My 2 Cents - Stalker 2 Delay, Ubisoft, Xbox 3rd Party? December Circana & Xbox Developers Direct
2For this week My 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of January 14 to 20, 2024 I give my thoughts on Stalker 2 getting another delay, Ubisoft doesn’t want you to own your games, Microsoft could be making a third-party approach, December 2023 Circana numbers are out & Microsoft had their developers direct.
00:00 - Intro
01:32 - Quick My 2 Cents
FF7 Rebirth Trailer - https://youtu.be/tUaWUyaeXhs?si=BOzg_dkBU4mRGKkD
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/01/rumour-xbox-in-discussions-with-square-enix-over-final-fantasy-7-remake
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/01/square-enix-to-slim-down-its-gaming-lineup-to-ensure-higher-quality
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/01/nintendo-worlds-new-donkey-kong-ride-will-literally-send-you-off-the-tracks
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/01/ace-combat-7-skies-unknown-deluxe-edition-soars-onto-switch-this-july
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/01/random-square-enix-and-foamstars-producer-is-bored-of-splatoon-comparisons
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/01/baldurs-gate-3-dev-reveals-concerns-with-xbox-game-pass-style-subscriptions
https://mynintendonews.com/2024/01/19/xenoblade-3-official-artworks-aionios-moments-art-book-announced/
https://mynintendonews.com/2024/01/19/xenoblade-chronicles-3-updated-to-version-2-2-0-patch-notes/
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/01/8percent-of-developers-are-apparently-working-on-games-for-switchs-successor
09:06 - Movies/TV Show
https://thedirect.com/article/she-hulk-season-2-tatiana-maslany
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/01/the-last-of-us-hbo-showrunner-quashes-hopes-for-a-bill-and-frank-spin-off
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/martha-is-dead-is-being-turned-into-a-movie/
11:34 - Part 1 Stalker 2
Release date trailer - https://youtu.be/6o6D_a3PAHw?si=BFnIdEBXPcDnRiht
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/01/stalker-2-is-officially-launching-on-xbox-game-pass-this-september
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/stalker-2-has-been-delayed-to-late-2024/
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/01/stalker-2s-updated-screenshots-show-refreshed-hud-ahead-of-2024-game-pass-launch
18:06 - Part 2 Ubisoft
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-subscription-boss-says-gamers-are-still-used-to-owning-games/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-new-ubisoft-and-getting-gamers-comfortable-with-not-owning-their-games
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/01/ubisoft-wants-players-to-feel-comfortable-not-owning-games-in-future
23:44 - Part 3 Microsoft
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/01/microsoft-actiblizz-acquisition-gives-xbox-a-chance-to-be-a-good-publisher-on-all-platforms
https://mynintendonews.com/2024/01/17/microsoft-plans-to-publish-more-games-on-nintendo-switch-and-playstation/
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/01/microsoft-ceo-says-actiblizz-deal-helps-xbox-become-a-good-publisher-on-all-platforms
28:04 - Part 4 Circana
https://twitter.com/MatPiscatella/status/1747982895262887966?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1747982965458772368%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&ref_url=
https://mynintendonews.com/2024/01/18/us-charts-nintendo-switch-2nd-best-selling-console-in-december-2023/
39:10 - Part 5 Xbox Developers Direct
Developers Direct Video - https://youtu.be/__CsgNHr7ZQ?si=dsv2tOT2FwZRgn1O
https://www.purexbox.com/features/roundup-heres-what-was-revealed-at-the-xbox-developer-direct-2024
What I like
More info on Avowed (visuals look better than last year's showing) plus a fall 2024 release date
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle looks great (no pun attended)
Hellblade 2 looks nice
Most of these are aiming for a 2024 release
Visions of Mana was a nice surprise…
What I didn’t like/Mix/Not Sure
…However, no word if Vision of Mana will be going to GamePass
Ara: History while it looks nice for PC (and PC GamePass) isn’t coming to Xbox at this time
No shadow drop unlike last year
47:26 - Outro
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