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Laut IGN ist es aber wohl noch mind. 2 oder 3 Jahre entfernt, Xbox’s Perfect Dark Reboot Is Still Years Away.
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Game is still in earliest stages of development, at least two to three years away
Why? The answer isn't glamorous, but rather wrapped up in the realities of game development. The project has seen roadblock after roadblock, with problems such as a fraught co-development partnership, a pandemic, technological challenges, an ongoing exodus of significant talent, and unclear direction from management keeping the game in development limbo. And while a new partnership with Crystal Dynamics appears to finally be bearing fruit, multiple sources who have worked on the game recently say that Perfect Dark is still "in the earliest stages" of development, estimating that it is still roughly two to three years away from being ready for release.
On "AAAA"
Gallagher's plan, which he and other studio leads partially laid out in a development video alongside The Game Awards trailer, was for The Initiative to craft a reimagined Perfect Dark that would be a true blockbuster, with the best graphics, innovative gameplay and tech, driven by a powerful narrative and a strong protagonist in Joanna Dark. Internally at The Initiative, early employees recall hearing comparisons to massive TV and film franchises, such as Game of Thrones or Westworld. Gallagher imagined a spy thriller with big, memorable set pieces, lots of physicality, and plenty of gadgets, all amid a hopeful eco-futurist setting masking a corrupt underworld. Several employees from the early days of the studio recalled the designation "AAAA" being thrown around as a way to emphasize the sheer size and scale of what they should be building (it was also used in at least one public job listing). Everyone I spoke to who recalled hearing the term said there was never a clear explanation of what it practically meant.
AAAA or otherwise, Perfect Dark was a big vision for what Gallagher expected would ultimately be a fairly small studio, even one that was packed with experienced, senior talent. His plan, sources say, was to have The Initiative work closely with other partners to become effectively a franchise steward of the Perfect Dark IP that would eventually become a long-running Xbox tentpole. And while The Initiative did eventually make a public announcement that it would be bringing on Crystal Dynamics to fill the partner role, it actually had a different co-development partner for the first several years of Perfect Dark's life: Halo co-development studio Certain Affinity.
Certain Affinity involved early on but there was a mismatch
In the early days of the project, the overall mood was optimistic. Perfect Dark was an exciting IP that most were thrilled to be working on, first at The Initiative and then at Certain Affinity when the studio signed onto the project in 2019.
As with any early development process, much of this initial work consisted of nailing down a clear creative vision for what the game would consist of, and then developing a core gameplay loop that is both supportive of that vision and fun for the player. Studio leadership was fairly clear from early on that The Initiative's Perfect Dark would see a balance of combat and espionage elements that would ideally feel like playing through a James Bond or Mission: Impossible film – the developers just had to figure out how to translate those memorable movie moments into video game format.
Dominated by male creative staff with insensitive comments made
One former employee, a woman, also expressed frustration both with the low numbers of female creative staff on the project generally during this time, as well as multiple meetings where male creative heads made insensitive suggestions that were difficult to push back on without more women in the room to support potential concerns. An Xbox spokesperson offered the following response to this specific topic:
"We are committed to addressing any and all concerns employees have, in accordance with our company policies. We have been and will continue to encourage employees to report workplace concerns when they have seen or experienced behavior that falls short of our culture, values, or policies. Employees can report workplace concerns in a number of ways, including anonymously."
Crystal Dynamics has basically taken over the game
In the middle of 2021, with Certain Affinity gone and the studio bleeding talent, leadership at The Initiative had to figure out who, exactly, would be doing the bulk of the development work on the project going forward. And in September, a savior arrived in Gallagher's old studio: Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics. According to one former Crystal Dynamics employee, the plan was for their studio to supplement and support The Initiative's vision – not to fully take over. But rather quickly it became apparent to Crystal Dynamics that Perfect Dark and The Initiative were going to need a lot more help than they had realized.
Xbox is "remarkably" hands off
Xbox took a different approach. In direct response to my specific inquiries, Xbox provided contextual information from past interviews with Darrell Gallagher about the purpose and direction of The Initiative and its Perfect Dark reboot, all of which complimented what my sources told me and has been included in the narrative above where relevant. But Xbox also connected me with Booty following its Xbox Games Showcase in June for an interview about its larger strategy for its studios, as well as regarding The Initiative more specifically.
