ManaByte
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Or the dodge saying the quote applies to Demon Souls, Returnal, and Ratchet.
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Or the dodge saying the quote applies to Demon Souls, Returnal, and Ratchet.
Dr. Samuel Hayden
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"Whatever [my favorite company] tells me = good" is unfortunately a common mindset these days.
nikolino840
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Xbox Series X: New AMD Tech Could Improve Framerate and Resolution Even More - IGN
Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox Series X/S will support FidelityFX Super Resolution, AMD's competitor to Nvidia's DLSS tech.
cormack12
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Halo Infinite will release on September 2021
The release date of Halo Infinite was suggested by an indiscretion collected by colteastwood, which also reported other details about
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ManaByte
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Halo Infinite will release on September 2021
The release date of Halo Infinite was suggested by an indiscretion collected by colteastwood, which also reported other details about
So Halo in September, Starfield in November?
Dr. Samuel Hayden
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Skeptical about this. I'm expecting November, but we'll see.Halo Infinite will release on September 2021
The release date of Halo Infinite was suggested by an indiscretion collected by colteastwood, which also reported other details about
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Dayum.
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Banjo64
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I refuse to believe they’d buy Ubi. Then you look at the IP and it actually starts to make sense. Major western franchises like Rainbow Six and Assassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon and Ray-Man as an actual mascot who’s probably got more modern day relevance than Sonic.Probably fake but
DaGwaphics
Member
I guess we'll know about this in about 2 minutes if there was any validity to it. 
ManaByte
Gold Member
It's a Saturday. They normally don't announce big mergers on a weekend.I guess we'll know about this in about 2 minutes if there was any validity to it.
Andodalf
Banned
Probably fake but
So the issue I have with Ubi is also the reason I think it might happen. Ubi wants to stay independent. They really do, and we saw them fight hard for that in the face of hostile takeover.
In that light, I can’t see them selling to anybody. BUT, if it was MS or Tencent/Vivendi, I think they’d go MS at the end of the day, so if a hostile takeover was on the way they may go to MS as a last resort.
That said it’s a .00000001% chance
DaGwaphics
Member
This is true.
I see now that the quote was just posted today, so tomorrow. Sunday would also be a bit strange.
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ManaByte
Gold Member
Ubi has a strong collaborative relationship with MS since the original Xbox. Before then they were basically just Rayman and the original Prince of Persia. But the original Xbox and Splinter Cell helped elevate them to where they are now. If they merged with anyone it'd be MS, but this is 4Chan LARPing.
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Andodalf
Banned
Exactly, this 4 Chan post is fake as hell, but Ubi/Ms is possible in theory. Not happening but could.
ManaByte
Gold Member
Ubi is very very similar to Bethesda when it comes to a relationship with MS.
Andodalf
Banned
I don’t think Ubi is hard up for cash like Beth was. Bethesda had to sell timed exclusivity for financials to work, Ubi isn’t there yet.
Also Todd Howard clearly had a deep connection to MS that I don’t think is reflected by any of the Guillemots
Dr. Samuel Hayden
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4chan "leaks" are bogus about 99.9% of the time.
Andodalf
Banned
I don’t see why the EU would have any issue with it. MS hasn’t been fighting the EU on things as hard as Apple and google, and if you think getting Ubi would make Xbox anything even close to a monopoly you’re just silly.
EU can be very picky when it comes to huge companies being bought by foreigners, Microsoft simply tends to play nice when it comes to avoid any court/monopoly complaints after the IE nonsense in the 90s, and Ubisoft is the biggest gaming company there, even if most of its output (and all of their key output) is made in Canada. Reminder that years ago Vivendi tried to take over Ubisoft as they did with Gameloft, but then Ubi made a deal with a canadian pension fund to buy the shares from Vivendi and the takeover was cancelled.
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Andodalf
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100% I don’t think Ubi wants to be taken over, but I don’t think the EU would stop it. Their wouldn’t be any more issue than when they bought Beth.
