About a full year ago, Microsoft revealed that developer The Initiative would be working with Crystal Dynamics (Tomb Raider) on Perfect Dark. This is often seen as a sign that development isn’t exactly going well, even though insiders claim it’s actually going according to plan.
Now, Xbox Game Studios boss Matt Booty weighed in on the matter in a PAX West interview.He said it’s a problem with The Division and Crystal Dynamics “completely opposite” adding that AAA games done by one studio are now a thing of the past, an argument that actually seems true given how other major games have grown:
“The way we make games is constantly evolving… The idea of having a team under one roof really doesn’t happen anymore. I’ll give an example – our perfect dark team in Santa Monica, The Initiative. So, We just had this big partnership with Crystal Dynamics and I read online, ‘Oh, that must mean there’s a problem or something’ – quite the opposite, right? Crystal Dynamics has an experienced team, It’s a AAA team with over 100 people. Of course, we’d love to work with them, especially if they’ve done games like this before.
Do you think it’s just Booty’s damage control, or is he making a valid point?
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