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[Raphael]

Guys guys guys, obsidian and inxile fallouts without Bethesda engine or writers !!!!! Oh my God

 

[ManaByte]

Sony: "We have Final Fantasy exclusive."

Microsoft: "Elder Scrolls VI, bitch."

 

[kuncol02]

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

And that's maybe not nothing for them, but still way less than they still have to spend.

Here are the 10 companies with the most cash on hand

Several companies, including Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway, Alphabet and Apple are sitting on more than $100 billion dollars of cash, which is leading some on Wall Street to question why America's largest companies aren't spending.

www.cnbc.com

"Microsoft currently has the largest cash pile at $136.6 billion as of last quarter, according to estimates from FactSet."

Thats 1/4 of yearly PKB of Poland. In Cash.

 

[cormack12]

That's an amazing get, not just for the IPs but the talent to feed their own 1st party studio's as well.

I'd still expect all commitments to be held too on cross platform. But for the likes of Starfield etc. it starts to get interesting.

 

[The Fuzz damn you!]

Well... shit.
Surely, with that kind of money, they can’t be expecting to earn the buyout money back through Gamepass subs and Steam sales. My money is on MS releasing Fallout / Elder Scrolls / Doom / etc. for PS5 and Switch to recoup the cost.

 

[Senua]

If I don't get Doom for Playstation then I have to get a PC.

It's much better with a mouse anyway

 

[Irobot82]

What the fucking fuck.

I feel like something bad is coming in the future.

 

[TLZ]

I hope they go exclusive, but knowing MS they won't. They want that money.

Big if this turns those games into exclusives.

Also, as a Switch owner, I'm a bit sad... Was hoping to see ports of Fallout 3/NV on the little console.

Don't worry. If they go exclusive, it's only vs Sony. They still give Nintendo games. They just gave them Ori. (I think MS owns it right?)

 

[shubik]

If? You don't spend 8 billion to help Sony. Jim Ryan caused this money hatting everything Microsoft needed content there you go. Great job Jim you get timed exclusives Microsoft got studios.

LOL it´s not like SONY doesn´t own the biggest and best studios in the industry...

 

[Slothbeing1209]

What the fuck

 

[Muddy]

All of a sudden Bethesda is great again.

 

[REDRZA MWS]

I knew they had to play dirty.

Business, never personal. - EPMD

 

[AmuroChan]

Why pay for timed exclusives when you can just buy the entire publisher? MS basically telling Sony that they're not even in the same league when it comes to their spending budgets.

 

[Tripolygon]

Damn, that's the biggest gaming acquisition ever in history. Good buy since they were able to pull it off.

 

[Shaqazooloo]

That's a big move. Can't say that I'm thrilled about it, DOOM being Xbox exclusive would hurt. Maybe Microsoft will let them continue to put games on Switch...

This might really hurt Sony though, that's a lot of good IPs going to Microsoft.

 

[TintoConCasera]

So people are going to pretend they love Bethesda now?

They might be evil incarnate when it comes to some of their practices, yeah, but the games they publish are some of the best multiplats out there. (At least for my tastes)

 

[FMX]

Cue all the Sony fanboys who are going to create threads bashing those games and Bethesda.

 

[xiseerht]

If I don't get Doom for Playstation then I have to get a PC.

And MS is totally cool with that . Since they own Windows.

 

[Larryfox]

They had that streaming technology Orion too

 

[M1chl]

I hope they go exclusive, but knowing MS they won't. They want that money.


Don't worry. If they go exclusive, it's only vs Sony. They still give Nintendo games. They just gave them Ori. (I think MS owns it right?)

No they are just publishing the game, they don't own anything...

 

[LordCBH]

Microsoft is the worst fucking thing for the gaming industry.

 

[Aion002]

That's shitty..... But damnnnnnn!


TES, Doom and Fallout being Xbox exclusive is huge.

I wonder how Sony will retaliate...

 

[SamFo]

Good for Microsoft. I wonder if any of those games will go exclusive?

We know we have fans who are ordering the other console...
PS5 players can still play Fallout 4 on through the PS Plus Collection...
Please understand.

 

[theHFIC]

You keep believing in yourself, Microsoft.

Spend enough money and one day you may get back to your Xbox 360 sales numbers.

 

[prinz_valium]

Wow

 

[Bodomism]

So people are going to pretend they love Bethesda now?

Dude elder scrolls series is a sales juggernaut.

