According to IGN Microsoft is creating a AAAA studio.

[Koba St]

Microsoft has tapped top talent from Bungie and Crystal Dynamics to join its mysterious 'AAAA' studio, The Initiative.



Among the 16 new hires revealed on LinkedIn by studio head Darrell Gallagher, we can see that Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Marvel's Avengers director Remi Lacoste has made the jump to The Initiative to work as an Experiental Director. Destiny 2 narrative lead Christine Thompson has also joined the studio in a lead writer position.

Yeah that’s right, not AAA, but AAAA. They decided to skip AAA and go straight to the next level. Phil Spencer ain’t playing brehs

Microsoft's Mysterious Initiative Studio Hires Crystal Dynamics, Bungie Alumni - IGN

 

[Why-Fi]

promises promises. im about to take a break from gaming media

 

[Marci-Senpai]

let the games do the talking...

 

[Diondon]

Huffing and puffing
Huffing and puffing

 

[Novembruh]

Microsoft just ain't gonna learn that hurling money and the illusion of prestige at a problem is not the answer

 

[Deuterion]

Crackdown 4 confirmed.

 

[old pig]

good luck...sincerely hope it delivers...at this point it’s more hype tho

 

[Koba St]

I suppose if you suck at making AAA games, making AAAA games is the next logical step

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

let the games do the talking...

Exactly

 

[ORDER_66]

they havent learned it aint about the fukking money... its about who's creating the games...and what the games are about.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

im down to see what M$ comes up with the compete with sony this gen, more competition means more games so i'm cool with it.

although CD and Bungie aren't my idea of top tier developers. I'm assuming more GAAS for them

 

[Batsute]

Rare
343i
The Coalition

The Initiative


At this point go head and pick up Sega too

 

[MeachTheMonster]

And another one

 

[Koba St]

And another one

Hopefully this one will be worth playing

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Hopefully this one will be worth playing