Out with the old!

When millions of people keep buying these same games, then they are going to keep making them. COD is essentially the exact same game over and over again with new maps and how you set up your classes this time as opposed to last year. But yet, people still
buy it...so developers are going to keep making it. Popularity of a title will always trump everything else because its whatever is making the money the easiest way.

 

[quote user="WildChameleon"]

Why Alan Wake is not even penciled in for the XBOne i will never know.

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Your lucky day, I will tell you why!

"In May 2013, a new game by Remedy was announced at the Xbox One event called
Quantum Break, before explaining the following day that a sequel to
Alan Wake had been postponed. Despite their love of the property and initially beginning work on a sequel, Alan Wake was not financially successful enough to receive the funding they needed to continue developing the sequel at the time.[126]"

 

As a huge Gears fan I'm absolutely stoked there is another one coming and hopefully with a new developer mixed with one of the original creators we'll get something truly special.

I get what you are saying though with regards to old franchises but sure fire hits help bring in money for new ideas.

Also MS is bringing a heap of new IPs already so I have no issues personally.

The new Uncharted is in the same boat for me as I love that series too and can't wait to play that!!!

 

^- they should not of releases Alan Wake the same day as Red Dead.

 

[quote user="Coreldan"]

I think there are good examples of both GG. GTA being a good example of the "3-5 years" range and CoD and AC being good examples of annual releases. Until GTA5, it was CoD:BO2 holding the fastest selling records, so I guess it goes to show
that both tactics work and can be just about equally succesful. But I guess not all games can be made annually, such as GTA most likely or they would have to tone down the scale a lot but that probably wouldn't be good for business. The CoD crowd probably
like their new maps and slight alterations to game mechanics every year

[/quote] If they bring out AC titles like Blag Flag which I feel is executed brilliantly every year I will not complain it was probably the best game I have played on the Xbox One. I agree with what you and GG are saying and there are good examples out there
like COD that makes tons of money every year. Right now though I think it is drying up and long may that continue to dry up until they re-vamp the franchise.

 

[quote user="Stoyvensen"]

When millions of people keep buying these same games, then they are going to keep making them. COD is essentially the exact same game over and over again with new maps and how you set up your classes this time as opposed to last year. But yet, people still
buy it...so developers are going to keep making it. Popularity of a title will always trump everything else because its whatever is making the money the easiest way.

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Can't fault them (the devs) for that...even if we are sick and tired of CoD. Gears on the other hand, if it's done well, I'll buy in.

 

[quote user="PUDDIN DAGGER"]

[quote user=""]

I think there are good examples of both GG. GTA being a good example of the "3-5 years" range and CoD and AC being good examples of annual releases. Until GTA5, it was CoD:BO2 holding the fastest selling records, so I guess it goes to show
that both tactics work and can be just about equally succesful. But I guess not all games can be made annually, such as GTA most likely or they would have to tone down the scale a lot but that probably wouldn't be good for business. The CoD crowd probably
like their new maps and slight alterations to game mechanics every year

[/quote] If they bring out AC titles like Blag Flag which I feel is executed brilliantly every year I will not complain it was probably the best game I have played on the Xbox One. I agree with what you and GG are saying and there are good examples out there
like COD that makes tons of money every year. Right now though I think it is drying up and long may that continue to dry up until they re-vamp the franchise.

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I've only played it at a friends place and I don't really like the pirate setting, but I did mention the same in an earlier message. Black Flag is an exception to the series. Pretty much all of them have been a bit meh annual rehashes after the original
one, but Black Flag is indeed something that breaks the mold. I hope they can keep it up in the following games too.

 

AC needs to go to Japan. We need more ninja games.