Israfael
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It's ingame graphics of WoTLK timesBlizzard used to make quality cutscenes, that shit looks awful.
It's ingame graphics of WoTLK timesBlizzard used to make quality cutscenes, that shit looks awful.
Interchangeable lens cameras (specifically professional mirrorless ones) is the only market segment Sony is seeing real market leadership and growth. That's an increasingly shrinking market and camera behemoths Canon and Nikon are close on their heels. Sony doesn't have the capital to buy anyone.What are the chances of Sony following suit with Japanese companies? Their just lost future CoDs after losing future Bethesda games. Acquiring Square Enix would for example give them all their popular JRPG IPs plus few viable Eidos IPs like Tomb Raider.
Amazon is slowly releasing their own storefront. Currently only free games that come with Prime subscription is in it, but that will change.Amazon. Seriously.Who is going to buy Steam? M$ or Dizney?
I'd counter that there is a push at MS towards the Apple model of application management and installation. Apps and games will only be available through the MS Store ie: Microsoft already has a Steam platform and will get their cut and input on those indie and AA games.There are no big budget games in 202X, which worth the hassle. So what if you lose the right to play Halo 12 or World of Warcraft 3? These games are like junk food, you eat them then forget about them. The fine meals are the indie games or AA games, which are not under the Microsoft umbrella. And you can still own those.Like playing Baldur's Gate 2? Well, you posted something not very nice on a message board. We are removing your Windows Gaming rights. Now, since that is bound to the TPM of your computer, don't try creating another account. Also, all installations of software will be completed through the Microsoft Store, you no longer need (or will be able to) install your own software. Good luck getting a warez or unmolested version of VTmB on there.
Just wait until Microsoft buys Embracer who already bought everyone else.Microsoft is now the Sauron of the video games industry. One company to rule them all.
Do they want European Jank?Just wait until Microsoft buys Embracer who already bought everyone else.Microsoft is now the Sauron of the video games industry. One company to rule them all.
Nintendo is simply the last holdout of Japanese imperialism. The corporation shall be ground into dust when the next round of anti-Nippon trade wars arise.
This is the future, whether we like it or not. Nobody cares about owning a game anymore, just like nobody cares about owning movies, hence the rise of streaming services. And there are really no games which really worth owning, apart from a few indies. The old games which are worth owning are in our shelves/GOG libraries anyway, so I say let them bring the game pass services.
Not liking this,monopolies are never good and this wil be as good to a monopoly as it gets
Not liking this,monopolies are never good and this wil be as good to a monopoly as it gets
I wonder what happened with anti-trust lawsuits. Microsoft and other companies were the subject of many in the 90s and early 00s, but now it's like "bah, who cares?". Allowed to acquire and expand without oversight.
Embrace, extend, extinguish.
No. It's not positive. I'm guessing playing any game under the MS umbrella will require a game pass and XBox or Windows 11. Microsoft doesn't strangle acquisitions because they have time on their side. Unlike EA, they don't need to turn a quick profit. They can lose money. Shareholders do not buy shares of "Xbox" they buy shares of MS.
Don't like the purple haired raping your favorite IP? Well, so what. Every game can be shit as you won't be paying for individual games, you'll be paying month-to-month for all games on site or the "RPG Games" pass, which includes golden oldies for Retro Gamerz. There will eventually be a self appointed group at MS to clean up problematic content in older games, which will be done regardless of if you give a shit or not. They won't care: you can't impact their business model.
Can't wait for every game to be designed by algorithms
On the other hand I think PlayStation will do just fine. No one buys Xbox outside of North America and a bit in the UK.Interchangeable lens cameras (specifically professional mirrorless ones) is the only market segment Sony is seeing real market leadership and growth. That's an increasingly shrinking market and camera behemoths Canon and Nikon are close on their heels. Sony doesn't have the capital to buy anyone.What are the chances of Sony following suit with Japanese companies? Their just lost future CoDs after losing future Bethesda games. Acquiring Square Enix would for example give them all their popular JRPG IPs plus few viable Eidos IPs like Tomb Raider.