Microsoft to announce cancellation of XBOX line on February 20th

[AdmiralViscen]

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8666&Itemid=2

Schappert will be presenting the session, “A Future Wide Open: Unleashing the Creative Community” during GDC on February 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PST
 in the Esplanade Room of the Moscone Center's South Hall.

A statement from event organizers CMP Group said that the session will “set the strategy for Xbox 360 this upcoming year, revealing top developers' plans for the platform in 2008.”

"The Game Developers Conference is the premiere stage for industry leaders to present their strategies for advancing the state of the art of games," said Jamil Moledina, executive director of GDC in a statement. "Given John's experience and the Microsoft game development team behind him, we are confident that our attendees will not want to miss this glimpse into the future of how games will be made."

[MCD]

There won't be any new games, just old and known shit.

book it.

[y2kev]

The buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz


With just an hour, and the topic, I don't see a toooon of stuff being announced here (plus, I guess it is GDC). But maybe a surprise or two, ya? Would have to move quickly from topic to topic to cover their stated stuff (creativity?) plus talk about new games.

[AdmiralViscen]

All it really takes is a 5 minute video reel.

[Ichirou]

360's time is over. PS3's has just begun.  360 was the Dreamcast of this gen.

[y2kev]

All it really takes is a 5 minute video reel.

to announce new products though?

Whadda ya know, Cohen?

[demi]

Someone get me in this 

Is this the keynote, or some random session?

[drohne]

cliffy b's sponging brother mentioned on his blog that gears 2 is coming this year

or something like that

but GEARS 2

[AdmiralViscen]

cliffy b's sponging brother mentioned on his blog that gears 2 is coming this year

or something like that

but GEARS 2

Wait what?!!

[drohne]

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/01/15/tyler-b-hints-at-gears-sequel-releasing-this-year/#comments

i guess he's since denied having any inside information, but I WANT TO BELIEVE

gears 2

[FancyFeast]

Get me in to the after party.  I have to work like every normal asshole.  :Arr


But I'm in SF so hook me up Dumi.

[ferrarimanf355]

Daytona USA 3?

[Eel O'Brian]

I would love to hear something about the new Wolfenstein coming out of GDC

Also LA Noire

[Shuri]

yeah ok the gaming section is going to shit.

[AdmiralViscen]

 

[Van Cruncheon]

did i mention that ms has adopted nintendo's strategy of not announcing titles until they are close to ship date? did i mention that? did i?

sony tears

[demi]

just wait until they reveal their waggle

[Van Cruncheon]

[MCD]

XENOS WAGGLE 

[Van Cruncheon]

sony fanboysd will drown in the most bitter of tears

i cannot wait!

scotch

[demi]

i wish i could go to the keynoooooote, guess i'll peek through the door cracks or something

[drew]

yeah ok the gaming section is going to shit.

To hell in a handbasket.

Then there's the Mother Teresa's that occupy the OT...but that's a different conversation.

[Himu]

welp time to get a ps3 lol

[FancyFeast]

someone hacked my account...

[MCD]

FancyFeast

make that image a link and spoilertag it, it's a work safe board.

[Eel O'Brian]

someone help that poor giant bird

[FancyFeast]

FancyFeast

make that image a link and spoilertag it, it's a work safe board.

You know you want more.

[MCD]

well yeah 

i am serious though, i don't mind it myself but some folks here browse at work. (like Ichirou)

edit: that's good enough.

[AdmiralViscen]

combination of some stuff
the theft of a couple of rival developers
and a few exclusivity announcements

and i can tell you now... even the largest towel you can imagine won't be enough for the fanboy tears.

this will not be helped by sony's big "announcement" ... the LOL will circle the earth.

omg wtf

[FancyFeast]

combination of some stuff
the theft of a couple of rival developers
and a few exclusivity announcements

and i can tell you now... even the largest towel you can imagine won't be enough for the fanboy tears.

this will not be helped by sony's big "announcement" ... the LOL will circle the earth.

omg wtf

And to top it off he is signed off MSN....   

[MCD]

It’s been six months since Microsoft Game Studios officially opened in Europe – what’s progress been like?

