Africa's Toto
Banned
Acquisitions on their own would be fine, but these days there seems to be implied platform exclusivity with every acquisition (and there seem to be many acquisitions planned). I play on PC so this doesn't affect me much (for now, anyway)
Still, why would you suddenly want a game that everyone used to be able to play to suddenly be limited to one ecosystem?
For example, after seeing the anticipation for Elden ring from all areas of the community, do people really want FromSoftware to suddenly be tied down to making games for one console alone?
I understand the benefits acquisitions bring for studios(security, stability, funding, marketing, technical expertise, etc.) and I get that this is how the business of videogames has been run. But the exclusivity of formerly platform-neutral ips or studios just fractures the community
So why do you, the players, want it?
Only reason I can imagine is "since everyone's being bought, it might as well happen in favour of the ecosystem I'm already in"
Still, why would you suddenly want a game that everyone used to be able to play to suddenly be limited to one ecosystem?
For example, after seeing the anticipation for Elden ring from all areas of the community, do people really want FromSoftware to suddenly be tied down to making games for one console alone?
I understand the benefits acquisitions bring for studios(security, stability, funding, marketing, technical expertise, etc.) and I get that this is how the business of videogames has been run. But the exclusivity of formerly platform-neutral ips or studios just fractures the community
So why do you, the players, want it?
Only reason I can imagine is "since everyone's being bought, it might as well happen in favour of the ecosystem I'm already in"