couchmonkey on 25 October 2008
| akuma587 said: I am confused by MS's minimalization of its first party developers. Sony has done exactly the opposite, and heartily beefed up its first party. Since software development is generally far more lucrative than hardware development, I am honestly completely baffled by MS's decision from a monetary standpoint. |
Well, the thing is neither company is doing particularly well compared to Nintendo. So what you should ask is, "What is Nintendo doing?"
Interestingly, now that I think about it, Nintendo shed most of its second party developers last generation. It recently added...uh...Monolithsoft to the stable, but in contrast it dumped Rare, Silicon Knights, Left Field, and one or two others from the N64 era.
It's all about business, and sometimes a studio isn't good for business. I hated seeing Nintendo let Rare go, but after all the floundering Rare did since then, I think it was a good business decision. Silicon Knights has also proven to be a good decision.
I do wish I could play BK Nuts and Bolts on the Wii, though. :)
