The studio in charge of Tomb Raider was available, and Xbox did not miss the opportunity.
In September this year, Xbox announced a partnership with Crystal Dynamics, the studio behind Tomb Raider, to develop Perfect Dark, an exclusive on the way to Xbox Series X / S and the new studio’s debut title, The Initiative. In a recent interview, was revealed more about this decision.
We had to find a way to make this workMatt bootyIt was Matt booty, head of Xbox Game Studios, who spoke about it, mentioning that it was a risk searching for Crystal Dynamics, but looking at the studio availability at the time, it also felt like a “had to be done.”
“We had to find a way to make this work, and now we have a team with experience building what we were looking for, “said Booty.” It wasn’t a standard situation, because they don’t usually go door-to-door like other studios. “
“I’m excited about it, just in terms of how much that adds to the team we already have at The Initiative,” added Booty. “This is too precious a resource right now in the industry not to try leap and figure out a way to make a contract. “
This was not all that Matt Booty said in the interview, as he also admitted that Xbox seeks to compete with more blockbusters similar to those of PlayStation, something that they will try with Perfect Dark, although the title does not yet have a release date.
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