We’ve built a team here now. Key for us is finding great European talent to help us both understand the development community here better, and more importantly understand the gamers in the European community. Our portfolio now, and the games coming over the 12 months, is very well targeted towards different groups – but I think we can do better at that. So helping us have a base of publishing here, filled with people who are from here will help us achieve that. And clearly for us the basis of our success is building good relationships with creative talent – that’s our number one focus overall.

http://www.developmag.com/interviews/96/Game-On-Part-1

i wonder if they got any new euro developers.

[FancyFeast]

It’s been six months since Microsoft Game Studios officially opened in Europe – what’s progress been like?

We’ve built a team here now. Key for us is finding great European talent to help us both understand the development community here better, and more importantly understand the gamers in the European community. Our portfolio now, and the games coming over the 12 months, is very well targeted towards different groups – but I think we can do better at that. So helping us have a base of publishing here, filled with people who are from here will help us achieve that. And clearly for us the basis of our success is building good relationships with creative talent – that’s our number one focus overall.

http://www.developmag.com/interviews/96/Game-On-Part-1

i wonder if they got any new euro developers.

They lost LBP because of the lack of a base in Europe.

[MCD]

It’s been six months since Microsoft Game Studios officially opened in Europe – what’s progress been like?

We’ve built a team here now. Key for us is finding great European talent to help us both understand the development community here better, and more importantly understand the gamers in the European community. Our portfolio now, and the games coming over the 12 months, is very well targeted towards different groups – but I think we can do better at that. So helping us have a base of publishing here, filled with people who are from here will help us achieve that. And clearly for us the basis of our success is building good relationships with creative talent – that’s our number one focus overall.

http://www.developmag.com/interviews/96/Game-On-Part-1

i wonder if they got any new euro developers.

They lost LBP because of the lack of a base in Europe.

:O news to me.

[ferrarimanf355]

Yes, the lynchpin of Microsoft's '08 strategy is a sequel to a racing game from Sega.  Most of the hour is devoted to it.

I would seriously do anything for it... 

[y2kev]

I'm kind of confused because this meme is everywhere now, but, like, we do know their lineup, right? I mean, all the big games-- NG2, Alan Wake, Banjo, Fable, Infinite Undiscovery, Too Bomba, with likely appearances by Gears 2 and maybe PD2...we do know.

Throw in a few surprises, and that's the first party lineup for the year....and that's a damn good first party lineup. I think the meme itself is framing the conversation and I just don't get it.

[FancyFeast]

I'm kind of confused because this meme is everywhere now, but, like, we do know their lineup, right? I mean, all the big games-- NG2, Alan Wake, Banjo, Fable, Infinite Undiscovery, Too Bomba, with likely appearances by Gears 2 and maybe PD2...we do know.

Throw in a few surprises, and that's the first party lineup for the year....and that's a damn good first party lineup. I think the meme itself is framing the conversation and I just don't get it.

What the fuck is meme?

[y2kev]

I'm kind of confused because this meme is everywhere now, but, like, we do know their lineup, right? I mean, all the big games-- NG2, Alan Wake, Banjo, Fable, Infinite Undiscovery, Too Bomba, with likely appearances by Gears 2 and maybe PD2...we do know.

Throw in a few surprises, and that's the first party lineup for the year....and that's a damn good first party lineup. I think the meme itself is framing the conversation and I just don't get it.

What the fuck is meme?

For the purpose of this conversation, consider it a bad joke that spreads like vd.

[bluemax]

Is this keynote open to all attending GDC or just certain people?

[y2kev]

I'm kind of confused because this meme is everywhere now, but, like, we do know their lineup, right?

no. I don't think we do.
we also don't know a few finer details regarding further exclusive 3rd party support and some time exclusivity deals.

and you think we'll know this after this conference?

[y2kev]

well, i think you are right that they don't need to announce to sony's schedule. it doesn't make any sense to.

but i think that sony hasn't announced all their stuff either, so i think the entire GAFtivity of list-making is sooo weird.

i do think they will end up publishing more this year than ms did last year (kind of like how MS outpublished them last year), but it isn't any badge of honor or anything, just the logical extension of the idea that their japanese studios are finally producing next-gen games. whether or not any of it is good is of course what we will see. with this in mind, it's silly to make any kind of judgement at all...i think ms probably has more surefire hits in their announced catalog anyway.

except too human.

