Microsoft acquires Bethesda/Zenimax

[Ol' Willy]

You might want to sit down for this because it may come as a shock.

It turns out that Tim Cain, the first and for a quite a while only worker on the Fallout project -- the creator of the entire franchise, if you will --... is gay.

Nah, I know.

But you see, Tim wasn't hellbent on filling his games with queer characters, despite his own sexual preferences. Although, Fallout 2, Arcanum and Bloodlines were always open for player to indulge in some same-sex relationship, if player chooses to do so, that is. See the difference?

 

[vonAchdorf]

unified workflow, toolset, production pipelines, QA, style guide, rapidly shifting developers and content creators from project to project as they are needed, clear definition of roles and hierarchy, every worker – a cog in a well oiled machine, generating shareholder value... new AAA game every year, no, THREE TIMES a year, just like UbiSoft

I consider most of that fabulously optimistic in the context of game making. Especially since Microsoft allegedly leave the studios a lot of independence. And regarding things like toolsets, I've yet to be convinced that EA benefits from developing Frostbyte.

 

[Tehdagah]

This is almost as bad as Disney buying Fox. Free market was a mistake.

 

[Prime Junta]

unified workflow, toolset, production pipelines, QA, style guide, rapidly shifting developers and content creators from project to project as they are needed, clear definition of roles and hierarchy, every worker – a cog in a well oiled machine, generating shareholder value... new AAA game every year, no, THREE TIMES a year, just like UbiSoft

I consider most of that fabulously optimistic in the context of game making. Especially since Microsoft allegedly leave the studios a lot of independence. And regarding things like toolsets, I've yet to be convinced that EA benefits from developing Frostbyte.

Jeez man, I was shitposting. Even so, this is how suits think.

 

[Dishonoredbr]

That is my point, like do people not talk to the companion NPCs? What is the point of playing Vegas, then?

Of course it's to play for the amazing quality shooting mecahnic provied by the good old Creation engine or whatever it's called nowdays.

 

[Dishonoredbr]

Now i don't have get Bethesda games by other.. Means.. Now i can just get them via Gamepass.

 

[DalekFlay]

https://www.vg247.com/2020/09/21/ps5-exclusivity-agreement-deathoop-ghostwire-tokyo/

Keeping the timed exclusivity for Deathloop and Ghostwire makes sense since there are probably signed agreements with big penalties. Hinting future stuff will be on a "case by case basis" seems like PR speak to me though. Obviously MS has allowed stuff on other platforms before like Minecraft, but I don't see them spending 7.5 billion dollars to have Elder Scrolls VI launch on PS5.

 

[Lyric Suite]

What? I thought it was Carmack himself who stopped giving a shit. Where is this coming from now?

[EDIT] Just read the comments somebody pointed out it was the Oculus Rift shit. Wow.

 

[Alienman]

That can't have been cheap.

 

[fizzelopeguss]

Maybe he should re engage with Romero.

 

[Dishonoredbr]

Doom x Halo crossover when?

I'm not sorry.

 

[Morgoth]

CDPR will be next. Mark my words.

 

[Naraya]

Resistance is futile, everything is going to be $...$...$...$TREAMLINED.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

That can't have been cheap.

$7.5 billion.

 

[Alienman]

 

[ADL]

 

[PorkyThePaladin]

Is it ok to not give a flying fuck about this? Between the two of them, Bethesda and Microsoft have produced exactly zero games since 1999 that I give a shit about: Age of Empires 2.

 

[Child of Malkav]

Maybe they'll market Deathloop a bit better. Maybe Arkane will make better imsims now with MS resources. Maybe, maybe, maybe. Yay.

 

[Grotesque]

So who is left at Obsidian who were creatively responsible for New Vegas?

 

[J1M]

Oh no, now console peasants will have to choose between Latino Spiderman Game and Doom.

 

[RobotSquirrel]

CDPR will be next. Mark my words.

There were already rumours. So it looks bad.

 

[Dishonoredbr]

So who is left at Obsidian who were creatively responsible for New Vegas?

Best Girl J.Sawyer.

 

[markec]

So who is left at Obsidian who were creatively responsible for New Vegas?

Best Girl J.Sawyer.

So no hope New Vegas 2 turns into a good game.

 

[Archibald]

You might want to sit down for this because it may come as a shock.

It turns out that Tim Cain, the first and for a quite a while only worker on the Fallout project -- the creator of the entire franchise, if you will --... is gay.

Nah, I know.

But you see, Tim wasn't hellbent on filling his games with queer characters, despite his own sexual preferences. Although, Fallout 2, Arcanum and Bloodlines were always open for player to indulge in some same-sex relationship, if player chooses to do so, that is. See the difference?

Yes, this is how this stuff works. At first it is low key and eventually it becomes the focus.

 

[Jenkem]

the only ones who are upset/concerned about this are sony fans... shit will still come to PC anyways
why so many playstation fanboys on RPGCODEX????
keep losing, snoy

 

[ADL]

CDPR will be next. Mark my words.

Honestly this could be a good thing if CDPR pushes Microsoft towards DRM-free games. They're extremely passionate about their anti-DRM stance so I'm sure it'd be a mandatory requirement if they were to get bought.