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Posted By: Beckx | Date: 7/12/11 9:36 a.m. |
In Response To: Wow. (Louis Wu) : He's Phil Spencer. He's the VP of Microsoft Game Studios - for him, the
: He's drumming up support for a title that they are now 100% invested in - and
Which is, ultimately, what happens when games become Big Public Company Business. The actions of the corporate employees are understandable, but it's not necessarily good for games or gamers. Mark Cerny was interviewed recently and pointed out how a game like Flower couldn't get made at a big studio. I can't recall the exact quote, but it was something to the effect that a big studio, Jenova Chen couldn't afford to have people stop work or waste work on what might turn out to be a hair brained idea. At a small private company, he can do that (within reason). The company's private owners set their expectations for what is an appropriate return. At a place like MS, outside forces set the expectation and Spencer (and others) have to answer for it. (Of course, this is somewhat oversimplified, at places like Bethesda, where the private owners include outside private equity, you still can see some of the same pressures and effects - though private equity at least tends to think longer term rather than quarter to quarter.) What surprises me about articles like this is that most people never connect the dots. They tend to think that some public companies (but not others!) are "Evil" in a comic book sense, without consideration of the environment they operate in - the environment we have created in the last 30-40 years.
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One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | padraig08 | 7/11/11 7:05 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | SonofMacPhisto | 7/11/11 7:12 p.m. |
Phil Spencer is wrong about ODST. | Captain Spark | 7/11/11 7:45 p.m. |
Re: Where's the step forward? *NM* | pete_the_duck | 7/11/11 7:13 p.m. |
The foot in his mouth. *NM* | rhubarb | 7/11/11 7:16 p.m. |
Re: Where's the step forward? | padraig08 | 7/11/11 7:27 p.m. |
Re: Where's the step forward? | SonofMacPhisto | 7/11/11 7:33 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | squidnh3 | 7/11/11 7:22 p.m. |
Well when going up against Bungie..... | PsychoRaven | 7/11/11 11:44 p.m. |
Re: Well when going up against Bungie..... | Kalamari | 7/12/11 10:24 a.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Kalamari | 7/11/11 7:25 p.m. |
That's what I'm afraid of. *NM* | padraig08 | 7/11/11 7:27 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Dagoonite | 7/11/11 7:37 p.m. |
Two More Steps into Pseudo Journalistic Crap. | DEEP NNN | 7/11/11 7:43 p.m. |
Re: Two More Steps into Pseudo Journalistic Crap. | General Vagueness | 7/11/11 8:05 p.m. |
Re: Two More Steps into Pseudo Journalistic Crap. | Cody Miller | 7/11/11 8:20 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Azo 'Galvat | 7/11/11 8:11 p.m. |
Things that make you go "Hmm." | AngelicLionheart | 7/11/11 8:45 p.m. |
I believe one of the reasons people want MC now... | Leviathan | 7/11/11 9:13 p.m. |
Am I the only one... | Phoenix_9286 | 7/11/11 9:35 p.m. |
Welp, looks like Microsoft has no idea about Halo | Avateur | 7/11/11 9:44 p.m. |
Beautiful. | Hyokin | 7/11/11 10:01 p.m. |
Re: Welp, looks like Microsoft has no idea about H | SIX min WHISTLE | 7/11/11 10:44 p.m. |
Re: Welp, looks like Microsoft has no idea about H | Azo 'Galvat | 7/11/11 11:54 p.m. |
I disagree | ghost faction | 7/12/11 1:45 p.m. |
Re: Welp, looks like Microsoft has no idea about H | General Vagueness | 7/12/11 1:56 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Ragashingo | 7/11/11 9:46 p.m. |
