So what will be Microsoft's respone to Bungie? And first parties?

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CaptDS9E said:
I love how today everyone is posting this as a shock. It's not. Microsoft played this correctly. Bungie wanted their freedom. So MS said ok, but you have to make a couple more Halo games to give us time to get a new Halo centric studio started. It's not like Bungie got bought by Sony people.

I agree.  Microsoft handled Bungies desire to be independent correctly.  Ironically, Bungie made a deal with Activision, who's debacle with Infinity Ward is becoming a case study in how to improperly treat a developer that has produced great games and wants to branch out and do something different.

I give that post a 9.7.