faustian.empire said:
no,Apple acquiring SONY would nullify everything Microsoft has done. Apple and Microsoft are not equal in cash,Apple paid out some dividends and had some Share Buybacks,that's why Apple's Cash is down.Apple can regain all that advantage by 1 years Profits easily.Apple's Market Cap is also higher than Microsoft. Yes Apple would be more interested in PlayStation division of SONY but if any Sale happens,it will be SONY as a whole as PS division is the biggest contributor to SONY's profits.And Apple would gain Sony Pictures to bolster Apple TV+ and also Hardware & Camera Expertise. Its not my opinion Microsoft is bad at managing studios.The results have shown exactly that so its more of a proven historical fact. Halo once used to be the biggest FPS in gaming far ahead of Call of duty,Battlefield,etc but Microsoft Milked it to death during the X360 era and it struggles to even sell good now. Gears was a big franchise during X360 era but they ran that too in the ground. Fable was also used to be successful they acquired so many studios in the last few years but till now Not a single game has come out that could Challenge the God of War's,the Ghost of Tsushima's, the Horizon's,the Last of Us's,the Spiderman's,etc |
How does Apple buying Sony nullify what MS has done?
It doesn't matter who has more money between MS and Apple because both companies have enough resources to buy whoever they want.
Bad at managing studios is your opinion. All companies have had inhouse issues, even Sony.
Halo's success was also made by MS. Any long series like Halo go through periods of decline.
Gears is still a very strong franchise and if anything has grown as a series. Also rumored that the Coalition might be making a new IP.
Fable was a one/two hit series. It fell apart after 2. Blame Lionhead.
How are those Sony IPs you mention cannot be matched by Xbox's own? Maybe look up Xbox's games before making those claims. Halo alone is bigger than half the games mentioned in your list.
