Negotiator101
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Jim Ryan after the deal went through.
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Jim Ryan after the deal went through.
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SpongebobSquaredance
Unconfirmed Member
too late, already bought EA.
Reizo Ryuu
Member
Valve is a private company, we aren't at the "mercy" of anyone, because there's no stock to buy.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Notice neither Bungie or Activision/Bethesda was rumored by any leaker.
These kind of billion dollar deals are need to know basis or else you open yourself to SEC investigations and deals falling apart.
I like Grubb but you lose credibility to me when you start talking about things way out of your depth.
Craig of War
Banned
anything is possible at this point
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
Then don't enter the bios when you just want to play. Why would I enter the bios when I just want to play???
Hari Seldon
Member
Only hardcore gamers, which is why there is no line to buy these studios because the big boys are swinging for the Fortnite money.
CheeseCake
Member
This. lol
Captain Toad
Banned
Serious question?
Obviously, GaaS sucks. It basically has all the crap of F2P but you still have to buy the game or pay a flat subscription fee as well.
Orpheum
Member
Isn't tencent a large shareholder of kadokawa as well?
I'd say sony would buy From Software in an instant but it seems to be more complicated and i don't know shit about business xD
hybrid_birth
Gold Member
Yep. MS was only swinging for multiplayer games when they bought the Elder Scrolls IP and Bethesda. How much has Skyrim sold now?
lol...well i can always end wrong but i don't see Ms buying another publisher this soon unless is forced. At the same time I don't see Sony take the rest of their 20b and spend all just for hr playstation division also because from the way Jeff talks it would seem an even bigger acquisition than the one that Microsoft made , and I don't see Jim persuading shareholders to borrow the company to spend 60 70 80 or more. Instead, I think Amazon Google Disney or Apple are moving
KingGhidorah
Banned
From Soft was on sale in 2014, and Sony didn't do shit!! ......It's around the time when they were working together for Bloodborne no less
Sony will not buy a Japanese company, Japanese market is the least of their priority
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coffinbirth
Member
The stakes just went waaaay up along with the prices.
If Bungie is worth $3.6 Billion, Square-Enix/EA/Ubisoft is like $75-100 Billion a pop.
Sony will likely be buying up Japanese publishers now, just because I don't think they can afford the remaining western publishers, and would likely be bidding against Apple/Amazon/Meta anyways.
Insomniac must be on suicide watch now too.
If Bungie is worth $3.6 Billion, Square-Enix/EA/Ubisoft is like $75-100 Billion a pop.
Sony will likely be buying up Japanese publishers now, just because I don't think they can afford the remaining western publishers, and would likely be bidding against Apple/Amazon/Meta anyways.
Insomniac must be on suicide watch now too.
SlimeGooGoo
Party Gooper
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Wildebeest
Member
Why would I have to be ready for it? Makes no difference to me.
Salty Popsicle
Banned
If I look in the mirror it will just make me harder...
Ryu Kaiba
Member
But what will you say when the it does start being Japanese studios?
Orpheum
Member
Times have changed and From Software have grown a ton in popularity over the last couple of years. Who knows what happened back then... but the bethesda/microsoft deal changed everything in the gaming landscape
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
Too late now. Microsoft, Sony, possibly Nintendo if they catch on and others (Google, Amazon, Apple etc) all want the best content to add exclusively on their gaming subscription platforms, or games to release on other platforms that they can squeeze maximum revenue from.
Give it a few years and there won't be any independent gaming developers or publishers. As soon as somebody opens a new development studio, it'll instantly start an intense bidding war by one of the major subscription providers. That's before the new studio has even started work on any game.
The gaming subscription war has just begun.
SLB1904
Banned
koji pro seems more likely
come on bro, not even a miracle would make that happpen
dead monkey uk
Member
Amazon or Google about to buy EA, would someone think of the children!
Reizo Ryuu
Member
...then don't enter the bios? Like why would you ever need to enter the bios? I built my current pc nearly a year ago and that's how long ago I saw the bios as well; it's running 24/7 and I reboot it maybe once a month.
"upkeep" is a myth.
this would be the end of the world . i expect this to happen but i said in the next 7 years
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Me neither. Maybe Josef Fares though.
Lucifers Beard
Member
All of this acquisition stuff is kind of boring to be honest. Companies buying companies but no games are being announced so I don’t really get what the point is at the moment.
We’re in a time where games are less about the passion and what players want and more about making as much money as possible. Gaming feels more like a business than it ever has done before to me and all of this is making that clearer than ever. Consolidate everything and maximise profits.
I’m coming across as a grumpy old bastard but at this point but modern gaming fucking sucks outside of a few games (mostly Japanese ones). I’ll likely stick with Nintendo from this generation out and possibly PC providing part prices stabilise.
MS and Sony just feel like they are in a bidding war where what the players want aren’t really in their interests.
We’re in a time where games are less about the passion and what players want and more about making as much money as possible. Gaming feels more like a business than it ever has done before to me and all of this is making that clearer than ever. Consolidate everything and maximise profits.
I’m coming across as a grumpy old bastard but at this point but modern gaming fucking sucks outside of a few games (mostly Japanese ones). I’ll likely stick with Nintendo from this generation out and possibly PC providing part prices stabilise.
MS and Sony just feel like they are in a bidding war where what the players want aren’t really in their interests.
Grumpy Toe Nail
Banned
...because of upkeep. PC's have problems incredibly more often compared to a console. Most people who buy consoles don't know anything about computers so the idea of them doing that sort of thing is unrealistic. Duh.
REDRZA MWS
Gold Member
Sony needs to buy Konami already. Give Kojima back MGS. We need another MGS with Sony’s first party touch.
N1tr0sOx1d3
Given another chance
Me too, in many ways, remain unmatched even today. Much like Bitmap brothers.
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TheDarkPhantom
Member
Even Bigger? Phil Spencer is buying Jim Ryan's penis? Let the *real* pissing contest begin 
RoadHazard
Gold Member
NYT just bought Wordle. He was right, this is fucking HUGE.
Hari Seldon
Member
Skyrim has sold 30 million I guess from googling. A lot more than any FROM game, because it has a Sims-like adult modding community keeping interest alive. But Bethesda also is a GAAS studio (I mean they invented horse armor) with Fallout76 and a couple of mobile games.
Evil Smurf King
Neo Member
It's Sony buying Bungie... It's on CNN now...
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Jaguar Victory
Member
Just pray it's MS, Sony or Nintendo and not Apple, Amazon, Facebook or Alphabet.
yurinka
Member
I think Jeff Grubb must be banned as source, he has zero insider info and only is throwing some random guesses when saying stuff like that.
We already know that Sony, Microsoft, Tencent, EA, Take 2 or Embracer are acquiring and that plan to acquire more. Plus who knows if Amazon, Google or Facebook will decide to continue buying.
We already know that Sony, Microsoft, Tencent, EA, Take 2 or Embracer are acquiring and that plan to acquire more. Plus who knows if Amazon, Google or Facebook will decide to continue buying.
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TheTurboFD
Member
While I’m not a fan of big companies buying all the smaller companies, I would cream if they bought capcom and take twoCapcom,Konami,Take Two and Bandai Namco.
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Haggard
Banned
Pressing the on button and clicking "ok" if a game/driver/OS wants to update sure is harsh. of course the consoles do that,too, but there you can use coloured buttons.... Much simpler ....
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"PC upkeep" is complete and utter nonsense in the windows world at least.
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i loved xenon!! we are too old maybe )) well since we are here i loved also sierra and Lucasfilm with all of my heart
