RIP ninja theory. I used to actually like their games but with MS buying them I lost hope for them

Being bought by microsoft is usually a horrible business decision, but im sure the owners got a good chunk of cash.

i Still feel that Ninja Theory was a better fit with Sony... but whatever, when they release their next game, i'll drop the funds down for an Xbox to play it.

That's the way they do business, they don't put effort into building their own studios they just let others do the work to get established then buy them out.

With a subscription service you need a constant flow of games no matter what the quality, you usually get a lot of shovelware and some gems.

to do an EA and destory them

Compulsion nail ideas, but lack when it comes to execution, hopefully under Microsoft they can really deliver something special.

Ninja theory are excellent Devs but they must make Xbox one exclusive games that are not on pc and don't go into gamepass.

Because they're an amazing dev studio?

Good read and interview.

So they let it die in 5 years time?

Because they want them to make AR games for their VR headset.

I want a good deep AAA from MS though. I feel that is what they are lacking , not as much the AA

Time will tell. Anyway the studio was financially on the red line.

Ya the only shocking thing at this years E3 was really the Ninja Theory Accusation.
That sold so well on PS4, but I get it NT was unsure of their future even though game did so well.
To lock down a deal with anybody is better than fending for yourself if your unsure about your future.
As a PS4 user rather bummed about it, loved Hellblade and was a really fun Platinum.
To miss out on next game is a bummer, but who knows where I'll be next gen.

I thought if anything Microsoft would have snagged the studio that made PUBG

I hope ninja theory is not sucked dry and closed down. MS is good at that

Because MS needed the kind of magic Sony has and they thought that buying a studio that has worked closely with Sony would do the trick. The surprise really was that Ninja Theory went along with it after having bleated repeatedly about independence and making games of a certain size and quality. I guess Microsoft offered enough money.

easy, because of the recognition of their last game and the hope that their name sells a couple of next gen xboxes more, but as we all know from the past, if microsoft buys something it's only going down the hill for that studio, sorry ninja theory but that's the harsh truth.

How can Xbox buy anything?

Looking forward to what NT does next, although It would be nice to see a 4k remaster/remake of Heavenly Sword or Enslaved.

I started playing this last night on the one X and it has the most incredible graphics I have seen on a console. I was blown away by the first 10 minutes. Now I realize why they bought Ninja Theory. The environmental immersion is jaw-dropping.

NT should have stayed multi-plat developers,they'll learn.

Because they can't make their own games.

They are desperate and bought a mediocre developer with high technical skills. Is there is one thing Xbox excelled at this gen it's mediocre exclusives.

Wow the description makes it look like Microsoft cares more about the subscription service than the console itself

Because they didn't get the memo that the studios they already had would be way more helpful if they actually used them? That doesn't actually give me much confidence that we will see much more than a single launch exclusive from each of these studios for MS's next console before they're forgotten about like Rare and Mojang.

To ruin it??

How could a box of hardware buy a company? Did the author maybe mean “Microsoft?”

Because they needed talented SP game devs. We'll see if they remain good when the greedy publisher pulls their strings

Nice to know they aren't done acquiring devs.

Because they need something to advertise. What they have now is not working.

Sorry for that, guys. You know it is true.

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau