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omarct said:
Chrkeller said:

Absolutely brilliant.  God of War came out in 2005, I guess Microsoft can now just start making God of War games.  Might as well have Microsoft make Uncharted games too.  Since 10 years has lapsed and nobody can own Kratos and Drake....  you can't be serious.

Look folks it is this simple.  Mario is Nintendo's property.  You can't just take somebody's property.  THAT SIMPLE.  

Why the hell shouldnt microsoft be allowed to make a God of War game? Maybe they could make an amazing game. Why not give competition to the original creators to make something even better? I dont see what the problem is, if the game is good people will buy it, if its not they wont. Why are we trying to make it easier on these corporations instead of making it better for the consumers? Imagine how amazing new Pokemon game could be if we weren't forced to only buy them from the lazy bastards at Gamefreak. Where do you see anything here that affects you negatively? Yes perhaps there could be a royalty fee to the original creator if they are still alive but thats it.

If you have the ability to make this so-called microsoft-funded God of War game, and make it good, why not just come up with your own original characters too?  Sony has this IP, with character recognition.  If things worked by your rules, we can take a character like Kratos after 10 years, and people will buy our game because of the popularity he got after being made by Sony.

If you have the ability to make a good game, use your own characters, because by your rules, you'll get 10 years exclusivity with it.  And it's a horrible idea, by the way.  Some games take 4-8 years to make, or longer.  There's not a single person who wants this in the short term.  As least not anyone who has an idea to protect.

There's a fan favorite that I don't own?  Well, I'm going to pay some other company to make horrible games featuring the character.  So many bad games that the character will be so tarnished that we'll never see another God of War game again.  Kratos will be associated with all these bad games, and my company wont be featured anywhere on this game.  Then, when people hear GOW, it will be GEARS OF WAR!

You want Mai in smash? Well, nintendo took some "sensible" liberties, and removed her bust size to make her more appropriate for Nintendo's sensibilities.

Last edited by Burning Typhoon - on 26 March 2020