Yup and now they are trying to revive GFWL with their Windows Store Windows 10 exclusive shyte.
I fully believe by the way they are releasing all their previously "Xbox One Exclusive" titles on the PC, they are going software/services only. They will release their new titles on the PC and offer a service like EA Access or whatever it's called for other consoles. I'm telling you, in the next five years we will see a Halo game on a competing console. They just basically scuttled two more studios so all we have left is what - Coalition, 343 and Turn 10? Oh...and the rotten, bloated husk that was Rare.
Sea of Thieves might turn things around for Rare. I know nothing about it and have no interest, but it is there.
Ehh...isn't it going the "free-to-play" download only route?
i have not heard that. Last I heard, full featured, full cost, physical game.
That would be great. But judging by Rare's last few games, I'm not holding out hope for anything special. All their talent fled after the Microsoft acquisition and it showed in games like Perfect Dark Zero, Kameo and Grabbed by the Ghoulies. Time will tell though.
The multiplayer of PDZ was fun; the single player....not so much, but tbf FPS games had poor stories more often than not back then.
Kameo is a good 3D platformer; I completed it and I haven't really been into platformers for quite some time.
Heard good things about Grabbed by the Ghoulies too.
I'm no expert on Rare as I didn't own an N64 so I never played the titles of their golden era; Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Tooie and Conker's Bad Fur Day.
For me Rare will always be about Donkey Kong Country and Killer Instinct; and they'll never match them for me.
Was a shame that they got put on Kinect duty for a spell; but perhaps they can bounce back with this game.