Xbox apologises for 'disappointing' Redfall launch; we expected better

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Redfall is a vampire looter shooter, a genre that’s new to creator Arkane, which is known for its critically acclaimed immersive sim series Dishonored.

The first major Xbox exclusive from Bethesda launched this week with a number of technical issues and has generally been reviewed poorly, garnering aggregate scores of 62 (Xbox Series X/S) and 58 (PC) on Metacritic.

At the time of publishing, the co-op shooter has user scores of just 2.6 and 1.9 out of ten.

Addressing Redfall’s disappointing reception in a new interview with Kinda Funny Games, Microsoft‘s head of gaming claimed the platform holder did not expect such a negative reception to the game, citing internal mock reviews which allegedly suggested it could have received much higher scores.

 

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During the Kinda Funny Games Xcast podcast, Spencer was asked if Xbox has taken its eye off the console market by focusing too much on PC.

In response, Spencer said Microsoft would be wrong to think that just building great console titles could help it overtake Sony and Nintendo in terms of hardware sales.

Instead, it has chosen to pursue a different strategy to the Japanese companies, one focused on fulfilling developers’ vision of enabling customers to play their games on any screen.

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