Microsoft is going to finance new studios and is also going to secure the exclusive for the next generation console for Microsoft. It is all related to the $1.1 billion of Microsoft into Xbox One games. This investment is far more expensive than its most expensive game names ‘Halo 4’. It is an unprecedented investment by the company. It is also planned that Xbox one will get 15 exclusives from Microsoft at retail in its first year. Besides these 15 exclusives, it is also including eight intellectual properties.
The product has been there in the market since two year and it has been accompanied with the formation of studios in Washington, London, British Columbia and Victoria. These are all brand new studios that have formed from the time since Xbox One has been released. The former executive of Sony Phil Harrison had come up with Oversee Internal Projects. John Needham is the new boss of Lionhead and has a MMO background. OXM Rare is expected to return to its older franchise and this announcement has been made by Phil Spencer, the boss of Microsoft Studios.
The next big franchise of Microsoft is being worked hard by Black Tusk Studios. Contrary to it there are small cloud based games that are being worked hard by Lift London. Osaka, one of the studios of Microsoft is engaged with the same project. The projects of Osaka are related to a commitment made by Microsoft’s Don Mattrick to Japan. Twitter Pixel and Press Play are finally going to be in the blue pen of Microsoft. Microsoft is also working on the unique and weird games of Xbox Live.
This list of games did not count the exclusive deal of Call of Duty. Microsoft games also spoke about the Xbox reveal event. It included the Turn 10’s Forza Motorsport 5, four different games from EA sports in UFC, Quantum break of Remedy Entertainment and NBA Live 14 and FIFA 14 of Madden 25. It has also been announced that Ryse is going to come up to Xbox One and this has been confirmed by Crytek. Xbox One is due in the later part of the year.