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I understand why people have a negative reaction to this but if Sony could afford them, they would have done the same. At least with Microsoft the games have a better chance of coming to PlayStation than if it were the other way round.
I love that this is the new line in the battlefield. Acquisition of talent is a thing thats happened in the working world since day zero. This idea that MS has to "incubate" its own studios doesnt compute with me. Heck even Naughty Dog were bought by Sony, they werent grown in some sort of Sony game dev laboratory.
I still think it's too early for them to make a real impact. 2022/23 should have Microsoft delivering a portfolio they have sorely lacked since the launch of the Xbox One. Hell, even longer with the same 4 franchises towards the end the 360's lifespan.
Yo Sony, it might be time to reveal that Silent Hill game... 😓
Ive been a playstation exclusive player for 20 years and this changes everything...
Ive been a playstation exclusive player for 20 years and this changes everything...
To be fair this shows that the price Warner was asking for WB Games was way too high.
Name any stupid reasons like treason
Fanboys are not logical
Agree with you there. I'm just not a fan of the growing consolidation of this industry. Lots of people are not seeing that Sony might pull similar moves (maybe not in the same scale) restricting many users of playing certain games in the future.
Instead they're cheering at a company throwing billions of dollars buying a former multiplatform publisher ("look at how much money they have wow!")
What? They're both shit but a permanent exclusive is always worse.
I guess Microsoft was a bit upset about Sony paying for Final Fantasy exclusivity? Lol.
I think a line was just drawn in the sand. If you care at all about Western games, you need to go Xbox/PC.
I think a line was just drawn in the sand. If you care at all about Western games, you need to go Xbox/PC.
Next TES thats a very big exclusive for MS, i like Fallout but after 4 and 76 i'm not expecting much of the franchise
PS5/PC exclusive games: OK for the industry
XBOX/PC exclusive games: bad for the industry
Do I have that right?
But on a serious note, I'm happy that Microsoft is taking the necessary steps to make the Xbox a competitive platform. Prior to this acquisition, it was looking as though PS5 had little to no competition.
XBOX/PC exclusive games: bad for the industry
Do I have that right?
But on a serious note, I'm happy that Microsoft is taking the necessary steps to make the Xbox a competitive platform. Prior to this acquisition, it was looking as though PS5 had little to no competition.
Biggest exclusivity get since Aliens: Colonial Marines was cancelled for Wii U only.
Arkane, MachineGames, Zenimax Online, Bethesda Game Studios, iD Software, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog, and Roundhouse.
Honestly, it's a radically better investment, by "just" 3 and some billion more.
Now the WB Games stuff seemed dumb in comparison.
Lol, buying a big publisher isn't even in the same league as buying some timed exclusives or withholding spidey to other gamers, come on. And let's not forget that MS is and has been doing exactly the same too, have you already forgoten all those 3rd party console exclusives for the Series consoles?
I'm certainly not as optimistic as some others in here. Some of my favourite franchises are now dependent on mgs staying healthy longterm. Not something they've a great record at.
Saying that, it's a little too early to call. Maybe this signals a fundamental change in strategy from Microsoft
Amazing. Such an incredible value gamepass is. This is gonna be insane for subscription numbers.
I've just gone through the entirety of the thread and the general vibe seems to be of course shock lol, but excitement as well. If this was the other way round I'm absolutely sure Sony would have got shit on if the exclusive Spiderman character in Avengers is anything to go by.
This doesn't kill multi platform does it?
Couldn't it be gamepass day 1 and other platforms later down the line?
Couldn't it be gamepass day 1 and other platforms later down the line?
If you don't raise your own studio talent from embryo to adulthood, does it really count?
I laughed.
Now I wait to hear the release date news for these games on GP.
I think Wasteland and Fallout creators at the same company picnic will be more awkward.
When you think about it this way, it is a really sad development. Probably the biggest single gaming purchase ever and all that money spent so less people can play sequels to games they love.
