Insert that gif of all of Microsoft's divisions pointing guns at each other. lol
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Does the Activision/Blizzard acquisition adversely affect Steam and EGS more than anyone else?
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Well of course. That doesn't change what the strategic goal is. Obviously if they fail to execute on longterm strategy then, well, they failed and will have to stick with the status quo. But thats always true of every business plan
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The discussion about offering dual options of full retail vs. Game Pass was had with Bethesda games on Playstation publicly and MS chose to just put the new games on Game Pass exclusively already. They are laser focused on growing the Game Pass userbase, especially now. Putting a shit ton of games on Steam only to snatch them all back at some point to go into Game Pass later is probably not the best idea. If all the games are in Game Pass but periodically some are on or off the subscription and they are all scattered in the UI it will be a much softer blow.
There's a reason Steam is investing so heavily in Proton and SteamOS. I don't think we'd see anything this drastic from Microsoft anytime soon, but I think it's safe to say Valve doesn't want to be at the whim of a Microsoft power play involving Windows.
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Most people don't buy games based on how moddable they are. Even with that, my guess is by the time Elder Scrolls gets released there will be games for sale without DRM in Game Pass. I don't see Xbox having a problem with modding specifically for Elder Scrolls given it's long history with that franchise.
There is a lot room between removing all games from Steam or staying on Steam. If they are dumb they will just remove their games from Steam some day. If they are smart they will continuously disadvantage steam buyers. Access to the Beta, demo version, first dlc free, lower price, earlier launch etc. if you are on GP/buy the game from the Ms store.
So like you're just gonna make anything up to support your position right?
DRM free gamepass games? What? Huh? In what world
And your suggestion that modding Bethesda games on PC isn't a significant factor in purchases just screams that you don't know what you're talking about. Like have you ever played a video game on a PC?
Well there you go. It is availble right now as a side option, and it seems like not many use it. Because it is rarely discussed. The locked down Windows experience doesn't seem too popular an option.
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Putting their games on Sony consoles would also make them sell gangbusters.
Selling their games isn't their end-goal, selling you their ecosystem is.
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No, I said MS would make an exception for Elder Scrolls and probably for Fallout because modding is a big part of the legacy of those franchises and MS is in the mode of trying to assuage concerns people have about them gobbling all these studios up. Aside from that it's work being made that MS wouldn't have to pay for that sustains sales of the game far past the launch of the game. It's not rocket science.
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You don't pay $70BILLION to continue paying rent in your own house.
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