Forza 2 and others by end of June 07 - Moore

By Tom Bramwell Published 10 November, 2006

Xbox boss opens up again.

Xbox 360 titles Forza Motorsport 2, Crackdown, Shadowrun and Too Human are now down for release before the end of June 2007, Peter Moore has admitted.

Speaking to MTV, the Xbox boss also said he'd recently played a build of Halo 3 - expected by most to release in late 2007 - and that it was "everything people would expect to see in a next-generation version of Halo".

Sadly though he didn't have an update on what film director Peter Jackson's doing, with no word on whether any of his Xbox projects would launch in 2007.

Moore's comments come in the same week as Microsoft revealed its plans to launch digital TV and film downloads in the US on 22nd November - with the Xbox man describing it as "a shot across the bow" of competitors Sony and Nintendo.

And on the subject of films, he also had some encouraging words for those still hoping for the Halo film to get going. "While we have no deals to announce, everyone in Hollywood is looking at it," he said. In fact, "several studios" have popped round to see the work that's already been done.

"For the magnitude of what the script is - I've read the screenplay - and what we need to do to uphold the 'Halo' universe for its legion of fans in the way they want to see a movie being made, no, it won't be next year," he added.

Finally, he responded to criticisms recently of publishers' behaviour on Xbox Live Marketplace - where Electronic Arts in particular has come under fire for charging consumers for things they can unlock in-game, and holding some elements back to sell separately.

"The consumer has the ability to vote. And they vote with the A-button most of the time. Either they download it or not," he said. "I think publishers, and we're a publisher as well, will get the message."

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  • Cloudane #1 5 years ago

    Too Human will never come out at this rate.

  • Zomoniac #2 5 years ago

    First \o/

    Bollocks.

    Edit: Bollocks. The first one's for the delay, the second one's for not being first.
    Edited by 1 at 10/11/06 @ 10:59

  • brooza #3 5 years ago

    Wow...

    Looks to be a decent summer...

  • Darkedge #4 5 years ago

    Damn want Forza 2

  • d0bbo #5 5 years ago

    So he likes the idea of consumers having to pay through thier teeth for content that really should of been included in the game then. But why not? The games are only £40!

  • Darren #6 5 years ago

    So Forza Motorsport 2 was originally November 2006 then March 2007 and now it's June 2007?!?

    I guess I shouldn't be surprised really but it is disappointing to have to wait that long and with it being so delayed, it will presumably mean that PGR 4 won't be coming out Christmas 2007. I heard that the plan was to release Forza Motorsport for Christmas one year and PGR Christmas the next.

    Still it's better the game is delayed than rushed and buggy like more than a few other Xbox 360 games...

  • Steroyd #7 5 years ago

    Why do I not believe this guy when it comes to game announcements. :/

  • richardiox #8 5 years ago

    So after getting grilled about huge gaps in their first party release spacing this year, they are all set to do the same again next?

    What big first party games are left to launch between now (Gears and Pinata) and June 07?

  • Eighthours #9 5 years ago

    So after getting grilled about huge gaps in their first party release spacing this year, they are all set to do the same again next?

    What big first party games are left to launch between now (Gears and Pinata) and June 07?

    Allegedly, Mass Effect. But the news has been so quiet on that recently that I can't really believe it's going to launch in Q1 2007.

    Bioshock's down for March, but I certainly wouldn't put any money down on that not being delayed too.

  • brainbird #10 5 years ago

    Since I wanted to buy the 360 together with Forza 2... FUCK!
    Again.

  • Baz_Dude #11 5 years ago

    Forza 2 was never slated for March...... The developer said that it would not make Christmas and thats all. No date was given

  • Darren #12 5 years ago

    It does seem odd that Microsoft have only published one game, Dead Or Alive 4, since the 360s launch last December. Obviously their next one will be a biggy as it's Gears of War but I don't think I've ever seen such poor first-party support for a console really. You'd think Microsoft don't care about the 360 if you go by their release list... :?

  • FooAtari #13 5 years ago

    Bastards! I wasnt Forza 2 damnit, although they should take as long as they need. But, they shouldnt announce a release date in the first place unless 100% sure they can make it.

    Still I wish more devs took this attitude. The yearly release cycle that most franchises have fallen into have become tiresome. I dont think any game should be released more than 2 or maybe 3 times in a generation, not 4 or 5 sequels like we get now.

  • BadBoyBonner #14 5 years ago

    The release schedule is shameful

  • Negotiator #15 5 years ago

    All these games will be released by June not that they will all be released in the month of June, just wanted to clear that up.

  • coojam #16 5 years ago

    If it weren't for Ubisoft and EA, 360 would have died a death a loooong time ago.

  • Psychotext #17 5 years ago

    Expect to see them all released in March to combat availability of a certain other console. ;)

  • Skooch #18 5 years ago

    "If it weren't for Ubisoft and EA, 360 would have died a death a loooong time ago"

    Any platform without the support of these two major publishers would struggle, including Sony and Nintendo.

  • neuroniky #19 5 years ago

    @coojam: still, I've got more games to choose among than I'm able to buy. Let's see what happens in the future... but right now, with Gears of War, Splinter Cell:DA, and the incoming R6:Vegas and Lost Planet, I've got more than I can deal with.

  • peterfll #20 5 years ago

    Did Peter strip-off and show you another Halo tattoo?

    \ponders

  • FooAtari #21 5 years ago

    @herod, You had paid for it???

  • MENTAL1ST Verified Senior Software Engineer, Picsel UK Ltd. #22 5 years ago

    BY the end of June 2007, not AT the end of June 2007.

    Nobody's going to release four major firstparty titles all in the same week at the height of summer.

    Edit: oh, Northy beat me to it. You're a bit premature, though, Crackdown isn't finished until Microsoft games Studios announce it is.
    Edited by 1 at 10/11/06 @ 14:00

  • Turrican #23 5 years ago

    Strange that a company created to produce software is having so much trouble doing just that for its own console. Then again, looking at the release schedule for Windows Vista perhaps we shouldn't be suprised.

    Oh, and a delay of a year for games like Forza is nothing compared to the wait endured by hardcore Nintendo fans for triple 'a' titles...

  • lance.carter #24 5 years ago

    Seems like me there's a lot displeased about forza 2 delay.

    I for one am getting really fed up hearing hype about games for years before release...at which point many promised features don't appear.

    GT4 was a classic of that...it must have had 2 full years hype and a pay-for-demo (prologue) before it was released.

    Agree with console hype a year before release...you've gotta save up for it, so some warning is good. But a £40 game getting hyped for years before release....just wrong.

  • Mordum #25 5 years ago

    @d0bbo
    "So he likes the idea of consumers having to pay through thier teeth for content that really should of been included in the game then. But why not? The games are only £40!"

    I'm not sure if you can read, but he said its up to you.... you vote with the A button, buy it or not. He also says if noone paid for the extra content then they would have to stop charging for it (or basically along those lines).