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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:

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.

You have clearly got a wrong view on things. Sony and Nintendo aquire companies and sell companies all the time. Bungie was sold via Microsoft's choice and look what happened to Bungie, Destiny was nothing but a down hill attempt. Bungie were a much better company under MS than Activision.

MS are more about holding IPs than holding companies in the Xbox devision because in a buisness sense its not very profitable holding onto companies when 70% of them dont turn a profit. 

Sony said 4 out of 10 1st party games make money, abit like Xbox 1st party games except Sony is willing to keep gambling with them while MS choose to let them go. Two different mind sets. However you cant argue why MS is considered one of the richest companies in the world due to there management.

Killer Instinct lasted 3 seasons and possible more with many fans loving the game. The game is a good success story regardless if you like it or not and it still runs tournaments to this very day, not bad for a launch title. Ori is another great IP and one of the best new IPs this gen and MS didn't have to own the company to create it.

You should probably check out the games on Xbox and see how many new IPs they have. Some havnt been successfull like Project Spark and Scream Ride however they are there and were created.

Sea of Thieves and Cuphead coming out soon with many others i dont keep track of.

I'm at work so I cannot be 100% certain of the type quality on my cellphone. I apologize in in advance.

1. I never said Nintendo and Sony didn't acquire studios. I said the stark difference between Nintendo and Sony is from Microsoft is that they bear great fruit after acquisitions. Sony tends to buy second party who were bred to make specific games on their consoles. When Sony gives a second party a aaa it's generally a rite of passage to being a possible first party. This is how they build up so many ips. The ips that make it through each gen are more often than no they acquired ips. Micorsoft is the only company who desperately hasn't to acquire already established ip or titles in development that they believe will be a hit.

2. As for your statement about Microsoft holding ips being more important that is the problem. They need competent studios they can trust creatively and profiessionally and then they can make them create new ips that can go on a cycle. The logic you're endorsing now is what has failed them. This is why I have always said that Microsoft should pull a Sony and buy their closest second party.

3. As for Shaun laydens comment on the profitability of exclusives, it was a justification of the risk and the chances were more in favor than out of favor. They just have better studios and more projects.

 

4.killer instinct season 3 was the low point because the horse was dead dude. Id be surprised if Microsoft brought that franchise into next gen.

 

5. I have an Xbox and I will be buying cuphead for sure. Nintnedo and Sony have been pushing out or making deals for exclusives all year. .I've have not had any new exclusives to play on it all year because all they've pushed out was halo wars.  Crackdown is becoming the running joke of the internet and it's just A bad year all around for Xbox. This was the year spencer was supposed to prove Xbox could survive without halo or gears. All I have to say is thank god for the Xbox one x come November because that will save their npd.