S.T.A.G.E. said:
Microsoft needs a company they can control as they are not exactly creative. They are like EA and Activsion....in which they score a developer and seek to have them make the same games forever on a year or two year cycle. Getting random third parties will only sour their relationships with them. This is why Epic and Bungie both had to get their freedom eventually from Microsoft.Coddling their behavior is bad for the future of their exclusives. Microsoft saw Halo and Gears before they were finished and invested in them because they knew they were going to be hits. Its not an example of what they are capable of. Forza is an example of what they are capable of. |
MS have been always making games since Age of Empires and prior. There just as creative when they want to be. MS have found a better solution than housing many 1st party developers and only having afew becoming successful and profitable. Why own a studio when you can hire a 3rd party dev to make the game for you. Killer Instinct is a prime example of how successful this decision can be. Ori is another good example.
Even Sony came out and said that only afew of there 1st party devs turn a profit while the rest dont. MS folded and sold off 1st party companies for that very reason. So does Sony.
Incase you didnt know that 343 and Turn 10 are inhouse studios built within the Xbox brand. They wont go rogue like Bungie. Bungie was brought under MS like Naughty Dog was for Sony which can be sold off when nessaccary. Epic was always a 3rd party developer for MS.
MS/Xbox hiring 3rd party devs to make there games is better for the industry because it creates work for the independent developers which makes it healthier for everyone. Some of the best talent out there is not 1st party.
