Phil spencer: Not done with acquisitions.

[Neversummer]

You're buying into PR. MS is done with publisher acquisitions

Not only is daddy MS done with giving Phil money, you're forgetting MS had a lot of issues with regulators.

And it's even harder now, since MS has been on the shit end of the stick because of their monopolistic practices in several countries, like Germany.

Nah MS is going full 3rd party they want the strongest ip. I can see them buying sega only because of sonic & persona which would bring in the younger audience. Also improve relationship w Nintendo like a sonic x mario x banjo collab also crash & spyro there could be strong collaboration w Nintendo just by owning some of gaming notable ip.

PS needs to bolster its ip buy consolidating aswell there probably the worst in the industry w PS games taking 5+ years & continuing to ignore notable legacy franchise & not making there studio multi team to make both AAA & AA games. Franchises like Ratchet, Jak, Sly & Ape escape can be annualized franchise selling 2-3 million w budget 1/4 & it only taking 2-3 years. PS should be more aggressive in pricing explore $40 & $50 games with those games not going to sales quick where $70 games go on sale in special occasions to as low as $40

 

[Neversummer]

Motherfucker shut down their only Japan based studio, Geographic diversity my ass

HIFI Rush isn’t Sonic or Final Fantasy/Dragon Quest or Genshin

 

[Arminius]

Good God. JFC, Microsoft! Get fucked!

 

[Arminius]

Fuck it. I predict MS becomes competitive again just so they can buy all the publishers and platform holders left and right to tank the gaming industry. I’ve learned this much from watching pro wrestling’s meteoric crash, especially with Nosie at the helm.

 

[Neversummer]

Honestly SE isnt in the greatest position atm so this actually is concerning. Sony really shouldve thought long term and at least invested into some Japanese publishers but setting 4.4 billion dollars on fire with bungie and concord really sets them back budget wise. Oh well.

Sony should be converting that money that they would’ve use to purchase paramount (26 billion) & take half of it to lockdown Capcom, Square Enix, kadokawa/fromsoft, Level 5 & Arc System Work. Maybe even hoyoverse or the smaller chinese/korea mobile developers to make mobile games & these waifu AAA games like Stellar Blade

 

[Dick Jones]

They had a Japanese studio and fucking dismantled it. They also kept saying they need a Japanese studio while they fucking had one. Don't fuck up Japan please MS. Anyone who loves games needs the likes of SE, Capcom, Sega & Konami to remain independent

 

[voke]

Sony should be converting that money that they would’ve use to purchase paramount (26 billion) & take half of it to lockdown Capcom, Square Enix, kadokawa/fromsoft, Level 5 & Arc System Work. Maybe even hoyoverse or the smaller chinese/korea mobile developers to make mobile games & these waifu AAA games like Stellar Blade

Sounds like a disaster.


What's the point of acquiring any of these developers when they all release their games on PS5 day 1 anyway?

 

[Kokoloko]

HIFI Rush isn’t Sonic or Final Fantasy/Dragon Quest or Genshin

Sony should be converting that money that they would’ve use to purchase paramount (26 billion) & take half of it to lockdown Capcom, Square Enix, kadokawa/fromsoft, Level 5 & Arc System Work. Maybe even hoyoverse or the smaller chinese/korea mobile developers to make mobile games & these waifu AAA games like Stellar Blade

Capcom wont sell. Kadokawa wont sell to MS either. And I dont think Square can either.
I think Sega will be too big for Japan to allow it, but its the most possible out of the big ones.
Level 5 and Arc are small enough though for Japan not to care

Nothing is in the realm of not possible though

 

[Kokoloko]

Sounds like a disaster.


What's the point of acquiring any of these developers when they all release their games on PS5 day 1 anyway?

MS makes the publishing money over more IPs they never build or worked on

 

[voke]

MS makes the publishing money over more IPs they never build or worked on

and that's what makes them shallow, creatively bankrupt corp.

 

[Kokoloko]

and that's what makes them shallow, creatively bankrupt corp.

Yeah, its not good for the studios, publishers they buy and the industry. I think there is alot purchasing happening.
Thats why Id rather Sony or even Nintendo purchase some of these japanese companies rather thanMS. They have a more likely chance to be run better by Sony than MS for some of these japanese publishers/studios.

Ideally they all stay independent in my opinion