Its good to see that leadership part coming back alot of times in interviews with the new studio's.
Some other nice quotes
This comes from the docu released today about the We Happy Few development
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Compulsion on joining Xbox Game Studios - "Trying to maintain creativity within a organisation like MS, isnt as hard people think it is"
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Its good to see that leadership part coming back alot of times in interviews with the new studio's.
Some other nice quotes
This comes from the docu released today about the We Happy Few development
As expected. The number of studios that have joined would be waaaay smaller and we would have heard people speak out if this was in any case an issue.
Like you really think Double Fine would have been happy to join if they couldn't continue to be Double Fine?
Like you really think Double Fine would have been happy to join if they couldn't continue to be Double Fine?
not surprised. i think MS knows now that they'll get the best out of these studios when they give them creative freedom.
That's not true, Microsoft is cracking the whip forcing them to make multiplayer games full of microtransactions
Duh
Duh
It helps that Microsoft is keeping the newly acquired studios as independent entities and not simply dissolving them in to the Microsoft aether. It allows the studios to operate - on a cultural level - almost as they always have.
Similarly to how Sony treats their acquisitions - eg MediaMolecule is still its own entity with its own P&L, despite being owned by Sony and being focused on Sony's platforms.
Similarly to how Sony treats their acquisitions - eg MediaMolecule is still its own entity with its own P&L, despite being owned by Sony and being focused on Sony's platforms.
MS putting 12 teams to work on halo/gears/forza. good times.
Ah yes, i too love viking mental health halo 2, post apocalyptic strategy forza, and telekinetic platformer gears
Fear mongering in gaming culture. This should be talked about at length. (I know mazi was being /s)
internet person: why would you join them?! screw you guys
dev: well they are actually really hands off and it lets us explore what we want to make and knowing we will be ok financially is great and we have a larger budget than we have ever had
internet person: you just say that because you are owned by them
This could be true with any publisher. Playstation or nintendo leadership could change tomorrow and then suddenly all of their studios are under a shitty manager.
that actually happened with a lot of MS companies in the past, yes
You're not wrong, hence "large orgs like MS" and not MS specifically.
Nintendo hasn't really been in the acquisition business have they though? Mostly partnerships.
I mean, they are free to say nothing. The fact that we've heard this repeatedly from multiple studios is a good sign.
Yeah they havent, but i was basically referring to all their separate teams in their development group as studios that could suddenly have a manager that disagrees with the creative goals of them
I'm glad they joined them. You can be happy for a developer gaining resources and security without taking everything they say at face value. Great if true.
Good to hear, and I never imagined it to be otherwise for several years now. That expectation change with a shift in strategy. Spencer and Microsoft have been doing great things.
Now I wish studios could say the same for EA, an organization that does have restrictions in place. Creative freedom as long as there's a recurring revenue source attached to it.
Now I wish studios could say the same for EA, an organization that does have restrictions in place. Creative freedom as long as there's a recurring revenue source attached to it.
Excessive creativity was not what killed this project.But, don't get TOO creative!
But, don't get TOO creative!
That project was a technical disaster.
But, don't get TOO creative!
Has there been any confirmation that Scalebound was cancelled due to an excess in creativity?
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One example of a partnership failing which happens with multiple different publishers doesn't disprove of what's been said here. We've seen multiple studios completely happy. There's a lot of factors that can happen during development beyond just creativity that can lead to a cancellation. I think it's quite clear there's been a shift in direction from MS as well since Phil took over.
Yeah, Devil May Dragon wasn't some out there concept.
It's good that it seems to be working out for Compulsion, and that MS have learned from previous studio closures like Lionhead. Oversight, support and funding is certainly great, but when it affects a successful studio's culture things will gradually go downhill, if not straight away.
I'm not a big fan of MS but I'm looking forward to seeing what's coming over the next few years from them, they're in a better position than they have been in a long time, and they've learned their lesson the hard way which I'm sure they don't want to repeat.
I'm not a big fan of MS but I'm looking forward to seeing what's coming over the next few years from them, they're in a better position than they have been in a long time, and they've learned their lesson the hard way which I'm sure they don't want to repeat.
Wish they had taken this approach with Rare back in the early years of their relationship, but oh well. I guess they had to learn from their mistakes after all.
Good to hear things seem to be better for Microsoft's first party studios these days. Hopefully.
Good to hear things seem to be better for Microsoft's first party studios these days. Hopefully.
But, don't get TOO creative!
Yeah because when I think Scalebound
I think creative
But, don't get TOO creative!
You blew my hair back with that drive-by.
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it only took about 12hrs lmao
ah well better late than never i guess :P
True, but we also would have heard stories of negativity if that wasn't the case. Which we haven't.
A disgruntled anonymous employee would have said something by now if the opposite was true.
Why start with skepticism.....why not jump in with optimism?
Is the world that bleak for you that anything good must have a catch or something?
I'm really curious where this studio is heading next. I did not like their previous games at all. On a technical level you could objectively call them bad. They have a good art team though.
And well duh. It shows how bad Microsoft has been in the past that this even needs to be said.
And well duh. It shows how bad Microsoft has been in the past that this even needs to be said.
