2K's boss reveals the real reason why the upcoming XCOM game was changed from a strategy game, like the previous games in the series, to a shooter was due to the company feeling of strategy games no longer being a part of modern gaming.
Before the company had hinted the decision was due to the large gap in years from the previous game and because the reboot was occurring on consoles instead of the more RTS-friendly PC platform. The reboot was also been seen as an attempt to see how popular the XCOM series would be to the current market.
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ccording to 2K's boss, the reason for this is simple -- strategy games just aren't relevant enough for these modern times.
"The 90s generation of gamers all love XCOM and we own the IP, so we thought okay, what do we do with it? Every studio we had wanted to do it and each one had its own spin on it," said Christoph Hartmann. "But the problem was that turn-based strategy games were no longer the hottest thing on planet Earth. But this is not just a commercial thing -- strategy games are just not contemporary.
"... That’s what we are trying to do. To renew Xcom but in line with what this generation of gamers want. The team behind it is asking themselves every day: 'Is it true to the values of the franchise?' It’s not a case of cashing in on the name. We just need to renew it because times are changing."
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The boss also managed to completely ignore the hype and sales StarCraft II and other big name RTS games still have in the market with even Halo's own RTS game selling about a million copies.
http://www.destructoid.com/2k-xcom-c...n-205991.phtml
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