Forum Overview :: I Can't Afford a XBL Gold Membership :: "franchise-only"

[quote name="XBONK"]and I think it's a proscription for anybody remaining under Microsoft ownership. <i>Maybe</i> they keep a stake in Halo & Gears? Even then those probably aren't bulletproof either. The horizon right now still looks like they intend to dump first-party/in-house game development ASAP. Xbox brand becomes a legacy category for the Microsoft Store (and sounds cooler than <i>Games for Windows</i>).[/quote]