Then comes the sequel and it was clear Microsoft had given them a talking
Do you mean Bethesda?
lustyargonian
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It seems buying ABK made MSFT give up on exclusivity entirely
It shows how devs often look at better hardware and prioritise heavier features over image quality and performance. Current gen of games could easily do 4k60 (most last gen games run like that) if they didn't try to get RT into the mix, but devs don't like that as RT gives them more time and resources that originally would've been spent on placing lights or baking scenes.
I wouldn't call a game where you build weird vehicles and weapons using things around you, or solve puzzles any possible way a walking simulator.
My point isn't that, but how unanimous BG3 was. If you look at other years, there were still some juries that prefer one over the other, but not with BG3.
Pretty crazy that BG3 unanimously won despite the existence of ToTK.
Isn't VPN like a niqab for internet?
I'm curious what would happen if they don't make a new console. What happens to all the digital games purchased by people 5-10 years after the last console is at end of life? The way these consoles are designed, surely they'll need servers to be up indefinitely for these digital games to work. Will Microsoft do that? Will they be sued when they try to get out of it? Will they refund the money for goodwill? Will they make an emulator on PC to preserve everything? I don't think we've answers to these questions yet, and whatever happens with ubisoft's lawsuit would probably set the precedent for the same.
While that's true, it's crazy how Marvel Rivals comes out of nowhere and grabs the attention without sweat. Same for Helldivers 2. Clearly there are lessons here, even when entering saturated market.
It's crazy how average gamers with spare $40 can completely fathom within 30 seconds of the gameplay showcase that they need not burn their money, but people in the industry with 100s of millions on the line are like "yup, this is the next star wars".
Why don't they open another studio? Oh, right.
MSFT potentially planning to bring these back?