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S.T.A.G.E. on 24 July 2017
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Azzanation said:
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.

I know Microsoft had been making gamers before. As i've told people before, when I was growing up I played Microsoft Flight Simulator. Perhaps I should say it this way.....they are not as creative in making games that exist in the console realm. As I told someone else, Microsoft has a good eye for seeking out other peoples IP's and making them exclusive. This is where their true talent in the console realm shines.

Sony said something to the effect of... the fact that they put out four games  and one of the four makes the other three ventures profitable in bulk along with their sales.

Of course I know 343 was made in house....they were made to carry on with the architecture that bungie made. Its not that hard to hire the industries best to uphold a franchise that was already great, granted you still have some old talent on board.  Epic was a third party developer for Microsoft, but Microsoft became dependent upon them too much for Gears. Thats probably why Judgement went to hell and they eventually sold Microsoft the IP. Microsoft is like a worse version EA in that they will beat a horse until its dead because they dont have the self esteem in their own studios to make new ips. I mean seriously...last gen Activision was seen as the devil in the console realm and Bungie took a ten year contract with Activision over staying with Microsoft. Somewhere this has to tell you something about how even Activision runs their game development studios better than Microsoft.

Microsoft unlike their compeititon is more known for buying IP's rather than making hit ips with companies they acquire. Halo was an acquisition in development with the purchase of bungie, Gears had to be acquired, Minecraft, Rare and their whole collection. I mean honestly....what would Microsoft be without acquiring IP in the console realm?

The way they handled Killer Instinct....wow....good set up, but they struck out. The hype for that franchise is dead. When they couldve had a huge tournament for that game with a huge pot, they chose to host a tournament for Mortal Kombat. Thats just....lol......bad dude.