Just to clarify the comment was made about twenty employees leaving do to lack of freedom. I am not suggesting the whole Dec team be given complete freedom that would be a mess. I am talking the studios main developers the heads. Developers like David Jaffe, Miyamoto etc..etc.. the heads of major studios.
It works best if the Dec team has the freedom to create a product. It goes without saying that Nintendo , Sony retain some control say 10-20% to guide the gameshowever they should not hold their developers back or change their master pieces too much. But of course that freedom must be earned. If Nintendo, Sony or Microsoft build a new studio or purchase a rookie studio. Then training the staff and waiting for the studio to prove itself before taking off the reigns is smart.
But their is no reason at all that Jaffe, Naughty Dog or Insomniac were not given at least 90% control over their titles. They are all proven studios and very valuable assets who have proven themselves.
-JC7
"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer
