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4Chan Rumor: Square Enix might sell off its western division to Ubisoft after the latest disappointment from Marvel's Avengers.
- Thread starter Chairmanchuck (另一个我)
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Square sells off all that a month or so after Avengers launches? Tbh this sounds like baloney
I mean, this isn't happening. But after catastrophically mishandling Marvel's Avengers, Square certainly doesn't deserve to keep these studios, but that's neither here nor there.
Is it feasibly possible for an organization to explore this type of option, assuming that the Avengers sales performance is what broke the camel's back? Like they would only have a month or so to make all the decisions necessary to even begin thinking about selling, much less having a potential name come-up. I'm not expert on this topic (and I'm sure many here aren't either) but that seems ridiculous fast to be a true rumor.
The studios and IPs are in need of direction as they haven't been hitting anywhere near what they're capable of, especially heading into the new generation, but I don't think Ubisoft is the best fit. Still I wouldn't be surprised if after a rough transition it leaves things in a better place as SE has seemed quite disconnected and not a great shepard
I wouldn't be surprised if it's more that they're looking at what they could get to sell piece-meal or wholesale but wouldn't do such a big sale so quickly, if at all
I wouldn't be surprised if it's more that they're looking at what they could get to sell piece-meal or wholesale but wouldn't do such a big sale so quickly, if at all
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I mean, it's Black Friday. TBH you'd think it'd be cheaper if it was as much a failure as people want it to be. For Black Friday even best-sellers that are months old usually go for $40. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla is the best selling AC ever, isn't a month old, and you can find it for $49 and Amazon had it in a Buy2Get1 sale for that price.
Boy howdy I sure do love unsourced tweets from
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"Gaming Leaks and Rumors" on Twitter. Why are we paying any attention to this?
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"Gaming Leaks and Rumors" on Twitter. Why are we paying any attention to this?
I like the short time limit on this rumor. If nothing happens today then it was just more bullshit from 4chan
video game insider here I have a huge story for you, Microsoft is about to buy Square Enix. gaming sites will probably break the news soon. take care era
Honestly, while it seems like bullshit, it wouldn't be the worst outcome (well, Ubisoft is definitely not the most desirable buyer). SE has problems with managing Eidos/CD and the output was mixed bag for at least half a decade.
The rumor's stupid, who cares about some 4chan post... but SE really hasn't done incredible things with a lot of their IPs, so there's certainly some discussion to be had on this idea. They're just sitting on Deus Ex and Thief at this point. Tomb Raider clearly isn't up to its potential. They let Hitman go since they didn't know what the fuck to do with it. Things could be better for these IPs.
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it's kinda amazing how Square fucked up with as big IP as Avengers. Especially after the massive success of Spider-Man (smaller IP). it could have been the moment for SE to break into the big guys club.
I think the "leaker" is actually saying that news sites will be talking about this because of his leak lol
they won't even touch Splinter Cell and that's a much more popular series
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