Skel
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Nintendo gave them an open ear, but are very restrictive on their devs. They will take your idea and make changes and say "do it this way". Nintendo is controlling but by comparison Microsoft is much worse. They won't even give an idea the time of day.
I bet they didn't know Microsoft was going to be this way when they signed on.
You seem to have this idea that Rare should have been able to do whatever they wanted with MS footing the bill. The reality is, as I had pointed out that Rare has gone on to create some innovative stuff, and Kinect Sports (both versions) sold well. This dev is pissed that he wasnt able to work on stuff that interested him, I get that. Its a good complaint that I respect. I also respect that he went off to find other work that might interest him. Him speaking of what could or could not be profitable is where things start to stretch into fantasyland. The article doesnt say how low down the food chain this person was, but it sounds like hes well on the lower ground. Which normally means he doesnt get to see all the costs that go into making a new title, or is responsible if the title fails. Sounds like.. I dont know who he was, and the article never says. To say that MS just passed on it because their dicks, and refuse to give an idea the time of day is pure Fan Fiction. Unless youre part of that group saying what gets made, and signs off on those silly budget things youre full of crap.
You might be able to see that if you werent going Roar, Microsoft sucks so loud.