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Today is Day 1 of Microsoft's Game Stack Live and the GM of game developer experiences Kevin Gammill has stated that Xbox Game Studios now includes a 16 first-party team .

Microsoft Exec Misspeaks, Says They Have 16 Xbox Studios Instead of 15 [Update]

Microsoft lets slip they have 16 first-party Xbox studios, but...only 15 have been confirmed. Have they been doing some more shopping?

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[Shin]

What's unique about gaming at Microsoft is that we build the tools for game developer and then we use them across our 16 first-party studios to actually create games. We recognize game development is about pushing technology to its absolute limits.

Now, if this had been a live segment, I probably would have chalked up the 16 studios figure as just slip of the tongue, but Gammill's intro was clearly pre-recorded and edited, and he makes a very specific point of stating how many studios they have, so I don't think it's a mistake.

For the record, the studios currently confirmed to be under the Xbox umbrella are 343 industries, Compulsion Games, Double Fine, InXile Entertainment, Mojang, Ninja Theory, Obsidian Entertainment, Playground Games, Rare, The Coalition, The Initiative, Turn 10, Undead Labs, World's Edge, and Xbox Global Publishing.

It isn't entirely clear whether Xbox Global Publishing is involved in development at all, but if they're not, Microsoft only has 14 internal studios, meaning two more might have been acquired. That said, for now, we'll say they have 15 confirmed studios.

 

[Stuart360]

Techland was the old rumour. I'd guess Dying Light 2 would still release on PS4 though, like The Outer Worlds.

EDIT. Actually its self published so i dont know.

 

[Shin]

^
Could be an easy mistake also, 15/16, easy to overlook even while/before/after editing.

 

[Paradicia]

A new in-game screenshot from Infinite?

 

[Hobbygaming]

They better not have Remedy, Platinum Games, Kojima, or Ready at Dawn

 

[TempleOfIron]

Thats nice but where are the games?

 

[SSfox]

MS should have bought Team Ninja with Itagaki, and Bioware when they could.

 

[Entroyp]

Probably Platinum.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

As long as MS doesn't resurrect Lionhead.

 

[01011001]

Probably Platinum.

lol imagine...

 

[Gavin Stevens]

I hope it's Rare. Not, not this Rare. As much as I love Sea Of Thieves... Where the fuck is Banjo and Conker at?

 

[CatLady]

Maybe he was counting Playground 2 as an additional studio. Hope I'm wrong and they've acquired something good.

 

[Vasto]

If true I am going with Asobo Studio.

 

[Stuart360]

I hope it's Rare. Not, not this Rare. As much as I love Sea Of Thieves... Where the fuck is Banjo and Conker at?

Rare already said long ago that they wont be doing games from their back catalogue going forward. So they would have to be developed from another developer, like Killer Insinct was.

 

[Gavin Stevens]

Rare already said long ago that they wont be doing games from their back catalogue going forward. So they would have to be developed from another developer, like Killer Insinct was.

But............. Banjo........?

 

[oldergamer]

Please be capcom

 

[Sota4077]

If true I am going with Asobo Studio.

yep this is what I'm assuming as well. Pretty sure that studio is also working on flight simulator for them.

 

[Allandor]

Well, platinum would be a good choice because of the Japanese market

 

[CatLady]

Platinum, Techland, Absobo, I'm good with any of those or why not all of them

 

[Tiamat2san]

Capcom, Konami or sega would be awesome.
But it's not possible for an American company I guess.

 

[ABrokenToy]

I'm goin' Asobo

 

[Vawn]

Thats nice but where are the games?

Exactly. Microsoft, there's nothing you can say that will have the impact of just releasing actual games.

 

[Mattyp]

Exactly. Microsoft, there's nothing you can say that will have the impact of just releasing actual games.

Can you please put your profile public so I can make a meme wall of your posts in every xbox thread.

 

[Hideous Snake]

I smell french baguettes. Asobo incoming!

Looking forward to how MS are going to tackle next-gen with games

 

[CatLady]

Exactly. Microsoft, there's nothing you can say that will have the impact of just releasing actual games.

Off the top of my head, for next gen we've seen teasers for Halo Infinite, Hellblade 2, Everwild and Project Mara. That's 4 more 1st party games than we've seen from Sony.

