Not even sure I'd consider Halo Wars 2 to be "big budget".
http://ca.ign.com/articles/2017/08/1...-party-problem
These days in gaming, it’s very easy for perception to become reality.
But in the case of Xbox’s perceived first-party problem, there’s some truth to it. Scalebound? Canceled. Fable Legends? Canceled. Lionhead? Shuttered. Press Play? Closed down. Ion? Done. Granted, cancellations are a normal part of the games business, but when they’re that public and that high-profile, it reinforces the negative perception.
The latest symptom of the issue is that
Xbox has exactly one AAA-level exclusive this fall – Forza Motorsport 7 – in the wake of Crackdown 3’s lukewarm reception at E3 and subsequent delay into 2018. (Cuphead, impressive as it looks, is an ID@Xbox title that won’t get the same marketing push or budget as Microsoft’s higher-priced offerings.)
And for all of 2017, there will be just two big-budget first-party exclusives, the seventh Forza Motorsport joining February's Halo Wars 2.