Hellblade 2 doesn't even have a release year, and the little they have shown already shows downgrades from the initial trailer.
It's important to see it in the context that 3 of these games were supposed to release in 2022.They are releasing 5 first party games 2023. You expect more than that?
You forget the styling and profiling when sony was on a moneyhar world tour.
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Don't forget jedi survivor was released 6 months to early seeing as it runs like shit on every platform.
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They will, if the ABK fails they will go on a purchase spree, I really expect things to get hideous between Sony and Microsoft from here onward.
I don't think they will have issues acquiring small studios or companies, even if they go after a mid-size company like Koei Tecmo or something like that, regardless of Jim Ryan's tears
That's going to depend on what the regulators allow. That goes for both of them.
Good luck trying to buy a Japanese studio... Most of them are protected from foreign takeovers by Japanese law.
But why is Hellblade 2 using UE5 in the first place? I doubt it'll look any better than Jedi Survivor -- when compared with a similar level of interactivity and visual density.
Respawn also has other huge projects. And that's why they have multiple teams.
I think 80% of it comes down to mismanagement and terrible decisions, e.g., not growing Ninja Theory enough, asking/letting their animators train in martial arts (WTF!), dedicating a team to creating Bleeding Edge (!), using UE5 instead of UE4, announcing the game in 2019 (!).
Asobo rejected Microsoft's offer and instead got the investment from SaGard NewGen.
Maybe, maybe not.
I don't think they will have issues acquiring small studios or companies, even if they go after a mid-size company like Koei Tecmo or something like that, regardless of Jim Ryan's tears
That's going to depend on what the regulators allow. That goes for both of them.
The biggest hurdle will be the Japanese government signing off on it and I just do not see it
Elon bought Twitter and fired 80% of the work force. Anyone who buys them could do the same although they have to deal with nightmare PR.
Nobody would want to be acquired by Microsoft after that though.
Really? you think if Sony didn't contest the deal they would have still blocked it? I personally doubt it.
That's why we have hostile takeovers.
Well, they are actually to blame for convincing the CMA for the ridiculous argument that Call of Duty can't run on the Switch. A console that run Witcher 3 and Doom.
Yes, it could be blocked as governments are ultimately sovereign, not companies.
Yes ultimately it was about cloud but also this ridiculous comment:
Irrelevant to the prohibition decision which was based on cloud.
Why is everything has to be about console war? It is my genuine opinion. I'm more of a PS and Nintendo fan more than Xbox fan so it is even more ridiculous.
'that's why we have hostile takeovers'
If there are any like that, it'll be the same guys that cheer sales figures and resolutions.
Nah it's different, Being happy about great sales is totally logic cause it means the franchise you like is in good state and it's likely to get more games and being return invest on.
English is not my first language and if my posts seem like i'm on one side over the other, i'm not. The reality is I have more history with Sony as i've bought every Sony console. Same for Nintendo starting the NES except WiiU. The only thing I care about for Xbox is competition as Sony is a disaster with no one that chase them and competition is good for us the consumers.
Because the CMA "concerns" are ridiculous and their comments before shows bias.
Yes it is competition as at least Xbox has a fighting chance instead of Sony in the lead with a big margin.
Your telling me they could had Lara next to the Master Chief and Forza Car again... such a shameThey wanted their own Uncharted (reason given for Tomb Raider timed thing) and they could've had the TR IP and CD for a good price.
