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Xbox Game Studios |OT6| I'M BACK (TO RISE)
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Other than SO Insomniac have always been bosom-buddies with Sony, makes a lot of sense for both, I am sure.
This could very well be a mis-speak, right? Unless The Collective is also a term from Gears? Never played them.
SO2 didn't seem likely either way, and historically they're a Sony studio basically. Makes a lot of sense for them. Would have liked them bought by MS but after Spiderman's success it seemed unlikely.
Really great acquisition for Sony, already really strong existing relationship and they would probably be contracting them to make Spidermam and R&C for next gen anyway. Over to you Phil and Matt, lol.
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They do.
Sony buys studio with AAA hits capable of Delivering blockbusters Single player games. Meanwhile...
They have done VR stuff not with Sony and that EA published shooter but in general the past has been mainly Sony
Meanwhile Microsoft buying studio that to fill the genre they need to have their own(action, RPG etc).
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Insomniac fully owns the Sunset Overdrive IP, so at this point it's a matter of whether Sony thinks the franchise has legs on Playstation. Microsoft may have some rights to refusal, but those could be negotiated around I'm sure.
Interesting move from Sony to just kind of... do that without a lot of fanfare. I kind of like it. It's a very different PR approach, but I kind of like it.
Microsoft buys a bunch of studios with no history of making great single player games, studios like Ninja Theory, Doublefine, Playground Games, Obsidian and InXile.
This is what I don't understand. Phil keeps spending money on indie studios as if they'll help increase the xbox brand value but most people who aren't core gamers mostly care about AAA games that studios like Insomniac can deliver.
Phil is making a huge mistake by not going after AAA studios in my opinion. IO Interactive would be a great get for the Xbox if only Phil can stop his obsession of buying indie developers.
Are we really going to start handwringing because Sony bought one studio? Seems an odd reaction.
To the acquisition itself, it always struck me as a when, not if. I think they're best matched with Sony, especially given their long history with them.
Playground, Obsidian, and initiative are indie studios now weird.
C'mon, there's going to be a little bit of shit, if it was the other way round there'd be shit for days.
Definitely disappointed we'll never see Sunset Overdrive 2. I wonder though if such a big move by Sony is going to motivate Microsoft to cut even more checks now.
This is fairly off, I think. There is a clear mix of studios involved.
just got some hot videos of gears 5 horde and campaign and people are already taking up a page with nonsense that doesnt relate to xbox at all?
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gears 5 campaign is going to be so damn good on my X. 60fps in 4k. like whoa .. the trailer looked amazingly fun.
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gears 5 campaign is going to be so damn good on my X. 60fps in 4k. like whoa .. the trailer looked amazingly fun.
I'm trying hard not to call certain people out but it's so hard
TBF I doubt people would shit on their studio organization and call their studios all indie filler but that is just a thought so...
Obsidian, Playground, The Iniative are indie?
yeah, what a weird thinking
I can understand some people saying that but when you look at the big picture I mostly see a bunch of indie devs joining Xbox Studios. Of course you can argue that Playground and Obsidian are AAA but Playground has only made games for the Xbox so far so it's not surprising that they joined the Xbox in 2018. I just think that the focus should be on getting AAA studios and not a bunch of smaller indie teams.
You do know that there aren't that many independent "AAA" studios out there right? Which is why, shocker I know, MS is building up the studios that they purchased
I guess insomniac isn't that big of deal since they only worked on really only one AAA Xbox game and the rest of the AAA development was for Sony.
Why you sound like they can't focus on both?
They even building their own new AAA studio.
MS not good.
Steam price is the same as console and MS store stuff. 70 euro is not a good thing for new game where usually games are 60 euro there.
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Steam price is the same as console and MS store stuff. 70 euro is not a good thing for new game where usually games are 60 euro there.
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This is a good point, actually. Sony may have had right of first refusal on a potential acquisition.
Had Sony been on an acquisition spree like the Xbox I guess not but they dont buy new studios that often.
It's going to be difficult to have so many studios under one roof. That's why I would be very disappointed if the next acquisition that is announced for the Xbox is another indie dev. Hopefully they acquire IO interactive or some other well known dev with a valuable IP.
Seemed like a natural fit for Insomniac, they slide right into Sony's strategy. Will be interesting to see if they're the tip of the iceberg, and how any of their current projects are affected.
Gears 5 is looking great from the gifs yall have posted, dying to play at this point and I've taken off that Friday. I'll probably cave and watch that trailer in 4k tonight though...
Gears 5 is looking great from the gifs yall have posted, dying to play at this point and I've taken off that Friday. I'll probably cave and watch that trailer in 4k tonight though...
I don't think that actual data supports that claim. Most people seem to enjoy a nice mixture of big and smaller games. Also...
I don't get this. Microsoft have acquired a few smaller studios, but also a few that are perfectly capable of delivering so-called AAA games, and have in fact done so in the past. I don't see by which criteria IO Interactive (or Insomniac, for that matter) are more "AAA ready" than Playground, Ninja Theory, Obsidian or even Double Fine. All of them have worked on big budget, well received games with some of the world's biggest publishers.
Microsoft and Sony have different strategies with their line-ups. If someone is looking for co-op and service games, microsoft is the clear choice. If you want AAA single player focused games, go Sony. Both will likely have a mixture of AA titles af various kinds, with Microsoft looking promising in the RPG category.
Well my criteria is basically two things. Having a team of 100+ people and a well established IP with millions of sales.
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