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Ashadelo said:

I hope Microsoft counters and buys out Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest or Persona. Or maybe all three.

Why though? Microsoft doesn't do well with the JRPG crowd and never has...and has a history of ruining franchises over time. 

God of War's best selling and best reviewed game was 2018's. Uncharted 4 was the best selling in that franchise and was favourably compared to Uncharted 2 - the highest ranked in the series. Sony has been doing great this gen plus making New IPs (Horizon: Zero Dawn and Bloodborne are great examples). whereas Microsoft STILL hasn't done anything good with Rare, and its Halo and Gears of War franchises have been slowly but steadily dwindling, with Forza being the subject of controversy, too. 

This is why I just sort of shrug when Microsoft buys smaller devs but I get excited when Sony does the same. Sony is trending up, while Microsoft is trending down; Sony has a good history of letting their devs experiment and have fun and make new IP while supporting them, while Microsoft ruined the #1 developer of the 90's (Rare; I'm still salty over that and will continue to be so until it's fixed). 

So I'm genuinely curious why you 'hope' Microsoft buys three franchises that it traditionally does poorly with amidst a history of not really doing all that well when it comes to exclusives. 



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