Developers from all three studios involved with Perfect Dark told me that throughout development, Xbox has been remarkably hands-off with the project – not unlike its reported attitude toward Arkane's Redfall. One described the parent company's involvement as simply "giving us money and letting us decide how to move forward and requesting milestone updates."
Finally starting to get moving. Game is FPS balancing combat and espionage with emphasis on spy gadgets, some experimental movement tech, and a focus on narrative. Maybe episodic.
The good news, though, is that The Initiative and Crystal Dynamics – or rather "Team Perfect Dark" – seem to at last be making progress. Perfect Dark is now further on than Certain Affinity's vertical slice from 2021 and with stronger foundations, though it still has a long way to go. All my sources with recent knowledge of its status say it's still in pre-production, roughly two to three years away from release. It's still an FPS balancing combat and espionage, with an emphasis on spy gadgets, some experimental movement tech, and a focus on narrative. Recent plans seem to be leaning toward some kind of episodic format – though the exact form and shape of it has yet to be determined, and could still change entirely before release.
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Game is still in earliest stages of development, at least two to three years away
Why? The answer isn't glamorous, but rather wrapped up in the realities of game development. The project has seen roadblock after roadblock, with problems such as a fraught co-development partnership, a pandemic, technological challenges, an ongoing exodus of significant talent, and unclear direction from management keeping the game in development limbo. And while a new partnership with Crystal Dynamics appears to finally be bearing fruit, multiple sources who have worked on the game recently say that Perfect Dark is still "in the earliest stages" of development, estimating that it is still roughly two to three years away from being ready for release.
On "AAAA"
Gallagher's plan, which he and other studio leads partially laid out in a development video alongside The Game Awards trailer, was for The Initiative to craft a reimagined Perfect Dark that would be a true blockbuster, with the best graphics, innovative gameplay and tech, driven by a powerful narrative and a strong protagonist in Joanna Dark. Internally at The Initiative, early employees recall hearing comparisons to massive TV and film franchises, such as Game of Thrones or Westworld. Gallagher imagined a spy thriller with big, memorable set pieces, lots of physicality, and plenty of gadgets, all amid a hopeful eco-futurist setting masking a corrupt underworld. Several employees from the early days of the studio recalled the designation "AAAA" being thrown around as a way to emphasize the sheer size and scale of what they should be building (it was also used in at least one public job listing). Everyone I spoke to who recalled hearing the term said there was never a clear explanation of what it practically meant.
AAAA or otherwise, Perfect Dark was a big vision for what Gallagher expected would ultimately be a fairly small studio, even one that was packed with experienced, senior talent. His plan, sources say, was to have The Initiative work closely with other partners to become effectively a franchise steward of the Perfect Dark IP that would eventually become a long-running Xbox tentpole. And while The Initiative did eventually make a public announcement that it would be bringing on Crystal Dynamics to fill the partner role, it actually had a different co-development partner for the first several years of Perfect Dark's life: Halo co-development studio Certain Affinity.
Certain Affinity involved early on but there was a mismatch
In the early days of the project, the overall mood was optimistic. Perfect Dark was an exciting IP that most were thrilled to be working on, first at The Initiative and then at Certain Affinity when the studio signed onto the project in 2019.
As with any early development process, much of this initial work consisted of nailing down a clear creative vision for what the game would consist of, and then developing a core gameplay loop that is both supportive of that vision and fun for the player. Studio leadership was fairly clear from early on that The Initiative's Perfect Dark would see a balance of combat and espionage elements that would ideally feel like playing through a James Bond or Mission: Impossible film – the developers just had to figure out how to translate those memorable movie moments into video game format.
Dominated by male creative staff with insensitive comments made
One former employee, a woman, also expressed frustration both with the low numbers of female creative staff on the project generally during this time, as well as multiple meetings where male creative heads made insensitive suggestions that were difficult to push back on without more women in the room to support potential concerns. An Xbox spokesperson offered the following response to this specific topic:
"We are committed to addressing any and all concerns employees have, in accordance with our company policies. We have been and will continue to encourage employees to report workplace concerns when they have seen or experienced behavior that falls short of our culture, values, or policies. Employees can report workplace concerns in a number of ways, including anonymously."
