Ryuu96 said:
I've always said this, if ABK continues to exist, they should toss money at Layden. Only complication is that Layden has multiple times spoken about his fears of AAA gaming, the rising costs, the manpower, about him wanting fewer AAA titles and the return of 12-15 experiences, I'm not sure how enthusiastic he would be at running what is one of the biggest AAA powerhouses in the industry, I think he may prefer working more on mid-sized/indies nowadays. |
I don't think having concerns about the AAA business model necessarily precludes him from taking the job. Especially when Xbox's business model, with GP is rather notably different than most other publishers where you are really reliant on those huge games to solely drive engagement. And Phil continues to be adamant that he wants the teams working on things they're passionate about first and foremost. I think Layden could feel comfortable, running ABK, and not feeling like he has to turn down some teams idea on the sole fact that maybe it's not a big enough project.
