The Sorry State of Microsoft's First Party

[Chris Hu]

Leynos said:

Chris Hu said:

Gears 4 and 5 are just as good as any of the previous games.  Plus Gears of War: Ultimate Edition is one of the best remastered games from the 8th generation only Yakuza Kiwami and Kiwami 2 are better in my opinion.  Halo is the only MS franchise that lost its luster in the 8th generation.

Talking about the appeal. Gears doesn't have the broad appeal it used to. Cover shooters are no longer the hot thing like they were in the 7th gen. They fell out of favor. So again they don't move the needle in sales. People were not buying an Xbox in droves for those series anymore regardless of the quality of the game itself.

Well the majority of people that buy Microsoft and Sony consoles don't buy them because of a strong first party lineup they buy them mostly to play third party titles Nintendo consoles are the only ones that get bought mostly because of their strong first party games.