August 2nd 2023.
Starfield – Bigger Than Halo?
Everyone knows Halo has become a washed-up mess, to the point where I don’t think it can ever get back to its former glory. But I believe Starfield will be even bigger – if it isn’t already. Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, said that even though the Xbox 360 is seen as the golden era of Xbox, the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S have outsold it.
Considering how massive Starfield is going to be, it could end up being the biggest individual exclusive Microsoft has ever had. I assume the current record holder is one of the early Halos, but with how much the gaming industry has grown since then, I’m sure Starfield could beat it. It’s becoming obvious that Bethesda was a very smart, and much less controversial purchase.
Plus, we literally can’t be flooded by Starfield sequels afterwards, because it takes such a long time to make a game. I wonder what Microsoft will try to do about that. I bet there’ll be a separate space shooter and some kind of city builder at the very least. It’d be even bigger if it was multiformat!
Baldur’s Gate 2077
It’s not looking good for Baldur’s Gate 3, is it? Review copies at the last minute and no pre-loads? It looks like it’s barely finished and just barely making the release date. I fear it’s going to be another Cyberpunk 2077 style disaster in terms of bugs and performance issues.
What was so important about hitting a release date this Thursday? Why not just delay it a bit more and make sure it works properly? Especially with a PC game, it’s a 100% digital only, so all you’d need to do is email people and let them know it’ll be a bit longer. No one needs to be kept in the dark.
Once again we’re going to have stories of broken games at launch and broken PC games in general. I hope I’m wrong, but I fear Baldur’s Gate 3’s reputation is not going to be good out of the gate.
Ricing
Free Games
It’s funny to think that no matter how much Microsoft goes on about Game Pass, there’s still not that many people that are into it. I get the argument about not having enough time for all the games, but I don’t get any of the other excuses. I’ll definitely be playing Starfield for ‘free’ and wondering why people are paying £60 for it, when you can get Game Pass Ultimate for a whole year for barely more than that.
Complicated Remake
I’d prefer a Morrowind remake to Oblivion, in theory, but I don’t think it would be like it used to. Morrowind is complicated, difficult to understand, and very hard. It’s like Skyrim with an immersion sim and an old school 90s role-playing game. I’d enjoy it out of nostalgia, but I don’t think a new player would engage with it.
A remake would be Morrowind in name only and it’s probably best to just push on with The Elder Scrolls 6, rather than having people complain about a remake that wasn’t 100% like the original.
Approaching Perfection
Sony is allowing up to 8TB SSD on the PlayStation 5. I’ve seen a 2TB SSD with heatsink that’s been reviewed as perfect for PlayStation 5 and it’s under £200. With that, you should be able to fit seven or eight games on at a time. Plus, the update has Dolby Atoms available, so I can use my Dolby Atoms soundbar and rear speakers while gaming.
I hope they bring out Dolby Vision in the next few months. I’m going to buy a 2TB SSD; 8TB is a little too much.
Infinite Fight
I looked it up and I’m kind of shocked how many Double Dragon games there actually are. They keep knocking them out, huh? I always thought Streets Of Rage and Final Fight were much cooler.
It makes me wonder why we haven’t had a new Final Fight recently. As far as I know Streetwise in 2006 was the last one, although that was at least an attempt to make it 3D. It was a horrible fail, but they did try. I’d love to see a Capcom All-Stars style cameo game. You could fight the other franchises but also unlock characters from Final Fight to play as.
It doesn’t look like we’re getting a Marvel Vs. Capcom again anytime soon, so something like this would be great. Capcom has such an interesting collection of games and characters, even more than Nintendo.
Starfield - Bigger Than Halo?
When it comes to the Xbox, everyone knows what a washed-up mess Halo is at the moment, to the point where I don’t think it can ever get back to where it was. However, I think Starfield will be - if it isn’t already - the next big thing.
Phil Spencer made an interesting point a while back, where he said that even though the Xbox 360 is seen as the golden era of Xbox, the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S have outsold it. If Starfield is as massive as it seems it’s going to be, then could it end up being the biggest individual exclusive Microsoft has ever had?
