Did Playstation Pay Developer, Game Science To Delay Black Myth Wukong On Xbox Series X/S?

Summary

视频脚本讨论了游戏《黑神话：悟空》在Xbox平台上的优化问题及其发布延期。讨论指出，尽管微软表示正在与游戏科学合作，但游戏科学并未回应。有观点认为，索尼可能通过金钱交易影响了游戏的发布策略，导致Xbox版本被推迟。同时，提到微软过去曾派遣团队帮助其他游戏进行优化，但对《黑神话：悟空》的情况则显得无能为力。视频还探讨了索尼和微软在游戏市场上的竞争策略，以及这种策略对第三方开发者和玩家的潜在影响。

Takeaways

• 📣 微软和游戏科学（Game Science）被问及关于《黑神话：悟空》（Black Myth: Wukong）在Xbox Series S上的优化问题，但没有得到游戏科学方面的回应。
• 🔍 微软发言人表示，他们对《黑神话：悟空》在Xbox Series X和S上的发布感到兴奋，并正在与游戏科学合作，但拒绝评论其他平台持有者的交易。
• 🤔 主播推测索尼可能通过支付金钱给游戏科学，让游戏在Xbox上延迟发布，尽管没有确凿证据。
• 💡 主播提到，索尼之前曾被微软Xbox负责人称为“狡猾”，暗示索尼可能在背后进行一些不利于Xbox的交易。
• 🛠️ 主播认为，微软需要确保第三方开发者的游戏能够在Xbox平台上与其他地方同时发布，这是他们面临的一个挑战。
• 💰 主播提到，索尼可能会通过提供资金或其他资源来吸引开发者优先考虑PlayStation平台。
• 📝 韩国Xbox新闻在推特上提到，开发者/发行商在发布日期前8个月宣布了Xbox版本的确切发布日期，但8个月后仍未完成Xbox的优化工作。
• 📚 提到美国法院文件记录了索尼支付第三方排除Xbox的情况，举例《最终幻想16》成为PlayStation独占是因为索尼的支付。
• 🔄 微软在其他游戏优化问题上曾派出团队协助，如《权力的游戏：世界》和《博德之门3》，显示微软愿意提供资源帮助开发者。
• 🎮 主播个人表示，尽管对这种延迟感到不满，但他仍然期待玩到《黑神话：悟空》，但会等到游戏打折时再购买。
• 💡 主播建议微软应该在与索尼的竞争中采取更积极的策略，包括在竞标战中提高出价，以阻止索尼的独家交易。

Q & A

《黑神话：悟空》为何在Xbox平台上的优化问题引发了争议？

根据视频脚本，游戏科学公司没有回应关于Xbox平台优化的争议，而微软发言人表示正在与游戏科学合作，将游戏带到Xbox平台。这引发了外界猜测，可能是索尼支付了费用来延迟Xbox版本的发布，以优先在PlayStation平台上推出。

微软对于《黑神话：悟空》的延迟发布有何回应？

微软发言人表示，他们对于《黑神话：悟空》在Xbox系列X和S上的发布感到兴奋，并正在与游戏科学合作。但他们没有直接评论关于优化问题的争议。

视频作者认为索尼可能采取了哪些措施来影响《黑神话：悟空》的发布？

作者推测索尼可能通过支付费用或其他形式的交易，促使游戏科学推迟Xbox版本的发布，以便在PlayStation平台上获得更长时间的独占期。

视频作者提到了哪些历史案例来支持他的观点？

作者提到了《最终幻想16》和《博德之门3》的案例，其中《最终幻想16》是因为索尼支付费用而成为PlayStation独占游戏，而《博德之门3》则是微软派遣团队协助优化Xbox版本。