Only MK8D, Zelda BOTW, and Skyrim managed to chart in NPD top 20 best sellers of the decade without including digital sales number.

Smash Ultimate only missed for a couple of months as it already sold more than BOTW in the US.

 

[The_Dama]

Now imagine also dropping a $50 price reduction today

 

[Portugeezer]

So PS5 can kiss goodbye to Ghostwire Tokyo?

Ghostwire: Tokyo - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

No, usually these acquisitions don't cancel previous games/deals. Why we saw Outer Worlds still on PS4.

 

[GHG]

I know but that the net worth, it does not say how much they have on hands.

It's the net worth that gives you access to stupid amounts of money. Debt financing is easy for companies of this size.

 

[Starfield]

Thats one way to get Tokyo Ghostwire and Deathloop Day One for Xbox

 

[Gamezone]

Insane.

 

[AltogetherAndrews]

But I thought Bethesda sucked? Either way, big get. Can't see it making back the investment in any way and especially under Microsoft direction, but what do I know.

Thats one way to get Tokyo Ghostwire and Deathloop Day One for Xbox

That's not how that works.

 

[M1chl]

It's the net worth that gives you access to stupid amounts of money. Debt financing is easy for companies of this size.

Yeah you are right.

 

[TintoConCasera]

I hope they go exclusive, but knowing MS they won't. They want that money.


Don't worry. If they go exclusive, it's only vs Sony. They still give Nintendo games. They just gave them Ori. (I think MS owns it right?)

Yep, Microsoft published it, so I think you made a good point.

 

[cyberheater]

If? You don't spend 8 billion to help Sony. Jim Ryan caused this money hatting everything Microsoft needed content there you go. Great job Jim you get timed exclusives Microsoft got studios.

You'll still be paying MS thru the Microsoft store.

 

[01011001]

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST.....

didn't read op, just the title of teh thread and insta responded... ok now I gotta calm down, this sounds crazy

 

[daninthemix]

im just here for the meltdown

Wanna share some popcorn with me? I have plenty for everyone.

 

[TLZ]

No they are just publishing the game, they don't own anything...

So the same as Cuphead?

 

[BlackProdigy]

OMG!!! HOLY CRAP !!

 

[Senua]

All of a sudden Bethesda is great again.

It's more about the IP they own, this is huge.

 

[hemo memo]

Fallout 4 is on PS+ Collection. This is probably more of a Minecraft type deal. They’ll probably not make a games like the next Fallout or ES exclusive to Xbox. It wouldn’t make financial sense.

 

[Romulus]

I wonder what this means for exclusivity? As a mostly Sony gamer 8 years ago this would have sucked but now I'm trying to imagine a single franchise I get excited about from them anymore. Fallout 4 and 76 proved to me it's not the same pedigree, and if they do surprise me, I have a good PC. I might play the next Doom on PC I guess.

 

[Revolutionary]

They might be evil incarnate when it comes to some of their practices, yeah, but the games they publish are some of the best multiplats out there. (At least for my tastes)

Don't get me wrong, I personally enjoy a lot of Bethesda's output (I still play FO76, believe it or not), but the internet as a whole has a hate-boner for Bethesda so I'm curious to see how many people are going to flip opinions after this acquisition goes through.

Dude elder scrolls series is a sales juggernaut.

Only MK8D, Zelda BOTW, and Skyrim managed to chart in NPD top 20 best sellers of the decade without including digital sales number.

Smash Ultimate only missed for a couple of months as it already sold more than BOTW in the US.

I'm not talking about sales. See what I wrote above.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Microsoft has probably wanted to own DOOM since Windows 95.

 

[CrysisFreak]

7.5 billion?
Considering they now own TES and Fallout that's well cheap imho jfl.
Banger.

 

[shubik]

Cue all the Sony fanboys who are going to create threads bashing those games and Bethesda.

No need for that. Just search the forum for fallout 76

 

[M1chl]

So the same as Cuphead?

Well Cuphead was just partially funded by MS, it's not the same thing. It's more like Sunset Ovedrive : )

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

Though it was no longer as big as it once was, Halo just went from the biggest first party IP to not even being in the top 5. It is not even the biggest first party FPS now.

 

[01011001]

Guys guys guys, obsidian and inxile fallouts without Bethesda engine or writers !!!!! Oh my God

OH MY GOD! imagone!

 

[NewChoppa]

Holy shit, that's massive. 7.5 billion too, goddamn...