I think EA, Activision and Take Two are out of range for every gaming company
But history is change
If I could afford it I'd love to get all three consoles, but TBH I was such a big Halo/Game Pass fan I already made up my mind to preorder XSX a while ago. Now with this Bethesda news I'm so convinced that it's the place to be next gen.
Though assuredly I'll look at PS5 and Nintendo down the line. I'm just so excited for the future of Xbox.
BUT SERIOUSLY XBOX MAKE SMASH BROS!
Including both BGS and Bethesda Softworks doesn't make sense. Softworks is the publishing division, not a development studio, and it will be dissolved. Microsoft doesn't count it among their now 23 development studios.
That said, that's still a wild list.
I've been saying for a while now: Microsoft is hungry this gen.
And if it had been a simple gamepass deal where all of Bethesda's portfolio showed up on it I would've been absolutely overjoyed. I play 99% of my games on PC and am currently a gamepass subscriber and I still see this as an absolute negative for the industry.
I don't even know how to process this.
Terminated with legal consequences, yes. Why would they cancel the game when development is going well?
It's business, as a Playstation gamer it's a shame but I get it. MS made a smart move here, can't fault them.
Not enough slots on Phil's gloves to slot these infinity stones into.
That's a really strong lineup. Hope they manage to thrive. Especially Arkane. Pls :")
What? I don't think I post in EGS threads at all. I don't game on PC.
"Omg Microsoft is so anti consumer they need to not make these games exclusive and put them on ps5"
I THINK the big difference is PC.
When sony moneyhats something or buys a studio,you have to buy a PS console to play it or in some cases, wait for a exclusivity deal to end, with MS now you can buy an Xbox console or a PC, an "open" platform, and you will probably have the option to get it on gamepass or buy it on steam day one.
They said they didn't want a platform war. Meaning console war, but gamepass is different. Also Sony almost forced their hand on this aquisition considering all the timed exclusives Sony keeps buying up.
No! Last thing we want is to have them all scoop up every publisher. People bitch and moan about the random 6-12 month deals here everyday and here we are lol
Xbox already made the comment. Exclusive it looks like. Probably a game here and there like the switch ones.
I'd say that thanks to Gamepass, users also benefit from this deal. Unless the game quality diminishes because of gamepass, it's a really good deal for everyone.
Everyone here has a capable PC so it shouldn't affect them at all
Yeah I agree with this. However, they would be pissing off Xbox people, consumers who have already committed to xbox and have a console by honoring these agreements.
So it's piss off your own consumers or competitor consumers. It makes more sense to piss off your competitor consumers than your own.
At the same time, I'm sure a few people were planning to buy the PS5 for those exclusive games. It's possible that they might jump ship. So they would piss off some competitor consumers and jump ship others by not honoring the deal if that makes sense
Like i'm saying to some friends on discord. Nintendo and Microsoft have at least a way better relationship than Sony and Microsoft do. Hell Nintendo got Banjo (for smash), Cuphead and the Ori games. So I see this move as more of an FU to sony and nintendo will still probably get games like they have from microsoft.
Considering the list before E3 2018 was
- Rare
- 343
- Coalition
- Mojang
- Turn 10
There's always xCloud where you can play on a low-spec device of your choosing :)
No need for a mythical $5000 PC.
I know at this stage is more wishful thinking than reality, but I really don't think we are too far away from that.
So is it time for the video games arm race of the major console manufacturers buying up studios? Cause that's what this move feels like considering it's not like Bethesda/Zenimax was a studio struggling to achieve their vision or make profit on their releases. This isn't a talented team that has struggled to find footing getting their big break like Ninja Theory or Double Fine did. This is just a corporate acquisition that is going to have big ramifications for the industry as a whole and is likely going to exacerbate different issues.
I'm not a fan of this at all just like I wasn't a fan of Sony pushing for dumb console exclusive stuff so often in the past year with PS5. Seems like there's a push for acquisition instead of development of your own resources. Just not a fan of this at all.
I'm not a fan of this at all just like I wasn't a fan of Sony pushing for dumb console exclusive stuff so often in the past year with PS5. Seems like there's a push for acquisition instead of development of your own resources. Just not a fan of this at all.
Who told you this? A Company doesn't pay $7.5 billion to exit the video game space anytime soon. They also just announced 15M Game Pass subscriber. There is absolutely no danger of MS killing the Xbox Division for a very long time, if ever.
This move reeks of desperation more than anything else, especially considering I don't think there's any way AAA titles like Fallout or Elder Scrolls will be console exclusive to Xbox alone.
That's a lot of money left on the table.
Kudos to MS for having the balls to pull it off though. Trying their best to make things spicy this gen! Feels like the early 2000s all over again
That's a lot of money left on the table.
Kudos to MS for having the balls to pull it off though. Trying their best to make things spicy this gen! Feels like the early 2000s all over again
Sony need to stop aggressively moneyhatting all 3rd party deals or Microsoft will just buy the companies....
Yeah, I don't know. Is MS even done after this? What about Amazon? The entire industry is consolidating, Sony will need to answer I think.
