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Nintendo net worth $85 billion
Sony(whole company) net worth $45 billion

Lol

do you have any idea how to read a financial statement?

because you dont seem to.

 

[AV]

Having read some more of this thread, is there a particular reason it seems to accepted that future titles are going to come out for PlayStation? That doesn't seem to make any sense at all.

Because it may still make MS more money in the long run putting them on PS5, while still offering them day one on Game Pass for Xbox owners.

None of us know and anything could change. These games are still years away.

 

[ScaryBrandon]

Who cares ps5 fans you can still buy GTA V for the bargain price of $75

 

[shenmue mugen]

I don't understand much about acquisitions but I think all those IPs belong to Microsoft now and will be playable on Xbox and PC only. Am I right?

 

[Esteldan]

That reason is called Minecraft.
Microsoft could make Minecraft exclusive to Xbox at any time. And they still can. But they won't, because doing so loses them money.

Bethesda purchase cost a lot of money. Money they expect to earn back. It could go either way, so my guess is that the odds are 50/50.

Given Sony have been pretty aggressive with exclusives including third party content I feel letting them continue to have Fallout/Elder Scrolls would be handing them a free pass.

I want gamers to have the choice of where to play, don't get me wrong but it just seems ludicrous to me that they'd make a purchase like this for the purpose of profiting off PS purchases of Elder Scrolls.

 

[Nemesisuuu]

They should merge InXile and Obsidian and give us the glory that was Interplay again. Then make them work on a isometric Fallout.

One can dream, best thing is - everything is possible now. What a time to be alive, we're getting Baldur's Gate 3 and now there's possibility for Obsidians Fallout, crazy.

 

[Bryank75]

I don't understand much about acquisitions but I think all those IPs belong to Microsoft now and will be playable on Xbox and PC only. Am I right?

That's the assumption.

The IP's and studios belong to MS but we don't know 100% about Sony platforms.

I assume they will not go to PS.

 

[blastprocessor]

The only game I've bought was the Doom remake.

It's a big deal but not a big deal to gamers. I won't miss them on PlayStation adios.

 

[Corrik]

Very consumer friendly move, to moneyhat so many beloved franchises out of other consoles.

/sarcasm

Same people lording Sony exclusives crying when Microsoft gets some.

 

[martino]

it's only a possibility but i'm already

 

[Flintty]

If Bethesda games aren’t going to be exclusive to XBox, this ain’t quite the big deal it seems...

Absolutely the right thing to do for the gamers. Questionable business decision though.

 

[O-N-E]

Speechless.. I'm utterly speechless. And we thought that Sony buying Insomniac was a huge deal.
The way I see it, the console war as we knew it (who sells the most) may be over.

That Sony fan port begging desperation is delicious.

Don't worry guys, that timed exclusive final fantasy game is much better than all future Bethesda IPs.

Phil?

 

[ProgenitorCastle]

Lmfao I literally shouted out loud when I saw the news! That was SO out of the blue! I saw The Evil Within in the images of games, and now am hopeful for The Evil Within 3 in the future! Microsoft and Tango Gameworks make it happen!

 

[Goro Majima]

Sony needs to surprise us by buying Rockstar Games. Ha, yeah right.

Looking at Take Two's lineup, I could see Microsoft actually buying them too.

Besides GTA/RDR there is: NBA 2K, Borderlands, Civilization, Bioshock, XCom, WWE, etc.

That lineup is already very, very PC heavy and most of those games have had strong association with the Xbox brand before including being bundled with consoles.

It wouldn't be the worst purchase in the world for Microsoft.

 

[OmaeWaMouShindiggity]

Wow some of the comments I’ve read

“Haha Xbox still doesn’t have any games why would I buy their system?”

But now

“wow this is selfish why can’t Xbox make their own games instead of stealing everyone’s for themselves”

 

[Bernkastel]

Microsoft money backed Rare. We all know how that turned out. From a developer on par with Nintendo to gamepass filler.

Lets not forget the 500 million poured into Halo infinite.