视频作者对索尼的这种做法有何看法？

作者认为索尼的这种做法是“恶心的商业行为”，因为它违背了游戏最初宣布的跨平台同时发布的承诺。

视频作者提到，微软在处理类似情况时有哪些措施？

作者提到微软会派遣团队协助第三方开发者优化Xbox版本的游戏，例如《权力的游戏：世界之路》和《博德之门3》。

视频作者对于《黑神话：悟空》的发布延迟有何个人反应？

作者表示，由于发布延迟，他将不会在游戏刚发布时购买，而是等到游戏打折时再购买，以此表达对这种做法的不满。

视频作者如何看待微软和索尼之间的竞争？

作者认为微软应该采取更积极的措施来对抗索尼的策略，例如通过竞价战来提高索尼的成本，或者通过提供更多的资源来吸引开发者。

视频作者提到了哪些即将发布的游戏，可能会影响《黑神话：悟空》的销售？

作者提到了《刺客信条》、《星球大战》、《AOW》和《印第安纳·琼斯》等即将发布游戏，这些游戏可能会分散玩家的注意力和购买力。

视频作者对于玩家在面对这种情况时应该怎么做有何建议？

作者建议玩家可以等待游戏打折时再购买，或者选择在PC平台上以更优惠的价格购买游戏。

Outlines

00:00

🤔 微软与游戏科学关于《黑神话：悟空》优化问题的回应

在这段视频中，讨论了《黑神话：悟空》在Xbox Series S上的优化问题。视频作者询问了微软和游戏科学对于游戏优化延迟的看法。游戏科学没有回应，但微软的发言人发表了声明，表示他们对《黑神话：悟空》在Xbox Series X和S上的发布感到兴奋，并正在与游戏科学合作将游戏带到他们的平台上。然而，微软的声明中提到不能评论合作伙伴与其他平台持有者之间的交易，这暗示了可能存在某种排他性协议。视频作者推测，索尼可能通过支付金钱来延迟Xbox版本的发布，尽管这只是一种猜测。

05:01

📜 微软与第三方开发商的合作模式及其挑战

视频作者继续讨论了微软在处理第三方开发商游戏优化问题时的策略，提到微软曾派遣团队协助特定游戏的Xbox版本优化，例如《权力的游戏：世界之路》和《博德之门3》。此外，作者提到了索尼在与第三方开发商的交易中可能采取的一些策略，比如提供资金或技术支持以确保游戏首先在PlayStation平台上发布。这引发了关于游戏行业商业行为的讨论，以及微软如何确保其平台能够吸引第三方开发商，保持竞争力。

10:02

🎮 《黑神话：悟空》发布延迟对玩家的影响

视频中讨论了《黑神话：悟空》发布延迟对玩家的影响，作者表达了对游戏延迟发布的失望，并决定将游戏从其必玩列表中移除。他提到，由于年底有大量其他游戏发布，他可能不会立即购买《黑神话：悟空》，而是等到游戏打折时再购买。此外，作者还提到了其他即将发布的游戏，如《刺客信条》、《星球大战》和《印第安纳·琼斯》，这些游戏可能会分散玩家对《黑神话：悟空》的注意力。

15:02

💼 索尼与微软在游戏市场上的竞争策略

视频作者探讨了索尼和微软在游戏市场上的竞争策略，特别是索尼如何通过提供资源和资金来吸引第三方开发商优先考虑PlayStation平台。作者提到，尽管微软也在采取行动支持开发商，但索尼的市场领先地位可能使其在吸引开发商方面更具优势。此外，作者建议微软应该采取更积极的策略，通过提高竞标价格来对抗索尼的策略，甚至在必要时进行反击。

Keywords

💡Xbox Series S

Xbox Series S是微软推出的一款家用游戏机，是Xbox Series X的低配版本。在视频中，讨论了Xbox Series S在游戏优化问题上的责任，暗示可能由于硬件性能限制导致游戏《黑神话：悟空》的优化问题。

💡Game Science

Game Science是《黑神话：悟空》的开发商。视频中提到，该开发商没有对游戏优化问题做出回应，而是由微软发言人发表了声明，这表明Game Science可能在与其他平台持有者进行协商。

💡优化问题

优化问题是指游戏在特定平台上的性能表现不佳，可能需要额外的工作来提升游戏体验。视频中讨论了《黑神话：悟空》在Xbox Series S上的优化问题，以及这是否是微软或Game Science的责任。

💡索尼（Sony）

索尼是PlayStation游戏机的制造商，也是微软Xbox的主要竞争对手。视频中提到了索尼可能通过支付费用来确保某些游戏在PlayStation平台上的独占或优先发布，这涉及到商业策略和市场竞争。

