| fireburn95 said: He's starting to become what I don't like, too much talk and little action. There's no evidence of a focus on first party when two of your first parties were not given the freedom to work on their new IP's and became a gears/halo factory, |
Both of these teams have gone on record specifically stating they want to make games in those franchises. It's been done to death. If anything MS is giving the developers too much freedom, after all Phil Spencers edict is "New IP is critical". Curse MS for giving their developers the freedom of choice NOT to work on new ip.
| fireburn95 said: and so far apart from forza where have all the first party games been? |
Dominating the latter half of the year. As usual
| fireburn95 said: Not one retail exclusive this year, not one! |
Well I doubt they're losing much sleep over Forza 6 & Halo 5 vs. MLB The Show '15...oh wait, that's not exclusive.
No point getting all riled about it. It's not really a change in stratgey, MS will still be "buying off" certain games..., the Alan Wakes, The Gears of Wars and Mass Effects and Ninja Gaiden of this generation....they are afterall, the biggest games publisher on Earth. it's just now they'll own the IP for those games from the outset. They've been more aggressive in that since 2012. Bout time too.
Sheeeet last gen Gears and Minecraft were 3rd Party and now they're 1st party. It's the same music, dat MS just changin' the beat. Boombbombooombumbombadooom.
