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S.T.A.G.E. on 07 January 2014
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Machiavellian said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Machiavellian said:
J_Allard said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:

If it isn't so then why do they need the first game exclusivity of Titanfall? Zampella confirmed that microsoft closed the deal to have the first game be exclusive on Twitter to the Xbone on next gen consoles. It wont last as it never does. Its even worse to do it this gen than last gen because all the third party exclusives dry up because you're both competing rather than one console having a eight million console lead on the other. 

If Sony really expanded and slow cooked their first party to perfection as you're saying, why are they still securing exclusive content and timed exclusive games as well? That pendulum swings both ways.

You should know by now Stage will never see MS in the positive light.  Sony never make  mistakes in his eyes.  I believe MS is trying to build up their first party just like Sony and they have hired a lot of veteran talent.  It should be interesting to see how these studios games come together and I hope we see some good stuff from both companies.


Both studios will have good showings, im sure but to boast about studios when they have no history is a wasted argument. Its just a meaningless list. Its not a lie to say that Microsoft has padded out their in-house failures by using outside ventures. Killer Instinct is just that an outside venture and so is Gears of War. Double Helix is making games for Playstation as well. Just goes to show how Microsoft feels about Rare. It doesn't take very much to see Rare will stay a Kinect company for a good long while.

Thats a non issue.  MS controls the IP of the stuff they have given to other developers not part of their in-house group.  Who cares if the team is in-house or outsource as long as the end product is high quality.  As a gamer, I do not see myself caring who MS give a project to as long as the end result is a quality project.  Also as a gamer, I do not see myself caring if MS hire teams outside of thier company to produce games.  I can produce many games people throw out there as exclusive where the studio is not part of Sony but people on Sony console really do not care.

Sony and Nintendo do this all the time and its something OEM have been doing for years.  Why this is an issue I am having a hard time seeing.


People view things differently. This is one thing you must truthfully understand. I value creative control in companies not just on an game developer level but also on an administration level. In my opinion Sony and Nintendo have are still on top where that is concerned. This is why they have much more home grown first party than Microsoft. I don't just trust companies who buy IP's and wave them like a flag. If the game is good then great i'll play it, but I wont expect the company out of the clear blue sky to just hit a home run. Just like I don't accept a list of unproven developers who are just embarking upon their first games. If the company created the game, the creative control has a higher chance of staying that way. Hopefully Microsoft hits home runs. Based on the people Microsoft has hired, I hope for great things, but I would not boast just yet.