Afro Republican
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Quantic Dream, only half their 6 game output is PS exclusive, the other 3 are not.
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MS is near to buy a studio that historically worked together with PlayStation (RUMOR)
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TeamGhobad
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its not QD no chance of that and Bluepoint is a port developer neither are good buys. and key word was "a bit" QD has exclusively worked with sony.
LittleBusters
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Maybe Sony will retaliate by buying Studio MHDR. You think Sony will just sit back and watch MS scoop up all these studios and do nothing?
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Not sure, how about the Rocket League guys? They started out on Playstation I think?
Fulcizombie
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What ? Didn’t you know that Sony had broadband online first ? That Sony had a hardrive in every console first ? That Sony made FPS games popular in the console space ? That Sony made traditional pc developers come to consoles ?
Gavon West
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Can Sony afford to go ham on buying studios the way Microsoft can? Maybe one-or-two but not at this quantity. I hear they are definitely growing internal teams though.
Gavon West
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Joke post??? Right?.......Right??!
Nevermind. Joke post. You got me there for a sec...fuck! Lol
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BrianRoyale
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I could see them using them for many different things, one could be to remake or remaster older MS games, or work on a bunch of MS games to be X enhanced, or working with other studios for support, or work on their own games. Probably not them, but I could see them being a good asset for MS.
Gavon West
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Psyonix. Looked them up on Wiki but it doesnt state platform origins etc..
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ANIMAL1975
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Who made Knack? It's Knack studio baby! The GOTY of generations it's coming to the blue side,,,, let the rivers of tears flow!!!
Calibos
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Insomniac - seems impossible at this point with Spiderman being such a success.
From Software - No way would they sell to MS
Quantic - doesn't seem likely since they love Sony
Housemarq - maybe
Ready at Dawn - probably. However, I oppose this as the Order not only killed the relationship with Sony, but also scattered the art department to the four corners of the earth.
I would personally love to see them pick up an Asian based, larger studio, but I think the barriers to this seem insurmountable.
From Software - No way would they sell to MS
Quantic - doesn't seem likely since they love Sony
Housemarq - maybe
Ready at Dawn - probably. However, I oppose this as the Order not only killed the relationship with Sony, but also scattered the art department to the four corners of the earth.
I would personally love to see them pick up an Asian based, larger studio, but I think the barriers to this seem insurmountable.
Snake29
RSI Employee of the Year
The studios Microsoft has acquired right now are not even big studios. Most of them are also in big financial problems....
TeamGhobad
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near 0 and most of the devs there would exit. not a reliable purchase.
Gavon West
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Not exactly. NT was in dire straights but that changed after Hellblade. PGG was pretty big to begin with. Obisdian has amazing RPG pedigree and the upcoming RPG was funded along with Take-Two as publisher for financial support.. The Initiative is a brand new studio - they have all the funding and resources they will ever need. The only ones that fit your bill is Compulsion Games (not entirely sure on them) InXile, and one more I cant remember. The rest seem pretty well to fair off.
Wait, just remembered. Undead Labs would be the 3rd. And I cant say with any real certainty that they were in dire straights either. I only presume as they are a smaller indie dev who had limited resources in the beginning. That certainly isnt the case now, but still..
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CatLady
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I'd be happy with just getting Eidos Montreal and Crystal Dynamics, then maybe we could get some more Deus Ex.
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The traditional approach is just to poach talent, because although IP can be owned, the people behind them are free-agents and can always be tempted by a better deal. That's the thing about buying studios, its more than a bill of goods.
Fulcizombie
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Yeah the on,y studios in real financial troubles were InXile and maybe compulsion.
Anyway I believe it’s ready at dawn which would be a good acquisition since these guys have made mostly very good games apart from the order and even that served as a nice graphical demo at PS4 early days.
goldenpp72
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Gavon West
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GT was heat back in the day, I'll definitely give them credit there. But Forza took the crown from the onset.
I remember going to buy OG Xbox games when the system first came out, and reading the cover of the first Forza Motorsport. It said, "Better than Gran Turismo! " with a high review score next to it. I think it was EGM at the time. Anyway, nothing has changed since.
