For nylig afslørede udviklingsholdet bag det kommende Perfect Dark, The Initiative, at de nu får hjælp af Crystal Dynamics, studiet bag blandt andet Marvel's Avengers.
Det har skabt debat blandt fans, og nogle har sågar spekuleret på om hvorvidt studiet er i problemer. Men Jeff Grubb mener at det her er langt mere normalt, og siger følgende på Twitter:
"It really is as boring and simple as most people have been saying. Perfect Dark dev was always supposed to ramp up this year, but that is difficult because of covid/labor shortages. Gallagher always knew Crystal Dynamics was an option, and everyone at all companies agreed. Internally, Microsoft views this as pretty normal and similar to Sega studios like Relic and Creative Assembly working on AOE/Halo Wars. It's also likely way more efficient than spending another year getting to the massive staff size that Perfect Dark requires."
Han blev desuden spurgt om hvorvidt dette er en slags prøveperiode for at se om Crystal Dynamics kan være et godt støttestudie for Xbox Games Studios i fremtiden. Grubb svarede:
"I cannot confirm that it is a tryout, but ... I mean, it wouldn't surprise me. Does Square Enix even want Crystal Dynamics?"