shikamaru317 said:
It's not that I don't want them to have WRPG's to compete, I just rather they try and build new studios from the ground up for WRPG's, or build a 2nd WRPG team at Guerilla to go alongside Horizon. If Sony were to get Larian or CD Projekt, their games would for sure go PS exclusive (maybe Larian woukd negotiate to stay multiplat during the acquisition talks like Bungie did, but it's not a sure thing). So me wanting Xbox to acquire them is more so about wanting even more good RPG's to play on Gamepass (my favorite game genre by far) and wanting to keep them on Xbox full stop, than it is about not wanting Sony fans to get to play them. Would be more than happy with Xbox acquiring them to get them on Gamepass but keeping them multiplat so Sony fans can still play their fantastic games. |
While I understand where you are coming from, this is not the games market. MS keeping or not keeping something multiplat is based on not the cares of gamers but on winning and gaining marketshare compared to P&L. MS would have if they could, make all ABK games exclusive just like they made all BGS games exclusive or will make them exclusive because that is the gaming market.
While this always sound good in gamers head, for a business its really not sound to build up studios from the ground up. It cost millions to develop and get a new IP to market. It takes years to build the right team of experienced individuals to accomplish this task and a miss could cost that company a lot of money. So for any business, the best approach is to always gain experience through acquisitions just like MS has done then waste years building up a team and a new IP and then it be a miss and all that effort, time and resources are a waste. So if Sony cares about WRPG, they will definitely purchase an experienced developer with a strong IP or brand because business wise that is the fastest and safest route to success.
