gamingeek said:

Nintendo has been sketchy when it comes to who is developing the game. They first refused to tell anyone.

Then said it was a team in Tokyo, which made VGC assume it's the Mario Odyssey team in Tokyo.

Then they said something like, from the people who developed Mario Odyssey. But when pressed for details they refused, or didn't know : to confirm the actual staff members.

It's being made by a team of AI programs.

gamingeek said:

Perfect Dark showing was faked

"Oh, now that PD has been canceled, I can freely say that the public showing last year was largely bunk. None of that was gameplay and all CD has been doing on the game is making exciting vertical slices with little to no foundation. I am not shocked at all it got the axe."

-Imran somebody

Maybe but I'm suspicious. Crystal Dynamics was also helping with that project. Why would two devs teams only be doing vertical slices?

Ravenprose said:

aspro said:

travo said:

Disappointing indeed. I wonder if I have the last xbox console?

I'd say the chances that the Xbox Series generation is the last hardware console from MS is almost assured.

They might release a Gamepass HDMI streaming stick but I don't have any faith they're going to release a real, MS developed next gen Xbox.


I fear what Sony will do without the MS competition. I'm not opposed to waiting until 2030 for a PS6, though, as long as it's not $900.

Eight hundred ninety nine U.S. dollars.

Ravenprose said:

They might release a Gamepass HDMI streaming stick but I don't have any faith they're going to release a real, MS developed next gen Xbox.

I fear what Sony will do without the MS competition. I'm not opposed to waiting until 2030 for a PS6, though, as long as it's not $900.

Ravenprose said:

"Young Americans Game Spending is Dropping SHARPLY. Year-over-year spending on games has declined almost 25% among 18-24 year-olds" -gamesindustry.biz news

Good for them! Vote with their wallets. $$$ is the only thing gaming companies listen to anyway.  

I on the other hand still buy about one game a month.

Ravenprose said:

They might release a Gamepass HDMI streaming stick but I don't have any faith they're going to release a real, MS developed next gen Xbox.

I fear what Sony will do without the MS competition. I'm not opposed to waiting until 2030 for a PS6, though, as long as it's not $900.

robio said:

I don't really see that as them voting with their wallet, rather they're just playing what they've grown up with. That whole generation grew up with free to play games, cheaper games that get a lifetime worth of updates, and subscription services. $15 a month and a couple microtransactions still isn't even half of the cost of one new game. If you're happy with that kind of stuff, why switch?

travo said:

Exacty. Gaming has changed where kids are totally happy with Fortnight, Minecraft and Roblox. These games provide thousands of hours of playability while spending close to nothing. Roblox is still big in my house. My son has a nightly kickball contest where he is the star and rarely misses it.

I'm sure that plays a part, especially for kids and casual gamers. As I grew older, I wanted longer games with more depth. I made more money too, so I could afford to pay more for them. Young adults may want richer gaming experiences but not be able to afford $70-80 these days, so they're not buying them as much, hench voting with their wallets. That's my take anyway.