Crystal Dynamics has basically taken over the game
In the middle of 2021, with Certain Affinity gone and the studio bleeding talent, leadership at The Initiative had to figure out who, exactly, would be doing the bulk of the development work on the project going forward. And in September, a savior arrived in Gallagher's old studio: Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics. According to one former Crystal Dynamics employee, the plan was for their studio to supplement and support The Initiative's vision – not to fully take over. But rather quickly it became apparent to Crystal Dynamics that Perfect Dark and The Initiative were going to need a lot more help than they had realized.
Xbox is "remarkably" hands off
Xbox took a different approach. In direct response to my specific inquiries, Xbox provided contextual information from past interviews with Darrell Gallagher about the purpose and direction of The Initiative and its Perfect Dark reboot, all of which complimented what my sources told me and has been included in the narrative above where relevant. But Xbox also connected me with Booty following its Xbox Games Showcase in June for an interview about its larger strategy for its studios, as well as regarding The Initiative more specifically.
Developers from all three studios involved with Perfect Dark told me that throughout development, Xbox has been remarkably hands-off with the project – not unlike its reported attitude toward Arkane's Redfall. One described the parent company's involvement as simply "giving us money and letting us decide how to move forward and requesting milestone updates."
Finally starting to get moving. Game is FPS balancing combat and espionage with emphasis on spy gadgets, some experimental movement tech, and a focus on narrative. Maybe episodic.
The good news, though, is that The Initiative and Crystal Dynamics – or rather "Team Perfect Dark" – seem to at last be making progress. Perfect Dark is now further on than Certain Affinity's vertical slice from 2021 and with stronger foundations, though it still has a long way to go. All my sources with recent knowledge of its status say it's still in pre-production, roughly two to three years away from release. It's still an FPS balancing combat and espionage, with an emphasis on spy gadgets, some experimental movement tech, and a focus on narrative. Recent plans seem to be leaning toward some kind of episodic format – though the exact form and shape of it has yet to be determined, and could still change entirely before release.
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Nächstes Jahr soll es wohl erstes Gameplay zu sehen geben.
Wenn es dann in 2 bis 3 Jahren erscheint wäre es inklusive Studioaufbau denke für heutige Verhältnisse eher eine normale Entwicklungszeit.
Wenn es dann in 2 bis 3 Jahren erscheint wäre es inklusive Studioaufbau denke für heutige Verhältnisse eher eine normale Entwicklungszeit.
Joe Genius
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Ne, das Ding ist deutlich darüber. Alle die Ankündigen ist schon Jahre her und vorher ist ja auch schon Zeit vergangen. Wenn das Ding dann wirklich in 3 Jahren kommt ist das Ding wohl eher 7 Jahre halt.
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Also für AAA Spiele sind heutzutage 5 bis 7 Jahre Entwicklungszeit nicht so ungewöhnlich.
Mal zum Vergleich:
Horizon Zero Dawn war insgesamt 7 Jahre in der Entwicklung.
Ghost of Tsushima 6 Jahre.
Mal zum Vergleich:
Horizon Zero Dawn war insgesamt 7 Jahre in der Entwicklung.
Ghost of Tsushima 6 Jahre.
Ja ist leider eine besorgniserregende Entwicklung, wenn ein Game einen ganzen Konsolenzyklus braucht! Und wer ist Schuld darn? Wir Gamer und die Medien, die immer anspurchsvoller werden und ein Spiel kaputt/schlecht reden/testen, wenn es mal grafisch nicht mehr auf dem höchsten Stand ist. Wir sollten uns da wirklich mal selber an die eigene Nase fassen. Diese Entwicklung ist einfach für niemanden gut, weder für uns Spieler, die ewig auf die Spiele warten müssen, noch die Entwicklerk, die ständig unter einem extremen Erwartungsdruck stehen. Hier läuft in der Gamingbranche aktuell irgendwas massiv falsch und ist einer der Gründe, wieso wohl bald ein weiterer Crash des Gamingebereichs ins Haus steht.
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Ein Crash in der Gamingbranche obwohl jedes Jahr in jederlei Hinsicht im Medium Videospiel neue Umsatzrekorde und immer höhere Spielerzahlen verzeichnet werden? Erstmal extrem unwahrscheinlich bis gänzlich ausgeschlossen.
Aber der Trend zu immer größeren und damit längeren und aufwendigeren Spielen, was die Entwicklungszeit erhöht, gefällt mir auch gar nicht. Geht ja schon ein knappes Jahrzehnt so.
