StewartBros Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, SnowxSakura said: Tenchu is owned by FromSoftware Well, we haven't had a mainline Tenchu game (at least on PlayStaion) since the PS2 days, and sadly I can't see us ever getting a new installment, so even if Tenchu were in fact now owned by Microsoft, it likely wouldn't matter. Oh lord, what I wouldn't do for a new Tenchu game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel6burgh Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) Microsoft can have COD and activision they suck ass any way. tired of the same old COD bullshit every year now it just keeps getting worse and worse. Let Microsoft buy up the trash of the gaming industry here's to hoping they scoop up EA next! Edited January 18, 2022 by steel6burgh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post trampgav Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 For everyone saying this isn’t a big deal- it is huge. Just because you don’t play COD doesn’t mean this won’t have an impact on the future of gaming. Microsoft will continue to purchase companies. They will control the market. They will put these games on game pass. The next generation of kids will not spend £50 on a limited selection of one PS game when they can get ALL GAMES for £10.99. I fear my trophies will end up alongside my very first FarmVille creation and bebo account and it just sucks. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scemopagliaccioh Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Jeeeeeeeesus Fucking Christ. First Bethesda and Obsidian, now this. Wow, that’s actually a game changer, while Sony is busy whoring out their consoles exclusives to PC, Microsoft, realising they can’t make games, buy directly the competition. Sony had it good for many years, so I’m happy that Microsoft, at least this once is stepping up, like, seriously stepping up, ain’t no way gamepass was enough to compete. With Microsoft actually returning to be dangerous (the same guys that made paid online the norm, but the gaming landscape is horrible and beggars can’t be choosers) Sony will be stronghanded to actually be nice to their primary customers, and maybe aim higher with their product, instead of having an incomplete “remake” that didn’t even bother to add the cut Archstone, and then have the gall to add new weapons that can only be unlocked by paying more, alongside raising the total price of the game as their top offering. But still, wow, cod, tes, fallout, doom, diablo, crash sekiro 2 if they want to, destiny, overwatch, this is crazy, those are all top games that made the previous generation, like, what the fuck is a fpshooter I can play on Playstation now? Killzone is defunct as of now, roflfield and, oh no, stay the fuck away from Gearbox. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Monopolization is never a good thing, as if the gaming industry isn't already in decay enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryogenicide_X Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Imagine if this had of been Capcom or Square Enix. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Folks saying "Awesome can't wait to play all the new games in all the franchises Microsoft now owns" are incredibly naive if they think any more than like three of those franchises besides CoD, Diablo and WoW will have major releases in the next 10 years. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biertje373 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Ngl, while I don't really play most of the titles (can't remember the last time I played Diablo 3) the whole monopolising in the gaming industry is getting a bit on my nerves 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggypossum Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, scemopagliaccioh said: sekiro 2 Sekiro is owned by From Software, not by Activision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mighty_Ducks Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 15 minutes ago, Eagle said: What I think.. For everyone: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Call of Duty Overwatch Exclusives is Crash Bandicoot cause it was Playstation's 1st Mascot so it's symbolic and whatever is left in their catalog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, kevao97 said: as if the gaming industry isn't already in decay enough... Decay? The gaming industry has seen double digit growth year over year for a significant number of years and is expected to continue for many more years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, DaivRules said: Decay? The gaming industry has seen double digit growth year over year for a significant number of years and is expected to continue for many more years. you're talking about money, I'm not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Just now, kevao97 said: you're talking about money, I'm not. Go on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Corpus Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Damn, I wish Sony prepare a counter for this bomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskdocx Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 6 minutes ago, steel6burgh said: Microsoft can have COD and activision they suck ass any way. tired of the same old COD bullshit every year now it just keeps getting worse and worse. Let Microsoft buy up the trash of the gaming industry here's to hoping they scoop up EA next! No. This is a terrible take. While I'm not really going to mourn COD, and I increasingly don't care much for AAA games, the point is that 3rd party AAA studios sell massive quantities of games. Go look at the top games on this site for number of owners - EA, Activision, Rockstar, Ubi - they dominate that list. The problem with saying fuck Activision and Fuck EA, is that once they become first party MS developers (for all intents and purposes), Playstation is dead. As it stands, the 3rd party independent AAA studios basically support both Sony and MS. Once you lose that balance, then Sony no longer has the $$$ or the console install base to support the amazing in house AAA developers. And make no mistake, that is the end game here. Sony has so many more amazing 1st party titles, MS can't hope to beat them (and haven't been for several generations), so what they are going to do is take away the 3rd party support. So be very careful what you wish for. This transaction comes very shortly on the heels of the Bethesda one, and really losing EA or Ubi to MS would be the end for Sony. Ironically, this is not unlike how Sony took over from Sega in the home console market. If PlayStation fails, then Sony as a company is dead in the water as their electronics and media arms are barely profitable as it is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggypossum Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, R_Corpus said: Damn, I wish Sony prepare a counter for this bomb more sony games will come to PC? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 6 minutes ago, DaivRules said: Go on... If you consider money and profit the only quality parameter in the industry, then you are right. Now if you take into account the respect for the consumer, the quality standard of a decade ago vs now in a generalized way, you will easily understand what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rozalia1 Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 5 minutes ago, DaivRules said: Go on... Why are you asking like it is hard to grasp? He obviously is talking about the spirit of things. How the industry has become more samey and "safe" and all that. Like how say WWE makes more money than ever before and yet their product has never been considered worse, that sort of thing. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Just now, kevao97 said: Now if you take into account the respect for the consumer, the quality standard of a decade ago vs now in a generalized way, you will easily understand what I mean. How are you measuring those things to make a claim they're in decay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonaSaxPayne Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Just now, kevao97 said: If you consider money and profit the only quality parameter in the industry, then you are right. Now if you take into account the respect for the consumer, the quality standard of a decade ago vs now in a generalized way, you will easily understand what I mean. welcome to capitalism money talks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MyNameIs_Rainman Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 Im not a huge fan of the franchises they took hold of, but I think that money would've been better off just investing in their own studios for growth, hiring more talent and pushing to develop more in house. It feels cheap to claim a bunch of exclusives that MS didn't really put the time, effort and money into cultivating like they did with Bethesda deal. All that has told me is Microsoft is more willing to spend to get instant gratification as opposed to investing in their own studios to create better, varied products. Either way, MS won't get a serious consideration from me until they get serious about investing in the JP market and have a decent 1st party JRPG catalog 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonaSaxPayne Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, Rozalia1 said: Oh wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, Rozalia1 said: Why are you asking like it is hard to grasp? He obviously is talking about the spirit of things. How the industry has become more samey and "safe" and all that. Like how say WWE makes more money than ever before and yet their product has never been considered worse, that sort of thing. It's never been easier, cheaper, or more accesible to create a video game and release it to the largest audiences of all time. If you only focus on the largest developers and publishes and point to those as the norm, you miss out on the hundreds of smaller entities which don't have those problems. Applying a quantitative label to a feeling or your word "spirit" doesn't explain anything. So asking for clarity is what someone should do. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCatBurrito Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Microsoft is shithouse at managing studios but keeps buying studios in desperate need of better management ? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, MonaSaxPayne said: Oh wow It's a joke account: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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