💡独占（Exclusive）

独占指的是游戏或软件仅在特定平台上可用，不提供给其他竞争对手。视频中讨论了索尼可能通过支付费用来获得游戏的独占权，这是一种常见的市场策略。

💡Game Pass

Game Pass是微软推出的一项订阅服务，允许用户通过月费访问大量游戏。视频中提到微软需要确保第三方开发者的游戏能够在Game Pass上同时发布，这是微软平台战略的一部分。

💡第三方开发者

第三方开发者指的是非平台制造商的游戏制作公司，它们为不同平台开发游戏。视频中讨论了微软如何吸引第三方开发者，确保他们的作品能够在Xbox平台上发布。

💡Baldur's Gate 3

《博德之门3》是一款角色扮演游戏，由Larian Studios开发。视频中提到微软曾帮助Larian Studios优化Xbox版本的游戏，展示了微软对第三方开发者的支持。

💡市场领导者

市场领导者是指在特定市场中占据主导地位的公司或产品。视频中提到索尼的PlayStation由于销量领先，成为市场领导者，这影响了开发者的发布决策。

💡Steam

Steam是一个流行的数字游戏分发平台，由Valve公司开发。视频中提到《黑神话：悟空》在Steam上非常受欢迎，是愿望清单上的游戏，显示了该游戏的高期待度。

💡优化团队

优化团队指的是专门负责提升游戏在特定硬件上性能的团队。视频中提到微软曾派遣优化团队帮助第三方开发者，如《黑神话：悟空》的开发商，以确保游戏在Xbox平台上的表现。

Highlights

文章讨论了《黑神话：悟空》的优化问题，询问Xbox Series S是否应受责备。

游戏科学未回应，但微软发言人发表了声明。

微软表示正在与游戏科学合作，将《黑神话：悟空》带到Xbox平台。

微软不能评论合作伙伴与其他平台持有者的交易。

讨论了索尼可能通过金钱交易影响游戏发布的情况。

提到了微软和索尼之间的商业竞争，以及对第三方开发者的影响。

分析了索尼可能通过提供帮助或资金来优先考虑PlayStation版本的游戏。

提到了微软派遣团队帮助游戏优化，例如《权力的游戏：世界之路》。

讨论了《博德之门3》的Xbox版本发布和微软的合作。

提出了索尼可能通过非正式手段吸引开发者优先考虑PlayStation。

讨论了游戏发布时间的延迟对玩家购买意愿的影响。

提到了《黑神话：悟空》可能的发布时间与其他大作冲突。

分析了游戏优化问题可能导致的商业后果和玩家反应。

讨论了Xbox Game Pass对第三方开发者的重要性。

提出了微软可能需要采取更积极的策略来应对索尼的竞争。

讨论了索尼的市场领导地位以及开发者可能的优先选择。

提出了玩家可能因为游戏发布策略而选择在PC上购买游戏。

讨论了微软可能需要在与索尼的竞争中采取更激进的措施。

Transcripts

[Music]

