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Bloomberg: Microsoft Buying Nintendo Would Have Been a Disaster
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Crayon
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In one paragraph they were talking about buying Nintendo and valve. That should send shivers down your spine. As enthusiasts, we'd be f***** in the long run.
And I think there's an infinitesimally small number of people who genuinely want this out of pure self-interest of getting the games on game pass. There's a lot more hiding behind that. I'd say it's safe enough to assume anyone supporting this is a raving fanboy. It's one thing to be pining for revenge against sony, another for revenge against the whole industry.
And I think there's an infinitesimally small number of people who genuinely want this out of pure self-interest of getting the games on game pass. There's a lot more hiding behind that. I'd say it's safe enough to assume anyone supporting this is a raving fanboy. It's one thing to be pining for revenge against sony, another for revenge against the whole industry.
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hemo memo
You can't die before your death
I exclusively buy discounted games now.Microsoft out here single-handedly saving the gaming industry & keeping devs in check.
Aenima
Member
Where was Cold (yes Cold cuz hes a chill) when MS increased the Xbox 1st party prices this year?Microsoft out here single-handedly saving the gaming industry & keeping devs in check.
daTRUballin
Member
What happened to him anyway? I feel like I haven't heard his name in years.
Bloomberg still hasn't realized that Nintendo and Microsoft are allies. Their common enemy: SIE, the market leader
Nintendo joined forces with Microsoft (10-year deal in 2022) when SIE tried to stop Microsoft’s Activision acquisition.
Nintendo is still around because PSP and Vita flopped; SIE was busy trying to save its home console business, decimated by Xbox 360.
Nintendo knows that SIE will never launch a direct competitor to Switch successors as long as Xbox exists.
Microsoft has been a boon to Nintendo.
Nintendo joined forces with Microsoft (10-year deal in 2022) when SIE tried to stop Microsoft’s Activision acquisition.
Nintendo is still around because PSP and Vita flopped; SIE was busy trying to save its home console business, decimated by Xbox 360.
Nintendo knows that SIE will never launch a direct competitor to Switch successors as long as Xbox exists.
Microsoft has been a boon to Nintendo.
Deerock71
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Dirk Benedict
Member
What in the... did you just put the name, Phil Spencer next to the word "Output"?? As in the output of games? As in the output of games from Microsoft has been so abysmal...
It's almost like I wasn't even serious.What in the... did you just put the name, Phil Spencer next to the word "Output"?? As in the output of games? As in the output of games from Microsoft has been so abysmal...
Dirk Benedict
Member
People on here can be ridiculous and be serious. It's getting harder to tell sometimes. Regardless, that combination of words left me dying.
Clintizzle
Lord of Edge.
Some people need to go back to Twitter.
Topher
Identifies as young
Turns out he was being sarcastic. lol
Woopah
Member
Nintendo did a deal with MS (a deal which Valve and Sony have also signed) to get COD. It wasn't about a "common enemy".
Nintendo knows they don't need COD to have a bigger userbase than PlayStation.
6502
Member
It's like saying Ford's future doesn't lie with cars, because MS have a fledgling Segway hire business.
The only way they'd get Nintendo content is if they made a Nintendo compatible home console. If they had any involvement in ownership / running the studios, even down to hiring policies they would derail production as quickly as they have elsewhere.
Xbox need to money hat games asap instead of purchasing and wrecking studios.
The only way they'd get Nintendo content is if they made a Nintendo compatible home console. If they had any involvement in ownership / running the studios, even down to hiring policies they would derail production as quickly as they have elsewhere.
Xbox need to money hat games asap instead of purchasing and wrecking studios.
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MarkMe2525
Gold Member
What does Balmer have to do with MS today? I wasn't a fan of the guy, but I just don't understand the comparison
Trunx81
Member
History of bad predictions / decisions.
digoutyoursoul
Member
Objectivity and sincerity is against shill protocol
ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
Being owned by Microsoft is death.
They have the worst, most cynical and soulless company culture of any major tech firm to arise in my 4+ decades on this Earth
They have the worst, most cynical and soulless company culture of any major tech firm to arise in my 4+ decades on this Earth
Unknown Soldier
Member
Steve said this back in the 1990's, and everything he said then is more true today in 2023 than it has ever been
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Unknown Soldier
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Worse than Facebook (Meta)? Because I've heard pretty bad things about that company
ShadyAcshuns
Member
Had that happened I'd outright quit gaming.
ShadyAcshuns
Member
He probably predicted he'd stay in the bizz forever, then was fired the next day. hehe
LordBlodgett
Member
Xbox is my main console, but I completely agree with this take. Nintendo is doing great on their own. I would hate for a big politically correct company like Microsoft to squeeze the creativity out of them
iHaunter
Member
Name one thing Microsoft has bought that they made better?
zeldaring
Banned
Yea that's the problem.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Microsoft out here single-handedly saving the gaming industry & keeping devs in check.
Why are Xbox gamers like this?
Unknown?
Member
Those companies were already headed for ruin. You can't just put all your eggs in one basket! Eventually all games lose popularity and when a new trend comes and COD isn't as popular, they'll be scrambling, but it'll be too late.