Blast from the past. Crazy that this was real.I really wonder what kind of issues they're having. Or what makes the difference.
He's done a great job leading xbox but their first party games are just as bad today as they were 9 years ago.
They seem to have a lot of studios and their studios seem to outsource a lot. (Or maybe they just advertise their partnerships more than Sony does). It doesn't seem like there's a lack of developers.
Was there a blank check and games are seeing a bigger scope creep than they should have?
A couple of studios they bought take a long time to make games in the first place (Undead Labs, Compulsion Games taking 5 years to put out a game, and their next one looks to be taking even longer).
One of the more surprising things is Turn 10 taking 6 years to put out the next Forza game, after releasing games on a 2 year schedule.
343: I've seen a lot of people talking about MS's policy to use contractors hampering this studio. Quite a few people apparently leave after 18 months.
Games taking longer is pretty much the norm, but it seems like some companies are doing a better job of handling that than others.