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Kotaku: Microsoft finalizing deal to acquire Obsidian Entertainment
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All those saying that they would be deprived of the possibility of playing Obsidian games missed the Project xCloud news, right?
Microsoft is aiming to let you play the games anywhere you want. You won't need an Xbox One or even a decent PC.
Microsoft is aiming to let you play the games anywhere you want. You won't need an Xbox One or even a decent PC.
you cant blame people for not being happy about Obsidian going exclusive, but hey, keep fighting the good fight.
Damn Microsoft going in. Kinda feels like a baseball team buying a bunch of stars in the offseason vs. Sony who built their winning team through their farm system.
I could see Bigben being a big competitor for them given Bigben just bought Cyanide, EKO, and Kylotonn*, so they clearly want a lot of French studios.
* Technically they only increased their stake in Kylotonn.
Its good to see it happen. Spencer did say it would happen but people were skeptical. Cant blame them.
But they are delivering now on alot of fronts Spencer think is important. Xbox finally has the room they needed. And a CEO who believes that also.
I'd say no chance of another KOTOR. Unless it was a full on reboot. The entire era isn't canon so to just come out with a third entry wouldn't make a lot of sense.
Microsoft will never be my first choice. I don't like the games they make enough to be completely sealed off from getting a new Uncharted, Spider-Man 2 or niche Japanese games.
If I somehow make enough money to afford both, I could get a new XBOX, but they will always be third priority for me.
I mean in this case I'm using the description the game itself uses. Go ask Guerilla Games then why they call it an RPG.
And my chicken is a duck. Because I said so. Both got wings, beak, eyes and feathers
Could be pretty cool, to be honest. It's exciting to think what Obsidian might put out with the budget of a console flagship title. There's plenty of reasons to be nervous about buyouts (console-specific or otherwise) but I'm kind of onboard with this. Hopefully I don't eat those words three years from now.
MS has more skin in the game and motivation to expand.
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Don't want to derail the thread further, but you have a very weird view of what an RPG is. Standard Western Open World Game, really?
That doesn't make much sense to me. Not exactly their projects, which they can take the credit for.
That was never going to happen regardless. Todd Howard basically said as much at E3 this year when asked. BGS is growing a lot so they can develop multiple games at once without having to rely on outsourcing.
Steve Ballmer's prophecy
Naughty Dog and Guerrilla were also independent before Sony bought them.
Naughty Dog and Guerrilla were also independent before Sony bought them.
Halo vs Gears RPG or something.
Let's see Spartans and Gears teaming up in some alternate timeline to fight a new threat.
Awwww man :(. I love Obsidian but i've always gone the PS route. And i want to stick to it since i'm fairly happy with it.
I can see Disney/Lucas Arts going the Marvel way and looking for the right partners for individual games/series. But EA aren't getting Star Wars took off them until their contract is done.
Given Deadfire's numbers, it was either this or a studio-closure announcement. I'm okay with the former.
A very good fit.
Hopefully Microsoft have improved their management style over their games studios. They're certainly confident anyway.
Hopefully Microsoft have improved their management style over their games studios. They're certainly confident anyway.
Why? Sony does not need to respond. They need to continue doing what they are doing. They have delivered some amazing AAA titles this year and they have sold like crazy. Just because MS makes a move, does not mean Sony needs to respond.
Listen to IGN Unfiltered with Josef.
He says in that interview that he loves Microsoft and was within a bees dick of doing a deal with them prior to EA swooping in.
Haze light wouldn't be thaaaaaat strange given it already almost happened.
Should Obsidian agree to this deal, I imagine it's going to be useful for both MS and them. I haven't played Obsidian's games but I know they're well respected studio so it should work out well for them provided MS has learned from their mistake with Lionhead, which I think they have.
He means that the talented teams will likely continue making great games, and MS just bought themselves a great future lineup with those acquisitions.
Happy for them, this will give them the stability they've needed for a while. Lots of benefits to be a Microsoft employee too.
Happy for me, more day one Game Pass content!
Happy for me, more day one Game Pass content!
Ah that's cool, I hope that continues.
Ideally for me, Microsoft buying these studios is a long term investment that is cheaper to secure exclusive rights from studios they believe have a strong reputation, rather than paying\negotiating on a game-to-game basis. They'll be silent investors that let the studios continue to do what they have done before, knowing that the Xbox/MS Store will have the rights to publish the games.
They do need to respond if both Nintendo and Microsoft are eating their lunch as far as first party RPGs are concerned.
I'm guessing you're not familiar with Lost Boys or...well, Naughty Dog before 2001? Both companies were acquisitions while Sony worked to ramp-up its first-party studios.
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