Microsoft rumoured to purchase Obsidian Entertainment

[Azuren]

Azzanation said:

Azuren said:

"Everyone does it!"

Pointing to Rare as a studio that is still open is a joke. If I have to explain why then you need to get that toad off of your avatar. Sitting on a golden franchise for 16 years only to let a third party studio develop the "return" is ludicrous.

Everyone does it and these are the anwsers gamers have been asking for.

Please explain to me why Rare is an exception to your rule? There one of the oldest companies going around and have had there fair shares of ups and downs. They have made 3 games on the X1, Kinect Sport Rivals, Rares Replay and Sea of Thieves. They seem to be making plenty.

By your logic MS would have closed them years ago. If Rare is still around than its proof that MS dont just shut studios down for underpreforming and meaningless greed. Theres a chance they can hold on and support them for a very long time.

Answers who has been asking for? Answers to what? What are you even talking about?

 

Because closing Rare would be the single most devastating PR move that Microsoft could make. Xbox One is already in such a dog house that it doesn't get exclusives anymore from it's parent company. The level of vitriolic hate they would get for buying an iconic studio, letting them fall into disuse, and then closing that studio would be topped only by E3 2013. Even if they never use them again, Microsoft is better off letting the studio rot than they would be burying it. They've made one game, one collection, and one distraction. The game turned out short and boring, the Collection is all old stuff, and the distraction is a joke Kinect title. They don't make plenty.

 

You don't get to strawman my argument three times and pretend to know what my logic would call for. You can't point to an outlier (and its pedigree does make it an outlier) and say that's proof enough.