This is complicated. I'd rather they be independent than the options you gave. Then I'd rather be able to play their games on a Nintendo device as my second choice, but I'm also ok with them being available on PC, and only Microsoft can provide the option to play on both console and PC, and with Microsoft there is always the chance of game pass coming to Nintendo, so I guess they are the logical choice. Again though, is rather they become independent again.

If Disney makes Kotor 1 and 2 straight up Canon, which they could, I agree. It is so far in the past that they easily could. However, if they want it to be Canon but be retold to fit in well, then I would also be supportive of remake of Kotor 1&2 story in a new game that fits into everything well.

bioware is long dead to me so I don't really care.

Bioware is a zombie. Still going, but it's looking for a place to die. Muzyka and Zeschuk were the brains of the outfit, and they don't even work in games anymore. It's like watching Origin Systems all over again.

I'd actually sell Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Jade Empire off to Nintendo. They seem to have a knack for reviving zombie franchises as vanity/prestige projects, with generally good results.

Bioware is dead, no matter who owns it it's not going to reach the same geights as before. It's just that EA is reeeeallyy toxic as well, so that's twice the negative influence on the team.

They just need to work with a publisher that is less concerned about hitting release date targets. EA isn't the right fit. We.know that MS and Nintendo are okay with pushing release dates as needed. Sony probably is too, though I can't think of many examples right now. The problem is that publishers that have few other businesses with which to cover revenue and profit shortfalls from missed release dates have no choice but to push the devs to ship, whether the game is truly ready or not. MS is so huge that a missed game here and there doesn't even register on the financial statements. Sony is diversified enough to cover pretty well also. Ninty....they just seem to be able to take a long-term view. So, even though a big game delay will make a real difference in their financial results in a given quarter or year, their shareholders know that Ninty is playing the long game. So, they don't put the same kind of pressure on them as an Activision or EA may feel.

What we really need is for one of these big publishers to be taken private, so they can stop worrying so much about quarterly and annual results. That would be excellent for gamers and devs, as the pressure to release games before they're ready would.immediately cease.

Valve and ZeniMax (Bethesda's parent) are both privately owned. Problem is there aren't a lot of multi-billionaires out there who want to run a game company for chuckles.

Been about a decade since their last good game, so it's hard to really care.

I'd rather have no games than exclusive games. There are plenty of developers that do great multiplatform games, exclusivity is not needed at all to make great games.