Alleine in Deutschland sind einzig und allein nur noch Bücher vor der Branche Videospiel. Das Ganze boomt und es ist nicht annähernd ein Anzeichen des Abschwungs erkennbar. Im Gegenteil.
Es ist eine Frage der Zeit bis Zocken das umsatzstärkste Unterhaltungsmedium der Welt wird.
Aber der Trend zu immer größeren und damit längeren und aufwendigeren Spielen, was die Entwicklungszeit erhöht, gefällt mir auch gar nicht. Geht ja schon ein knappes Jahrzehnt so.
Alleine in Deutschland sind einzig und allein nur noch Bücher vor der Branche Videospiel. Das Ganze boomt und es ist nicht annähernd ein Anzeichen des Abschwungs erkennbar. Im Gegenteil.
Es ist eine Frage der Zeit bis Zocken das umsatzstärkste Unterhaltungsmedium der Welt wird.
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Joe Genius
Oh boy oh boy oh boy!
Puh, 7 Jahre an einem Spiel zu sitzen ist schon ne harte Ansage. Und am Ende haten dich die Spieler wieder für irgendeinen Kindergartenscheiß.
Alles muss eine Openworld haben.
Alles braucht einen BattlePass usw.
Die Spiele sollen möglichst jeden gefallen.
Das sind unteranderem die Probleme.
Wenn PD jetzt schon 7 Jahre in Planung ist, dann ist das ein schlechtes Zeichen. Die wissen nicht so richtig mit dieser Marke umzugehen. Es muss ja auch den heutigen Standart entsprechen sonst heulen wieder alle dass es kacke aussieht oder der Mehrspieler doof ist, weil es da um Spaß geht und nicht um knallharte Kompetitive, perfekt ausbalancierte Hardcore Matches, bei denen es ums echte leben geht.
Alles braucht einen BattlePass usw.
Die Spiele sollen möglichst jeden gefallen.
Das sind unteranderem die Probleme.
Wenn PD jetzt schon 7 Jahre in Planung ist, dann ist das ein schlechtes Zeichen. Die wissen nicht so richtig mit dieser Marke umzugehen. Es muss ja auch den heutigen Standart entsprechen sonst heulen wieder alle dass es kacke aussieht oder der Mehrspieler doof ist, weil es da um Spaß geht und nicht um knallharte Kompetitive, perfekt ausbalancierte Hardcore Matches, bei denen es ums echte leben geht.
Joe Genius
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lol ... langsam fällt alles auseinander.
Die neuen First Party Studios kommen nicht aus dem Quark. Bei eingekauften Studios gegen wichtige Leute weg. Andere produzieren wahre Gurken. Vielleicht alle Games gleich auf die PS rausbringen. Keine Pro Geräte diesen Zyklus. Neue GaaS Hits sind dann wieder nicht auf Xbox. Single Player Games gibts aber auch nicht.
Die neuen First Party Studios kommen nicht aus dem Quark. Bei eingekauften Studios gegen wichtige Leute weg. Andere produzieren wahre Gurken. Vielleicht alle Games gleich auf die PS rausbringen. Keine Pro Geräte diesen Zyklus. Neue GaaS Hits sind dann wieder nicht auf Xbox. Single Player Games gibts aber auch nicht.
Was ist bitte diese Generation bei Microsoft los?
Naja, ganz richtig ist das nun auch nicht.
Die Studios arbeiten ja schon an einigem.
Compulsion - South of Midnight
Double Fine - arbeitet an 2 Projekten (eins davon ist KILN)
InXile - Clockwork Revolution
Ninja Theory - Hellblade 2
Obsidian - Avowed
Playground - Fable
Bethesda - Elder Scrolls 6
Arkane - Blade
Machine Games - Indiana Jones
Turn 10 hat just erst Forza released
ID - hat nur gesagt, dass sie an etwas arbeiten
dazu ist ziemlich sicher, dass Coalition - Gears 6 auf dem Showcase zeigt.
Unklar ist wie weit
Rare - Everwild
Undead Labs - State of Decay
sind.
Und das sind halt nur die Sachen die wir halt wissen, weil schon angekündigt oder geteaster.
Dazu wirds ja noch einiges geben, von dem wir noch gar nichts wissen.
Da würd ich erstmal als Gradmesser den MS Showcase nächsten Monat abwarten.
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