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Spade on 12 January 2023

Ryuu96 said:

@NobleTeam360 says it will be funny if right after the Xbox Direct, CMA comes out with a negative view on the deal and causes Microsoft to drop it.

Noble's a tool.

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EspadaGrim on 12 January 2023

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I honestly don't think a Gears Collection is worth it unless they plan to remake the graphics on 2 and 3 like they already did on Gears 1.

Its not going to be worth it if they don't put OverRun game mode in it, seriously it has way more potential than Horde and Escape mode and i don't understand why they refuse to bring it back really just a baffling decision.

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Ryuu96 on 12 January 2023

With four games being confirmed to be present with gameplay at the upcoming Xbox & Bethesda Developer_Direct, which one are you looking forward to the most?
— Klobrille (@klobrille) January 13, 2023

Redfall.

Forza Motorsport is probably last, I want to see how pretty it looks but I have no interest in playing it.

Legends I'll be playing day one but I'd probably put ESO's next expansion above it, Lol.

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EspadaGrim on 12 January 2023

Ryuu96 said:

EspadaGrim said:

Ubisoft would be Amazons most realistic and cheapest choice to seriously get into the gaming space, these big Tech companies need to realize that the only real way to get into the AAA game industry is to buy yourself in at this point.

I disagree and believe that Embracer would be allowed to buy Ubisoft if they tried to merge but that would be a stupid move considering that it wouldn't fix any of Ubisoft's or Embracer's current problems and only make them worse. Honestly it looks like Tencent would be the front runners if a acquisition were to happen, also there is zero chance that Sony would even try imo a purchase like this would be over 10 billion easy.

Wouldn't mind Amazon since they'd likely keep them multiplatform, I don't think Amazon would change anything with Ubisoft's structure though which I think would be a bad thing, Ubisoft is in desperate need of a leadership shakeup. Tencent is definitely the frontrunner though, Yves is doing everything he can to stay in power and seems to have chosen Tencent to allow that, I see Tencent and Yves making more moves together in the future.

I also think Embracer would be allowed to merge with Ubisoft but I can't see it happening. Honestly, Jeff is likely right, Ubisoft for its 20,000 employees never really pulled huge profits in comparison to how massive it was. Its strengths were its workforce who are reportedly jumping from the company now due to toxic work environments and its IPs which its strongest ones are no longer releasing on a consistent basis.

They still do have strong IPs and a large workforce but they're way less consistent now. I think Ubisoft makes a lot more sense for someone who doesn't already have a large publishing operation & strong IPs (I.E. Amazon) than they do for someone who already has a large publishing operation & strong IPs (I.E. Xbox & PlayStation).

Ubisoft would be lucky to go for over $10bn at this rate. They've now dropped to $2.8bn. Their market cap is now less than Sega, Lol. Sony could afford them but I don't see why they would go for them, their net income isn't that impressive for how massive they are and if Sony made their games exclusive it would be a lot worse.

On that last part I believe that the stock will bounce back so anyone that invests should go buy some stocks, AC Mirage looks promising and Avatar could be a solid game since Massive is a good developer and Avatar Way of the Water is now looking like it will cross 2 billion at the box office so the IP will be in peoples minds. The Star Wars game by Massive has even more potential so it's best for Ubisoft to ride this out for now.

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EspadaGrim on 12 January 2023

Ryuu96 said:

With four games being confirmed to be present with gameplay at the upcoming Xbox & Bethesda Developer_Direct, which one are you looking forward to the most?
— Klobrille (@klobrille) January 13, 2023

Redfall.

Forza Motorsport is probably last, I want to see how pretty it looks but I have no interest in playing it.

Legends I'll be playing day one but I'd probably put ESO's next expansion above it, Lol.

Redfall by far, MC:Legends looks really interesting to me and i have no interest in Forza Motorsport outside of Horizon.

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BasilZero on 12 January 2023

Ryuu96 said:

With four games being confirmed to be present with gameplay at the upcoming Xbox & Bethesda Developer_Direct, which one are you looking forward to the most?
— Klobrille (@klobrille) January 13, 2023

Redfall.

Forza Motorsport is probably last, I want to see how pretty it looks but I have no interest in playing it.

Legends I'll be playing day one but I'd probably put ESO's next expansion above it, Lol.

Voted Redfall as well.

Forza Motorsport for sure is 2nd to me.

MC kinda interested but not really.

No interest in MMOs so ESO is out of the question.

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Ryuu96 on 12 January 2023

BasilZero said:

Ryuu96 said:

With four games being confirmed to be present with gameplay at the upcoming Xbox & Bethesda Developer_Direct, which one are you looking forward to the most?
— Klobrille (@klobrille) January 13, 2023

Redfall.

Forza Motorsport is probably last, I want to see how pretty it looks but I have no interest in playing it.

Legends I'll be playing day one but I'd probably put ESO's next expansion above it, Lol.

Voted Redfall as well.

Forza Motorsport for sure is 2nd to me.

MC kinda interested but not really.

No interest in MMOs so ESO is out of the question.

Just curious, why aren't you interested in MMOs?