 

[BadBurger]

16? Damn these mofos are going fucking crazy. They have the cash, so fuck it. I guess they're dead set on competing with Sony on first party stuff this go around. I mean, there's no nice way to say it, but they got wiped out this last gen.

 

[Shin]

I hope it's Rare. Not, not this Rare. As much as I love Sea Of Thieves... Where the fuck is Banjo and Conker at?

The platform holders seem to be moving away from those kind of games, there were some at the start of the gen.
It's all about zombies, shooters, over the shoulder, 3D, realism, action of sort, there's even a meme about Sony's output.
For the quirky and unique favor of those types of games I think we will need to look at 2nd/3rd parties and/or indie's :/

 

[10000]

guys it's toge production

 

[01011001]

The platform holders seem to be moving away from those kind of games, there were some at the start of the gen.
It's all about zombies, shooters, over the shoulder, 3D, realism, action of sort, there's even a meme about Sony's output.
For the quirky and unique favor of those types of games I think we will need to look at 2nd/3rd parties and/or indie's :/ Nintendo®

 

[Zero707]

 

[01011001]

what if it is a Japanese studio? like, Microsoft even said that's what's really missing in their lineup.

 

[brap]

what if it is a Japanese studio? like, Microsoft even said that's what's really missing in their lineup.

Imagine actually listening to the garbage PR man Phil spews.

 

[Xaero Gravity]

Can you please put your profile public so I can make a meme wall of your posts in every xbox thread.

But then how is he supposed to deny trolling every thread?

 

[sendit]

Its impressive how Microsoft acquired all these studios. Yet have no Xbox Series X exclusives coming in the next two years.

Correction. I forgot, they abandoned console exclusives.

 

[bucyou]

greats news as I can play them on my PC

 

[brap]

Off the top of my head, for next gen we've seen teasers for Halo Infinite, Hellblade 2, Everwild and Project Mara. That's 4 more 1st party games than we've seen from Sony.

ANOTHER Halo, angsty cringey ginger womeme, some artsy fartsy trash, another game about muh vagina, muh mental health its so hard being a womeme. Epic. Amazing games. Feel free to complain about Snoy when they actually reveal their console.

 

[CitizenX3639]

They have 15 studios now and nothing that has really done anything special, so i guess keep swinging for the fence.

 

[Windows-PC]

How many First-Party Studios are owned by Sony and Nintendo?

 

[manuvlad]

So, 1GB of ram for each dev team.

 

[Birdo]

How many First-Party Studios are owned by Sony and Nintendo?

Sony: 14

Nintendo: 16 (Counting under contract)

(Wikipedia)

 

[brap]

Sony: 14

Nintendo: 16 (Counting under contract)

(Wikipedia)

This proves that microsoft is better than sony

 

[quickwhips]

Supermassivegames or moon studio?

 

[CatLady]

Supermassivegames or moon studio?

I was thinking while playing Ori WotW that Xbox really needs to buy Moon and make Ori their Mascot. Moon Studios would be an outstanding acquisition.

 

[JoeyWestSide]

I was thinking while playing Ori WotW that Xbox really needs to buy Moon and make Ori their Mascot. Moon Studios would be an outstanding acquisition.

Moon makes the most sense. Just released a great game with great backing, seems both parties are probably pretty happy. Had a relationship for a few years now so an acquisition seems likely. Do they not own MDHR? Thought they were 2nd party also, they seem likely too. I think techland or people can fly would be good for MS but with square enix publishing both of their newest games I think Square could become a serious competitor with Crystal, PCF, and Techland.

 

[CatLady]

MS doesn't own MDHR, it's 2nd party like Moon is currently.

 

[RiccochetJ]

greats news as I can play them on my PC

I'm not going to claim absolute, but from what I've heard is that all first party games are also on PC day one. Maybe not on Steam though even though they've been playing nice lately.

 

[Varteras]

Supermassivegames or moon studio?

No one should buy Supermassive. They have consistently underperformed. Until Dawn was good but that game was 5 years in the making and their efforts since then have been lackluster. They have a lot more to prove before anyone should shell out cash for them. They're a serious gamble right now.

 

[Potato Chip PRO]

Asobo would be a great purchase and addition to XGS. They could make many new IPs since a plagues tale is a solid game. Moon studios recently said that they want to be independent.

 

[Rightisright]

Farm 51
If not then I hope it's either 4A Games, Techland, People Can Fly, Crytek or From Software.