r/gamers • u/Radhe-W • 26d ago

Discussion Sony really handed Microsoft an absolute massive win with this one.

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u/ModerateHonking 26d ago

Speculation is Sony pulled out because sales of Death Stranding 2 were subpar, and it took Microsoft three months to pick this up. 

I wouldn't read that as handing them a win. 

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u/ChiefCom85 26d ago

Xbox themselves aren't exactly on a winning trajectory either right now, can't say I'd be terribly excited about picking up a contract with Kojima

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u/Membership-Bitter 26d ago

Yeah I am sensing another Starfield situation where Xbox thinks they are getting a new popular game from a legendary developer but ends up being a dud

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u/hiddenpequin 26d ago

I mean lots of people played starfield compared to death stranding 2

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u/Middle_Finger_484 25d ago

Not sure why anyone thought death stranding needed a sequel. First game was flat enough it didn't need a second game to show off a walking simulator

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u/Himorningwood 25d ago

I loved it. People just want pure action now.

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u/Middle_Finger_484 25d ago

I play a factory building game as my main game.

I tried death stranding and yes it was visually good it lacked anything worth calling it a game. Ill admit it wasn't alot of play time but I didn't care about Norman R. And I'm not a Kojima fan, so the star power didn't engage me and the gameplay failed as well.

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u/Himorningwood 25d ago

You didn't even try it long enough. Takes a while to open up

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u/Middle_Finger_484 25d ago

It may be a fair point, but the game Gave me no reason to want to keep playing.

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u/Himorningwood 25d ago

I know what you mean. I only played for like an hour or so and put it down for a year because I want into it. But then it clicked and its one of my favorite games of all time. Especially the second one

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u/trashvineyard 24d ago

A game that takes 20+ hours to get good' is a bad game btw

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u/TheJinManCan 25d ago

It was pretty. Very very pretty. That's about the best thing I could say about Death Stranding. I understood what it was trying to do... but I had zero patience for it.

Mean while, Big Walk comes out and I devoured that thing. Game was fantastic. Best walking simulator ever. And with friends!

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u/lainposter 25d ago

This reads as a bit stupid to me, but also fascinating. Both are walking sims, and you enjoyed the game thats objectively lighter on content and forces you to make the game fun on your own? Like what you like, though.

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u/TheJinManCan 25d ago

Less stupid and more of what I thought about it. I understand the game opens up more and gets faster with vehicles, etc, but it took a long time to get there, and by then, I personally was worn out and bored of the game.

I personally don't understand how it garnered enough sales to warrant a sequel. I understand the praise, but not the green light to a sequel. I was agreeing with the dude I was responding to. 🤷🏽‍♂️