E3 2009

[Streeteh]

Originally Posted by divine

Ultimately MS are a business. If Bioshock 2 being a paid for exclusive would bring better returns (with regards money but also things such as userbase increases, increased brand loyalties) than investing that same money elsewhere then they would do it, simple as that.

Their ultimate aim is to maximise profit and they will do that in whichever way they feel best, whether that involves buying off exclusives or nurturing a new studio.

Well yes, i don't think anyone on these forums is deluded enough to think that these companies want to be our friends, it's all about the money. But clearly it wasn't a good financial decision to buy bioshock 2 as an exclusive as they didn't do it, thus reinforcing my opinion that it wouldn't have been a good idea.

[NokkonWud]

Originally Posted by Streeteh

MS should be spending more money on developing first part games imo, there are literally none, they rely wholly on 3rd party developers as far as i know.

Microsoft spend their time looking after and developing the software for Xbox360 updates and Xbox Live, which is done almost flawlessly. They don't need to develop games, they have arguably the strongest production team in Microsoft Game Studios anyway, so they just stick to trusted parties to get the work done like their relationships with Turn10 and Bungie.

[Streeteh]

Originally Posted by NokkonWud

Microsoft spend their time looking after and developing the software for Xbox360 updates and Xbox Live, which is done almost flawlessly. They don't need to develop games, they have arguably the strongest production team in Microsoft Game Studios anyway, so they just stick to trusted parties to get the work done like their relationships with Turn10 and Bungie.

See my second post. I was wasted when i wrote that and the point i was trying to make didn't come out right at all.

[NokkonWud]

Yeah, I saw . I thought you originally meant they were the team responsible for the development of games which Sony have done, or by buying up studios and renaming them (like Sony Liverpool).

I understand it now .

[Aboobie]

Originally Posted by Streeteh

I wasn't trying to say buying/forming 1st party studios is the only way to develop games, but rather criticising dans comment that they should have thrown money at 2K games to make Bioshock 2 an exclusive game. I don't see the point in such acts when the money could be used, as you've rightly mentioned, to help another developer get the best out of a game from day 1.

We're actually in complete agreement then!