I assume the current record holder is one of the early Halos, but considering how much gaming has grown since then I’m sure Starfield could beat it. People complain about the Activision Blizzard buyout, but I think it’s becoming obvious that Bethesda was a very smart, and much less controversial purchase. It doesn’t hurt that I’m personally more interested in Starfield.
Plus, we literally can’t be flooded by sequels afterwards, because it takes so long to make! Although I do wonder what Microsoft will try to do about that. Lots of spin-offs by different developers? I bet there’ll be a separate space shooter and some kind of city builder at the very least.
Baldur's Gate 2077
It's not looking good for Baldur's Gate 3, is it? Review copies at the last minute and no preloads? It sounds to me like they've only just barely finished it and it's going to only just make the release date. I fear a Cyberpunk 2077 style disaster is coming, in terms of bugs and performance issues. I hope I'm wrong, but what else would explain what's going on?
I don't understand why it was so important to hit a release date this Thursday though? Maybe if it was just before Christmas I could understand, but who cares when exactly it comes out compared to it working properly and not needing weeks of patches to work? Especially with a PC game, it's a 100% digital only so all you'd need to do is email people and it'll be a bit longer. No one will be kept in the dark.
Unfortunately, it looks like we're going to have stories of broken games at launch and broken PC games in general. I hope I'm wrong, but I fear Baldur's Gate 3's reputation is not going to be good out of the gate.
Free Games
It's funny to think that no matter how much Microsoft goes on about Game Pass, there's still not that many people into it. I get the argument about not having enough time for all the games, but not really any of the other excuses.
I'll be there day one, playing Starfield for ‘free’ and thinking it very strange that people are out there paying £60 for it. You could have Game Pass Ultimate for a whole year and it'd barely cost more than that. Each to their own, but for me, as an Xbox owner, buying individual games is already starting to feel outdated, and when I do need to buy a third party game it's kind of a shock how expensive they are.
Complicated Remake
I would also prefer a Morrowind remake to Oblivion, in theory, but I don’t think there’s any way it would be like it used to, not for anything other than a quick remaster. Morrowind is complicated, difficult to understand, and very hard. It’s like Skyrim with an immersion sim added on top and an old school 90s role-playing game in terms of uncaring difficulty.
I’d enjoy it out of nostalgia, but it’s not a game any new players would engage with, I don’t believe. That’s the problem with a remake, you’ve got to acknowledge that it’s actually a new game being made for the modern era and there’s a reason most of the features in Morrowind aren’t part of even Skyrim, and that game's already over 10 years old.
It would be Morrowind in name only and to be honest it’s probably just best to push on with The Elder Scrolls 6, rather than have people complaining forever about a remake that wasn’t 100% like the original.
Approaching Perfection
Sony is allowing up to 8TB SSD. Why, I don't know, but I've just seen in Argos a 2TB SSD with heatsink that's been reviewed as perfect for PlayStation 5, which means you should be able to fit seven or eight games on at a time and it's under £200.
Also, I hear the update has Dolby Atoms available, which I can't wait for so I can use my Dolby Atoms soundbar and rear speakers while gaming. Let's hope they bring out Dolby Vision in the next few months and then gaming will be perfect. As for the SSD, I'm going to buy a 2TB one; 8TB is a little crazy if you ask me.
Infinite Fight
I looked it up and I'm kind of shocked how many Double Dragon games there actually are. They keep knocking them out, huh? To me it was always the plain vanilla of the genre and Streets Of Rage and Final Fight were much cooler.
It makes me wonder why we haven't had a new Final Fight recently. As far as I know, Streetwise in 2006 was the last one, although that was at least an attempt to make it 3D. It was a horrible fail, but they did try. The problem is that then convinced Capcom never to make another one again, 2D or 3D. That's a shame.
If I were them, I'd do a new one that was a kind of Capcom All-Stars style cameo game. Where you were punching your way through a multiverse of Capcom games, from Ghosts 'N Goblins to Resident Evil. You could fight the other franchises but also unlock characters from the as well to play as.
It doesn't look like we're getting a Marvel Vs. Capcom again anytime soon, so I'd love something like this. Capcom has such an interesting collection of games and character, even more than Nintendo I'd say.
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