Brad Sams tweeted awhile ago that Microsoft was looking at PG as a potential acquisition.
Obsidian was very close to shut down after the Stormlands cancellation.
A acquisition is possible but unlikely because PG took some sweet tencent money to be their own publisher.
I do think there will be some studios in similar situation this year. We’ve seen how big studios and publishers were impacted by covid. Smaller ones will be as well and they are much more likely to not have the resources to sustain themselves through it.
Oh come on, really?
You’re just going to diss NieR: Automata like that?
A game that literally revived a dead IP and is critically adored across the industry?
yes Brad spoke about it last year, it was a response to a tweet from Daniel Ahmad in which we learn that Tencent has invested in the studio
Nier Automata revitalised and catapulted the Nier IP into being something that Square considers important. I’d say that’s the last top tier Platinum game (the bulk of the development staff were from Platinum). Astral chain was well received even if it didnt light the wold in fire.
Honestly? I wasn’t even thinking about Automata. For some reason it registers more in my brain as a Square game than as a Platinum game.
But Automata isn’t really that much of an action game compared to, say, Bayonetta or Metal Gear Rising. The actual combat gameplay doesn’t hold a candle to previous Platinum efforts.
I can see what you mean to an extent. It’s not as technical, but man is it diverse.
Haven’t played anything else quite like it.
I honestly thinking Platinum will be acquired by someone over the next 5-7 years. They haven’t released a bad, non-licensed game yet iirc. Their worst might’ve been Anarchy Reigns.
Who would go for them? Probably Square or Microsoft.
WHAT!? Don’t make me decide that Diplomacy has failed, and talk some sense into you? WITH MY FISTS!
Gosh, I miss my Wii U! Why does Nintendo Europe have to suck so much! 
. They don’t repair a design error and charge you 350 Europoly monies to fix it .
because of budget, we have to wait for their AAA Game Bayonetta 3 with Nintendo.
games like babylon fall and automata are low budget games
yeah this game failed even after second release and multiple platformers
Perhaps, but it doesn’t seem like any third party is willing to give them a big budget. And of course first party games that aren’t from Microsoft aren’t going to be on Xbox, so they hardly matter in terms of “keeping a good relationship”. I very much doubt Microsoft is going to work with Platinum for a new first party game.
I’m looking forward to Bayonetta 3, for what it’s worth.
unless it’s Scalebound revival or Metal gear rising 2 i can’t see xbox working with PG.
I doubt Microsoft would foot the bill for a Metal Gear Rising 2 but oh my god if it wouldn’t make me happy.
we have to know what is going with konami and it’s IPs.
One of the most boring games Ive played recently. Looks good in style but everything else is mediocre.
honestly i want Scalebound revival not because i want the game, nah just i want to see the reaction of media who praised the game to oblivion and people buy new xbox for it after cancelation. i want to see 20M copies sold in year 1.
basically i want to see Hypocrisy
Marvelous would be another candidate to acquire them because of the Tencent relationship. 20% ownership in Marvelous and investment in PG.
Only as you guys have never given it a chance and are too much in love with the “The Third Person Action Sadventures of Boobgirl III: On today’s eppisode, Bodacious Bouncing Blonde Badgirls, Bully Boobgirl! very sad!” ;).
All kidding aside that game was fantastic, as long as you used both Touchscreen and Controls for the combine attacks. The music was fantastic too, it was a true blue skies game as well with a lot of references to Tokasatsu and Adventure Films. A labour of love for many of the composers too.
So did the game fail :(… or did you fail earth and kept doing diplomacy. You should have read the manual 
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Also: Platformers? Fanboys in disguise?
Again, if Brad Sam’s was correct about them looking to acquire Platinum, I don’t see why Xbox wouldn’t try working with them again.
I wouldnt work with them simply off the fact that they are a mess and take on more that they can handle. Plus Kamiya is a dickhead.