Alphagear
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See, why couldn't your other comments had been like this? At least this one isn't toxic.
That said the problem isn't so much relying on Halo/Forza/Gears (more IP is always nice tho, and technically companies like Nintendo rely on just a small handful of IP themselves like Mario/Zelda/Pokemon/Smash), but having consistent quality to them.
Only Forza has retained that consistent quality, but it's a sim racer and sim racers aren't as massive as they used to be. Gears flubbed a bit with 4 but by all accounts got back going in the right direction with Gears 5. Halo 4 and 5 had the opposite problems: 4 had a great SP but bad MP, 5 had a bad SP but great MP. Hopefully Infinite can deliver a great SP & MP and reinvigorate the formula with some new stuff too.
And yes Ninja Theory is looking very good atm, currently looking very forward to HB2 and Project Mara (which still has the best RT I've seen from any upcoming next-gen game so far, even if it's in-engine. Final game should be able to match that if not even better because apparently the scope is going to be smaller, like PT was on PS4 (but as a full game).
I personally don't think Halo currently is that bad. Just that the market is saturated by First person shooters and the standard is so high.
Wasnt the case when Halo 1 and 2 were released. Hardly any other quality first person shooters on consoles at the time.
Reminds me of what happened to Gran turismo. It was special at one time but now others have caught up and exceeded it like Forza. To make matters worse no one has to wait 4-5 years for each release like Gran turismo.
Microsoft needs to focus on different genres. SP, WRPG and maybe even horror.