How Minecraft and Mojang taught Xbox how to buy studios | GIBiz

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-07-09-how-minecraft-and-mojang-taught-xbox-how-to-buy-studios Between E3 2018 and 2019, Xbox revealed the fruits of a surprising spending spree. ... Yet among that excitement was an air of caution, too. Buying companies is easy, but integrating them...

www.neogaf.com

 

[tusharngf]

 

[Corrik]

Reminder! The Microsoft plan has been to get Nintendo and PlayStation to add Gamepass to their consoles as a device. Thus, they would be able to play these games on all consoles, just through a Gamepass subscription. Nintendo and Sony have disallowed this so far.

 

[xBlueStonex]

Ya’ll thought Microsoft was playing around this gen.

Let’s goooooo

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

That's huge. Fucking nuts. No more Doom on Playstation. From Sony already won this gen we went to its your time to buy Square Enix Sony. Dam

 

[Klart]

You mean the game which has one iteration that had already been out for years and was already installed on millions on Playstations? Not even remotely the same thing.

Oh, it sure is.

Minecraft still incredibly popular as sales top 200 million and 126 million play monthly

Minecraft continues to dominate YouTube charts after 11 years.

www.theverge.com

 

[Ps5ProFoSho]

It's insane that they have 7.5bil just like that.

I guess you're not familiar with microsoft. It's pretty popular

 

[Esteldan]

Because it may still make MS more money in the long run putting them on PS5, while still offering them day one on Game Pass for Xbox owners.

None of us know and anything could change. These games are still years away.

I suppose it would depend what the deal with the IPs is. If Microsoft have free reign over Fallout which you'd assume they would, I see no reason they wouldn't farm out IPs like that to their other in house teams like Inxile/Obsidian.

 

[dalekjay]

SonyGaf cries that don’t have doom and Elder scrolls, but kept Final fantasy

And MS the opposite


PC gets everything, from graphics to franchises

 

[Captain Hero]

This is huge and good thing for Xbox

well done

 

[Orky]

Reminder! The Microsoft plan has been to get Nintendo and PlayStation to add Gamepass to their consoles as a device. Thus, they would be able to play these games on all consoles, just through a Gamepass subscription. Nintendo and Sony have disallowed this so far.

lol absolutely not. Stop spreading FUD.

 

[Slings and Arrows]

You guys really need to go see the Outer Worlds posts and tell me thats who you want working on Fallout.

OW was rushed, a new IP on a short-cycle and was designed to be on GP.

It works mechanically. It may not be the best looking game and idgaf about the 'butch women' 'woke' bollox that was being spewed around. For a new IP it did what it was meant to do; make a mark.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Major major props to Microsoft for pulling this off. This was as incredble of an acquisition they could have made. They now own some of the most iconic PC franchises ever created. As a huge Sony fan this should terrify me, but this was a huge shot across the bow.

Well played Microsoft.

 

[M1chl]

I guess you're not familiar with microsoft. It's pretty popular

Well I am but they splashed more money then Xbox made this whole gen : D

 

[Klart]

Because it may still make MS more money in the long run putting them on PS5, while still offering them day one on Game Pass for Xbox owners.

None of us know and anything could change. These games are still years away.

Agreed

 

[Bodomism]

That's huge. Fucking nuts. No more Doom on Playstation. From Sony already won this gen we went to its your time to buy Square Enix Sony. Dam

SQE isn't really big.

Biggest 3rd party title from Japan is Monster Hunter.

 

[Cockles & Whelks]

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

Given Sony have been pretty aggressive with exclusives including third party content I feel letting them continue to have Fallout/Elder Scrolls would be handing them a free pass.

I want gamers to have the choice of where to play, don't get me wrong but it just seems ludicrous to me that they'd make a purchase like this for the purpose of profiting off PS purchases of Elder Scrolls.

Worst case scenario Sony takes 30%. That is still better than no money at all. Your logic isn't wrong; but if you are right then Minecraft wouldn't still be on Playstation and getting a PSVR patch. I understand your thought processes but Microsoft's current actions contradict this.

