hiccupthehuman 8 hours ago
From what I understood reading other people's analyses of the move, putting the studios under Activision or Bethesda was basically to ease the Xbox books (apparently it cost less to pay them as being a Microsoft employee was more expensive) and bypass some dumb and unproductive Microsoft corporation employee laws (like the 6 month contractors at 343/Halo Studios). xzzz
For example, I think The Coalition will soon move under Activision after shipping Gears E Day, but the next Gears will still be exclusive either way. Xbox Game Studios will still exist, but mostly for publishing third-party games like OD and Physint and whatever else comes next.
