Microsoft removes 8 studio's, but...

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Mr Puggsly said:

iceland said:
When you have a weak First Party, any studio is a pretty big loss. IMO

No, not really. Quality stuff is coming from MS 1st parties. Why employee weak studios when great 3rd parties can do the work?

MS and Sony both have strong titles thanks to 3rd parties.

What quality stuff?  Halo 5 was short with limited multiplayer options at launch.  Forza 6 was a copy and paste of five.  Gears looks decent, but not really anything new since the last game.  Still can't judge that one yet though, not till it actually releases and I can play it for myself.

 

Yea that is pretty much what MD has put out.  I am not yalking about 3rd party games they paid to have on their console.

 

Meanwhile Sony put out Infamous SS, Killzone Shadowfall, Bloodborne  (sony japan co dev this game), Littlebigplanet 3, Driveclub (horrible launch, but made great by good support), Until Dawn, MLB The Show, Knack, and that is not to even mention games like Uncharted 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, Last Guardian, and Ratchet and coming later down the pipeline.

 

Nintendo speaks for itself as far as 1st party games go.  It is all they have for crying out loud.

 

MS has the most pathetic line up if 1st party games out there.  Closing ANY studio instead of redirecting their efforts is a huge blow to them.  Not to mention Fable is now done, easily my fav MS IP from what they had.