 

[M1chl]

OW was rushed, a new IP on a short-cycle and was designed to be on GP.

It works mechanically. It may not be the best looking game and idgaf about the 'butch women' 'woke' bollox that was being spewed around. For a new IP it did what it was meant to do; make a mark.

Nah, Obsidian was bought by MS, just before release, so no...

 

[Muddy]

How Minecraft and Mojang taught Xbox how to buy studios | GIBiz

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-07-09-how-minecraft-and-mojang-taught-xbox-how-to-buy-studios Between E3 2018 and 2019, Xbox revealed the fruits of a surprising spending spree. ... Yet among that excitement was an air of caution, too. Buying companies is easy, but integrating them...

www.neogaf.com

Well what has changed?

 

[Flintty]

I get what they’re doing. Buying up some big names but keeping them multiplat just to stop Sony money hatting them for exclusivity or ownership. Valid strategy actually.

I’d still go for the jugular though and go full exclusive. Business is business

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

Just got home and saw all this. Still pretty much in shock. Holy shit.

 

[Dolomite]

Holy shiiiiiiiiiiiiit

 

[Dodkrake]

Same people lording Sony exclusives crying when Microsoft gets some.

You seem to be under the impression that I wasn't cracking fun at this. Also, seems like bethesda confirmed games will not be PC and Xbox exclusive.

 

[veterangamerUK]

If Bethesda games aren’t going to be exclusive to XBox, this ain’t quite the big deal it seems...

All that means is that will be on xbox console, PC and android gamepass

 

[j0hnnix]

WTF... WTF.....

 

[ultrazilla]

Damn Microsoft just went Super Saiyan on Sony

 

[daninthemix]

Major major props to Microsoft for pulling this off. This was as incredble of an acquisition they could have made. They now own some of the most iconic PC franchises ever created. As a huge Sony fan this should terrify me, but this was a huge shot across the bow.

Well played Microsoft.

Why can't more Sony fans be mature like you.

 

[Clarissa]

Mate 8 billion dollars operating profit is no small deal. But, Microsoft operating profit this year was 55 bn$.
I think for years sony Corp was losing money.

According to my friend who is a Nintendo fanboy who hates Sony, they are selling buildings to keep afloat to stem the bleeding. They have been in the red for a long time.

I also heard the head honchos at Sony are only having left over egg sushi and miso soup for dinner instead of their usual ootoro, unagi and sake.

 

[Goro Majima]

Reminder! The Microsoft plan has been to get Nintendo and PlayStation to add Gamepass to their consoles as a device. Thus, they would be able to play these games on all consoles, just through a Gamepass subscription. Nintendo and Sony have disallowed this so far.

I'm not sure if Microsoft really wants Gamepass on Playstation but I will agree that if your box doesn't have or allow Gamepass then you won't see these games.

 

[wipeout364]

This is amazing, mind blown. Doom, Elder scrolls, Wolfenstein, Fallout, Deathloop, Prey, Evil within and Ghostwire:Tokyo. This is a devastating blow for Sony. They simply don’t have the cash to fight this war whereas Microsoft is swimming in it. This will continue to get worse as Microsoft is so focused on services.

 

[TKOFromTokyo]

I may cancel my PS5 preorder and get a Series X now.

 

[martino]

He's wrong about silence though !

 

[Senua]

Also, seems like bethesda confirmed games will not be PC and Xbox exclusive.

They did not.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

OW was rushed, a new IP on a short-cycle and was designed to be on GP.

It works mechanically. It may not be the best looking game and idgaf about the 'butch women' 'woke' bollox that was being spewed around. For a new IP it did what it was meant to do; make a mark.

It's not perfect, and it's obvious that the game was done on a lower budget, but I enjoyed the hell outta the game and it was so wonderful playing a game that gave me major New Vegas vibes. My only complaint was that the perks were pretty weak and the game became drastically less interesting once you hit the level cap.