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Will Star Wars continue being licensed to EA? If not, which publisher should/may have the rights to it?
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Sony is the only publisher that doesn't do a lot of serious bullshit. Ubisoft is bogged down by their conveyor belt approach to franchises and Activision is more complacent than EA.
The one thing I will respect about EA is that they focus on creating ambitiously sized projects. I know that's kinda stupid sometimes but they actually have a rather diverse track record. I can't think of a thing Activision did besides Destiny in the last 5 years that was anything to write home about, and we all know how that turned out... and no, CoD is boring to me, I stopped being interested after Modern Warfare 1.
EA has their sports to play things safe, then they have a number of crazy subsidiaries like Respawn and BioWare, but they also have Maxis on The Sims. I know BioWare isn't "good" anymore but they still made some of the most creatively diverse things and new IP.
Idk where I'm going with this. Last up would be WB but I feel like WB has mismanagement. They're inconsistent as hell.
The one thing I will respect about EA is that they focus on creating ambitiously sized projects. I know that's kinda stupid sometimes but they actually have a rather diverse track record. I can't think of a thing Activision did besides Destiny in the last 5 years that was anything to write home about, and we all know how that turned out... and no, CoD is boring to me, I stopped being interested after Modern Warfare 1.
EA has their sports to play things safe, then they have a number of crazy subsidiaries like Respawn and BioWare, but they also have Maxis on The Sims. I know BioWare isn't "good" anymore but they still made some of the most creatively diverse things and new IP.
Idk where I'm going with this. Last up would be WB but I feel like WB has mismanagement. They're inconsistent as hell.
That would be great.
Imagine seeing different types of games - would be great.
Shame that Disney wont invest on making a game studios that actually makes games though.
Lol at the people who said Sony.
I would say Ubi if only so they could let the AC team do a massive 2000 person developed open world star ears game .
Every two years set on a new planet!
I would say Ubi if only so they could let the AC team do a massive 2000 person developed open world star ears game .
Every two years set on a new planet!
This.
So many great new Star Wars games could've released by now. License out the IP game by game.
FO is a passable, by-the-numbers action game. Stuff like that should be coming out every other year, not once a decade. EA either doesn't have the studios, doesn't have the resources, or doesn't have the effective management to properly care for this IP.
No one publisher should have exclusive rights to the IP, it should be handled the same way as the Marvel stuff. That said with Disney's insistence that everything be canon, the odds of there ever being another KotOR style game where you get to make your character and choose light or dark side are pretty much slim to none.
lol, of course Sony is winning; it shouldn't be exclusive to fucking anyone. You're never going to end up with the amount of quality Star Wars games like we did in the late 90's and early 00's by tying it down to one publisher.
100% agree with this post. We will never have another golden age of Star Wars games if one company gets exclusive rights.
Anyone other than Sony. I'd hate for them to have their premiere studios working on that franchise.
I think it'll stay with EA. The lootbox news probably brought a lotta heat, but the Battlefront games sold well enough and Jedi Fallen Order has at least been received well enough critically (and hopefully sales-wise, as a fan of Respawn's work) that it's easy enough for Disney to continue with it.
Personally, like many here, I'd prefer it if no one publisher had it, and Disney instead took pitches from all over (ideally, these games would all be multi-platform too).
If I had to pick a publisher from those listed, I might honestly opt for MS for some different genres. Obviously you could have Obsidian working on KOTOR. But there's also Double Fine for some more light-hearted adventures in the universe. Maybe the Coalition for a rooty-tooty-shooty game. Hell, maybe a second-party thing with Asobo for Star Wars Flight Sim (obviously it is extremely unlikely MS would go this much in on one license, even Star Wars. But it's fun to speculate!)
Personally, like many here, I'd prefer it if no one publisher had it, and Disney instead took pitches from all over (ideally, these games would all be multi-platform too).
