Actually it would be best if MS concentrate on the up and coming Development companies and leads then chasing after big studios.  You want to get those really creative people and give them to money, people and tech to make their stuff a reality as it will further grow and diversify MS content.  Lets say the studio that made A Plague Tale.  Studios that can bring the eye candy which is something missing from MS studios and some innovative and outside the box gameplay.

Asobo would have been great and I actually like them, but I seems that they have been ruled out since they have a partnership with Focus Home Interactive and have said that they want to remain independent, I even put out a list in this thread of AA devs that MS should go after I’m not expecting big names all the time.

I’m specifically reacting to the current rumored studios and the ones mentioned (specifically two of them) do not move the needle for me.

I would have liked behemoth studios they had/have a good relation with microsoft (castle crashers). A bigger team and multiple projects would have been a great :)

Souls style GOT RPG?

Just as good? 

More like far superior.

Ya, the quality of Bethesda games has just been dipping too much for liking over the years, and their stubborn adherence to that crippled old beast of an engine doesn't exactly inspire confidence moving forward. In truth, CDPR is really the only studio that could do a GoT/SOIAF RPG justice, but if somebody else was going to take a swing at it, be it as an RPG, or action/adventure title, it might as well be FromSoft. They're quite good with lore and worldbuilding, plus they're one of the few studios out there that have the right amount of weird factor to them. You gotta have a certain amount of edge and weirdness about you to properly pull off this type of game. Bethesda and Ubi are rather vanilla. Pass.

In any case, if it's some new IP anyway, I suppose it won't be a concern for you shika. I'm excited to see what it is though.

I don't agree with the "Bethesda sucks" narrative. Fallout 4 was only a few years ago and i'd consider that game to be a masterpiece. Yeah 76 kinda sucks but thats one bad game and they were trying something new.

I wasn't a fan of Fallout 4 but I still think Bethesda would be the best developer for GoT rpg. If CDPR isn't available that is. Skyrim was excellent.

Not interested in From Software games unless they step out of Souls formula.

For those who enjoyed Assassin's Creed: Odyssey I recommend you play Legacy of the First Blade dlc!

Gameplay wise it's the same as base game but the story was good. It ties the story with Origins. I'm glad I played with Alexios, it might have been a bit awkward playing Kassandra heh.

edit. I've now unlocked all achievements for base game and most of dlc stuff released so far. Fate of Atlantis expansion still to go.

18 days till MS conference/17 days till EA play.