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Normchacho on 26 June 2014

Yes and no. Would Gears be better if it was made by a first party studio? No. Would TLOU be worse if it was a 3rd party game? No. On a game to game basis it doesn't matter if it's 3rd or 1st party.

But! I will say that it does make a difference for having a strong reliable lineup. For instance, Bungie made it's name making Xbox exclusives and had probably done more than any other developer to help the Xbox grow. Now, they're making games for the PS4. That's a huge hit that they wouldn't have had to go through had they still owned them.



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fatslob-:O on 26 June 2014

Was it STAGEs posts that made you motivated to make this thread in the first place ?



Zadainie on 26 June 2014

It does not matter if it's third,second or first party.A game is a game.



TheGoldenBoy on 26 June 2014

Exclusive is exclusive.



S.T.A.G.E. on 26 June 2014

Well first party exclusives set the standard and culture for what the main console makers primary types of development style is. With Sony and Nintendo its pretty easy to see where they stand when making games. Sony wants an action packed blockbuster approach with various genres involved and Nintendo likes the family friendly approach. Microsoft has no real identity yet, so hopefully they find it. Exclusives are exclusives but first party generally tells the story of a brands identity.



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Maraccuda on 26 June 2014

Does not matter at all.
Gamers may be upset but as a consumer they MUST buy that console to play THAT game. Simple business, nothing more.



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Puppyroach on 26 June 2014
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Well first party exclusives set the standard and culture for what the main console makers primary types of development style is. With Sony and Nintendo its pretty easy to see where they stand when making games. Sony wants an action packed blockbuster approach with various genres involved and Nintendo likes the family friendly approach. Microsoft has no real identity yet, so hopefully they find it. Exclusives are exclusives but first party generally tells the story of a brands identity.

Haven't MS's style been pretty evident from the start? Their games are blockbuster, americanoriented games. Just look at Halo, Gears, Fable, Forza, PGR and so on. They have a distinct style, which they have stood by since Halo CEset the tone for their gaming department.



sales2099 on 26 June 2014
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Well first party exclusives set the standard and culture for what the main console makers primary types of development style is. With Sony and Nintendo its pretty easy to see where they stand when making games. Sony wants an action packed blockbuster approach with various genres involved and Nintendo likes the family friendly approach. Microsoft has no real identity yet, so hopefully they find it. Exclusives are exclusives but first party generally tells the story of a brands identity.

Well if those news a month back saying they wanted to make the next years the way they made Halo 4, that is to say a more emotional, character driven storyline, then that would be MS's identity. Halo being the best example, they like to build a vast lore surrounding the IP, as well as extended universes. Gears of War also has comics and novels, but under MS's helm, expect more to come.



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S.T.A.G.E. on 26 June 2014
Puppyroach said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Well first party exclusives set the standard and culture for what the main console makers primary types of development style is. With Sony and Nintendo its pretty easy to see where they stand when making games. Sony wants an action packed blockbuster approach with various genres involved and Nintendo likes the family friendly approach. Microsoft has no real identity yet, so hopefully they find it. Exclusives are exclusives but first party generally tells the story of a brands identity.

Haven't MS's style been pretty evident from the start? Their games are blockbuster, americanoriented games. Just look at Halo, Gears, Fable, Forza, PGR and so on. They have a distinct style, which they have stood by since Halo CEset the tone for their gaming department.


MS has no style they will buy or keep anything that sells. Fable, Fable and Crackdown are the only games they've actually made from scratch. MS bought Halo and Gears which both had their own distinct styles which represented Bungie and Epic. Neither of those games had any creative input by Microsoft.



S.T.A.G.E. on 26 June 2014
sales2099 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Well first party exclusives set the standard and culture for what the main console makers primary types of development style is. With Sony and Nintendo its pretty easy to see where they stand when making games. Sony wants an action packed blockbuster approach with various genres involved and Nintendo likes the family friendly approach. Microsoft has no real identity yet, so hopefully they find it. Exclusives are exclusives but first party generally tells the story of a brands identity.

Well if those news a month back saying they wanted to make the next years the way they made Halo 4, that is to say a more emotional, character driven storyline, then that would be MS's identity. Halo being the best example, they like to build a vast lore surrounding the IP, as well as extended universes. Gears of War also has comics and novels, but under MS's helm, expect more to come.


MS is learning from Sony's development process and trying to catch up. Halo 4 is more 343's style rather than bungie. Bungie tried to go for the band of brothers style but failed since they suck at storytelling within a game. Reach tried way too hard but their development style from Reach to Halo 4 was completely different. I believe the MS fans used to make fun of Sony for making too many story driven, cinematic games that go for the emotional touch, and yet when MS follows behind them like a good little boy no one complains no do they?