When the Xbox 360 era ended and the Xbox One launched. Microsoft didn’t have the best relationships with Xbox Game Studios. Lionhead and Bungie closed down or left Xbox. And Bungie made Destiny that dominated on the PS5.
Now Phil Spencer believes that current Xbox would be able to keep those studios in house. We all know that Xbox has had a major change and it’s why they’re competing with Sony’s PlayStation 5.
Yet it’s the new Xbox Series X studios that are showing the shocking culture change that’s happening with Xbox. Especially when it comes to Xbox exclusive games and studios.
Source — https://gamingbolt.com/head-of-xbox-phil-spencer-says-current-day-xbox-could-have-kept-hold-of-bungie
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It’s great to see the massive changes that’s happened in Xbox and their first party studios. Do you see this new culture getting new studios and maybe older ones coming back?
I think all the evidence you need that Xbox got it right finally…..
Psychonauts 2.
They could re-acquire older studios and if they do it would say a lot about the Xbox division.
It’s key to remember that these studios got to where they are by making what they wanted to make. So it’s good that Xbox finally realized this. Let the people do their best work. What Microsoft should be doing is helping them be more productive.
Everything is taking shape. In line with my assumptions. Team Xbox 💪🇺🇸🙏
Why does it say new studios are coming? What’s actually coming? I haven’t heard you say anything about any new studios.
@Jermaine Stewart supposedly Bungie said they want $4B.
Take Two Interactive
WB Games
Ubisoft
Square Enix
Remedy
All 5 of them and we are good, i don’t want Tencent sniffling around them
I wish xbox could talk with Platinum games and repair their relationship because of canning scalebound it became one of the biggest reasons to hate xbox and never trust them. Even though we found platinum games took the money made nier automata and not scalebound. So all of youtube and gaming media still sees xbox as the bad guys because of this one bad PR move(this was on top of no used game and 24 hour check ins)
I don’t think MicroSoft would trust Platinum…..
Scalebound, unfortunately, is dead. A pity…that we are still talking about it means that the IP really connected with the XBox community. But it isn’t going to happen. And if it did, Platinum wouldn’t be involved
It would be really cool to see bungie come back to xbox but i feel like that is not gonna happen and its not because Microsoft cant afford them rather bungie simply wants to remain independent which i can understand.
They said that when they left Microsoft and then sold their souls to Activision.
@Hartforbj kinda ironic they went to a way worse company.
@J G lucky for them Activision let them bail
I’d rather want them acquiring indie studios or expanding their internal studios more or making more branches of their existing studios to have more manpower towards building multiple games at once instead of piling studios and ip’s together to get the less output and have mismanagement problems but yeah it’s my opinion.
They can do both which is what they’re doing lol
So sad what happened to Lionhead. I really hope Microsoft doesnt make the same mistakes again.
2022 for xbox is gonna be super great cause Halo and forza were the last 2 crossgen games Now you’ll see the true power of xbox
A humble, yet confident MS?? Nice. Phil’s leadership has really made a difference for xbox. It’s undeniable that they have crazy momentum right now.
It has…. Xbox has become a huge laughing stock under phil
@Sony Only Nice joke
@Sony Only wait what xD and here i tought you guys arent using sony salt only prowiding it
@Go Packers PlayStation has no holiday games.
@Sony Only Thanks for the salt
Well Bungie wanted to leave from what I’ve heard!!!
They didn’t want to be acquired but had to cause they ran out of money.
As an Xbox and Halo fan, I’ve always thought that Bungie was a bit overrated after the second Halo.
What didn’t you like about halo 2? Or halo 3? Both games scored in the 90s on meta
Tbh Bungies HORRIBLE today I wouldnt want Xbox buying them nor Lionhead if Peters there (We see hes been SUPER below average without Xbox and making NFT games).. Now Remedy Avalanche or a few studios from the Embracer group like the Prime Matter Pub team or Devolver digital yeah im all for it..
Was bungie an Xbox studio? I thought they signed a 10 yr deal, same with Activision, hence why they was able to break away
Look at past games studios that used to be owned by MicroSoft.
FASA Interactive was closed. As was Aces. And Lionhead. And Ensemble. And Digital Anvil. And Carbonated Games. And XLP. And MGS. XES. MCS. Press Play. Lift London. Soho. Big Park. LXP. GSS. Function. SOTA.
Access was sold to T2I.
Bungie went «indie». As did Twisted Pixel.
