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SmokedHostage on 01 December 2008

It will never happen. I thought SE is too content (financially)releasing DS and PSP games to do it.



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freebird4 on 01 December 2008
mrstickball said:
No. Microsoft is unlikely to buy out another 3rd party after the sub-par success Rare has given MS.

However, it'd be likely that Microsoft could seek to work harder with SE to provide more X360 content.

MS only paid ~$400 million for Rare. BioWare + Pandemic cost EA almost a billion dollars. I wouldn't say Rare was a terrible acquisition. Besides, they've had great success with their other acquisitions (Bungie, Lionhead) and at one point negotiated with BioWare. I'd say they're always in the market to buy, as long as the price is reasonable. S-E price would most certainly not be reasonable.



MrBubbles on 01 December 2008

i hope they do... and then shut it down and fire everyone.



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SnakeEyez on 01 December 2008
mrstickball said:
No. Microsoft is unlikely to buy out another 3rd party after the sub-par success Rare has given MS.

However, it'd be likely that Microsoft could seek to work harder with SE to provide more X360 content.

 

my words exactly



DirtyP2002 on 01 December 2008
freebird4 said:
mrstickball said:
No. Microsoft is unlikely to buy out another 3rd party after the sub-par success Rare has given MS.

However, it'd be likely that Microsoft could seek to work harder with SE to provide more X360 content.

MS only paid ~$400 million for Rare. BioWare + Pandemic cost EA almost a billion dollars. I wouldn't say Rare was a terrible acquisition. Besides, they've had great success with their other acquisitions (Bungie, Lionhead) and at one point negotiated with BioWare. I'd say they're always in the market to buy, as long as the price is reasonable. S-E price would most certainly not be reasonable.

 

 true. People are underrating the Rare-games today.

Perfect Dark Zero sold 1.44 million

Viva Pinata sold 1.64 million

Kameo sold 700k

We will see what Banjo will do in the future.

Avatars were also developed by Rare.

 

It is a good thing to have rare on your side. You never know what they are doing, but you are always looking forward to it.

 



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MrBubbles on 01 December 2008

i think rare was a good investment and that they have done a lot for microsoft



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Seece on 01 December 2008

Buying Rare was a good decision. I would like to see Microsoft build on their first partys but no news of that happeneing as of late ..



 

Smashed on 01 December 2008

Square Enix wouldn't last without the other consoles.

So no, it probably will never happen.



Infamous on 01 December 2008
Smashed said:
Square Enix wouldn't last without the other consoles.

So no, it probably will never happen.

*looks at Gears, Halo, and Fable 2 sales/popularity and thinks of SEs already established fanbase*

From what it seems, they would last a very long time.

But I personally don't want to see SE with Microsoft only, I'd prefer them multiplat. Microsoft is fine with Mistwalker and it's FF developers, I just wish they'd announce LO2/Cry-On so people can cream their pants already.

 



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Smashed on 01 December 2008
Infamous said:
Smashed said:
Square Enix wouldn't last without the other consoles.

So no, it probably will never happen.

*looks at Gears, Halo, and Fable 2 sales/popularity and thinks of SEs already established fanbase*

From what it seems, they would last a very long time.

But I personally don't want to see SE with Microsoft only, I'd prefer them multiplat. Microsoft is fine with Mistwalker and it's FF developers, I just wish they'd announce LO2/Cry-On so people can cream their pants already.

 

 

Rofl, their fanbase isn't THAT big, if it was, they wouldn't have dropped 75% in sales in 08.