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CD Projekt dismisses rumours that Sony may be acquiring it
Lucifers Beard
Member
Good. I want to be able to play those games on PC without waiting 2 fucking years.
BootsLoader
Banned
I am not going to talk about the Sony - CDPR acquisition right now. I am talking generally.
The same exact thing was said from Ninja Theory executives. They wanted to be free and follow their path and other bullshit like that, then....
I am very curious to see what will happen if they strategy don't work, will they have the balls to shut down the company or will they sell themselves like little sluts?
You understand that not taking an offer and instead shutting down would probably be something that they (CDPR's board) could be sued for.
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BootsLoader
Banned
CEO is the one who has to think about that, not me. Don't talk bold if you can't support it later (for any reason, personal or politic reason).
IlGialloMondadori
Member
Wow crazy leakers making up dumb shit, what a surprise.
DarthPutin
Member
No need to fantasize, CDPR wanted to have something like Cyberpunk ONLINE, which would be GAAS (GAAS doesn't have to mean a shooter). They killed it (for now) because main game was a mess in need of updates.
I'd bet they will try with Witcher after they got new game out, which only makes sense. I don't play MP usually, but if there was some version of Witcher Online, I'd be probably playing that right now.
ResilientBanana
Member
Fugues, it didn’t seem realistic. CDPR is also a publisher and have their own game store. That’s not what Sony is looking for.
nightmare-slain
Gold Member
Good. They'd have ruined CDPR. Don't think Sony could even afford them anyway!
KungFucius
King Snowflake
Really? It is disappointing to you that a company that makes great games is not being bought by another company who would restrict access to those games to only one platform. This level of ridiculous selfishness is insane, but with MS and Bethesda I can see the motivation.
CD Project Red is the only developer that is pushing the limits of tech on PCs. Losing them to a fucking console owner would be terrible for the industry. Cyberpunk is the Crysis of this era and I expect the next Witcher to carry that torch. If Sony inked a console exclusive deal with them I wouldn't care, just as long as they continue to make games on PC as the primary platform and they continue to push the envelope.
It was only a disaster on last gen hardware. Would you rather have high tech games that push the limits, or weak ass games that can run on 7 year old hardware that was weak when it launched? The game was fine on a competent PC at launch and was the only thing that really justified the RTX cards which many people paid a lot of money for at the time. The game was mismanaged for sure, but it was only a disaster on shitty hardware.
Mhmmm 2077
Member
No one is buying CDPR, if anything, there might be an attempt at a hostile takeover from Savvy or Tencent.
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L*][*N*K
Banned
I think the idea was something like GTA Online, they were biting way more than they could chew.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
I remember when we used to dream about what game might get announced...Now it's who might buy who.
Keep dreaming I guess.
Keep dreaming I guess.
CuteFaceJay
Member
What is this even? Why would they when CD still trying to make right on CP2077?
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
Sony don't need them either after a shoddy release of Cyberpunk on console.
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thekillergreece
Member
Yeah, but I wasn't referring exclusively to the performance, of course. I was also referring to lackluster content, bugs and broken promises.
Drizzlehell
Banned
I wouldn't make sense, they've been doing good by themselves, even despite the disastrous launch of CP.
Infested Goblin
Member
Disastrous 20mln+ copies sold and mostry fixed all technical issues, they are more than fine
Popup
Member
It's just refreshing to see someone reply and quash these stupid rumours instead of letting them fester.
It's always amazing to me that in this day and age, with it being so easy to communicate, there is still so much misinformation and lack of productive communication happening.
It's always amazing to me that in this day and age, with it being so easy to communicate, there is still so much misinformation and lack of productive communication happening.
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nightmare-slain
Gold Member
CDP are a public company and if it was happening then they wouldn't have came out and denied it. You don't fuck about with shit like that. No leaks, no confirming or denying it, etc until it's officially announced to the stock market.
It's not happening.
nightmare-slain
Gold Member
Cyberpunk was a mess but it's in a good state now. It could be better and will get better.
CDP are the biggest they've ever been. They've significantly expanded their studios and are working on multiple games. Witcher 3 was only 8 years ago which is a long time ago but at the same time it's still really not that long. They are doing well and if they learn their lesson with Cyberpunk then they could get so much bigger in the next 10 years or so. They already have great games that people love, they are their own publisher in certain markets, and they have their own store. If things go well for them they could end up as big as the likes of EA, TakeTwo, Activision, etc. Of course I'm talking on a timeline of like 10-20 or more years. A lot could go wrong but there is still huge potential for them. It could get to the point, or may already be there, that they are too big for some companies to come in and buy them out. They might start buying companies themselves.
Cyborg
Member
What would Sony actually be buying? What IPs do they own (outside of Cyberpunk)? I think The Witcher games are licensed so the IP is not theirs. So Sony would buy some devs (who could leave) and gambling on the games that are currently in development?
Let's not forget how the c-lvl of this company lied to all of us on their last game. And also the state that the game was released. There are more than enough better candidates.
Let's not forget how the c-lvl of this company lied to all of us on their last game. And also the state that the game was released. There are more than enough better candidates.
Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
BootsLoader
Banned
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Demon's Souls Dev Bluepoint Games Shoots Down Sony Acquisition Rumors
Demon's Souls remake developer Bluepoint Games seems to push back against the rumors that it is being acquired by PlayStation.
gamerant.com
BootsLoader
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/threadDemon's Souls Dev Bluepoint Games Shoots Down Sony Acquisition Rumors
Demon's Souls remake developer Bluepoint Games seems to push back against the rumors that it is being acquired by PlayStation.
thekillergreece
Member
Other disastrous launch games also were sold quite well on the belief that the company would be good (ie. past good games) so that doesn't really count. Yeah, most technical issues have been fixed but the lack of content and broken promises are still apparent.
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