RedDave2 wrote:

Yossarian wrote:

Bob wrote:

They’ve certainly been banging out the exclusives

Even if m$ start buying up studios now with their $$$ it’s going to be a while before we see anything...

Depends how far along in development on any unannounced projects these studios were when they were bought.

For what it's worth, I've enjoyed the bone exclusives that I've picked up. Killer instinct is a fun fighter, gears 4 is too safe for its own good but still fun and Forza seems genuinely impressive. But as Bob says, it's not like Sony haven't got a range of exclusives and Sony's have a fresher feel.

This is true, but Microsoft have doubled their studios in the past 18 months and do seem to be very aware of their rep with exclusives. I am sure we’ll see this change soon.

Tbf to Microsoft if they want to turn over a new leaf on exclusives they'll be targeting next gen at this point.

It feels like me and Microsoft have drifted apart on exclusives.

Their triple A exclusives have been a bit boring.
Mostly sequels to last gen games with little changing.

Both Forza lines have come into their own though to be fair.

Sea of Thieves is great if it clicks.

I feel while Crackdown has been delayed the world of open errr world has moved on. Between RDR2, BotW, Ass Odyssey etc. Its really going to have to be something special to standout.

Halo and Gears. They've had their best years now.

RedDave2 wrote:

Was sea of thieves the only new exclusive this gen? I'm trying to think of the Ms exclusives and they all seem to be sequels from the 360 era. And all play it safe approaches nothing like God of war.

Quantum Break, Recore, Ryse.

Yossarian wrote:

RedDave2 wrote:

Was sea of thieves the only new exclusive this gen? I'm trying to think of the Ms exclusives and they all seem to be sequels from the 360 era. And all play it safe approaches nothing like God of war.

Quantum Break, Recore, Ryse.

Forgot them 3.

Recore was a let down. Bags of potential.
Quantum not for me but others will like it.
Ryse was shit.

Mine just doesn’t get the same ring from it does it?

I find it annoying that MS haven't had a single exclusive that's interested me this gen. I'd like to play the best version of cross platform titles with the best controller but the difference in quality isn't big enough on its own to justify a purchase.

I Just can't watch anything with Aiden Gillen (Little Finger) in. I just can't take him seriously.

Was he in that?
Never seen it. It's GoT that ruined it. The sly looks in that just makes me laugh every time.

He was also fine in the wire.

I haven't read them books but I've been told by a few got fans that his character was pretty much ruined by the show once it hit season 3. The guy probably had no idea what the aim was.

Weirdly I've just started S4 of Peaky Blinders tonight and he's just popped up. So far he plays a twat in this too!

I'm not getting any xbox again, purely due to time and sticking with mainly nintendo games. Personal preference.

But if I were contemplating xbox next gen, the quality of BC support and the adaptive controller are evidence they give a shit about the user experience.

They do bring some important ideas to the market and it would be worse without them.

Unless they go cloud only and always online in which case ignore all the above.

Getting in on that smash ultimate/ion storm bandwagon.

Looks like DUSKERS but not as good, which was already the Alien game none one was waiting for (and incidentally one of the best Alien games ever, if not the best)