True, but Asobo also comes with three custom engines (Flight Sim’s, one for Hololens and Plague Tale’s) that are very advanced and could make good money if outsourced which might raise the price vs. a team who sticks to Unreal.
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I’m not a big fan of Bungie, but I think if it isn’t bought, it will partner with Microsoft. It is a studio of 800 people, very expensive to maintain without the support of a major publisher or a great success.
Japan should happen soon, Phil has already made his will clear. We had rumors of Platinum earlier, so Microsoft must be thinking big in Japan.
Microsoft must be keeping an eye on Poland. Talented studios and low cost, cyberpunk was in the 100 million.
Sure I’m not alone in this sentiment, but I think many people would LOVE for 343i and Coalition to work another IP in addition to Halo / Gears respectively. Xbox really does need to let them take a chance on something else, I realise those developers are there to work on those IP, but allowing them to build something new is the the best way to find a fresh new hit. Not that Xbox doesn’t have enough IP as is!
Most of the XGS teams are now multi project studios, I think this is the best model going forward, especially for Game Pass. I suspect 343 and Coalition are already doing something else in their own spaces.
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At this point I’m interested to see what 3rd party studios Microsoft is working with. There’s bound to be some.
Bungie acquisition I don’t see but what about a partnership? Bungie is probably looking for a partner on their new project and I believe they are burned on Activision and Playstation.
No wonder they turned back to familiar places. They are probably as burned on timed exclusive content as we are xD.
Also Bungie want to remain a foot on PC. What better place to choose than X ox with the latest push on steam.
I can’t see bungie being more then 800-900 million and asobo would not be the same price as insomniac. Dont know if bungie want to be bought but could you imagine destiny on game pass you get every dlc with game pass day and date. Xbox would be the default console for those players
I can’t see the appeal of Bungie, from a creative point of view. Halo Infinite seems to be mimicking what Destiny is in some respects and, from a purely selfish point of view, I think Destiny is rubbish and a waste of time.
But it does make bank and Phil loves Destiny, so…
Bungie was dealing with the fuckkery thanks to Activision. They have a new game in development we know nothing about. Destiny 2 is a success and gonna be supported for years from now. No cheap Destiny 3 or anything.
I just want them to get a team for Killer Instinct 2. That was my favourite fighting game of this gen, and even when they changed teams the game was still solid. I think having a dedicated team for that series will be great
Losing Bungie was a terrible mistake. Microsoft should have given them the freedom to make Destiny and keep them as a first party studio.
I would love all 3 you mention but White Owls, Grounding Inc, Mistwalker and Itagaki need to happen.
MS worked with them all and they created awesome games for Ms. With those on their portfolio I think XGS would be unmatched on pretty much everything
I hear yoshinori ono is a free agent now. Maybe not for KI but a new ip fighting game
We call this the Don Mattrick effect. We will feel this effect for some time. 
I wouldn’t say WB acquisition is less likely. As really what were they going to say to there staff. “You’re jobs are in danger, we are looking to sell your division and they may downsize your role. So dust off the resumes.”
Legal experts even seemingly are saying the same thing. Hoeg Law
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I agree completely in regards to needing a studio for 3rd person action adventure. Completely understand that Microsoft’s focus is more on service and player count but let’s be honest we all wish they’d have at least 1 or 2 really compelling singleplayer games.
Also want to note that Fable and Hellblade could be in this realm but just growing more anxious for the new consoles lol
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You think they’d step into something like that? I thought they were only known for developing Flight Sim but I just checked their wiki and they’ve actually made a few action open world games. I didn’t even know they made ReCore wow
They didnt make recore. They made a plague tale which was amazing if you haven’t played it it’s on game pass. Unless you meant a game more like devil may cry in which case ninja theory is the one
interesting discussion in regards to wb.
Feel like the company’s interested in buying wb dont want to be the face of lay offs so WB will be “restructuring” to trim the fat making it a easier purchase
Ahh it says they just assisted on ReCore. I’ve heard alot about a Plague tale I’ll have to check it out been deep in outer worlds lately
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