A lot of people mention the Bioware-deal here. Do you know how expensive Bioware was? EA paid $700,000,000.00 for Bioware. So MS would need to pay more than that to get Bioware. Unless EA decides to bit even more again.
I lilke Bioware, but there is NO way their exclusive support is worth 750 million USD. MS got Mass Effect as an exclusive franchise anyway. So far, MS would have paid 750 million USD for an exclusive Dragon Age for this generation. Think about it.
Here are the Biowares games for this gen:
Mass Effect | 2007 | |
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood | 2008 | |
Mass Effect Galaxy | 2009 | |
Dragon Age: Origins | 2009 | |
Mass Effect 2 | 2010 | January 26, 2010 [9] |
Do you think EA broke even with Bioware yet? No way.
Other than that, I would like to see MS buying Epic. To own the Gears of War franchise and the engine would be awesome. But the price has to be fair.
The relationship between epic and MS is outstanding. CliffyB was on stage at every Xbox E3 media briefing since 2006.
Imagine not having GamePass on your console...