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97alexk said:
teigaga said:

"Should"  when talked about in present tense implies that  the outcome you're talking about is actually possible. If someone wrote a post, "Should Nintendo buy Apple" the person is implying that Nintendo have the  resources to buy Apple (which they of course do not). If what you're talking about is imaginary then its worth stating that the question is "hypothetical" or asking "would you like to see" which removes it from what is necessarily possible and simply what would would be like to imagine.

Well the word should could be seen different here. because its definetly not impossible. Example. Should microsoft buy the world. That is ridiclous and impossible. Should monolith soft make an open world star wars game? thats definetly not impossible. Also i did say you are correct with ''would you like to see maybe would be suited better'' but ''should'' is not wrong in my title. The thing is with the title is that the ''should'' means  ''hey, whats your opinion. Should they do it?'' in your opinion. Thats how the word can be used.



"Should MIcrosoft buy the world?" is statement that we all know doesn't make sense because we're over the age of 12. However the logistis of IP ownership and licensing isn't as obvious to everyone and so its very possible that you may think that Monolith making Star Wars is actually possible in the near future. I've only read about the EA/Starwars deal like twice, so its very possible someone may have missed it. To rephrase, simply putting "should" is going cause people think you see it as a possible outcome, unless its something obviously hypothetical/imaginary "Should I destroy the world tomorrow?".

Anyway, I'm just trying to help you out here. Your Title/OP still reads as you thinking its a real possibility and people will respond as such.