rover on 08 May 2009
| S.T.A.G.E. said: This is all companies like Microsoft and Sony need to do. Buying devs are all they can do because they don't make games. As I've always said, variety will make them stronger. |
Good game development houses are rare, so grabbing a bunch of really talented people with industry experience to take up writing some (hopefully) top-quality games in the top-tier universes of Halo or Age is one of the better things MS can do.
I can't get a bead on whether you're saying this is good or bad.
Personally, I think having a competent group of people to execute on a steady stream of new titles in both existing and new MS-owned IPs makes tremendous sense for the long-term viability of the platform.
As has been echoed throughout most of these forums, exclusive content is generally what drives people to one platform over another, so all three companies need in-house devs to make things happen.
