Microsoft Press Conference: Stream & Discussion

Bond · 07-11-2007, 01:20 AM

Alright, I've summed up the holiday lineup form the press conference:

Halo 3
Assassin's Creed
Grand Theft Auto IV
Call of Duty 4
BioShock
Lost Odyssey
Project Gotham Racing 4
Mass Effect
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Blue Dragon
Beautiful Katamari
Eternal Sonata

Now that is impressive.

Dyne · 07-11-2007, 01:22 AM

Don't forget Virtua Fighter 5 with online. Aww yeah.

Also I hear that Canadians finally get marketplace stuff because they ironed out all their licences and ****! That's awesome. I'm totally downloading some episodes of Stella.

Bond · 07-11-2007, 01:24 AM

Yes, Canada and Europe will now have full access to the marketplace.

Perfect Stu · 07-11-2007, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Bond

Alright, I've summed up the holiday lineup form the press conference:

Halo 3
Assassin's Creed
Grand Theft Auto IV
Call of Duty 4
BioShock
Lost Odyssey
Project Gotham Racing 4
Mass Effect
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Blue Dragon
Beautiful Katamari
Eternal Sonata

Now that is impressive.

The problem with that list is...you could have given it to us ages ago. The conference was borderline pointless...they could have shown CoD4, Assassin's Creed etc. at the regular E3 show later this week. No price drop, no new games, no surprise announcements.

Bond · 07-11-2007, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

The problem with that list is...you could have given it to us ages ago. The conference was borderline pointless...they could have shown CoD4, Assassin's Creed etc. at the regular E3 show later this week. No price drop, no new games, no surprise announcements.

Well, sure. I thought it was made fairly clear at the start of the press conference that they would only be dealing with games being released this year. Obviously they weren't going to announce any surprise games being released this holiday season.

The only two big titles left that Microsoft could really capture would be Metal Gear Solid 4 and Final Fantasy XIII. MGS4 is still a very real possibility, especially with all the rumors going around. I think FXIII will be released late 2008 at the absolute earliest, so it's most likely too soon for an announcement on that as well.

Perfect Stu · 07-11-2007, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Bond

Well, sure. I thought it was made fairly clear at the start of the press conference that they would only be dealing with games being released this year. Obviously they weren't going to announce any surprise games being released this holiday season.

Just because it was clear from the beginning doesn't make the press conference any better. A couple of the games looked awesome (CoD4 especially) but the overall conference seemed kinda empty.

Bond · 07-11-2007, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

Just because it was clear from the beginning doesn't make the press conference any better. A couple of the games looked awesome (CoD4 especially) but the overall conference seemed kinda empty.

Again, with the holiday lineup that I posted, nothing seems kinda empty to me at all.

Microsoft and other third party developers obviously have future games in the works, but I'm sure the decision not to show them (all but Resident Evil 5) was a tactical one. They wanted to showcase the games that will be available this year. If they were to unveil a future blockbuster, it may overshadow other games that developers are releasing this year.

Anyway, that is simply my read on it.

TheGame · 07-11-2007, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Bond

The only two big titles left that Microsoft could really capture would be Metal Gear Solid 4 and Final Fantasy XIII. MGS4 is still a very real possibility, especially with all the rumors going around. I think FXIII will be released late 2008 at the absolute earliest, so it's most likely too soon for an announcement on that as well.

Yet both games were already clearly denied as Xbox 360 possibilities by the developers themselves. MGS5 and FFXIV probably if Ps3 flops, but MGS4 and FFXIII seem pretty much locked down.