Joystiqs take on it | Sqorck | 7/11/11 10:28 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Avateur | 7/11/11 10:33 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | ZackDark | 7/11/11 10:37 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | DEEP NNN | 7/11/11 10:49 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Avateur | 7/11/11 11:14 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Avateur | 7/11/11 11:18 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Phoenix_9286 | 7/12/11 12:27 a.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Ragashingo | 7/12/11 1:00 a.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | DEEP NNN | 7/12/11 6:36 a.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Avateur | 7/12/11 5:18 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Quirel | 7/12/11 5:35 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Avateur | 7/12/11 6:42 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | DEEP NNN | 7/12/11 6:18 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Avateur | 7/12/11 6:45 p.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Stephen L. (SoundEffect) | 7/12/11 6:17 a.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | DEEP NNN | 7/12/11 6:28 a.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Stephen L. (SoundEffect) | 7/12/11 6:50 a.m. |
Re: Joystiqs take on it | Narcogen | 7/13/11 8:23 a.m. |
Git the Hell off mah lawn! | Quirel | 7/11/11 10:52 p.m. |
Re: Git the Hell off mah lawn! | Asian Inferno | 7/12/11 11:47 a.m. |
That's annoying | Joony Joon | 7/12/11 6:53 a.m. |
Wow. | Louis Wu | 7/12/11 9:05 a.m. |
Re: Wow. | Beckx | 7/12/11 9:36 a.m. |
Re: Wow. | Leviathan | 7/12/11 9:57 a.m. |
Re: Wow. | Hedgemony | 7/12/11 10:06 a.m. |
Re: Wow. | Revenant1988 | 7/12/11 10:27 a.m. |
Re: Wow. | ZackDark | 7/12/11 11:37 a.m. |
Re: Wow. | Kermit | 7/12/11 2:46 p.m. |
Re: Wow. | Hedgemony | 7/12/11 5:19 p.m. |
Re: Wow. | Avateur | 7/12/11 7:01 p.m. |
Re: Wow. | DEEP NNN | 7/12/11 2:28 p.m. |
Re: Wow. | Louis Wu | 7/12/11 2:41 p.m. |
Re: Wow. | SIX min WHISTLE | 7/12/11 5:41 p.m. |
Re: Wow. | DEEP NNN | 7/12/11 6:32 p.m. |
Re: Wow. | Narcogen | 7/13/11 8:18 a.m. |
Screw their H4, I want my Halo Wars 2 dammit! *NM* | kornman00 | 7/12/11 10:53 a.m. |
Re: Screw their H4, I want my Halo Wars 2 dammit! | Asian Inferno | 7/12/11 11:48 a.m. |
Halo 4 and Halo Wars 2 *Major SP* | NsU Soldier | 7/13/11 5:04 a.m. |
Re: Halo 4 and Halo Wars 2 *Major SP* | Avateur | 7/13/11 5:24 a.m. |
Re: Halo 4 and Halo Wars 2 *Major SP* | NsU Soldier | 7/13/11 7:51 a.m. |
Also.... | NsU Soldier | 7/13/11 9:58 a.m. |
Re: Also.... | Avateur | 7/13/11 10:48 a.m. |
Yeah, he doesn't get it. *NM* | BlueNinja | 7/12/11 3:29 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Time Glitch | 7/12/11 5:01 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | DEEP NNN | 7/12/11 6:35 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Avateur | 7/12/11 7:07 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | DEEP NNN | 7/12/11 7:28 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Louis Wu | 7/12/11 8:13 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Avateur | 7/13/11 3:51 a.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | DEEP NNN | 7/13/11 7:01 a.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Narcogen | 7/13/11 8:30 a.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Louis Wu | 7/13/11 8:53 a.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Cody Miller | 7/13/11 11:41 a.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Louis Wu | 7/13/11 12:44 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Cody Miller | 7/13/11 8:12 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | General Vagueness | 7/13/11 1:24 p.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | RC Master | 7/13/11 9:10 a.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | Louis Wu | 7/13/11 9:34 a.m. |
Re: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. | RC Master | 7/13/11 5:11 p.m. |
Halo 1, ODST, and Reach... | SPARTAN-034 | 7/12/11 9:30 p.m. |
Re: Halo 1, ODST, and Reach... | Quirel | 7/12/11 11:47 p.m. |
Re: Halo 1, ODST, and Reach... | MacGyver10 | 7/13/11 4:33 p.m. |
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