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Fulcizombie
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WTH does Nokia, which was already dying, has to do with this forum ? Nokia missed the smartphone boat way before the MS acquisition. Rare is alive and well. Lionhead , well Sony closed a much more historic British studio , psygnosis, so I don’t see what’s so weird . Funny how we never see , for example, how playground studios became a star working in partnership with MS, while Sony closed evolution studios (a studio that specialized in arcade racing games too).
SlashBringingHasher
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insomniac isnt a mid sized studio.
SlashBringingHasher
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from software are a big studio. mid sized studios are like 100-200 people. from software is over 300. same with insomniac. also from sofware isn't indiependent.
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Its probably worth noting that "mid-sized studio" is everything between tiny indies and those who do purely AAA titles. Its a huge range of possibilities.
Although RAD seems like a very likely candidate, I'd just stress that I wouldn't necessarily expect it to be a studio that is known for boxed product.
Although RAD seems like a very likely candidate, I'd just stress that I wouldn't necessarily expect it to be a studio that is known for boxed product.
wipeout364
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Why would the developers exit? They don’t like money. Why would they care? They get paid to make games do you think they are extreme Sony fanboys. I mean they already make PC games.
Fulcizombie
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Yep this studio is ready at dawn and is probably the studio Ms is buying. It’s resume , other than the order, is quite good too. Anyway MS will have over 20 first party studios making content for its platforms (Xbox, pc) before next gen begins.
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Jaguar Victory
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ethomaz
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BibiMaghoo
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I very much doubt bluepoint. They have no IP's of their own. Not a good investment when their known for making other peoples games, albeit incredibly well. Insomniac would be my guess where it not for the fact they have remained independent for so long even when working almost exclusively for Sony platforms for a long time. This implies it is a priority for them, and I doubt they are desperate coming off the back of their most successful game.
Perhaps Quantic Dream is a good bet. They seem like the kind of studio that would need propping up and could offer titles MS does not have equivalents of on its systems. Their last release was also their most successful but no where near to the same degree as Insomniac.
Rare were fucked over being put on Kinect titles granted, but Lionhead turned out or didn't finish poor quality titles towards the end and Molyneux bailed. Nokia were destroyed by rival products. You don't keep running things that cost you millions (or billions in Nokia's case) and bring in no return. This is the fate of all companies in all industries that fail to perform. It doesn't matter if it is MS, Sony or Apple. If you are a drain financially, it is just a matter of when you are shelved, not if.
Perhaps Quantic Dream is a good bet. They seem like the kind of studio that would need propping up and could offer titles MS does not have equivalents of on its systems. Their last release was also their most successful but no where near to the same degree as Insomniac.
Rare were fucked over being put on Kinect titles granted, but Lionhead turned out or didn't finish poor quality titles towards the end and Molyneux bailed. Nokia were destroyed by rival products. You don't keep running things that cost you millions (or billions in Nokia's case) and bring in no return. This is the fate of all companies in all industries that fail to perform. It doesn't matter if it is MS, Sony or Apple. If you are a drain financially, it is just a matter of when you are shelved, not if.
SlashBringingHasher
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I think its Ready At Dawn. cant think of much else beyond that Sony didn't work closely with many mid size developers really they either work with insomniac or a couple others
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SlashBringingHasher
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yep i think sony will sit back and do nothing because they are arrogant and they have bad leadership right now
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Keiji84
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I notice that.
Come on guys. Microsoft doesn't have the balls to buy Quantic Dream or Insomniac (or both)
SlashBringingHasher
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i hope they buy QD because i dont want to see more of their games.I notice that.
Come on guys. Microsoft doesn't have the balls to buy Quantic Dream or Insomniac (or both)
Keiji84
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Detroit Become Human is one my Top 10 Best Game Ever.
But MS won't buy them.
FF:Enhanced_Reality
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Microsoft really are walking into the not cool category.
BibiMaghoo
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You don't have to play them you know. I'm not a huge fan of their stuff either, but I recognise they contribute something few other developers try. The industry needs more of that not less.
Ogbert
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No chance. And Atlus seem to be gravitating back to Nintendo.
Personally, I hope it’s Housemarque.
Shpeshal Nick
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It’s either Housemarque or Ready at Dawn.
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