They were never as into it to begin with but MS is axing it's entire VR, Mixed Reality and Hololens teams.
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Shame about hololens. That was promising tech. Not for gaming, but it had its real world applications probably more than a full VR headset.
Imagine doctors using it to overlay CT scans, or fire fighters looking at buildings and seeing the heat maps.Comment
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I couldn't disagree more but then maybe I'm too much of a fan of this series to think that...Originally posted by Cassius_Smoke View Post
I feel the whole sandbox and changes in Infinite really go some way to fixing the speed/fluidity of the game... the grapple hook / repulsor are genius inclusions. So I don't think that is even a problem. To me the issues lay more in the story, universe and how limited a focus Infinite ended up in the end. I don't think it needs as a dramatic an overhaul as most think.
To me its other franchises like say Gears where the actual movement mechanics feel like a throwback to a previous generation...Comment
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I don't think Halo is finished but I do feel it's days as MS's premier flagship franchise finally areComment
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Yeah and for our generation who grew up playing Quake, Halo, unreal tournament etc that's fine. It's still got a loyal fan base. But it's definitely lost its draw. I worked at Game when Halo 2 came out and the crowd was intense. OK, buying games has changed, but that excitement hasn't, and it just doesn't exist at the same level for Halo any more. Its like an aging rock star.
If you look at 20 minutes of Halo Infinite and then compare it to Doom Eternal or Deathloop (both of which MS own), I know which one I'd say has the most energy and punch, and its not Halo. Titanfall 2 has high octane wall running action. Halo added a grapple hook to try and increase its movement pazazz but its just not even close.Comment
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I expect that half of this is that with supply freeing up on rival systems it means Xbox is less competitively positioned for many. The other, because cost of living doesn't seem to be impacting the other two that much, is that Xbox is also suffering the impact of simply not delivering on content.Comment
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I'm still looking forward to getting a Series X sometime down the road.Comment
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I'm over here rinsing Monster Hunter Rise on GP on my Series S *smug faceComment
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New Shinji Mikami game Hi-Fi rush out tonight on pc and Xbox and game pass!Comment
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That was a very good developer direct. Not too long, showed lots of gameplay, some release dates and a shadow drop.
I'd only snip a couple of marks off for not dropping a Forza release date because everyone wants to know that and it already looks pin sharp. I can only assume it's coming later in the year.
I'm really glad Redfall is coming in May as that doesn't feel that far away already.Comment
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Oh that looks awesome. I really want to play that.Comment
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Got Hi-Fi Rush downloading, it looked the part and i hope the beat stuff works better than that FPS hell/devil shooter with melee strike and shooting to the beat, but my problem with that was trying to aim/shoot and tap to the beat was incredibly difficult on a controller.Comment
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Can't complain about Wi-Fi Rush at all, nice to see MS in front for new releases for a moment. The cutscenes are very nice, less convinced by the gameplay footage but again - for pretty much free it's probably alright enough
Redfall looks reasonable too, being on Game Pass should help that one out a fair bit too.
Forza looks... well... it makes a mockery of GT7Comment
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