I personally was under the assumption that Microsoft would continue to stockpile on new IP just like they did with the early days of the Xbox 360. Sure, we have games like Sunset Overdrive and Ori and the Blind Forest, but we need more of these games to come out such as Scalebound.

On that note of IP, why isn't Microsoft expanding their pre-existing IP from the 360 days? For example, why not Shadow Complex 2? Lost Odyssey 2? Last Remnant 2? Were these games below the line in terms of selling power? Were priories shifted to something else? I am not sure what are the issues now, but I do hope Microsoft can get back to the early era 360 days and make games in house as opposed to second and third party development.

Nobody cares if you have 1st parties if your winning.

Pshh As if

How is that tinfoil hat brah? I've always been vocal about MS's first party or lack thereof. 

Amazing enough for me to actually buy it instead of torrenting it

Srsly good stuff.

OT: I'll look forward to your opinion 

Nintendo maybe a 6/10 and Sony a 6.5/10 (this is just off the top of my head, I'll have to dig to see what all their studios are doing)

Like I said, I only think they're slightly better.

You know something about gaming I will never, ever understand?

The idea that first-party games can only be enjoyed if they launch during the holiday season--which is actually the time when there is a total abundance of multi-platform games to play. It's like, "haha, keep your exclusives that launch when the schedule is light, because gaming doesn't matter between January and September!" Does that seem silly to anyone else?

I disagree, they're better but not much IMO

As for the shooter comment, that's completely untrue. Only shooter MS has is Halo and now they have Gears since they bought the IP.

Software development studios[edit]
Microsoft Studios contains 30 studios worldwide, 22 for game development (343 Industries, Rare, Lionhead, Turn 10, The Coalition, etc.) and 8 for non-game development:

First Party

United States

343 Industries – Halo series.
Decisive Games – Working on a "beloved" strategy game
FIT – Holobuilder/Minecraft on Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
(FUN)ction Studios – Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
Good Science Studio – Kinect Adventures, Kinect Fun Labs, Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
Kids and Lifestyle Entertainment – Xbox Fitness
Launchworks - South Park Scott Tenorman's Revenge , South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
Leap Experience Pioneers – Working on HoloStudio, building your own holograms on Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
Microsoft Casual Games Team Solitaire, Mahjong, Minesweeper, Bingo, Jigsaw
Microsoft Garage – Voice Commander exclusively for Xbox One
Platform Next Studios – Microsoft HoloLens and Xbox One
SOTA - State of The Art Studios – MARS on Microsoft HoloLens
Team Dakota – Project Spark
Turn 10 Studios – Forza Motorsport series.

United Kingdom

Lift London – Cloud digital games for tablets, consoles and mobiles
Lionhead Studios – Fable series
Rare Ltd. – Banjo-Kazooie series, Viva Piñata, Kameo: Elements of Power, Conker, Kinect Sports, Sea of Thieves.
Europe

Press Play – Small, downloadble titles - Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, Tentacles, Project: Knoxville Kalimba[39]
Mojang – Minecraft

Canada

The Coalition – Microsoft Flight, – Gears of War series
BigPark – Joy Ride series, Kinect Sports: Season Two


Second Party Partners

United States

Certain Affinity – Crimson Alliance, Halo 2 (Map Packs), Halo: Reach (Map Packs), Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (Map Packs), Halo Waypoint
Harmonix – Dance Central series
Iron Galaxy Studios – Wreckateer, Ms. Splosion Man (iOS, Windows Phone 7 ports), Killer Instinct
Motiga – Gigantic
Saber Interactive – Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
The Behemoth - Game 4
Undead Labs – State of Decay
Signal Studios – Toy Soldiers, Ascend: Hand of Kul
Armature Studio – ReCore

Europe and Africa

Remedy Entertainment – Quantum Break, Alan Wake
Vanguard Games – Halo: Spartan Assault

Canada

Capybara Games – Super Time Force, Below (video game)
Skybox Labs – Age of Mythology HD Extension, Age of Empires 2 HD , Rise of Nations HD

United Kingdom

Frontier Developments – Kinectimals, Kinect Disneyland Adventures, Zoo Tycoon, ScreamRide
Playground Games – Forza Horizon
ReAgent Games – Crackdown 3
Ruffian Games – Crackdown 2

Asia and Oceania

Access Games – D4
Grounding Inc – Crimson Dragon
Platinum Games – Scalebound

Thanks for the thread TC
Forum has been boring, this is useful

Microsoft studios covers the big 4 .... FPS, Third person Action and shooter, Racing and fighting.

Microsoft can flex their $$$ with second party studios to fill in the gap left by third party multi-platform.

On Xbox One, we can see Crackdown 3, Scalebound, Quantum Break, Halo Wars 2 and Recore all could be release in 2016.