Now that Yooka Laylee is essentially a critical failure... this is good time for Banjo Three!

[Mr Puggsly]

S.T.A.G.E. said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Is anybody suggesting Playtonic should be apart of MS?

MS has worked with numerous 3rd party studios for a single project.

You're right that Microsoft has worked with numerous third party but it seems like thats all they feel comfortable doing. Much like last gen the well will run dry. They need to build up their first party because towards the middle and end, third party usually want to work on their own IP's  for multiplat platforms unless they are under second party contract. This is very same reason why Microsoft had to buy Gears from Epic. Epic no longer wanted to work on that and focus on newer games. Microsoft wanted to focus on the same thing. It gets tiring and repetitive and does not endorse creativity. Again...same reason bungie left them.

No, MS is doing 1st party games as well.

2nd party isn't a real thing, its technical BS. If they don't own the studio, its 3rd party developed regardless who owns the IP.

MS had to buy Gears because they didn't own it. They just had a deal for four games apparently. Epic even made Unreal Tournament 3 for PS3 during that period.

Bungie left MS to make an online Halo and to go multiplat. They thought they had the next Call of Duty. Bungie is full of shit, Destiny would be more Halo if they owned it.

I do agree MS needs more notable 1st party content, but they also succeed in genres I feel Sony is weak. So meh, that's why I own both consoles.