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  1. lupumSolitarius

    Discussion The Plucky Squire Delayed into 2024

    Looking forward to this, been a packed year so this doesn't sting as much
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    Review Baldur's Gate III | Review Thread

    From the impressions, this seems like a GOTY contender. Couldn't be happier for Larian, between them, Osidian and Owlcat they've kept the cRPG genre alive and with BG3's success it might start thriving again.
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    PC Baldur’s Gate 3 Launches To Massive Concurrent Steam Players Numbers

    Currently downloading it now, it's quite big and it's taking forever.
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    Discussion What are you playing for the 2nd half of the year ( Backlog Included )

    Primarily BG3 starting from Friday which tides me over to Starfield next month. Will look into Armored Core, Lies Of P, and Sea Of Stars after that. Currently playing Remnant 2 and finishing up on Pentiment.
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    Xbox Larian CEO says developing for Series S is a challenge (Baldur's Gate 3)

    This sort of game usually sells more on PC than on console. The gameplay and UI don't lend themselves well to a console controller button layout. It's very commendable that Larian is having a PS5 release and are working on an Xbox release this close to their PC launch. Usually, console players...
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    Discussion Final Fantasy XIV possibly coming to Xbox Series S|X. Phil on stage in Japan |UP| Updated rumors.

    Good. More people get to play the game, Hope to see more of this in the future as long as Square Enix remains independent. Also, why are people surprised by this, hadn't both parties indicated they were working to get FFXIV to Xbox?
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    Discussion FromSoftware made Elden Ring and Armored Core 6 with a staff of just 300 developers

    I mentioned those 2 specifically because they both have enormous scope and are being made by studios with a sub-500 dev count. Comparatively, we have CP77 where CDPR grew way too fast(300 - 1100 in 5yrs), probably creating a logistical nightmare for themselves, and they couldn't deliver on their...
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    Discussion FromSoftware made Elden Ring and Armored Core 6 with a staff of just 300 developers

    If BG3 and Starfield turn out to be great then a studio size past 500 devs is just bloated.
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    Leak Ubisoft has cancelled its Immortals Fenyx Rising sequel

    Unfortunate, this might have been the last game I liked from Ubisoft
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    Discussion The same people crying about FFXVI praised The Witcher 3 and that’s pure hypocrisy.

    We don't have to bring down TW3 to make a point about FFXVI. TW3 side quests weren't just "pure fetch quests". There were different outcomes on quests based on player choice. I don't think FFXVI has gotten a lot of hate, it's more people expressing some dissatisfaction with the game. From the...
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    Xbox Why doesn't Microsoft just create new studios instead of buying them?

    Risk and reward. the capital investment, and more importantly, the time investment of building new studios makes it riskier and less rewarding than acquiring established and successful studios.
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    Discussion What will sell more Spiderman 2 or Starfield?

    Given Bethesda's Open World pedigree, I doubt they'll get to CDPR's level of over-promising and under-delivering. From their gameplay presentations, Starfield plays very much in BGS's strengths as a studio and the technologies they've built.
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    Discussion What will sell more Spiderman 2 or Starfield?

    Spiderman 2 Although I'm expecting Starfield to give Game Pass a significant increase in numbers.
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    Multiplatform Star Wars Outlaws: One Planet Size Equivalent to 2-3 Zones in AC Odyssey, Locations All “Handcrafted”

    Part of No Man Sky's legacy will be to make the term "Procedurally Generated" forever misunderstood and negatively associated. Kudos to Ubi's marketing team for capitalising on this. Realistically though, Games rely on procedural generation for level design, enemy spawns, itemization etc. Most...
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    Discussion REPORT: Sony plans to invest $2.1 billion in research and development for its gaming arm, focusing most of its attention on live service

    Successful live service games turn mid-size publishers into big-boy publishers. It's the difference between EA/ABK and Ubisoft/Square Enix. I thought the console manufacturers would remain immune to the allure of live-service games, especially Sony but it does not seem to be the case.
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    Xbox Microsoft wins US court case to buy Activision Blizzard in loss for FTC.

    Eeeh, there shouldn't be an argument about the intent behind that statement, everybody knows what it means. The judge probably considered it but deemed it immaterial to the case. The main thing FTC has(had) to prove is if the acquisition of ABK resulted in MS "spending Sony out of business" and...
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    Xbox Microsoft wins US court case to buy Activision Blizzard in loss for FTC.

    Seems like the deal is close to being over. Man, that story has been holding gaming industry news in a chokehold for over a year.
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    Discussion God of War Is More of an RPG Than Final Fantasy 16

    Nowadays RPG is too broad of a definition to be applied meaningfully. Disco Elysium, Skyrim and GoW cannot belong to the same genre.
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    Discussion The Gamepass Effect in film: The Netflix revolution is, for now, one of the most successful profit-destroying interventions in modern business history

    I don't know where in my comment I said Breaking Bad and The Wire were low quality. We don't even have to go subjective on this topic. Objectively bigger budgets are going to various projects, from animation to documentaries. That increases the chances of higher-quality shows being produced now...
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    Discussion Baldur's Gate 3 Community goes crazy after studio reveals Bear Romance Scene

    Watched the presentation, the game looks like CRPG heaven.
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