naznatips on 04 October 2007
| rocketpig said: This is just based off the rumor so if you want to argue the validity of the rumor, do it elsewhere: If Bungie truly did buy themselves back from MS, what is MS going to do with the profits from the sale? They could use it to buy another exclusive or possibly even another developer. A few interesting points to think about here: - According to the rumor, MS retains right of refusal on all Bungie games, meaning Bungie will remain exclusively on the 360. - MS also keeps the rights to Halo and they can continue whoring out that franchise for all it's worth. - MS has an undisclosed amount of money from the Bungie heads. This is probably a nine digit number. With that said, what would you do if you were MS? Would you keep the money to try to get the Xbox project in the black, would you throw that money at a third party exclusive, or would you try to buy another developer? Personally, I think it would be a huge coup if MS could go after a mid-to-large developer like Bioware and try to snatch them up. It would surely cost them more than the Bungie sale gave them but the rewards would be enormous. That would leave MS with the Halo franchise to develop, a first-rate developer in Bungie working on a new IP, and another top-notch developer now under the MGS banner. When one thinks about it for a bit, MS could make out like a bandit from this Bungie deal. |
Well there is one mistake with your logic. MS retaining right of refusal on all Bungie games doens't mean they remain exclusive on the 360. MS has right of refusal with Mystwalker too and they are making 3 DS games. Same with Rare who has made 2 themselves. So, although they will be exclusive to MS in the home console world they may very well make DS games.
Now, back on topic: If I were MS I would hold onto the money to try and deal with my 4.5 billion dollars of debt on the Xbox 360. I can't imagine they will do anything different.