The only studio that «might come back» is Bungie. That would be good for both. MS gets D2 and Bungie gets the resources necessary to support D2 while it develops its new IP. It’d probably be a Mojang type deal with Bungie handling its own affairs and D2 remaining multi-plat just like Minecraft.
And Bungie does need help. It isn’t big enough to support D2, expand it AND develop a new IP…hence the DCV.
But it is NOT likely.
Of the rest….most aren’t well known. Of those that are…it would be nice to see MS resurrect FASA if it were to bring back Mech Commander. Do straightforward remakes of 1, 2 and Phantom War to get back in the swing of things before moving onto MC3. Or Shadowrun…do a GTA style Shadowrun game set in Tokyo. Get Playground to help. Or an MMO.
Digital Anvils greatest claim to fame is Starlancer. Could that be brought back? No…MS would be better advised buying up Hello Games and No Mans Skies.
Lionhead is particularly painful for many, but they»d also lost their touch. One gets the impression they were more interested in experimenting using MSs coin rather than develop commercially viable product. Blame on both sides there.
MS would be better served starting afresh. Resurrecting an old name won’t really help…it is the dev team culture which helps make games.
What do they need?
The rumoured Artefact studios that concentrates on remakes. A studio which specialises in fighting games…not just KI but multiple. A Studio which specialises in family friendly fare….kart racers, platformers, and so on. A studio which specolialises in licensed products…MS doesn’t like this, but its unavoidable. And Japan and JRPGs. And support studios…MS needs support studios.
Most of these can be solved by buying existing studios. And there are many MS could buy.
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I love how u showed a picture of knights of the old Republic 2 its funny thats shown because ironically its a game that xbox has lost recently since the new remake will most likely not be coming to xbox
See how that abit effin odd a game that was created in house got majour reviews and gos down as 1 of if not the goat and yet its remake that everyone wants is not on xbox
THATS REAL WEIRD RIGHT !!! THATS REALLY EFFIN WEIRD !!!! U CANT EVEN KEEP A GAME THAT WAS AN EXCLUSIVE BUT U CAN KEEP STUDIOS !!! BS !!!
boring click bait
Why don’t none of you ever talk about what Sony been trying push on gamers?
Innovative and amazing I/O architecture that enables near instant load times, DualSense and VR? All great stuff.
Click bait
SHOCKING CHANGES! what changes?
Click Bait…Does Not Talk About Any New Studios Coming to Xbox
He is a clown
Welcome to any Youtuber….
I think Xbox should buy Ubisoft personally
More like Activision/Blizzard, after Bobby Kotick and his executive pigs are gone.
If Microsoft would have acquired a publisher of such a size, OMG!.
If 343 industries wants to make a new IP, then i welcome it with open arms, As Microsoft and Xbox should!..
Another SHOCKING VIDEO, my heart can’t take this!
I just wish I could play Black & White 2 on my series x. I loved lionhead for that game spent countless hours building armies on B&W. I’d like to see xbox buy Rocksteady or WB Games in it’s entirity.
I want MS buy out Sega
Keep the vids coming.. 👍👍👍
Guys I was playing gamepass on my galaxy note 20 with elite series 2. I promise it’s just as good as playing at home.
i hate click bait titles on youtube videos
Brooo I love this guy!! His whole style as a creator just makes you wanna watch. I hope to get this level of attraction for my channel one day. Keep it up brotha!!
It’s all because of Don Matt. That bastard really didn’t know a thing about gaming.
Let Bungie go acquire and get a new studio
Also what game is that with the sword and the hand I see it in a lot of videos and I wanna know what it is
Avowed
@Bang Bus Ohh ok i was searching hard for that shit lol🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️
Xbox has won this year. The competitors comes not even close to the quality of the Xbox. I’m Xbox Fan since the OG Xbox, and that’s the strongest Generation for me
I mean xbox is doing good but I think if anything it’s a tie between them and Sony
@Jacob Smithburger PlayStation5 is big fucking joke right now, they need to can Jim Ryren.
Good vid Zalk.
I don’t give 2 shits about Bungie or anything they have done or will do n
It Microsoft does by Sega swear I heard rumors that agenda is pouring their games to PC and it’s like now you’re just copying Microsoft and Sony Just Do Your Own Thing cuz you if you do start or try to start support PC just copying PlayStation and Xbox that’s a low blow
There is nothing wrong for companies making mistakes as long as they learn from them. But let’s face it. Most companies start to fail because of their greedines. And I’m playing Blasphemous now.
