer showcase from MS, it's like the last 10-12 years of nothingness has been forgotten... the consistent vitriol, chimera and hogwash spewed from the likes of Obscure, 343, KingKionic, sparky, Magog and others is disgusting to see, times like these is where the openzone was a much needed cesspool for this lot... They takeover EVERY positive Xbox related articles along with every negative Sony one.. I know the toxicity isn't as bad as it used to be, but It's really tiresome visiting this website most of the times, I know the easy thing would be to try and ignore, but for a guy like me who sporadically comments and likes to read the intelligent and insightful opinions of others its difficult.
@Crows90 first off Bethesda went to MS looking to be bought not the other way around LOL .. and judging by the way things were going before MS bought them who knows if we would of got those games ….. second , bruh if it wasn’t for MS helping Bethesda get into the console space you wouldn’t be getting a damn thing. Todd Howard barely even likes Sony , and that’s been know for years ..
Without Phil:
We would have gotten a BUGGY and cheap small scale State Of Decay with multiplayer banding.
We would have gotten a small scale low quality and cheap avowed unlike the one shown that still needs some work.
We would have gotten a small scale cheap Hell Blade instead of one with that level of facial physics animations and yes they can do it like ratchet and clank because it is not open world like Horizon but super linear like Rift Apart.
We would have gotten No Initiative Perfect Dark and Setup to Purchase Tomb Raider.(Give Time)
We would have gotten No Open World Clock Work rpg just like open world State Of Decay, avowed and Pillars Of Exile. Instead Only Isometric Pillars Of Exile Only.
We would have gotten No Open World Fable.
We would have gotten A Bugthesda Starfield that had a much smaller scale on multiple competing platforms instead of one with way less bugs and console industry leading scale. (If Starfield was PS5 exclusive and No Mans Sky was Xbox exclusive you and all like you would say No Mans Sky Quality is not comparable to StarField)
We certainly would Not get any of this for 10 dollars a month either.
We would Not be getting a South Of Midnight without Phil.
We would Not be getting a ContraBand.(Open World most likely)
We would Not be getting a Indiana Jones.(Open World most likely)
Phil can be annoying but, that is simply a lie.
Companies like Obsidian, Ninja Theory, and inXile would still need to find publisher for their games anyway. Under MS they have the cash to do whatever they want without having too much worry.
@Obsucre..
Oh geez has it really been that long??? Thats a shit ton of time with no results...except for mostly bad ones. A bullshit deal is still a bullshit deal no matter how long ago it occurred. I dont prefer a brand but I dont like bullshit either. Microsoft reeks of it through all their PR and purchases.
As far as his vision...wasnt it to make sure more gamers get access to games? Cant keep track with the lies. But no it has nothing to do with RPG studios being in line with any vision. Their vision is content for gamepass. They didnt buy a bunch of new, noname rpg studios. They bought the most well known and holders of some of the most beloved franchises and IP in the western gaming sector. Yeah...vision of rpg my arse.
I demanded better form xbox, which i supported throughout half of the xbox one generation but never wanted bullshit deals and no new IP. I demanded better from them and instead, after all this time and saying to wait and how gaming and games are for everyone and access to said games is the vision...they go on to buy a bunch of my beloved IP...and now arkane released redfall. Arkane...how does that happen. I do demand better form those that would buy their way through the industry without earning any respect or trust from most gamers.
Starfield will be great...yeah no shit, its bethesda...they made morrowind, oblivion, fallout and skyrim. Who wouldve expected them to release a title with their style again??
@NX
Youre making a lot of guesses there. And I guess a ton of fortunetelling...none of what you say is true since it hasnt happened yet.
@Wrex
Dont need money for gamepass on PC. Its practically free.
@Obscure "It isn´t anyone´s fault if your preferred brand won´t invest in first party RPG games and studios". Thank you for saying this....now I never wan't to hear another single complaint out of your mouth regarding any third party exclusives such as Final Fantasy 16 or any future ones that come to Playstation. Because as you just said it isn't anyones fault if Xbox won't invest in bringing those games to you either. Right!!!?
"Oh geez has it really been that long??? Thats a shit ton of time with no results...except for mostly bad ones."
Tell me more about the bad *ones* plural. The only bad result was Redfall as far I can recall.
And yes, game development takes time, especially considering current gen AAA games development. Booty already said that modern games takes 4 to 6 years to be developed. That´s why MS is acquiring so many studios, to meet their goal and release 4 first party games in a year.
"As far as his vision...wasnt it to make sure more gamers get access to games? Cant keep track with the lies."
