Otter said:
You're mainly think of MS. Sony has bought 2 studios in the last 2 years, each has mostly worked exclusively with them in the past before the acquisition. I suspect there will be more puchases (bluepoint and potentially emberlabs) but again these are teams that either have never worked on a multiplatform title or rarely do so. So no ones loss. Longterm I think they're eyeing new studios that just recently formed versus buying out hugely established AAA studios. |
^ this.
Sony buy smaller-mid sized studios that show talent, and have established themselves as reliable, and also ones that worked with them before (ei. they know their team and how they are). Then they try to help them take the next step, so they grow in scope (games).
Microsoft tends to buy, high (if it was stocks). They like owning things that already were successfull. Minecraft? Bethesda? ect.
Money isnt a issue for MS.
I think they have differnt management styles too.
Like it cant be a coincidence that so many studios that end up working for MS, suddenly start makeing multiplayer, GaaS type games.
Its clearly influence by MS or directioning (ei. being told "do this").
I think Sony is more hands off, and instead supportive of whatever teams want to try. They just have high standards, and will speak out, if polish is a issue.
(ms is more open to just shipping things, and then patching it down the line, its a GaaS type anyways)