[FancyFeast]

Dcharlie, you seem to be backpedalling a touch...   :'(

[evilol]

lol @ dcharlie acting like he's got some insider info. first you say ms has some big news and sony's news is lol. now its sony that will have the big news, and ms wont say much. seriously dcharlie make your mind up

[drohne]

is gdc really the place for BIG SWEEPING LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENTS? you expect publishers to announce or highlight a couple interesting projects, as sony did with lbp, but i don't know where these 'megaton' expectations are coming from. it's...a developers' conference

[MCD]

There are rumors about MS acquiring Yahoo and Logitech.

may this will be it and some already known games.

[calcifer]

i expect xna stuff, new footage of some of the big 2008 titles and maybe a surprise or two
i think anything major (like gears 2) will be saved for e3 or a x08 event

There are rumors about MS acquiring Yahoo and Logitech.

may this will be it and some already known games.

why on earth would the announce that at gdc?

[MCD]

i dunno lol

[tiesto]

I'm hoping we see some stuff on Star Ocean 4, Infinite Undiscovery, Tales of Vesperia, Cry On and an announcement for Blue Dragon 2, but I hear that these games would probably be revealed more fully at TGS if anything.

[bud]

lol @ dcharlie acting like he's got some insider info. first you say ms has some big news and sony's news is lol. now its sony that will have the big news, and ms wont say much. seriously dcharlie make your mind up

MS does have big news, whether they use it on an event like GDC? I doubt they will - they'll announce what they need to announce on their own - why have the message diluted?

There you go!

this is, like, the complete opposite of this

combination of some stuff
the theft of a couple of rival developers
and a few exclusivity announcements

and i can tell you now... even the largest towel you can imagine won't be enough for the fanboy tears.

this will not be helped by sony's big "announcement" ... the LOL will circle the earth.

anway, i'm hoping they'll show off more of alan wake. i'm so gay for that game.

[FancyFeast]

Wait for GDC?     

[AdmiralViscen]

I'm kind of confused because this meme is everywhere now, but, like, we do know their lineup, right? I mean, all the big games-- NG2, Alan Wake, Banjo, Fable, Infinite Undiscovery, Too Bomba, with likely appearances by Gears 2 and maybe PD2...we do know.

Throw in a few surprises, and that's the first party lineup for the year....and that's a damn good first party lineup. I think the meme itself is framing the conversation and I just don't get it.

Could have come from my mouth, but I think there'll be a nice chunk of surprises. And as the definitive Western third party console, I'm sure there'll be some third party coups.

My favorite part of the meme, I think, is that the first big budget next-gen exclusive for 2008 is Lost Odyssey.

I really don't understand how the meme was able to frame the conversation, but it can only be the Sony-loving GAF of 2004 or so finally getting a foothold to swing the site back away from 360. All it took was a hint of viability from PS3.


edit: Why do I always miss the page count on this site?

[FancyFeast]

I really don't understand how the meme was able to frame the conversation, but it can only be the Sony-loving GAF of 2004 or so finally getting a foothold to swing the site back away from 360. All it took was a hint of viability from PS3.

And an influx of dozens of 'new school regulars' who bump PS3 threads like nobodies business.

What shocks me is the admins let that happen without a peep.

[Mupepe]

no more gaf talk

[Himu]

close this thread.

[calcifer]

since i cant make threads anymore...

it seems that ready at dawn is making a 360 game

[MCD]

since i cant make threads anymore...

it seems that ready at dawn is making a 360 game

GOW psp team?

really?

[calcifer]

since i cant make threads anymore...

it seems that ready at dawn is making a 360 game

GOW psp team?

really?

seems so

[y2kev]

I've heard that Sony pissed them off big time.

[Himu]

Ready At Dawn is a really good developer. Daxter owns.

[LJ11]

Yeah RAD has been pretty solid so far, GoW PSP is awesome.  I remember reading about the Sony fallout on GAF, Ravidrath (sp?) talked about it around the time Okami Wii was announced.  Would be nice if they were doing another action game. 

[FancyFeast]

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