Micorosft Studios E3 Expansion - 5 New 1st Party Studios (Ninja Theory, Playground Games, Undead Labs)

[DonFerrari]

Bristow9091 said:
Just checked on wikipedia and in terms of first party studios, they're only one behind Sony now... didn't realise Microsoft only had six first party developers before these acquisitions, damn they needed them badly! :o

Well to basically double your studio count is quite big.

Snoopy said:
Microsft needs to jump on Blue hole, Hi rez, or psyonix. You need to keep building GAAS. I don't mind the aquisitions, but don't forget where the industry is going.

Yes let MS do all the GAAS and hope Sony stay very far from it.

nanarchy said:

DonFerrari said:

Not greenlighting is totally diferent than canceling as far as it goes.

Sorry but no. When you buy the studio you buy more than the bricks, you buy IPs, knowledge, so it costs more than creating a new one. Now if you want to talk bout being easier sure.

IP is PART of building a new studio, IP can be purchased without purchasing the company. Far better to get the whole bundle with staff. time to staff up a new studio is time consuming, expensive and uncertain as to the outcome.

Still if you already made all that and is selling for profit (which include expected profit for the next 5 years) it will be more expensive than if the buyer just made it by himself. Which is why I said it's easier not cheaper. Some basic economy.

EspadaGrim said:

DonFerrari said:

Not greenlighting is totally diferent than canceling as far as it goes.

Yes it was Cancelled read this https://www.unseen64.net/2012/11/23/heavenly-sword-2-cancelled-ps3/

From the source the only thing that can be verified is that Ninja Theory wouldn't develop a sequel because of reasons they can't share.

The cancellation on Cambridge Studio is just speculation because they made some conceptual art (which doesn't prove a cancellation, more like it never started). And considering how bare the original was I really don't think the sequel would be a big seller.

Teeqoz said:

Faelco said:

In that case you could also say "it doesn't matter for them if they go third party, since they will still sell games"... It's maybe not wrong, but that's not their objective right now. Selling hardware is still one of their main objectives.

And they will still sell hardware. A LOT of people buy consoles to play third party, multiplatform games. Just because MS starts releasing their games on their PC storefront doesn't magically mean all Xbox owners will become PC gamers.

Hardware is currently still an important way to gain a userbase to sell games and services to. That's why hardware matters. But Microsoft have taken steps to ensure that they broaden their gaming footprint. Game Pass is just the beginning.

MS needs to sell the consoles so they can have the royalty from third parties, game anywhere and gamepass won't help them much on that.