Microsoft has openly stated they aren't done acquiring companies, and we know they've been making overtures toward attempting to acquire Japanese studios too. This isn't stopping here.
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PlayStation Studios |OT16| Where we're going, we don't need loads.
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Microsoft has openly stated they aren't done acquiring companies, and we know they've been making overtures toward attempting to acquire Japanese studios too. This isn't stopping here.
I strongly disagree with your take. Google, Amazon, and MS can easily justify spending billions on acquisitions under the promise of ushering the Netflix of gaming to their shareholders. They may not have the install base now, but the idea is they will rapidly grow their install base through content and aggressive pricing.
Microsoft can acquire whatever in 8 years and what they and I have said would still be true.
All I can say is we will see what happens though. I just don't think it will. Buy timed exclusives? Yes, expand studios to speed up output? Yes. But new acquisitions? Not anytime soon.
I mean, fair enough. But if Satya Nadella and Phil Spencer both say "we're not done acquiring companies" I don't know why your first thought is "they're done acquiring companies".
yes i can access the store, my account, my games, can use a ssd drive for bc now, bc games work
The way he does tear down is so cringy broke the damn dualsense too the scratched up the ps smh. Like did you even read directions lol.
Dawg we wanna know about godfall lol.
Excluding the loading times that is, lol.
'Only' just half or slightly faster.
It never ends really. Like, let's look at the great games "you" will be able to play in the next two days for crying out loud. But instead, the thread focus always seems to trend towards acquiring publishers to secure future games. I don' get it really.
I am hounding the Walmart site like a hawk now. I would code a bot to make the purchase for me if I knew ow lol. My only concern now is if they would ee have the digital SKU.
Good luck.
And the other big companies are going to acquire studios too. That is where this industry is heading.
you should def check target too, if you can get someone to do a instore pickup for you.
Excluding the loading times that is, lol.
'Only' just half or slightly faster.
Well in the IGN story they previously said it'll have faster loading times. Did they specifically say half or only slightly faster somewhere?
Well, I'm out of ideas, lol
No clue who it could be~
Gearbox :D
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Or that PS5 will sound like a jet engine afterwards unless the liquidmetal is re-applied correctly. We don't know what alloy they used. Also we know from the engineer's interview that the other thermal compound they used on the other chips is a material that starts in liquid form and solidifies after it cures (some sort of silastic?). It's unclear if it will still make a good contact after it was tore off, or if it can be replaced with more easily available materials or paste. The big L-shaped pad looks like a normal thick silpad though.
Yeah, without knowing what compound is being used to apply it it def will break its thermals it seems like. Could be possible to substitute it, they may have a special mixture that may not erode as much and I think they are using a nickle plated area to stop any erosion
A few times over the last few years, Sony has responded to Xbox.
It definitely wouldn't have happened 7 years ago with the PS3 launch.
Never a fan of these kumbaya themed tweets. They never feel sincere or authentic.
You're massive corporations gunning for the same audiences, you ain't fooling anyone with these tweets.
smh
I find these "we are pals" tweets and messages between these competing companies a bit tacky to be honest. In interviews Jim Ryan and Phil Spencer are making sure to take shots at the other company. Pick one of these approaches.
And I've seen both of these companies do this.
My younger sister stays in the states and she's a citizen... I'm currently hating her right now lol. She's getting a PS5 for her bf to "surprise" him and I've been relegated to "bro understand" territory. Hopefully, he unknown to her gets one for himself and then I can buy the console off her. She works at amazon.
I may or may not have convinced her that the digital SKU was the best one to get. And that has absolutely nothing to do with me expecting or hoping for such an outcome.
I was not expecting a 60fps patch 😭 I'm sooooo happy. This game runs like ass on PS4. This with reduced load times is going to make such a huge difference
Very much agreed.
Corporations in direct competition with each other acting like buddies via social media just makes my skin crawl. Anything for good PR I suppose.
Do you prefer to talk about Nutella in a PlayStation studio thread instead?
Yes. Or more of how godfall is going to be a great game ^_^
Lol yeah the amount of nutella and peanut butter talk around here is... odd
I am fine with it because even when these conglomerates are fighting in the market, publicity wise and what they promote, it is far better to push for anti console wars tweets then to stoke the console war fanboy flames.
Cause in the end of the day those fanboys will feel the most hurt when they see said "friendship" tweets regardless if there actually is really a true sense of it behind the scenes.
Well, I think consolidation is bad in general, so even if it's just EA, T2, and Activision buying everything, I wouldn't be a fan. But the really big concern is not just MS, but Google and Amazon as well buying up the big publishers like Take 2 and removing major IP from the Playstation platform.
Imagine a Playstation without GTA, without Final Fantasy, without Capcom games, etc. That's the big fear for me - that we're heading towards a future streaming battle between tech giants where nothing is multiplatform anymore. Everything is locked behind one subscription service or another, and you have to engage with multiple platforms and services to enjoy the same games you used to be able to buy anywhere.
I believe Skyrim and FallOut sold more this gen on PS then on any other console.
I remember some tweet saying this. Of course with PC being the biggest userbase.
So I.Ps and franchises that sell well on PS aren't free from being taken away like what happened with Bethesda even if say Capcom and Square's I.Ps are basically a small fraction of the Xbox userbase or even non existent in the newer Amazon and Google ecosystem.
PS though losing said I.Ps is an attack on their identity.
Regardless if said loss happen 10 years from now rather then 1-4 years, etc...
Better be safe then sorry.
I remember some tweet saying this. Of course with PC being the biggest userbase.
So I.Ps and franchises that sell well on PS aren't free from being taken away like what happened with Bethesda even if say Capcom and Square's I.Ps are basically a small fraction of the Xbox userbase or even non existent in the newer Amazon and Google ecosystem.
PS though losing said I.Ps is an attack on their identity.
Regardless if said loss happen 10 years from now rather then 1-4 years, etc...
Better be safe then sorry.
This is where I think you are wrong. Xbox consoles might not have that large of a user base, but there is a large base of PC players that are just a click away from becoming Gamepass subscribers. I would not be surprised if the largest room for growth that Microsoft sees is actually from PC players. In this context, acquiring SEGA makes a lot of sense. SEGA has a small dedicated fan base on Playstation that they won't be able to sell to anymore. However, SEGA has a lot of PC games that would be completely useless for Sony but would fit perfectly in the prospect of growing Gamepass.
Microsoft took a huge gamble by fully investing the PC market. Short term, it gives them large room for growth and that's why they've acquired so much in the last years. In contrast, Sony is in a bit of a weird situation. While they are leaders on the console market, there was not much growth from generation to another and they are always around 100-150million users. And while they probably have the cash to acquire Square or SEGA, how would that remotely make financial sense if said publisher is barely keeping afloat while releasing their games to a much larger base than what Sony can offer. Mid to long term though? All bets are off. It all depends how much Microsoft's investment in the PC space will affect its console business.
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