Considering that this is the same Microsoft who suddenly created a ton of first-party studios to make exclusive content, I'm not really sure what he's getting at. Obviously Microsoft felt the need to be in possession of a lot of studios regardless of if they are building from the ground up or buying one. So it seems to me that MS has the same fixation right now that he is downplaying. The lesson they obviously learned is that partnerships only take you so far and can change with the wind. The only studios you can actually depend on are the ones you own. Those are also where you get the biggest returns for each sale.