here is the uh part of the article that

I'm going to read retim and it goes on

to say uh I asked both Microsoft and

game science to uh uh to comment on the

optimizations issue

uh uh seeking some clarity uh was the

Xbox series s to blame question mark

game science didn't respond but this

morning a Microsoft spokesperson offered

the below statement now this is where

the rubber hits the road ladies and

gentlemen and there is some

figaz going on and the spokesperson for

Microsoft simply said this we're excited

to launch we're excited for the launch

of the of black myth Wukong for Xbox

series X and S and are working with game

science to bring that game to our

platforms and this is where I think they

dropped it like it's hot Gams Ley we

can't comment on the deals made by our

partners with other platform holders but

we remain focused on making Xbox the

best platform for gamers and great games

are at the center of that okay so I mean

I'm not a three star detective uh and I

can say that maybe someone will have a

different opinion and that's great but

what that says to me is because they

simply could have said the first

paragraph and been done with it we're

working with game science we'll let you

know when a re release date is happening

but they didn't stop there gamy we

cannot comment on the deals made by our

partners with other platform holders but

we remain focused on making Xbox the

best platform for gamers and great games

are at the center of that that tells me

that this was another Sony money had a

deal whether it be for a three-month

block a six-month block a 12month block

they paid game

science to hold this game back for a bag

of cash now is that what happened well

maybe you don't think that maybe

somebody in the chat doesn't think that

that's what I think because Sony well

you know it's interesting they've been

called slimy by the head of X of M Xbox

or Microsoft gaming uh and now we kind

of know why this is another one of those

deals now again I know I'm going to get

people pushing back in the pack hey boom

it's just it's it's just business and

you are right it is just business but

it's disgusting business because this

was originally announced to launch

across all

platforms all at the same time time the

game has been in development for over

five years you cannot tell me that they

did not have the specs uh in their

possession for the series X and S and

interestingly enough we cannot even say

that they didn't get help from uh from

Microsoft because they just said that

they did so to me this is a load to BS

let's get your hot

take yeah so um this this is going to be

the problem Microsoft probably runs in

for a long time until Game Pass is uh on

full swing um it's to make sure that

third party developers are on their

platform day and date that's that's the

most important thing they need to make

sure that all these games are on the

Xbox

platform releasing the same time as

everywhere um it's going to be a huge

problem for them only because we know

that Sony is going out there um with

enticing deals like going out there

maybe in the background it looks uh

harmless it's like oh look let me help

you look have our team we'll help you

we'll boost uh your visibility we'll you

know send you I don't know we'll fund

something for you just uh you know be on

our platform first um I don't think

that's I don't think there's a contract

out there right now um basically locking

them down by any means I don't think

there

uh making that deal in the background or

else it would have just said PlayStation

5 launch exclusive you know um if they

did so they're doing something else

they're I think they went there first

they're helping the smaller

Team PlayStation has the biggest console

out there right now the teams are

probably prioritizing the

PlayStation uh version of the game it's

been shown in court that's what they've

been doing to like Phil Spen said look

we're we're we're not on the top right

now and Sony gets to kind of come in and

negotiate um these unofficial

things um and I think that's what's

happening it's almost this handshake in

the back saying hey look here's here's a

help here's a team to help you we'll

push you here focus on us because we're

the biggest platform and so on and so on

and I think Xbox was just left on the

side

um like they usually freaking are and I

hate that that's a thing but right now I

think they're just too small to uh that

the console Market is just too small for

these third parties to really prioritize

at the same time if they are small teams

and if they are lacking some sort of

money or

Tech and we could read between the lines

Xbox sent out a team uh just like they

did with Boulders Gate 3 but we know

that Boulders Gate 3 Larry and Studios

were weren't um paid exactly by Sony to

exclude Xbox they were just having a

little bit of issues and prioritizing

other platforms first so that's what's

happening here it's a laran studio deal

all over again and that's I don't think

it's an actual deal but that's unpopular

opinion in A Storm of uh we want to

shoot guns at Sony but yeah that's

that's my take well I mean listen you're

entitled to your opinion that's why we

love having you on this particular show

each and every week uh because we don't

always agree but you know what we always

walk away like brothers uh and we may

have different opinions and you know

what that's what's that's what great

discourse is all about so yes sir uh and

again I I like I like your stand I I

appreciate your stand sir um fuzzy I I I

want to bring in I want to bring you

into this conversation because anyone

that knows uh the uh Twitter uh site uh

it's Xbox news for

Koreans uh it's Korea Xbox news on X or

Twitter uh and they were very busy this

weekend uh very busy indeed uh now

obviously they cover a lot of Korean

news and well this team is from from

Korea from what I understand right game

science um and like I said they were

very busy chat and one of their tweets

which I have in front of me I have quite

a few of them actually uh the one I want

to open up with is this they say the

developer/publisher announced the exact

Xbox version release date eight months

before the date but eight months later

they won't have the completed uh they

won't have it completed the Xbox

optimization work that needs to be done

please let me know if there's another

game in video game history like this

like this particular case my Common

Sense tells me that in order to announce

such an exact release date for all

platforms all versions must already be

fairly complete now that makes a whole

mess of sense to me well that's not the

only tweet that they

had they also add uh FYI it's already

been documented in US court filings that

Sony pays third party to exclude Xbox

and they provided the actual document

where it says previous versions of Final

Fantasy shipped on Xbox but the reason

that Final Fantasy 16 is a PlayStation

exclusive is because Sony paid to

exclude Xbox that's in the court

documents but that's not where it ends

because I have another tweet and let me

just pull that up right here they go on

to bring up two particular points and

cases uh how Microsoft reacts when an an

anticipated game for Xbox has

optimization issue and they have two

particular games where Microsoft

actually sent the series s team to get

this stuff done one of which is the it

came the way of Po world uh on Xbox's

part is according to PO World we're

working with pocket pair to help Provide

support for Xbox versions of the

game we're providing support to enable

dedicated servers offering engineering

resources to help with the GPU and

memory optimizations speeding up the

process to make power world updates

available for players and working with

the team to optimize our title for the

platform but that's not where it ends it

also goes on to bring up uh the point

where you just mentioned it uh gamley

boldar Gate 3 and Xbox specifically

tweets this in partnership with the

talented people at Laman Studios we're

thrilled to share boldar Gate 3 will be

coming to Xbox later this year stay

tuned for more details and of course it

goes on to say to answer some questions

we're getting we'll continue to work

with larryan to explore an additional

split screen for the Xbox series s post

launch now they sent the team there as

well again different opinions it's fine

this is one of those at least for me

disgusting moves by Sony and what this

ultimately does for me

I'm not boycotting the game I cannot

wait to play black myth W Kong because

of a couple reasons one it looks dope

two it's a lore that Mrs boom and I

really appreciate and enjoy and three it

is more action-based than it is soul so

that has me very excited all right but

considering of where this game could

potentially land let's just say for

shits and giggles chat that this game is

a three Monon delay and doesn't land

until December well it's a game that a

now I'm not buying now I'm not giving

them my money because well Indiana Jones

is g to be out in probably December I'm

still gonna be playing a vow I'm still

going to be playing a bunch of other

games that are coming out that are not

Xbox exclusives but are going to be a

part of the release of the year you know

you have the new Assassin's Creed you

got the new Star Wars there is a whole

mess of games coming out between now and

the end of the year this releas is in

August you have a winner winner chicken

dinner at least for me because at least

a vow is not out right because that's

supposedly dropping in October uh you

have you're probably gonna I mean again

Indiana Jones could be November for all

we know but you got you got call duty in

October as well you also have Indiana

Jones for me ladies and gentlemen this

gets put on the pay no mine list I'll

buy it when it's on sale and maybe it's

me being a dick I don't know but all I

know is that it's coming out in a time

where I'm personally I don't have as

much time as many other Gamers because I

produce five live shows a week and I

still run a household so I try to get

gaming in there in the middle and this

game has now been taken off the the must

playlist because of this delay now is it

because I'm being vanic no it's because

there's too much to play and I'd rather

play the other games than play this like

am I gonna play this over Star Wars or

Assassin's Creed or AOW or Indiana Jones

the answer is no I will not so now

they've lost a sale um and I I'm gonna

go buy it but I'm not buying it for full

boat I'm gonna buy it when it's on sale

I'm gonna get it at the end of the year

uh and and you know get that end of the

year save 20 bucks kind of a deal let's

let's get your thoughts on uh what

happened with this

game I'm kind of torn on on a couple of

levels of this and I have to give a

shout out to PA as far as putting it in

a a way as far as how this could have

been a deal but not necessarily a deal

and we've kind of seen something similar

with kalista protocol but amazingly that

team released the game on time or at the

same time it's just that it was missing

a few features that seemed a little odd

like mirror Reflections and things like

that but one of the things

that I I kind of give the side eye to

Xbox but then again they're a platform

they can't be sending you know know a a

Dev team of ninjas to every Studio that

can't figure out the series s or can't

figure out how to uh you know optimize

for their platform um but then again

this was a game that was the most

wishlisted game on Steam for a while so

that's one of those they may have sort

of kind of nudged uh a little bit closer

uh just so they don't have another

balers gate type of situation not saying

that it was guaranteed to be a game of

