umm mainline are 15 but other than that there r many spinoffs
If any one of SEGA , Square Enix or Capcom is agreeing to sell then MS should buy it . I would prefer Square Enix as their games are really loved by people now a days . Personally , I dont play Japanese games except FromSoftware’s .
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If we are discussing who they should buy, I am doing so under the impression that they are willing to sell.
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Bigger than TES? Nah, Skyrim sales wise were likely all FFXIII games combined on the 7th generation, Lifetime sales on all platforms is likely around 30-40 million units. Microsoft knows they have the higher ground when it comes to power RPG brand now, Fallout and TES beats the competition with ease, plus they have newcomers with great start as Wasteland 3, The Outerworlds and likely Fable.
I vividly remember how after FFXIII release the game was such a mess that no one defended, it was the tipping point where no matter which platform (playstation, PC and Xbox) where all wanted Bioware, CDPR and Bethesda RPGs. And to this day, only FFXIV became their quality hit.
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So by the same logic how are Tencent and embracer growing? And for public companies only the price matters. Nothing else.
tbh yea investors care much about Cash xd
Think it’s a seller’s market. They know MS is trying to fill gaps in Gamepass, is all in on gaming, AND they know MS has the money so they aren’t going to budge unless the $$$ is highly favorable. I surmise if MS has the upper hand like we think, they’d have a couple of moves made by now beside Bethesda. Acquisitions, not partnerships.
I agree but Capcom is not selling anytime soon.
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Price matters for everyone, Tencent and Embracer aren’t known for the average joe and are completely new to the world market, as I’ve said above, they’re likely overpaying to get a fast track on the marketshare, Microsoft doesn’t need that.
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Ah , this thread is back to the way it was before that CD fiasco .
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You mean a made up fiasco.
Everything is a fiasco nowadays according to the Internet.
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What if Microsoft created an XGS Japan? Tango, cyberconncet 2, white owls, Kojima, JP Studios, from software. It could be easier than buying a publisher if none are available.
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I thought everything was a shit show?
And for the real morons, “a LITERAL shit show”
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I would love for MS to buy the studios you mentioned . But I think buying those studios is harder than buying Square Enix .
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Not really. All are private.
They just need to be ready to sell or be acqui-hired.
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On what basis you are assuming that they are overpaying?
FromSoftware ? Na man . I just cant imagine it .
Kadokawa (Fromsoft) are not private and I would guess that White Owls are out because Swery defended some questionable stuff from his game. He apologized for it after the backlash but Microsoft are probably too PC to ignore it.
Spicy stuff. There might be this kind of stuff that would be under investigation too with Xbox, btw. Their M&A team is known to be very thorough.
Fromsoft is a very different beast. Can’t imagine Kadukawa ever parting with them.
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