Shane on 16 April 2007
If Microsoft had that much control with 51%, why bother with the other 49, particularly at such a high valuation? Rare's still got a strong staff and has managed to produce 3 games for the 360 thus far. The quality has arguably fallen a bit, but they still produce better games than most studios. I think the thing killing Microsoft on this deal is lack of marketing. They're just releasing games and hoping they'll sell. Perfect Dark at the very least should fit in perfectly, but it merely did okay.