the year but it does have a lot of

attention it does have a lot of eyes and

has been exciting gaming fans for you

know the past three or four years at

least um but the the thing that Sony

tends to do although it may not be a

deal as far as marketing or having the

exclusivity is that they will go to a

team like especially a team that may

have some veterans on it but it's a new

studio they're new to producing a game

on that platform Sony is willing to say

you know this is a game that our our

player base likes let's go ahead and

intervene and say hey what's the

timeline on this game releasing because

before the announcement like eight

months prior where it was announced that

it was coming to consoles andp was going

to be a PC release and then maybe

eventually come to console but what

PlayStation would tend to do or what's

more likely in their their you know

thought process is send a team so that

way it can release the same time as

PC maybe that's a way of excluding Xbox

to some extent maybe it's another way of

looking at it to not have their console

you know be on the the secondary Cadence

as opposed to PC launch so if they're

sending additional help or resources

money cash

whatever that's their way of of playing

kind of the dirty behind the scenes game

of keeping stuff on their platform or at

least making sure ensuring that it's

going to be on their platform in a

timely manner um whether that the case

or if it is more scrupulous where Sony

kind of paid money to prioritize their

their uh platform or if it's just the

studio looking at the PlayStation player

base being that they sold a 100 you know

million consoles uh or more than 100

million of the PS4 and they're on their

way to 50 or 60 million for the PS5

they're like well yeah we could probably

stand a better chance of getting more

sales on that larger base not that Xbox

is that far behind like if I'm

understanding it's somewhere in the 40

million range on these current series of

consoles if not more by now but whatever

case a lot of devs seem to prioritize

PlayStation because of it being the

market leader as as it so as it states

in console sales but for me I wasn't

planning on buying this one console

anyway just these types of games that

are not a first-party type of game I've

now kind of pushed to buying those on PC

as an option because I have that option

um it makes it easy if I should choose

to play this on a portable or a handheld

like a steam deck that I already own it

makes it a little bit easier or I could

play it on my my desktop PC but um I I

think the bigger thing now is Xbox

should probably play the same game and

one of the things I I said on like Xbox

ultimate on Friday is they're now and

we're going to get into the whole FTC

thing it looks like they're at the light

at the end of the tunnel even though

Technically when they closed the deal

they were at the end of the tunnel but

as far as the the noise and the the

drama and the the background with the

FTC since they seem to be clearing a lot

of that I would say play the bidding war

with Sony so if it's the case that

they're doing these slimy tactics make

it more expensive for them each and

every time and just for example sake if

we look at back at like GTA 4 when it

first released originally it was

supposed to be a PS4 exclusive but

Microsoft paid a counter offer that

counter offer also guaranteed that they

got the DLC that PS3 didn't get so

there's ways that they could play this

game Sony's bank is only but so big and

it's not to say that Microsoft needs to

you know go to their coffers of you know

King Microsoft to to be able to you know

play this game but some of the profits

that Microsoft or that Xbox is making in

itself as its own entity are enough to

play this game maybe not toe for toe in

every case with Sony but definitely make

it more expensive especially while they

seem like they want want to focus on

movie theaters and and non-gaming

related things I I think this is the

better time to strike and kind of you

know throw your weight around that you

have at this moment especially with

things like Call of Duty in your pocket

to make it so let's say you know

normally if if PlayStation was going to

get the marketing rights for a game like

this or even Grand Theft Auto B three to

five million higher and keep on playing

that game until either you won win it or

two you you know make them spend

probably an extra 20 million that they

don't really want to part with that's

going to eventually take away from their

first party but that's a whole another

way to look at it but for me I'm still

going to wind up getting this on CD Keys

you know on Steam get it out a discount

cheaper than what it goes for retail on

Steam and um play it that way but it it

is not a good look for that studio to

kind of allow these things to happen

you you know as we get into this

transition in this generation into the

next where there could be a toppling of

the market leader I I I would say you

don't want to necessarily be on the bad

side of Microsoft or Xbox at this point

in time uh so whatever they got to do to

get that thing as close to August

release I think would be in their best

interest but I either way you look at it

it Microsoft needs to play the same dirt

behind the scenes in some cases maybe

they don't want want to get their

clothes dirty or whatever but I I think

at this point since the FTC is less

likely to scrutinize every move you make

I think it's time to play a little of

these games I mean Matt booty said it in

an email we need to spend about of

business kind of thing show show some of

that same uh fire and maybe make Sony

regret some of these types of you know

sending Dev teams out early just to

guarantee or have a prioritize for for

PlayStation and see how they enjoy that

aspect fact

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