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G2ThaUNiT on 29 April 2022
Ryuu96 said:

Imagine if Microsoft buys the license IP for DC characters! 

Also, what the hell is PUBG Corp going to do? lol



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Spade on 29 April 2022

Buy something MS, I'm bored. Another studio please

Would be a big lose if they ended up losing one of the only fighters.



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Spade on 29 April 2022

Not sure on exclusivity too. But losing out on TT Lego games, only superhero ips, and one of the few Fighting games left would be a big blow. All those would benefit greaetly being on game pass. Again, assuming this is real.



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Spade on 29 April 2022

I love how it's 100% assumed that just because MS is purchasing AB, that they are out of the run for anything else. All I see on twitter, "MS can't buy anything now with AB deal."



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G2ThaUNiT on 29 April 2022
Spade said:

I love how it's 100% assumed that just because MS is purchasing AB, that they are out of the run for anything else. All I see on twitter, "MS can't buy anything now with AB deal."

Capitalism meanwhile is over here like



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EspadaGrim on 29 April 2022
Ryuu96 said:

I’m going to sound like a a greedy asshole but I don’t care, The Activision Blizzard purchase doesn’t move the needle for me even if CoD is massive I would much rather have a number of AAA studios working on their own thing instead of all working on a single IP also while I know Blizzard is also a huge get most of their games are tailored toward PC and not console.

I hope that MS goes after these studios but I know that it comes at an awkward situation and their hands might be tied.



G2ThaUNiT on 29 April 2022

The thing about WB is the amount of licensed games they work on. Xbox has clearly shown no interest in licensed games and focusing only in existing game IPs or original IPs. Which some of these studios definitely would great on!

If it wasn't for contracts being signed by ZeniMax prior to the purchase, I doubt an Indiana Jones game would be in development lol



jason1637 on 29 April 2022

MS should buy Rocksteady



G2ThaUNiT on 29 April 2022
Ryuu96 said:
Spade said:

I love how it's 100% assumed that just because MS is purchasing AB, that they are out of the run for anything else. All I see on twitter, "MS can't buy anything now with AB deal."

If it came with IP, I would agree.

But it's made very clear that Discovery isn't selling any IPs with this.

Microsoft is essentially buying manpower only, Lol.

Not sure if regulators will give a shit...Especially when the Lego license isn't exclusive to TT Games anymore and I very much doubt that DC IP will be licensed exclusively either, it looks like, if they're intending to sell, they're taking the LucasArts/Marvel approach of just licensing their IP out, if Microsoft acquires Rocksteady and say, EA acquires WB Montreal, well, Microsoft isn't getting an exclusive DC license for sure.

So I don't think those comments are right, Microsoft would gain very little market share out of this, they're just acquiring a few hundred people, the license could be done even if they acquired none, wouldn't be much different than buying a few Certain Affinity's, Imo, Lol.

So essentially, Discovery wants to be like Lucasfilm Games and just license out their IP's to studios?



EspadaGrim on 29 April 2022

The licensed IP shouldn’t matter imo Avalanche Software, WB Montreal, Monolith, Rocksteady all know how to make big AAA 3rd person Action titles something that is missing from Microsoft’s current portfolio and some fans have been asking for.

All the upcoming titles from those studios are big budget titles that look great on a technical level, just getting that talent would be great and they can worry about what games they are working on later they could always just make new IP’s.