| hoala said: So both sony and microsoft just recently closed a first party studio (Sony = Evolution Studios; Microsoft: Lionhead Studios). Why do you think are they doing this? IMO its extremly important to have as many first party studios as possible as a console manufacture. Both studios arnt known to be unsuccesfull either. Driveclub from evolution studios sold 2mio units retail so far, adding digitally sales we are probl around 2,5-3 mio units. Its the most beatifull racing game so far and its also more then microsoft is selling with the forza series on their xbox one. Even if a game/project turns out to be unsuccesfull, those studios could easily just work on other games/ips. Especially Microsoft is not in the need of saving money as well.
So why are they doing that? |
These companies are in the business of making money, not bleeding money. Apparently the losses from Driveclub couldn't be balanced out in sales. And MS invested 75 million and rising in Fable legends before it seemed like they started getting cold feet on their games-as-a-service projects. I'm sure these companies stuck with these studios as long as they could. If anything, MS seems to have a little less patience with certain projects of theirs not panning out, because they're used to their profits being so high. Anything that's ailing is going to get their attention quick *coughNOKIAcough*.
