Kacho
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The war chest meme has finally come to fruition.Don't hate the player, Microsoft is playing to their strengths, that's all.
The war chest meme has finally come to fruition.Don't hate the player, Microsoft is playing to their strengths, that's all.
Why? Let MS waste money. Sony and Nintendo will continue to make new franchises and build their studios.Lmao. I want this to happen so bad just for the meltdowns.
Sony has the talent themselves, they don't really need an acquisition lol. That was kind of MS's issue to begin with. Before Bethesda/Acti they barely had any exclusives worth giving a shit about anymore. It was just Gears/Forza because Halo shit the bed until Infinite (which is pretty good!). I'm not really a fan of MS's strategy of buying out the competition instead of building competition themselves, but Sony is not in any imminent danger, as mentioned they have some of the most talented devs in the world making multi-million dollar games (God of War, Spider-Man, Ratchet, Wolverine, Horizon, Days Gone, Uncharted, LBP, Gran Turismo, etc).This is industry changing news and will set the tone for the next decade.
At this point, Sony would have to acquire Take Two or EA to compete.
Whichever way it goes, it's clear as day that PlayStation users will be treated as second class citizens. As a practical example just look at what happened to Psychonauts 2 .... no optimization for PS5 while for XSX we have 120fps HDR VRR and obviously higher res. And we're talking about a game that was multi-platform even before the acquisitionWho believes this lie? This ain't happening. Either the leaker is lying or Phil is lying. You don't pay $70 BILLION for AB to then release Diabo 4, COD, and the next Crash on a Playstation console.
People are so naive with this take. It's hardly a "mess", it's an extremely valuable corp with hugely valuable IP. The recent scandals are an afterthought only a niche of gamers give a shit about.
Guys,I'm freaking out.....I've just recieved an e-mail....I've been aquired by Microsoft,what does that even mean?
Guys,I'm freaking out.....I've just recieved an e-mail....I've been aquired by Microsoft,what does that even mean?
Basically now Amazon, Google, Apple, Sony, Nintendo and Tencent will start buying up publishers too. Sony and Nintendo will continue to make great franchises. Why waste that much money?What was I saying just the other day about consolidation?
The gaming landscape is going to look very different in 5 years.
at least with this news well finally find out if exclusives matter or not
Those plus Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk also I think?Oh guys....
Did Microsoft just get videogame rights to Blade, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Deadpool, Ninja Turtles and Transformers???????
We are excited about this partnership kyussmanGuys,I'm freaking out.....I've just recieved an e-mail....I've been aquired by Microsoft,what does that even mean?
I am not confident in Blizzard's ability to deliver on these though. OW2 probably has the best shot.It is with every other Blizzard IP under its belt. Warcraft 4, Starcraft 3, Overwatch 2, Diablo 4 are now Xbox games.
I doubt we'll ever have a WoW2.WoW2 or whatever is an Xbox game.
Sure, but these franchises are strictly AA now.Crash 5, Spyro 4, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater are Xbox games.
Finally we can resurrect Kinect and have Air Guitar Hero that I've always dreamed of.Those plus Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk also I think?
Underrated post lolGuys,I'm freaking out.....I've just recieved an e-mail....I've been aquired by Microsoft,what does that even mean?
My problem with that is surly this means an increase in GP prices?
70bn for the initial sale, but all of these extra staff Microsoft just acquired need to be paid, a load of new offices need to be operated (utility bills, coffee machines etc), basically there a shit ton of extra costs on top of just buying all these studios.
I thought they kept Minecraft multiplatform because it would be easier to recoup the costs as the game is hugely popular on all platforms? Serious question.
lolPouring out some liquor for the COD fans that got a PS5 for Christmas
Doesn't mean much. Have Halo wars games become system sellers? Do they actually sell that much? Or are they just niche games for the average Halo fan? Starcraft was born as a RTS franchise, loved by many. I'm not saying it will happen, but that's what I would do. Let Starcraft come back from the dead and let it shine as the ultimate Sci-fi RTS franchise from Xbox.
I am not confident in Blizzard's ability to deliver on these though. OW2 probably has the best shot.
I doubt we'll ever have a WoW2.
For sure, just curious what it will do in terms of console sales. Will Sony people jump ship? Will they stick with Sony but also buy an XBOX console? Will these games be on PC (likely).
Peak living is having all the consoles but just not affordable for everyone. Interesting times for sure.
Well, I think any major MP/GaaS-focused games already out on PS will continue to get support there, the way ES Online and FO '76 do currently. And any games currently on PS getting extra content will continue to get additional DLC content, same as Bethesda. I also think that any deals currently signed in terms of timed exclusivity or marketing rights with Sony will probably remain, at least for this year's releases.There are a lot of people that seem to think Actiblizz games are going to continue releasing on the PS5. When they bought Bethesda the same thing happened. A ton of people were convinced that Microsoft bought them and would continue making games for a competing platform forever.
After this deal I expect the same end result. Actiblizz games will appear on platforms that support Gamepass. The PS5 is still young and is having manufacturing shortages so Sony doesn't have the numbers they expected to at this point. This is the perfect opportunity for Microsoft to go for the throat.
I know you're trolling but it's a bit different when you consider the considerable amount of IP and prestige/heritage some of the titles have that MS have acquired here.Remember Activision $70 billion price is only 350 times what Sony paid for Insomniac, so no reason to panic. No big deal.
Deal not effective till 2023 so this years CoD will be fine I reckon.Pouring out some liquor for the COD fans that got a PS5 for Christmas
The jokes in that thread now they are even more fun, but this time not on ms but for those who wrote them ahahaahSega am cry