Upon its reveal, many thought that Marvel’s Blade could be an Xbox exclusive. The title is being developed by Bethesda subsidiary Arkane Lyon after Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda’s owner, ZeniMax Media. This would certainly be a way for Microsoft to counter Insomniac Games’ PlayStation-exclusive Marvel titles, Marvel’s Spider-Man and Marvel’s Wolverine. Despite this, there seems to be some speculation surrounding the matter.
The trailer for Marvel’s Blade was revealed at The Game Awards 2023 but didn’t give too much away about the game’s story other than its location and first glimpse at its protagonist, showing the Daywalker at a barber shop in Paris before being called into action and preparing his sword. The M-rated, third-person action-adventure title will take place during what appears to be a vampire apocalypse in France, with an alert sounding as night falls and humans are encouraged to take shelter.
While the trailer confirmed who the developers behind Marvel’s Blade were and offered some insight into its story, it left out some key information: a release date and what platforms it will be on. The following interview with Arkane Lyon’s co-creative director Dinga Bakaba and Marvel Games’ vice president and creative director Bill Rosemann also didn’t provide this information and elaborated on the core concept behind Marvel’s Blade instead.
Normally, exclusive titles are billed as such from the offset in a bumper at either the beginning or end of the trailer with Marvel’s Spider-Man’s E3 2016 reveal clearly stating that it was “In development for the PlayStation 4 system” at the end, and Insomniac’s later Marvel titles, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Marvel’s Wolverine were all announced during PlayStation State of Plays or PlayStation Showcases with accompanying posts on the PlayStation Blog to confirm their platforms.
Microsoft has done this before with its exclusive titles, with Bethesda’s Starfield displaying its Xbox and PC exclusivity prominently throughout its marketing. Because Marvel’s Blade did not take such an approach and wasn’t announced as part of an Xbox Showcase, many have been speculating that Marvel’s Blade may not be an Xbox exclusive after all, with the title card simply saying that the game is “Now in development”.
2023-12-14 01:41:03
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