If I had to pick a publisher from those listed, I might honestly opt for MS for some different genres. Obviously you could have Obsidian working on KOTOR. But there's also Double Fine for some more light-hearted adventures in the universe. Maybe the Coalition for a rooty-tooty-shooty game. Hell, maybe a second-party thing with Asobo for Star Wars Flight Sim (obviously it is extremely unlikely MS would go this much in on one license, even Star Wars. But it's fun to speculate!)
EA are never going to get rid of their license to make Star Wars games. Star Wars games sell. Get Respawn to them all. Battlefront and the 3rd person story driven epic.
That's how I feel too. I'd love to see one of sonys studios work on star wars but that wouldn't be fair to Xbox players.
I'd like insomnia and obsidian to both do a game and then make them available for each others player bases.
Capcom is another studio that would be good.
I'd like to see an more Rpg centric action game, a space combat game, a bounty hunter game. Kotor 3 for everybody. And one where you are are dark jedi or inquisitior.
I am sure there are plenty of studios eager to invest tens of millions and endless man hours on an IP they don't control. Most licensed games are bottom tier offerings or less ambitious AA in scope. That's not how mainline Star Wars games are being handled under Disney.
In an ideal world Mayer becomes the new Disney CEO and goes big into video games. He then proceeds to buy some developers/publishers and give LucasArts all the money in the world.
Whatever happens though I don't think they'll do a 10 year license again and will do more of a game by game (or trilogy by trilogy) basis like Marvel is doing.
Whatever happens though I don't think they'll do a 10 year license again and will do more of a game by game (or trilogy by trilogy) basis like Marvel is doing.
A single publisher having exclusive rights to make Star Wars games is utter stupidity, through and through.
Maybe Microsoft just to reunite SW with Obsidian.
Lol Nintendo no.
I've seen enough sad dads and trees to last me a life time for Sony to have it. Hell, Darth Vader is already a sad dad.
I don't want Take-Two harassing me with PIs.
Maybe Ubisoft, if they can develop a good game these days, amirite or amirite?
Therefore, give it to me. I will make us General Grievous game.
Lol Nintendo no.
I've seen enough sad dads and trees to last me a life time for Sony to have it. Hell, Darth Vader is already a sad dad.
I don't want Take-Two harassing me with PIs.
Maybe Ubisoft, if they can develop a good game these days, amirite or amirite?
Therefore, give it to me. I will make us General Grievous game.
Square Enix and Disney seem to have a really good working relationship. Maybe we could see an action RPG from them.
I don't think they should sign an exclusive agreement again
can't wait to not have another star wars game for a decade
Please no, the Warhammer license is free with every pack of butter. There's a million warhammer games on steam but like 3 of them are decent.
If it has to be one, it should go to Sony, full stop. After seeing what their Studio did with Spider-Man, Disney can't let this go unnoticed. Insomniac is just insane and all of Sony's Studios are plain gods when it comes to First-Party-Titles. Now, this would limit sales to some degree as Xbox Owners would get the short end of the deal. So that's not gonna happen.
I'd rather they just sheer away from exclusive contracts and just let the best pitches decide. If for example CD Projekt RED pitches a great game (imagine KOTOR-like), I sure as hell bet that Disney won't decline given their track record. Also, by the best pitches approach, they'll be able to have far more studios included and thus expand the storyline even more. And for all we've seen so far: EA hasn't done shit with Star Wars other than Jedi Fallen Order and the poor campaign that is included in BF2 to expand the universe.
However, it shouldn't end up in a Warhammer manner where every no-name studio gets to do whatever they want.
I'd rather they just sheer away from exclusive contracts and just let the best pitches decide. If for example CD Projekt RED pitches a great game (imagine KOTOR-like), I sure as hell bet that Disney won't decline given their track record. Also, by the best pitches approach, they'll be able to have far more studios included and thus expand the storyline even more. And for all we've seen so far: EA hasn't done shit with Star Wars other than Jedi Fallen Order and the poor campaign that is included in BF2 to expand the universe.
However, it shouldn't end up in a Warhammer manner where every no-name studio gets to do whatever they want.
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Damn I entered the thread to say CD Projekt RED to do a Kotor game with alla Cyberpunk style.