Bill was and is unique in this industry and changed a lot over the course of time he ran Microsoft. He started out as one of the barbarians challenging the hated status quo and eventually became a part of the new hated status quo for the following generation. He, and Microsoft, provide a cautionary tale for Google in that just as Google has positioned itself with its “do no evil” model as the anti-Microsoft, Microsoft positioned itself as the anti-IBM and eventually became much of what it didn’t like as it aged.
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Microsoft Drops Psychonauts
With the recent release of publishing rights to the latest Oddworld Inhabitant’s project, Stranger, and the announcement of a hiatus for some XSN sports titles, the drop of Psychonauts contributes to the belief that Microsoft is taking a more risk-free approach to its first-party line-up.
DoubleFine Productions, the studio founded by LucasArts adventure genius Tim Schafer, is currently shopping the title to other publishers and the studio is confident in their ability to deliver the title to the public. The game is expected to remain an Xbox exclusive title despite Microsoft’s lack of involvement because the development process is too far along to switch platforms.
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