Rare hasn't been making a good game even before microsofts ownership, otherwise Nintendo woulnd't have sold them :) (there last good game was banjo kazooie and that was years before the deal)
And as long as Sony and Nintendo are the leading console creators, MS and EA will definitely not beeing the only one. EA has not even a "secure backbone". They a trash on the PC market if you remove Will Wrights genius on Sims and Spore (not sure if fifa makes more than its sponsored tournaments costs + FIFA license cost).
MS at least has the X360 thought that one definitely only survives thanks to the cross funding of Microsoft itself
And as long as Sony and Nintendo are the leading console creators, MS and EA will definitely not beeing the only one. EA has not even a "secure backbone". They a trash on the PC market if you remove Will Wrights genius on Sims and Spore (not sure if fifa makes more than its sponsored tournaments costs + FIFA license cost).
MS at least has the X360 thought that one definitely only survives thanks to the cross funding of Microsoft itself