A person familiar with goings-on at Microsoft said the company has been looking to bolster its PC development, which makes the PC-focused Obsidian a perfect fit.
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A person familiar with goings-on at Microsoft said the company has been looking to bolster its PC development, which makes the PC-focused Obsidian a perfect fit.
“We do not comment on rumors or speculation,” said a Microsoft spokesperson.
“Unfortunately, we don’t comment on rumors or speculation other than to say that the Rumors album by Fleetwood Mac still holds up,” said an Obsidian spokesperson.
Oh s***.
Nice get. I was always bummed out when they didn't pick up Bioware even though they were pawing at MS's lap and then of course it sucked smelly anus when they derped again and didn't acquire Bizarre Creations and let them slip to EA. Feels good though, Obsidian has always been one of the best in their genre and I feel like Playground Games is doing a good job of filling most of the void of Bizarre Creations, so this is kinda great in the long run.
Does Chris Avellone still work run that company?
Oh s***.
Does Chris Avellone still work run that company?
No he was fired/quit in 2015.
So who's next? I hope it's Crytek or maybe that brand new studio from old Irrational games employees, Ghost Story Games.
I think amazon owns part of crytek, so maybe not
So who's next? I hope it's Crytek or maybe that brand new studio from old Irrational games employees, Ghost Story Games.
Well as Phil is in Japan right now, I'd wager a Japanese studio to fill the hole in their 1st party line up. Following that thought pattern, 4 studios come to mind, Level-5, Mistwalker, Platinum Games, and Nihon Falcom. And while any of these studios would be a great acquisition, IMO Platinum would probably work out better internationally, while Level-5 and Nihon Falcom would work better in the domestic Japanese markets. Mistwalker would be the wild card as they haven't done a proper console game in 7 years.
Well as Phil is in Japan right now, I'd wager a Japanese studio to fill the hole in their 1st party line up. Following that thought pattern, 4 studios come to mind, Level-5, Mistwalker, Platinum Games, and Nihon Falcom. And while any of these studios would be a great acquisition, IMO Platinum would probably work out better internationally, while Level-5 and Nihon Falcom would work better in the domestic Japanese markets. Mistwalker would be the wild card as they haven't done a proper console game in 7 years.
If Microsoft had released Scalebound it would have done more good than bad for them even if it was a terrible game. Xbox One is like the first console ever that doesn't have any hidden gems. You know what you're getting. Halo, Gears, Forza, and a third party timed exclusive here and there. Good pickup getting Obsidian but if they don't get at least one Japanese dev onboard for next gen they can forget it.
Well as Phil is in Japan right now, I'd wager a Japanese studio to fill the hole in their 1st party line up. Following that thought pattern, 4 studios come to mind, Level-5, Mistwalker, Platinum Games, and Nihon Falcom. And while any of these studios would be a great acquisition, IMO Platinum would probably work out better internationally, while Level-5 and Nihon Falcom would work better in the domestic Japanese markets. Mistwalker would be the wild card as they haven't done a proper console game in 7 years.
Maybe if Microsoft was doing this to win list wars. They have no presence in Japan and there isn't much reason to try at this point.
Yeah. Phil's in Japan for the entire week.Phil's in Japan? Platinum games would be pretty crazy after Scalebound. I can't see that happening, but Level-5 would be a nice get with the games they got.
Maybe if Microsoft was doing this to win list wars. They have no presence in Japan and there isn't much reason to try at this point.
Yeah. Phil's in Japan for the entire week.
They've got to do something to make inroads in Japan. It can be argued that their lack of a presence in the hearts and minds of Japanese consumers, devs and publishers, is the reason why so many studios over there outright skip localization for the Xbox globally. IMO if MS wants to be more competitive with Sony and Nintendo next generation, they need to start figuring Japan out. A good way to start might be picking up a native studio.
Level-5 gave us dogsh!t after TFOLPhil's in Japan? Platinum games would be pretty crazy after Scalebound. I can't see that happening, but Level-5 would be a nice get with the games they got.
Yeah. Phil's in Japan for the entire week.
They've got to do something to make inroads in Japan. It can be argued that their lack of a presence in the hearts and minds of Japanese consumers, devs and publishers, is the reason why so many studios over there outright skip localization for the Xbox globally. IMO if MS wants to be more competitive with Sony and Nintendo next generation, they need to start figuring Japan out. A good way to start might be picking up a native studio.