MrFunSocks
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What’s the rest of that quote that you conveniently cut off there Frank? Pretty sure Halo is an Xbox IP.
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The Elder Scrolls VI Is still in Pre-Production According To Bethesda Game Studios Profile
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Lognor
Banned
Are you daft? Games, movies, tv shows, etc are always compared to other things in media too help paint a picture. It's still a new ip and has nothing to do with skyrim
FrankWza
Member
How did you find that!!!!! No one was supposed to see!
Aren’t you American?
It’s a direct quote from the game’s director. It’s not being compared. He’s describing his game.
Lognor
Banned
It is being compared. Lol. You are daft. Saying skyrim in space immediately paints a picture. IT DOES NOT MEAN IT IS SKYRIM!
Since you are so clueless on how marketing works here are a few examples of this comparison technique:
"Harry potter for grown ups"
"Game of thrones with otters"
“It’s ‘Game of Thrones’ With Otters”: Discovery Greenlights Series Set in Singapore’s Marina Bay (Exclusive)
'Otter Dynasty' will follow three clans who right for dominance and access to the finest food, best shelter and safest location to their offspring.
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And how could you forget the "it's the dark souls of x"
Don't be so daft!
Andodalf
Banned
Wow that’s an very sad amount of basic intelligence
FrankWza
Member
I don’t know know what you’re trying to say and what that has to do with what I said and the games director describing his own game in an interview.It is being compared. Lol. You are daft. Saying skyrim in space immediately paints a picture. IT DOES NOT MEAN IT IS SKYRIM!
Since you are so clueless on how marketing works here are a few examples of this comparison technique:
"Harry potter for grown ups"
"Game of thrones with otters"
“It’s ‘Game of Thrones’ With Otters”: Discovery Greenlights Series Set in Singapore’s Marina Bay (Exclusive)
'Otter Dynasty' will follow three clans who right for dominance and access to the finest food, best shelter and safest location to their offspring.
And how could you forget the "it's the dark souls of x"
Don't be so daft!
Isn’t basic intelligence a low amount by default? Wouldn’t that be redundant?
TheAmazingSpiderMan
Member
Ah yes, this will be released in 2025 is a ‘safe’ bet
Javthusiast
Banned
Isn't Avowed trying to be a similar game? Could fill the void.
dorkimoe
Member
Sports books should take bets on which drops first.
ChiefDada
Member
But I think B Bogeyman question is: since Bethesda has chosen a development strategy that calls for an all hands on deck approach for titles that take the better part of a decade to get out the door, why prioritize a completely new IP that is just as time consuming as the others in addition to being riskier? All while pushing back years of development time that could have gone to the established/highly successful and eagerly anticipated franchise.
MrFunSocks
Banned
Because when Starfield comes out they will then likely have *another* massive franchise, which is always great. Now with MS’s fabled warchest of $$$$ behind them they will likely be able to expand and create multiple teams so they can work on more than one game at a time, and will already have the benefit of having multiple franchises to use.
ChiefDada
Member
What you're saying here makes sense to me, but others have said that Bethesda chooses not to operate this way with multiple teams so idk.
MrFunSocks
Banned
So far that’s true, but going forward who knows. They have been in financial trouble. MS could let them hire another 300 people, essentially doubling their staff, to allow them to make their games their way but twice as fast.
I’m not saying it will happen, but if I was MS and Bethesda that’s what I’d be doing. As people have said, 18 years or whatever it is between drinks is too long for such a massive franchise.
As MS have said, their goal is to get at least one AAA flagship game release on game pass every quarter of every year. That’s 4 AAA games a year, every year. Say they take on average 3 years to make a game, that means they need like 16-20 studios/teams making an AAA game every 3 years. Then they want AA games as well, say they take 2 years to make. That’s another say 12 studios/teams.
Anywhere that they can throw money to make it happen, they will. Gaming is legit now one of Microsoft’s core pillars alongside azure and windows and office. It’s no longer the red headed stepchild that they do as a side project.
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Kacho
Gold Member
They literally announced the game early so everyone would stop asking when it’s coming. Starfield has always been the priority project before they get to TESVI, so no, not really odd.
Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
kingpotato
Ask me about my Stream Deck
Nothing gets people to stop like hyping them up with a formal announcement huh? What kind of logic is that?
Kacho
Gold Member
Probably because they had two projects in the pipeline ahead of TESVI and Todd knew people would flip their shit if he didn’t at least confirm it’s coming. Now everyone can chill as they go through the hype cycles for their other games and press interviews won’t be dominated by questions about TES.
MrFunSocks
Banned
And then it’ll come second in sales in the biggest month of the year and win game of the year awards in the media and places like this, while having millions of people play it. Sounds like a win!
MrFunSocks
Banned
I mean announcing the game and saying “we’ll work on it after we finish and release the game we’re working on now” should be enough to stop people hyping it. I know personally that if Rare came out and said “After we ship Everwild we’re making Banjo 3!” I wouldn’t care about Banjo 3 until after everwild came out. It makes sense.
I guess they overestimated the ability of GaMeRz to control themselves haha
Icymanipulator
Member
Lmfao wow
Umbasaborne
Banned
Insomniac is really the gold standard. There games look and run amazing, they are fun, but they are not the biggest games out there, they are tight, focused experiences with minimal feature creep. They scope their games appropriatelyToo easy.
But seriously, most large studios regardless of platform are able to work on multiple titles simultaneously.
To make quality experiences on a regular time scale.
Umbasaborne
Banned
Its kind of crazy that the time gap between skyrim and es6 will be close to twenty years
midasmulligan
Member
Pre-production? Shyyyt, isn’t that just a fancy name for early access? Release it already, no one else seems to mind. Game on bitches!
Lognor
Banned
That's a you problem that you don't understand. Reading comprehension not a strong suit for you, eh?
Starfield
Member
If they would release it now it wouldn't even be a game. Just some secluded test cells where they are experimenting with new mechanics and whatnot
treemk
Banned
This is how you milk IPs to death
Fess
Member
Avowed is Obsidian’s The Elder Scrolls. Could be awesome.
RJMacready73
Simps for Amouranth
I'll pick up ES6 with either a Series X slim or Series X Pro cause it sure as shit won't be out any time soon, Bethesda takes far too long between games and now they've added another franchise into their snails pace development ethos.