With Sony deep in development of its own version of Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. called, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, will Microsoft follow suit and make their own Xbox Fighting All-Stars? I wouldn't count on it.
According to Microsoft Game Studios chief Phil Spencer, it's a definite "no." Not only that, but he even states, "You do not want that (Xbox mascot) game," and proceeds to give his opinion on the upcoming Sony Mascot fighter.
I'm not going to take a shot at Sony first-party [game development], I think they do some great games. We're going to try to build games that actually create new opportunity on our platform. I don't really need to go and fill genres with the teams that we have. I don't compete with games that are already on my platform. Sure, all games on some level compete for a dollar bill, but for us it's really going to be to try to innovate. I haven't played the game, so I'm not saying it's not innovative, but…
Of course, I'm guessing part of Microsoft and Spencer's concerns is that most people can't even pick five relevant Xbox characters they can put in the game.
There's Master Chief, Marcus Fenix, Joanna Dark (Perfect Dark franchise), Alan Wake, and…not much else. Unless you bring in the cars in Forza or bring in the whole gang from Gears of War, I fail to see how they can even make a complete roster.
Would you be interested in an Xbox all-stars fighter? If so, who would you want to see in it?
Source: Kotaku