Well, he delivered on his promises. I lost track of how many platforms Xbox games will be available to play. Especially with the advancement on the Cloud Gaming space.
Now, Phil have no compromise or obligation to release Xbox games on competition´s platform. That would make zero sense, from a business standpoint, at least of course, we´re talking about very specific type of games like Minecraft, for instance.
"They didnt buy a bunch of new, noname rpg studios. They bought the most well known and holders of some of the most beloved franchises and IP in the western gaming sector. Yeah...vision of rpg my arse"
Yes, vision of RPG. You can scream and shout all you want. But the truth, is that Phil acquired studios that suits his vision for Xbox just like the competition has been doing the last couple of years, focusing on... well... let´s just say... elsewhere.
Besides, by the time Phil acquired most of those studios, there´s many people referring to Bethesda as shadow of its former self, InXile as a small not relevant studio and Obsidian as a broken near-bankrupted studio. Now that those studios are Xbox first party studios, the same people feel like they have the right to demand Xbox to release games on their beloved console. Go figure.
"I demanded better from them and instead, after all this time and saying to wait and how gaming and games are for everyone and access to said games is the vision...they go on to buy a bunch of my beloved IP...and now arkane released redfall."
Phil bough Bethesda because it was for sale, that´s how business works. You don´t have to like it, but it is what it is. You should blame Bethesda for not caring about Playstation.
@Charlieboy333
"Thank you for saying this....now I never wan't to hear another single complaint out of your mouth regarding any third party exclusives such as Final Fantasy 16 or any future ones that come to Playstation"
You´re in luck then, because for all I care, Sony can buy SquareEnix today and I won´t give a sh!t.
Quite contrary, I´ll personally salute them for doing so. I said many times that I rather have Sony or MS buying those big publishers over other larger companies like Nextflix, Amazon, Embracer, Meta, Google, Tencent... etc.
Well, it depends on what you mean by “house of”. Most of these games aren’t going to be released anytime soon. So, i wonder what will be on offer elsewhere during the next 5 years. In other words, a little too soon to declare victory.
"Well, it depends on what you mean by “house of”. Most of these games aren’t going to be released anytime soon."
I´m not worried and most definitely not in a hurry, since Starfield will have tons of content to keep us busy for a long time before the next big Xbox first party RPG got released next year.
That is great news. You will have something hopefully great to play. I’m going to be enjoying Final Fantasy 16, and my backlog of games and hopefully catch up to PS5’s next masterpiece. Hope you enjoy yourself as well. Gaming is much shorter than most people realize because life catches up with you and suddenly you cant play games like you used to.
"Gaming is much shorter than most people realize because life catches up with you and suddenly you cant play games like you used to."
Indeed. So many games I like to try and I simple don´t have the time to play the vast majority of it all. We not getting any younger so we have to enjoy the most of gaming as we can.
I hope you enjoy Final Fantasy next week and that game turns out to be awesome! Happy gaming!
I mean, let’s not count our eggs before they hatch.
Right now, they just need a consistent output of any capacity.
Specifically a quality output Id say.
Starfield could be that first big game with quality.
@Crows:
“Consistency” requires more than a single data point to establish, by definition.
Even 2-3 data points could be jumping the gun.
And Xbox has alotta misses and empty years to make up before they can change what they are are known for consistently being: disappointing.
This Xbox new found pizaz has made my week
Xbox under Phil Spencer´s leadership would become the house of first party RPGs and single player games.
Never laughed so hard. If it was sarcasm....well done...if not... See previous 12 years of drought + doctors appointment, for a headcheck
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Who would believe? Anyone! Phil has done a good job of turning Xbox around after the disastrous launch of the Xbox One, but he didn’t really do anything to turn Xbox into a RPG powerhouse. No Fable during the entire Xbox zone generation! All the Bethesda games were launching on Xbox anyway, regardless of whether Microsoft’s board approved spending $7.5B! The only decent decision for Phil was buying the developer of The Outer Worlds. I didn’t like the game but I expect The Outer Worlds 2 will be better.
Yep. Xbox will forever be king of WRPGS. Lord Phil holding down the west quite well.
Nothing but the best for xbox gamers.
If only they would sell as well as on the PlayStation...the actual king of all games sales.
Yep which is why worrying is silly. Games like Baldurs Gate 3 won't skip such a large audience and plenty of other studios making these type of games so no worries Playstation will lack anything.
Good for Xbox fans for sure though. Hopefully their fans support those games
By that logic then Nintendo is actually the king of all games sales (for console maker that is). Go look at their sale chart compared to Sony and MS.
