In Part 1 of an interview with DevelopMag, Microsoft Game Studios' general manager Phil Spencer discusses what happened with Bungie, Bizarre and Bioware. He talks about Microsoft's reactions to each of the three cases, what will happen between Microsoft and the three studios, and what the future holds for Microsoft Game Studios.
Some hot topics in the interview are:
• Microsoft's current attitude towards studio acquisitions
• Microsoft's plan for Project Gotham Racing 5
• Microsoft's future in the Mass Effect franchise
• The speculation that the foundation of Microsoft Game Studios seems to be "built on quicksand"
• The lack of (announced) 2008's titles for Xbox 360
• When Microsoft will announce or show those titles
• Progress in Europe
• New talents, ideas and IPs from Europe
Thanks to their innovative approach to gaming, RPGs like Dark Souls, Final Fantasy VII, and Dragon Quest left a significant impact on the genre.
ES3 set things off, it's a shame they got greedy and decided to cut corners so the executives could get huge pay days.
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The Mass Effect N7 Day teaser has already been decoded, and it features Liara T'Soni talking about The Council, and The Geth can be heard too.
Better not bring back Shepherd from the dead with some half assed space magic.
@snowb420.
Yeah I saw that at the end of my play through as well. I think they will bring Shepard back….. or at least a mutant version turned villain. Lol
just by reading his thoughts on 2008 i can sense that mgs have sumit cooking but dont want to share just yet, its gona be big.
Why is microsoft losing all their game studio??
The funny thing is people don't seem to understand that just bc Microsoft doesn't "own" Bungie anymore doesn't mean that Bungie will be making games for other consoles. Most likely it will be just like Sony's relationship with Insomniac or Naughty Dog.
And if MGS really wanted to obtain exclusive rights to the Mass Effect sequels all they would have to do is pony up the money to EA. There was an article posted a few days ago that 50% of EA's revenue was made on 360 games. This gives Microsoft a lot more bargaining power for exclusives than people may realize. Same goes for other Games studios. The install base and games attach rate per console sold are where the money is, and right now that is Microsoft.
I think it is funny that a lot of people on this sight accuse Micro of being a buyout type company when Sony's 1st party studios consists almost solely of companies they have "bought". One of them being Psygnosis, the games producer that makes Wipeout.
Nothing wrong with that. That is just how the industry works.
with the Bungie relationship. He said:
" I don’t know if they’ll be stronger as a studio in the long-term – I’m not convinced of that. And I don’t know if the strains of running a business on their own will hurt or help them".
Usually when things end on strictly good terms, or even not so good terms, no corporate officer will say things like that. These people are supposed to be politicians as well, so when somebody says something like that, it leaves a lot left to the imagination.
but what exactly is an XBox 360, and what does *it have to do w/ 2008? Confusing article...I thought this "360 thing" in 2008 was an outmoded rumor ya know, "built on quicksand" . Wierd.