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DirtyP2002 said:

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.

The power of the dollar bill is strong!  Also, ME is an Xbox exclusive because M$ had publishing rights to the trilogy, and they give it back to EA on the acqusition, so I'm sure M$ didn't do that out of the goodness of their hearts.



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