J_Allard on 31 October 2013
| Raven722 said: 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. |
Of course at the same time they also secured Titanfall exclusively, rescued Dead Rising 3 from cancelation from Crapcom, paid Crytek for Ryse, and have deals with Remedy and Insomniac for exclusive games. Among others. Plus all the DLC deals they have. So they are still doing what they did last gen, and also growing their own stable of developers so there is no "drought" that happened at retail this gen. Seems like a win/win for everyone. And he's not saying you shouldn't grow your own studios. He's saying some people get fixated on whether a game comes from a wholly owned studio or from "moneyhats" and judge the game accordingly. Of course he wants a nice big stable of developers, he's the most gamer relatable person at MS imho.