Has anyone watch the new spider man movie.
I still pray for the day Guilty Gear Strive and other future ASW fighting games come to the Xbox One and Series X if ASW changes their mind
i said the same thing give us Gulity Gear Strive
Great video man, Xbox really seems to be committed to how feel. It’s a great time to be an Xbox fan
Days gone!
i recomend all pc players (like me) Days gone its a great game.
I am playing on the series s
FABLE was not open world!
Zalker love your content bro but everytime my notification goes off I’m like wide eyed wanting to read from you to suddenly announce microsoft just snatched up another massive developer let’s get into it. 😆
I love the studios Xbox has now but man how I wish they still had Bungie, Lionhead, Bioware, FASA, Ensemble & Twisted Pixel. Those studios made some classic Xbox games, would have been amazing and totally paid off too if Xbox had acquired Epic & Remedy back in the 360 days
Let Scalebound Fly!!! Buy BioWare and bring back Anthem done right dammit!!!
Current XBox would be a great fit for Lionhead and Bungie. But lets face it. Those will never return. Plus, lets not forget that Lionhead’s problems also were internal as well. Mainly wit Peter Molyneux promising the moon to gamers. But only bringing you a rock off the side of the road. So yeah, many things were done wrong and couldve been done differently. But its not a white & black as folks think.
Ive beaten this in the ground so much but I guess its a very low priority. Which is the 1 sideof the fence Team XBox still has yet to really make amends with has been the Japanese devs. No, I am not talking about the big guys like SEGA, Square, NamcoBandai and Capcom. I mean there was once a time XBox was THE PLACE for Japanese titles. Moreso that Playstation! We were seeing games on the 360 that have never made it to the PS!
I niss those days because XBox solidified a great bit of trust with many lesser known devs over there. But ever since Matrick took over and made outlandish comments about how Japanese games «dont sell». All the support the XBox platform once had evaporated. And we’ve never been able to regain that trust.
I know there’s «deals» going on. But its only with the big 5 guys and almost NO lesser knowns. Like for example. New «Trails from Zero» JRPG from Falcom/NIS America will be on EVERY platform including PC/STEAM. Except…XBox.
Why is that? It wont sell? XBots dont play JRPG’s? Whats the excuse now when the platform is finally growing legs again? And even more so when Gamepass is part of the equation?
Thats al it is Zalk. I want to see them go after those smaller guys again like they used to. And not just leave it to those bigger guys as they are even worse. IE: SEGA with ATLUS’s titles.
Most of lionheads employees came to Playground games anyway
@Daniel Redziniak Yep, which is whats making the transition from an open world racing game much easier.
Cool! Now let the Coalition make something besides Gears. No way they aren’t bored of it.
You have proven your worth of a subscription many times over this channel is beyond great
A good chunk of lion head went over to play ground games
So the richest company of this world can buy studios. That’s a big deal …
When it comes to anti-trust things. yes, it can be a big deal.
Xbox’s new direction pulled me away from PS.
They fixed their stuff on the PC side. From years ago.
saw a series S in best buy today. If i didn’t have a gaming PC it would have been a no brainer.
Moon studios and Asobo would make great acquisitions and make the most sense. Flight simulator , ori , and plague tale are all great.
phil said it in a round about way, dont make the devs play to the audience, let them explore there own minds.
Interesting facts.
I play in 360, One, Series X and PC.
I don’t know what this guy’s talking about destiny was known as a trash game by most people..
watched all the chapters of the xbox history….interesting stuff…. especially the bill gates meltdown but still giving them the console go ahead.
some mistakes were made…. like refusing to buy rockstar.
They are really getting a handle on it now though..the past few years of hard work is finally paying off
I do feel sorry for don mattrick, he MEANT well, justtook the wrong direction… needed someone who knew gamers and gaming… enter phil spencer, sarah bond, and the rest. Theyre doing a great job
I think moleneux already killed lionhead before they officially died
Can someone take the defibrillator off of this guy. I’ve never seen a guy that’s constantly being SHOCKED all the time.
To play, it now requires: retinal scan, DNA sample, lifelong conscription into the Gates Youth, spiritual contract with satan.
Series x is the worst bullshit .. i want to sell this trash but no one pay 500 dollar .trash … For ps5 you can get 700 dollar and this series x no one pay 500 .
Letting bungie go was the biggest mistake Microsoft has ever made