MilkyJoe
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Just a reminder...
Remember Doom?
In all fairness though. I reckon they'll do Doom and Eder Scrolls a la Minecraft. They're way too big for this shit.
Microsoft acquires Zenimax/Bethesda
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Remember Doom?
In all fairness though. I reckon they'll do Doom and Eder Scrolls a la Minecraft. They're way too big for this shit.
Night.Ninja
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It's a good deal for Bethesda should help their games get that extra bit of polish
Derktron
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Go on Resetera, the meltdown is already happening. Some on there are begging Sony to do the same.
Corderlain
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Huge move for sure. Think it's for the betterment of the games industry. Sony is trying to kill cross platform connections and development and that frankly is the future.
Shifty1897
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Brilliant move by Microsoft. Announcing a day before preorders go live too.
Competition is always good for consumers and Microsoft suddenly got competitive as hell.
Competition is always good for consumers and Microsoft suddenly got competitive as hell.
ThatOneGrunt
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Yeah when does that go into effect? There’s a bunch of EA games I want to check out.
Gamepass for me is great because I stopped buying and playing console games for a couple of years now. Now I’m playing catch-up.
Yep Bathesda and Microsoft relationship with Nintendo is top notch.
Kokoloko85
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Damn Ill miss Doom.
Massive buy for MS.
Bethesda had a pretty shitty generation though
Massive buy for MS.
Bethesda had a pretty shitty generation though
Andodalf
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If WB was 4 Bil without IP it was a bum deal
Dolomite
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Derktron
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I’m glad they bought Bethesda instead of WB Games, they really don’t have anything worthy to go for.
baphomet
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Doom and Quake are the extent of what I care about out of all those studios, but good for them I guess.
Seems strange to aquire them when basically all of their games were already coming to Xbox.
I'm all for paying $10 once every six months to play anything the entirety of Zenimax may release in that period though.
Seems strange to aquire them when basically all of their games were already coming to Xbox.
I'm all for paying $10 once every six months to play anything the entirety of Zenimax may release in that period though.
Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
Look at LinkedIn/Github(and compare with Nokia). Every acquisition since then has been handled very well.
Clear
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They could do once all current obligations are completed. Its basically the same situation as Outer Worlds and Obsidian. They'll finish up what they are contracted for and then are free to do what they want.
The main thing to consider here is that they've just bought a publisher, which is a business in its own right that formerly has kept itself afloat by selling multi-platform offerings. So, going forwards they either try and maintain that business model, but kick-back with priority deals to Xbox, or they basically abandon those revenue streams and go all in as a vassal of the MS mothership.
My feeling is that they'll go the former route, because ultimately they still have to answer to MS senior management and their stock-holders so as to assure them that they aren't simply riding the gravy-train.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
Im against acquiring paying off 3rd parties to keep games off of other platforms like MS did with Rise of the Tomb Raider and Sony is doing with some games, but acquiring publishers and studios and getting them under one umbrella is fine.
Im also hoping that this might mean that Fallout 3 and New Vegas get re-released on newer consoles.
PlayerPurple
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It’s all assumption at this point.
That being said, Minecraft Dungeons (a new XBGS game) was released just this year for Switch/PS4, despite MS buying Minecraft 6 years ago.
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CatLady
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OMG! OMG! It's just hitting ---- Xbox owns Fallout and Edler Scrolls. This is insane and 100 times better than WB would have been.
Dodkrake
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Ok?
Todd Howard On Joining Xbox
I have had the pleasure of working with, and partnering with, many of the best gaming and tech companies in the world. But our longest, and closest partner during my career, has been Microsoft.
Emphasis mine.
Bo_Hazem
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It's a huge move, very plausible. But I sincerely have no interest in their games, but acknowledge that those titles have huge fanbases behind them. The only game from Bethesda that I mildly liked was Rage 2.
nani17
are in a big trouble
MS wont make these games exclusive. MS aren't like that at all
Croatoan
They/Them A-10 Warthog
I actually really like Fallout 76, and modded fallout 4 was really fun. I can understand not liking them on console though. Bethesda games are only good with mods.Just a reminder...
AntonioBanderasXsX
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LMAO everyone who bought PS4 over Xbox this is your fault, good luck ;P
Just a reminder...
So much salt. Good. Delicious.
MISTER INVEIGLER
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Yeah, I agree
People are not looking at the bigger picture. Exclusives are ok, but I think MS has bigger plans.
Slings and Arrows
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Fair enough. I do think it was rushed out to hit GP though, as at the time Microsoft were hurting for games.
I agree with all of this. But, considering everything, as a new IP under the MS umbrella for the first time, i think they did exceedingly well.
I haven't played the DLC yet though. I reckon that will be a big step-up in form and mechanics.
MrFunSocks
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MS could buy pretty much any video game company they want and still be the second richest company in the world lol.
People involved in video game warring really don’t seem to understand just how much bigger than Sony MS are. MS could buy Sony and not even notice it on their balance sheets.
FlyyGOD
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Rare hasn't been in its prime for over a decade . They weren't in their prime when MS aquired them. Rare were making N64 games last time in their prime.
Angel of BOOM!
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Thinking about this, I'd be surprised if these games aren't still released on PlayStation. Means they can get some profit on PlayStation and make them "free" on Gamepass.
They do something similar with Steam.
Making then exclusive is just leaving too much money on the table.
They do something similar with Steam.
Making then exclusive is just leaving too much money on the table.
Orta
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Twitter? Plenty of them on here too.
Yeah, I can really see MS splashing out seven and a half billion and releasing their new range of IP's on their main competitors console
Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
DeltaPolarBear
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Bethesda was collapsing as a studio. If the purchase means they clean up their act and release games properly again, i welcome it.
it's called "making their money back".Twitter? Plenty of them on here too.
Yeah, I can really see MS splashing out seven and a half billion and releasing their new range of IP's on their main competitors console
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RoboFu
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Esteldan
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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
I can't imagine that's the reason they would spend 7b.
It would make more sense for them to put them on everything except PlayStation (talking purely from a business perspective here, I've got nothing again PS players).
Muddy
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Handled well in what sense?
What games have they made since Microsoft acquired them?
90% of the new acquisitions haven't even made a game yet for Microsoft.
Microsoft couldn't handle one studio called Rare. They now have 20 plus to handle.
DJT123
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Imagine a hardcore mature big budget Fallout straight from the original creators. MS can put devs from InXile, Obsidian & Bethesda on it
apocaliptic
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This is huge and puts a lot of pressure on Sony. This shows that Microsoft has a lot of money and buy whoever they want. They can even buy Sony if they want.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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Gamepass on Playstation and Ninty?
We dont have the contract, but maybe theres a stipulation that voids the agreement if there is an acquisition.
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