@Ricky-Spanish There’s no form, just a DoB and email and then a confirmation email. No account linking or even asking on which device you intend to play.
I think this is a subtle way of telling people they’re working on new projects and not in danger of getting shutdown, so don’t worry. After all, Hellblade 2 appeared to do significantly worse than Hi-Fi Rush.
Death Stranding 2, MGS Delta, and Ghost of Yotei (and potentially Silksong) are otherwise the only games I’m for sure playing if I can’t find a Switch 2 at the moment
What exactly are all these Switch 2 games that apparently represents 90% of your hopes? Mario Kart and a Donkey Kong game?
How does that compare to the launch week for games like Hellblade 2 and Hi-Fi Rush? I noticed the steam player counts are significantly worse than both of those games.
Nobody's ever pressured us, or offered to pay us, or anything like that to score their games higher. We just score them how we feel.
I do 100% believe you but it is also a little bit awkward that the game is currently plastered across the top of this article in a large paid ad and is the most advertised product across the entire Hookshot range.
@JayJ I Don’t think you understand what this deal actually is. The new division is a subsidiary of Ubisoft. That subsidiary sold 25% of its shares to Tencent. It’s still owned by Ubisoft.
@themightyant The path to Leadership in gaming Slide that leaked(the one with the Gamepass projections/targets that goes up to 2030) had a starting point at the beginning of FY2023 in which Gamepass Subs were over 80% “Console First”. This was presumably the real numbers at the point the projections were made. I couldn’t say how it’s changed from then but I would say that a 30% increase on a small number is still a pretty small number. For example if that’s 5m to 6.5m it’s not a major change.
As for consoles the last official split we had from the FTC leak 75% Series S, 25% Series X but that was data as of early 2022
The Circana monthly reports for the US now give a breakdown for Series X. For the last year it’s mostly been around 60% Series X if I recall correctly.
This is a very strong showing, the Indies really started to dry up on Gamepass but I suspect a lot of that had to do with MS making deals very early on and a lot of those games suffering long delays.
33 Immortals sounds brilliant, Need to go count how many friends i can scrape together though…(I’m pretty sure it doesn’t actually work like that)
@freddones The team that made the first Dragon Age would have been under 50 people I’d guess and most wouldn’t be doing any significant programming I,e. writers, artists, QA, Producers etc.
John Elper was a cinematic designer on Origins so would have been working directly within the engine. I’m surprised there’s even as many as 20 people that worked directly with the engine still around.
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Re: Remedy's FBC: Firebreak Getting Free Tech Test Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
@Ricky-Spanish There’s no form, just a DoB and email and then a confirmation email. No account linking or even asking on which device you intend to play.
Re: Xbox's Hellblade 2 Studio Shares Blurred-Out Tease Of New Game
I think this is a subtle way of telling people they’re working on new projects and not in danger of getting shutdown, so don’t worry. After all, Hellblade 2 appeared to do significantly worse than Hi-Fi Rush.
Re: Here's A Look At The Updated Xbox Game Studios Roadmap From May 2025
What exactly are all these Switch 2 games that apparently represents 90% of your hopes? Mario Kart and a Donkey Kong game?
Re: Xbox First-Party Release Barges Into Top-10 Played Games During Launch Week
How does that compare to the launch week for games like Hellblade 2 and Hi-Fi Rush? I noticed the steam player counts are significantly worse than both of those games.
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Xbox's South Of Midnight
@FraserG
I do 100% believe you but it is also a little bit awkward that the game is currently plastered across the top of this article in a large paid ad and is the most advertised product across the entire Hookshot range.
Re: Ubisoft Shares Spike By 10% After Tencent Invests $1 Billion Into New Subsidiary
@JayJ I Don’t think you understand what this deal actually is. The new division is a subsidiary of Ubisoft. That subsidiary sold 25% of its shares to Tencent. It’s still owned by Ubisoft.
Re: Talking Point: Could Sony 'Block' PlayStation Games On An Xbox Handheld?
No, they’re not going to block their games from Xbox branded Windows handhelds. That would be pretty ludicrous honestly.
Re: Talking Point: Are You Trying Out This Week's Day One Xbox Game Pass Release?
What time does this actually release? The Xbox App never has times and I don’t know where to find them ever.
Re: Xbox Series X|S Sales Down Almost 50% As Fans Question Stock Levels In Certain Regions
@themightyant The path to Leadership in gaming Slide that leaked(the one with the Gamepass projections/targets that goes up to 2030) had a starting point at the beginning of FY2023 in which Gamepass Subs were over 80% “Console First”. This was presumably the real numbers at the point the projections were made. I couldn’t say how it’s changed from then but I would say that a 30% increase on a small number is still a pretty small number. For example if that’s 5m to 6.5m it’s not a major change.
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The Circana monthly reports for the US now give a breakdown for Series X. For the last year it’s mostly been around 60% Series X if I recall correctly.
Re: 'Mecha BREAK' Dev Talks Xbox Console Exclusivity & Future Game Pass Plans
@Ilyn It’s obvious why it’s on Xbox and not PS5 but he can’t really just say that though.
Re: Xbox Announces 11 Titles Coming To Game Pass At February's Indie Showcase
This is a very strong showing, the Indies really started to dry up on Gamepass but I suspect a lot of that had to do with MS making deals very early on and a lot of those games suffering long delays.
33 Immortals sounds brilliant, Need to go count how many friends i can scrape together though…(I’m pretty sure it doesn’t actually work like that)
Re: January Hardware Sales The Worst Since 2020 In The US As Xbox Consoles Decline By 50%
If you factor out the 4 week vs. 5 week period difference then the numbers are:
PS5 -22.5%
Xbox -37.5%
Switch -41.25%
Which is not quite as bad.
Re: Dragon Age Remaster Collection Wouldn't Be 'As Easy' As Mass Effect, Admits BioWare
@freddones The team that made the first Dragon Age would have been under 50 people I’d guess and most wouldn’t be doing any significant programming I,e. writers, artists, QA, Producers etc.
John Elper was a cinematic designer on Origins so would have been working directly within the engine. I’m surprised there’s even as many as 20 people that worked directly with the engine still around.