Microsoft is investing in their first party studios like never before.

[selnor]

Bristow9091 said:

smroadkill15 said:

Bristow9091 said:
Basically, you named shovelware, unannounced games, and Halo 4 in that... there's nothing great about anything you've put there so far, you've even listed dev teams that haven't even STARTED making a game yet...

Sorry if I sound like a troll or anything, since I'm really not trying to be, but in my opinion, Microsoft have the worst first party, it's always been like that for me, infact, the only half decent franchise they own is Halo, and I don't even think it's as special as people make out, I mean, sure the multiplayer is fun, but the story isn't anything revolutionary, and for some reason the lack of iron sights bugs me on those games... (But damn if Grifball isn't fun on Reach!)

I don't don't understand the negative comment. All the thread is implying is that MS has been investing a lot into 1st party developers recently. Just this year MS has created 4 new studios and bought Twisted Pixal. Obviously we wont see anything from those new 1st party studios until probably next year, but it just shows MS is dedicated to making more 1st party IP's for the 360 and their next system. Then somehow you turn it into a negative thing. Congratz you derailed the thread on the first post.

No, I wasn't derailing the thread, I was giving my opinion on the subject at hand, just because it differs from yours doesn't mean I'm derailing it, lol.

Anyway, the reason I said those things is because I'm sure most of us known, in the back of our heads, that these new studios will just be used to make more Kinect shovelware or DLC for existing games...

How do you know?

M$ used Rare to push Kinect. 

Other than that Lionhead, Turn 10, 343 etc have been and are workng on core titles.

Yeah 1 or even 2 of the new studios maybe working on titles for Motion controls. But with the aount of new studio and talent since last year, i would be seriously shockedif M$ didnt have at least 2 of the new studios woring on new core IP's for next gen. SInce last year M$ has added 7 new studios. 5 of which are uilt from the ground up. 

No way M$ have every new studio working on Kinect games. 

343 own Halo.

Turn 10 own Forza

Lionhead own Fable, Black and White

TwistedPixel one f the best XLA devs now M$ exclusive.

Maybe M$ have a new studio working on one of Rares old franchises. Seeing as M$ owns all Rare IPs now, M$ actually have a HUGE list to choose from of existing IP's. Killer Instinct? Blast Corps? Battletoads? Conker? A proper Banjo title? 

Who says M$ have to have Rare do the game?

They have hired some highly respected devs for these new studios. They mean business.