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Cert.in.Death
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Let’s expand the language barrier for MS’ internal management over its studios.
Btw, complete nonsense. If MS wants to go after Japanese publishers, Capcom is the entity to pursue, IMO. But Japan has calcified its resistance to outside ownership after SNK went to bed with MBS.
Btw, complete nonsense. If MS wants to go after Japanese publishers, Capcom is the entity to pursue, IMO. But Japan has calcified its resistance to outside ownership after SNK went to bed with MBS.
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Buggy Loop
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Square just shot themselves in the foot.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the japanese public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase FFXVII for either system, nor will they purchase any of Square's games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Square has alienated an entire market with this move.
Square, publicly apologize and cancel FFXVII for Xbox or you can kiss your business goodbye
I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the japanese public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase FFXVII for either system, nor will they purchase any of Square's games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Square has alienated an entire market with this move.
Square, publicly apologize and cancel FFXVII for Xbox or you can kiss your business goodbye
rickybooby87
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Negotiator101
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JimboJones
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I could see a deal for bringing some game over but not a buy out
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
They already have put in steps for that.
Xbox's Phil Spencer reveals new Final Fantasy partnership
Xbox's Phil Spencer took to the stage at Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest this weekend to reveal a partnership between Microso…
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This topic's rumor is just twitter fabrication.
ChorizoPicozo
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And Sega.
I wish this would happen just so people could understand that Microsoft buying all these companies isn't going to change anything.
Plus, this rumor only shows how desperate or ignorant that community is. Microsoft just spent $75 billion, and now Xbox is in shambles. Buying more companies will only further damage Xbox as a platform holder and brand
I wish this would happen just so people could understand that Microsoft buying all these companies isn't going to change anything.
Plus, this rumor only shows how desperate or ignorant that community is. Microsoft just spent $75 billion, and now Xbox is in shambles. Buying more companies will only further damage Xbox as a platform holder and brand
THE DUCK
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I don't think.the lawsuits would stick, they would say we tried the multiplatform model and it didn't work so we pivoted and changed.
What would be different? At that point if they had thier own studios, (forza, Halo, gears, Avowed, minecraft, etc) Plus bethesda (Fallout, wolfenstein, elder scrolls, dishonored, prey, starfeild) Plus square (Dragon quest, final fantasy, nier, mana, etc) Plus Activision (call of duty, spryro, crash, Diablo, etc). That's just too may aaa exclusives to fail at that point, if they went all in. What different than now? Now they don't own all of the above and half of it is on other platforms.
ChuckeRearmed
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Video game industry does not need help in that....
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CliffyB's Cock Holster
A coordinated withdrawal of publishing on rival platforms would be blatantly anti-competitive. Its cornering the market, and they wouldn't have a leg to stand on.
THE DUCK
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So moving to the exact same model as rivals in the same market is uncompetative? Of course they would have a leg to stand on.
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Saber
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Even if they do, what is the worst thing that can happen?
This is tame compared to what they would have done.
Tifa would be an ultra realistic ulgyfied model(DF would be drooling at the face details btw) that gets very mad everytime and Cloud would be a soyboy and probably not the protagonist.
The art from the game would end up being something like Last of Cuck 2 with angry ugly Tifa on the cover.
I'm nobody
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Bait post
Fools
Fools
LordCBH
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Yup, it’s purely an engagement farm post. It’s all Twitter is now.
UltimaKilo
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Not sure how OP would even fall for this one. XBOX is completely dysfunctional, but there’s no way Microsoft would sanction the acquisition of a company that has been bleeding money for years, unless it was at cents on the dollar. It also seems Phil is on a shorter leash.
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If they've got proven, successful, markets which they unilaterally withdraw from in order to enrich themselves and hurt their former partners there is no defence.
The issue is the change to the status quo, not what the action is in itself.
Going exclusive to multi-platform is not the same as taking something formerly multi-platform and making it exclusive. Because the latter is directly coercive to business and consumers alike.
Lol these shills that make up this stuff not only are desperate but are also completely stupid.
They don't realize that acquisitions have only made unsustainable for Microsoft to restrain their business to a single platform.
It's the opposite of what they wanted to see.
The consolidation phase is also over in general as companies are returning to reality after the covid years and they have to make sure things work financially with the studios they have already or the risk is that past investements will become failures and they'll have to start closing or selling things (see what has happened with Embracer).
They don't realize that acquisitions have only made unsustainable for Microsoft to restrain their business to a single platform.
It's the opposite of what they wanted to see.
The consolidation phase is also over in general as companies are returning to reality after the covid years and they have to make sure things work financially with the studios they have already or the risk is that past investements will become failures and they'll have to start closing or selling things (see what has happened with Embracer).
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Punished Miku
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MS and SQEX are definitely not merging, ever.
But honestly, I doubt anyone is really interested in buying SQEX at this point. Their flagship series is on a downward sales trajectory. And we're seemingly entering the age of limited exclusives, so SQEX status as a system seller for 2-3 million hardcore gamers will really have limited relevance in the future. Their status in Japan is not that relevant anymore either. Sony doesn't even have to pay for timed exclusives in the future if there are less console competitors, let alone buy the whole publisher.
Maybe if they're working on a live service / MMO sequel someone could see a future there justifying a purchase, but I doubt it.
But honestly, I doubt anyone is really interested in buying SQEX at this point. Their flagship series is on a downward sales trajectory. And we're seemingly entering the age of limited exclusives, so SQEX status as a system seller for 2-3 million hardcore gamers will really have limited relevance in the future. Their status in Japan is not that relevant anymore either. Sony doesn't even have to pay for timed exclusives in the future if there are less console competitors, let alone buy the whole publisher.
Maybe if they're working on a live service / MMO sequel someone could see a future there justifying a purchase, but I doubt it.
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Dr. Samuel Hayden
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This guy is a clown and the rumor he's quoting sounds like literal fanfiction
Astray
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One of the dumbest people on console war twitter.
TheTony316
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TheTony316
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It's bullshit. The "source" is the same guy who claimed that Apple is acquiring Playstation.
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