I think people fail to realize how big the market for “fake realism” is
There are millions of middle aged men who scream about games not being “realistic” but refuse to play milsim games so they demand regular games become more “realistic”
This marketing is proof of that
Call of Duty is putting such a huge focus on DMZ this year that it seems like they are giving up focusing on Warzone & are fully in on the extraction genre
Realistic soldier speech gameplay preview was a bit cringe, thought we were past that but hope the mode is good
@fransthelion315@asha_shar The difference is that PlayStation isn’t nearly as big of a publisher as Xbox. Sony releases 10-20 games per year, Microsoft is closer to 20-30+
Xbox is both a first party and publisher
@charlieINTEL Honestly not making them timed exclusives seems strange. I mean if it works for them then I’m glad and I hope it works out for them but you would think that releasing a game on PS5 after 2 years would be a good pay to get a bit extra money off of the work you’ve already done
Xbox Showcase was a very strong showing from Xbox, I genuinely cannot believe they managed to announce Persona 6 here on top of the huge line-up they have for 2026 and 2027, A great showcase.
I rate it: 8/10
My highlights:
- Persona 6 (WOW)
- Persona 4 Revival
- Gears of War E-Day
- Metro 2039
- Fable
- Halo Campaign Evolved
- State of Decay 3
@asha_shar Amazing showcase Asha. Very happy with what was shown. Exclusives were a nice touch but I’m glad we also had a mix of muliplatform stuff.
8.5/10
@Chelseapaul23@FuuTop1@asha_shar Absolutely fair
Imo the plan should be
1. Choose a handful of Xbox & PC exclusives yearly and the multi platform games can be used to fund the exclusives. (Then release 1-2 years later on PS5 to rebuild hype and get a last sales boost)
@SpeedGod_CDN@asha_shar Nobody is buying an Xbox for state of decay. Gears of war? Yes
Some games should absolutely be exclusive but others should be multi platform. I mean COD is owned by Xbox and multi platform, I’m sure the next Elder Scrolls will be too