papflesje said:
Slimebeast said:
numonex said:
First-Party Support
Microsoft is growing heavily reliant on third-party support. They recently shut down Ensemble Studios (Halo Wars), let Bungie (Halo 3) go independent and did not attempt to buy Bioware (Mass Effect). Since third-party gaming companies can switch alliances at any time, Microsoft is walking a tight rope.
Sony, on the other hand, is quietly building up the biggest first-part development core in the gaming industry. Their studios span all three major regions (Japan, North America and Europe) and feature tremendous talent. First-party Playstation 3 games are gaining praise and popularity. With more third-party opting to release multiplatform games, exclusive games on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 may ultimately determined the battle between the two high-definition systems. With less fire power, Microsoft should definitely be concern about Sony.
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This is circular reasoning. Who came first, the chicken or the egg?
MS closing first party studios should be interpreted as evidence that MS is not afraid of Sony! Not the other way around.
That was a terrible blog post.
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So the one reasoning is wrong while the other reasoning is right? At least give a reason why that demonstrates that your reasoning is right. There are a whole lot of reasons they might have done that: 1) they don't want to waste money in that department 2) they feel they have enough of a foothold in this generation to let them go 3) they have a different strategy as to gaining exclusive titles.
But according to you, it's "this shows they are not afraid of Sony"? O_o
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I should have said "if anything, MS closing first party studios should be interpreted as...".
