Xbox Game Studios’ Matt Booty says it made sense to partner with Crystal Dynamics on the upcoming Perfect Dark reboot.
In September it was announced that Xbox Game Studio The Initiative would partner with Square Enix-owned Crystal Dynamics studio to develop Perfect Dark Reboot.
In one Video interview with Kinda Funny Games Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios said Microsoft seized the opportunity to partner with Crystal Dynamics when it came:
“I think we’ve got to the point in the industry where there’s a team like Crystal Dynamics that has a great pedigree, achievements, and a lot of skills, and their connections – you know, those The fact that we have Daryl Gallagher at The Initiative who knows some people there – and they become available, to come back to my day-to-day work it would be to simply say carelessly, ‘We have to find a way to make this work’. “
“We have a team that has experience with the kind of things we build, that has worked with some of the people that are available now, you know, it wasn’t a standard situation because they don’t usually act like some kind of co -Development studio like it does in a lot of places, but we found a way to make it work and I think it was through some of the personal connections we have. “
Booty added, “So I’m really excited about this, simply in terms of what it adds to the team we already have on The Initiative. And like I said, it’s too precious a resource in the industry right now to not jump on it and we can find a way to get a deal or whatever we need to do. “