If Disney can buy (most of) Fox, MS can buy Ubi no problem.
Heck they could probably buy Ubi, WB, Sega, Focus, and Sony’s gaming division and be fine as long as they let the hardware team go, If Disney is the standard
Disney is an american company buying another american company, Ubi for example could buy Focus and Asobo with no problems because they're also French companies. Bethesda is an american company that was bought by another american company.100% I don’t think Ubi wants to be taken over, but I don’t think the EU would stop it. Their wouldn’t be any more issue than when they bought Beth.
If Disney can buy (most of) Fox, MS can buy Ubi no problem.
Heck they could probably buy Ubi, WB, Sega, Focus, and Sony’s gaming division and be fine as long as they let the hardware team go, If Disney is the standard
Considering that Ubisoft didn't want to be taken over by Vivendi (A french company), why would they want sell themselves now?
ManaByte
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Bethesda wasn't a French company.
Andodalf
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Elpidio Valdés
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I actually finished the campaign yesterday and it was indeed a very very good game. Looking forward to the 2nd one and all the improvements they're making. I wouldn't say no to Microsoft bringing Techland into the fold, they are legit developers.
DaGwaphics
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I'll have to add that one to my ever expanding list of titles I need to give a go.
dcmk7
Banned
Don't know what happened to him.. maybe on the receiving end of some bad karma due to shitty posts like this:
Can't believe that didn't warrant a ban.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Can't say I don't disagree with Concern there. He doesn't know him and all these console warriors do is get on people's nerves, so why should Concern care about them in any way whatsoever?
dcmk7
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It's basic human decency.
Because someone prefers another console, we should forget all that now?
nikolino840
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TBiddy
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I don't really care about anonymous people on the internet either.
dcmk7
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TBiddy
Member
My Twitter account isn't anonymous, and it's certainly not used for trolling. Nice try though.
I have empathy for actual people. Not for personas on the internet.
JLB
Banned
Probably fake but
more fake than a Tinder profile pic
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Yes because that's exactly what I said
There's a substantial difference between preferring another console, and being a complete dick and ruining people's enjoyment of a message board by constantly console warring shitting up nearly every thread.
The former should absolutely be treated with respect and decency, the latter not so much. Respect is earned, not deserved.
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Chukhopops
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All your post history is antagonizing people, bitching about the XSS (seriously you have page after page of this in every possible thread) and just above the line trolling.
And now you’re calling for decency? How about you take your high horse, pack your concern trolling and just go back to the main section?
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Ahh so he's one of those. I shouldn't have wasted my time
TBiddy
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Just checked post history as well. Should probably have done that before hand.
DaGwaphics
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If that post was in reference to someone standing on the ledge of some tall building somewhere, I can see the criticism. However, given the context, it's just a quip about the feelings of a console warrior.
dem
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How does Phil not strangle whoever is in charge over at Mojang?
Biggest game in the world and they can't be bothered to do anything with it. Game is still obviously successful... and I know you want to give them space to do what they do.. but jesus christ they do NOTHING.
How is there not a Series update yet?
There should be a Minecraft platformer out there by now. Kids fucking LOVE anything to do with Minecraft. My kids care more about Minecraft than Mario.
Biggest game in the world and they can't be bothered to do anything with it. Game is still obviously successful... and I know you want to give them space to do what they do.. but jesus christ they do NOTHING.
How is there not a Series update yet?
There should be a Minecraft platformer out there by now. Kids fucking LOVE anything to do with Minecraft. My kids care more about Minecraft than Mario.
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I imagine with Minecraft things move at a snails pace because they have such a legacy to work off of across like 15 platforms and servers they're hosting, etc. Any one change could impact a ton of shit downstream. I imagine that's why the world gen stuff got delayed.
But it is a little ridiculous how the Xbox platform isn't getting special attention when it's their biggest IP and a new console. Nothing on DXR. No enhancement. It's not even on game pass for PC...