FH3 and RE7 for $15 each is a really good price.

If Microsoft were smart they would purchase IO Interactive they are a proven studio and have the Hitman IP, plus they would be the perfect studio to reboot Perfect Dark.

Even if they don't purchase them they should at least hire them for a new Perfect Dark.

If MS really wants to purchase some new studios i would like them to look first at the studios they already work with.

Remedy

Playground Games

Studio MDHR

Moon Studios

These are all very talented studios and obviously have no problem working with Microsoft.

I would have loved for them to have the opportunity to purchase Platinum or at least have a long 2nd party deal with them, but sadly MS F*d up that relationship.

Not sure what's going, updating my games was a hell today also tried to play Halo 5 and my profile can't be loaded so have to play as a pink spartan :s?

I would rather they focus on buying big AAA capable studios, Playground may be a safe bet going forward and Remedy will probably reject a buyout. I wish that they would work with some of the studios they have releationships with to make an exclusive Xbox game, studios like Certain Affinity, Saber interactive and Ruffian.

Edit: I also think that Crytek would be a great purchase even if it's mostly for that engine.

This should be the main focus for them right now, 343 is simply too massive to be working on Halo alone and the Coalition should get another chance to revive that IP they were working on.

Ryuu96 said: I was just looking through Electric Square's Job Postings (Guys working with Microsoft) and there's mentions of AAA Art, AAA Experience and a console game based on a major license, I'm going to just for fun predict that they are working on an AAA Fable Title

That would be cool, at least we know that they are working on a AAA game title. It will be at least 2 years away though.

shikamaru317 said:   Microsoft May Bring First-Party Franchises to PlayStation in the Future Halo, goodbye? by Sammy Barker  10:15am     Microsoft already publishes multiformat games with Minecraft, but as the organisation increasingly looks to expand the reach of its services and subscriptions, there could come a time when it releases franchises like Halo and Gears of Waron PlayStation platforms. That’s according to boss Phil Spencer, who’s revealed in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that he’s been given the freedom to reach gamers on any device. The sticking point, perhaps, is that the Windows maker’s focus right now is on increasing its Xbox Live membership base, and we know that’s been a point of concern for Sony in the past. Microsoft, for example, wants PlayStation 4 owners to sign in to Xbox Live as part of its cross-platform push in Minecraft, something that the Japanese giant seemingly wants nothing to do with. It’s interesting, though: we all sign in to EA, Activision, and Ubisoft accounts to play big blockbusters, so what’s the difference here? To be honest, we can’t imagine any Xbox first-party titles will be coming to the PS4 any time soon, but as Microsoft becomes increasingly obsessed with memberships and monthly active users, there’s every chance it could start looking to Sony’s global install base in order to grow those metrics. Maybe. http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2017/11/microsoft_may_bring_first-party_franchises_to_playstation_in_the_future ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I have no words...........

I take this more as Xbox games on steam than anything which I am all for.

Royal mail has my Xbox one X , ready to be delivered tomorrow. not bad considering I got it through very.co.uk for £360 . it was 20% off first orders.

Lots of people saying they wouldn't honour the deal or it wouldn't be with me on launch day...So counting myself lucky. But to get the Scorpio edition £90 off I would have happily waited another week anyway.

Happy days roll on tomorrow night when the kids and mrs have gone to bed.