@King
How many copies of skyrim did nintendo sell?
What backwards logic are you using? With multiplats sony consistently sells the most. Exclusive sales is where Nintendo shines. All those games microsoft can now claim exclusivity from come from traditionally 3rd party multiplatform developers.
@Othegamer5
Why would I get a check? You could reply that to nearly any comment here. Not sure the point youre trying to make. I dont think you have one.
So how can PS be the king of all game sale when Nintendo is actually the one selling the most amount of exclusive game? I fail to see your logic here.
And talking about taking away games, didn’t Sony recently just acquire Bungie, Insomniac, Bluepoint Game, Fabrik Games, Firesprite, Firewalk, Haven Studio, Housemarque, Savage Game Studio, Nixxes Software, and Valkyrie Entertainment? Why aren’t you calling out Sony for taking 10 multiplatform developers away from Xbox, Switch, and PC as well?
Wow cringe. The brainwashing of xbox fanbase was so effective. Its turned into a cult of personality.
That’s what happens when you buy all of the western rpg studios…
Let’s see if the talent stays long enough to maintain these established IPs.
considering that even diablo 4 sold more on playstation should tell you who your "king" is.
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Yep all this talk recently about starfield and all these other rpgs, yet barely anyone mentions bg3. This game is gonna be way better than all these ms rpgs
NoobFeed Editor Joshua Burt writes - There are so many titles that will be coming to Xbox in the next coming years. But there are some that quite simply stand head and shoulders from the rest of the pack. These 10 games will be available exclusively on the Xbox (and PC of course) and they are truly some of the most highly anticipated games in the entire games industry.
Do they even have 10 /🌽JK
Btw when was elder scroll announced exclusive to Xbox? Did I missed something
All Bethesda games will be console exclusive, except existing agreements they already had in place such as Deathloop
I thought ALL xbox games were on PC now, so there were no more exclusives?
For me, it's just Hellblade 2 I'm interested in at the moment, based off the first game, but it would be nice to see more after all this time.
Yes anytime xbox exclusive is mentioned they mean console exclusive.
@SullysCigar
I think you can take it that if someone mentions that an Xbox game is exclusive it means it won't appear on PlayStation.
God of War is on PC, should we remove if from the list of best Playstation exclusives?
^ @gamer9, of course you should. If it's on PC it's multiplaform now, just like all xbox games.
It was exclusive for 4 years on PlayStation, but it's not anymore. You've got to be consistent.
"Btw when was elder scroll announced exclusive to Xbox? Did I missed something"
Have you been living under a rock?
@SullysCigar
so does sony games now are lunching on PC ... bu xbox Exclusive means MS platforms (windows,xbox,cloud gaming)
@SullysCigar
Not sure about what a PS exclsuive means tho its a PS game on microsoft platform.... Feels weird spelled weird... You want me to make a list for you for all the PS exclsuives in pc?
Might want to hold off your expectations for Fable and Perfect Dark. I don't think we'll see anything Perfect Dark related but I can see a in engine fly by camera in Fable. Showing off the world, but that's as far as that goes though.
All the talk of Golden Eye recently had me imagining a Perfect Dark and James Bond crossover. Will never happen but would be pretty cool.
I dont have any expectations other than when they are ready, they are ready. Maybe you misunderstood this piece? It's just about upcoming games in general. So regardless of their release dates, they are still the ones im looking forward to.
It's been confirmed already that neither Perfect Dark nor Fable will be at the show
Hellblade 2, Avowed, Gears 6, Starfield, and PD.
There is more but I'll leave it at that.
Hellblade is the only must have right now. Not that there won't be more, I'm actually really excited to see Redfall, Indiana Jones, Fable and Avowed and State of Decay 3. I just think the idea of saying they are must have games when we haven't seen ANYTHING from them outside of a CG reveal trailer is ridiculous.
My expectations for Perfect Dark and Everwild are also kept very low given the issues developers are having. Theres also rumours of Playground suffering with Fable which I hope aren't true.
The only PC/Xbox game I'm interested in is State of Decay 3. And yes I realize we haven't seen gameplay. I'm just expecting it to be better than State of Decay 2 which was already fun for me dispite its flaws.
First off has a new elder scrolls even been announced? Secondly I completely disagree with this article. I think fallout 4 is one of if not the best game of 2015. Yeah it's had its problems but how many games this generation haven't. In my opinion bethesda is best Dev in the game and if they do release a new elder scrolls it more than likely dwarf anything else released.