I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again, Xbox is more than just a console platform now, but to get the attention -those who are loyal to PlayStation specifically- it needs to think about what will get those consumers to come to the Xbox platform.
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I think that those who have yet to get either a new Xbox console or even PC Game Pass would be more excited to see new IP rather than another revival. Of course, that’s if Xbox’s assumingly best studio is unable to deliver, then why expect better from other studios? But if it fails regardless of the success of other Xbox exclusive titles that will likely come before -like Halo Infinite and Hellblade II- Xbox will still be seen as a first-party platform that can’t deliver relatively consistent high-quality games like PlayStation. And it needs to impress due to the consistent criticism that Xbox has had for the past generation. There is a chance that Perfect Dark surpasses all my expectations and ends up being Game of the Year when it eventually launches giving a great first impression. The franchise has had an odd history with the first releasing on Nintendo 64 while its follow-up was exclusive to the Xbox 360.Įither way you look at it, it is a gamble. Either that, consumers will remember Perfect Dark with its middling history in quality and may not be as excited as Xbox hopes. The first being that it will be seen as a new IP to casual consumers due to it being so long since the last 2010 remaster and could turn out to be very successful. Perfect Dark being in this spotlight gives me two potential thoughts. Phil Spencer and the Xbox team have been making Game Pass the face of the platform and I don’t know if Perfect Dark will be able to be that game it needs to bring in new subscribers. With The Initiative being Xbox’s headline studio, I believe that outside of Halo and maybe Gears of War, whatever it works on will be the primary game marketed to get players to jump into the Xbox ecosystem. I think the studio would find more success with an audience if its first project was bringing something brand new to the table. I have no ill will towards the series, and I wouldn’t be opposed to its return, just not with The Initiative. While I believe that this game does have a passionate fanbase and I am personally optimistic about the studio’s take on the franchise, I had hopes that with being Xbox’s new number one studio, The Initiative would have started fresh out the gate with a brand new IP.Įven with doing a reboot, the game needs to be something that your casual gamer would know and I don’t think Perfect Dark is that. During The Game Awards last week, those speculations were revealed to be true. This includes those who have worked on beloved franchises such as God of War, The Last of Us, Red Dead Redemption, and others.įor most of 2020, there had been rumors that The Initiative’s first project was going to be a reboot of Perfect Dark - a stealth action-adventure title originally created by Rare back on the Nintendo 64 that gained a relative fanbase. The studio is based out in Santa Monica, CA and since the announcement, multiple big industry names have joined the studio. However, the company has also created what it calls a “AAAA” studio known as The Initiative that has been confirmed to be working on a reboot of Perfect Dark. What we have planned for in our future chapters shouldn't let you down for the direction you're looking for, if we do things right.For the past couple of years, we’ve seen Xbox enhancing its first-party studios through acquiring a number of major studios such as Ninja Theory and Bethesda/Zenimax. While everything at the moment is still subject to change including parts of the story, especially in later chapters. (Even though technically it hasn't at least yet).Īs our story unfolds into later chapters you may see a bit more Perfect Dark esque things appear, with hopefully, a beautiful mix of Metal Gear like attributes, with a splash of again, hopefully Dues Ex if we do things exactly how we want it to be. This game does feel like it's taken some of it's influence from that game. I've been trying to get our founder to play that game for awhile now, simply because I've said the same thing you did. It is funny you should mention Perfect Dark. Imo, it has more than any other FPS even to do this day in terms of weapon and character diversity, pushed the boundaries of the console it was on (N64) well past what anyone thought it could handle, and had even to this day, imo, the best multiplayer, and multiplayer customization I've ever seen. Perfect Dark is my favorite FPS of all time.
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