Comment on Microsoft has never been good at running game studios, which is a problem when it owns them all

callouscomic@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• boaratio@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Don’t forget they also murdered Rare.

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  • Clbull@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I 100% believe the claim that Microsoft executives mistakenly thought they’ve just nabbed the Donkey Kong IP by acquiring Rare. Definitely seems like something some c-suite ghouls who are totally out of touch with the games industry would believe.

    Also, I’m not sure how much of Rare’s downfall was due to Microsoft’s mismanagement or their core talent leaving to form other studios. Maybe a bit of both.

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    • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I assume a lot of the top level staff stick about until their contractually obliged period for getting a massive payday is over, and then look very closely at whether they actually want to be told what to do by a bunch of suits all day long.

      Realistically they’re working to make somebody else richer at that point, and there’s only so much enthusiasm anyone can have for that. Certainly not enough for the long hours needed in the games industry.

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    • BurgerBaron@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Given how Microsoft handled the Conker's Bad Furday remake I think you're not far off accusing them like that here.

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• SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Arkane Studios for me.

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  • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    We’ve bought these studios that are loved by gamers for their niche content.

    What do you mean they’re not making the next Fortnite? Shut them down immediately.

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  • brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Also a crime. Not just a great game in their niche, but a long history of them.

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• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I couldn’t believe it when they shut down the studio that did Hi-Fi Rush. They put out a great game that received universal praise, then shut them down like a few months later. Infuriating.

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  • Gt5@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Hot take, but I did not like hi fi rush

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    • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      It’s not a hot take, it’s fine to dislike popular games for personal reasons. You’re not calling it a horrible game, it just didn’t click for you.

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• Clbull@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  To be fair, Age of Empires III was bad, and the last project Ensemble was working on before they got shuttered was a Halo MMO.

  Also, Robot Entertainment (the studio that rose from the ashes of Ensemble) were the initial developers of Age of Empires Online, which was P2W slop that 90% of players couldn’t run because Games For Windows LIVE was a buggy crock of shit. And since then they’ve released nothing but Orcs Must Die games.

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  • CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    A Halo MMO could have been cool.

    Speaking of MMOs or open world games, I wish that Stargate MMO game got off the ground. That would have so much potential.

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