Xbox Acquisition |OT6| If this is about competition, let us have competition

[Mort]

@OD62

… If we focus on studios that work or have worked with Xbox, Bethesda, or Activision:

Certain Affinity Asobo Double Eleven Iron Galaxy Dladla Studios Oxide Game Remedy People Can Fly IOI Crytek Stoic Don’t Nod Behaviour Interactive Avalanche Studios Crystal Dynamics Eidos Skybox Labs Frontier BlackBird Interactive Rebellion Developments Platinum Games Int./Night Brass Lion Entertainment Playful Maybe CDPR (Because PC studio+ The Witcher 2 console exclusive + Xbox marketing) Maybe Paradox (Because FASA legacy)

Tell me if I missed anyone (I voluntarily removed Moon Studio for reasons we all know). That already gives us a very good list of studios, and on the publisher side, I would say that the most organic are Ubisoft and SEGA.

Yes, buy them all.

My list that I’ve referenced a few times:

• Asobo
• Crystal Dynamics
• Eidos
• IOI
• Certain Affinity
• Neon Giant
• CDPR
• Paradox

As for publishers, spot on there as well. Ubisoft and SEGA.

[AllianceOfficer]

@Madumbrella

Btw sorry for my english

Your post is clear, very impressive if english isnt your 1st language no need to be sorry at all.

[Mort]

@Madumbrella

…ith iron galaxy, something tells me that they just make this fortnite melee combat thing to have resources for their next game, we will need to wait and see Hitman fits perfectly under gamepass, and who knows what else they could make with creative freedom, I am still waiting for their dragon mmo I cant comment about brass lion right now, the only thing that I know is that they are a new team formed by talent from the industry(I have heard they got some people from bioware or something), but yea, just like stoic I think they will be great for experimental titles And to finish this very long message, I think I have said several times about my opinion on platinum, as much as I love them, I will not blame xbox for not being interested after what happened with scalebound Btw sorry for my english

Quality post right there.

I also happen to agree with all of it.

[DARK-PARADISE]

@Madumbrella

They could fix their mistake by getting gravity well

For better or worse, I think MS do not look to those startup studios by veteran devs and prefer established studios, maybe for good reason sometimes as those startups overhype and underwhelm eventually, but sometimes you do get something special there (like Respawn). A straight up acquisition of a startup I really doubt unless there’s some attractive patent or tech involved, but I think publishing partnership if they find something cool and worthy.

[BigM_Milk4 (Big m milk)]

@OD62

… If we focus on studios that work or have worked with Xbox, Bethesda, or Activision:

Certain Affinity Asobo Double Eleven Iron Galaxy Dladla Studios Oxide Game Remedy People Can Fly IOI Crytek Stoic Don’t Nod Behaviour Interactive Avalanche Studios Crystal Dynamics Eidos Skybox Labs Frontier BlackBird Interactive Rebellion Developments Platinum Games Int./Night Brass Lion Entertainment Playful Maybe CDPR (Because PC studio+ The Witcher 2 console exclusive + Xbox marketing) Maybe Paradox (Because FASA legacy)

Tell me if I missed anyone (I voluntarily removed Moon Studio for reasons we all know). That already gives us a very good list of studios, and on the publisher side, I would say that the most organic are Ubisoft and SEGA.

PlayDead

[AllianceOfficer]

If they go for a startup I prefer Humanoid Studios

[Hue]

@AllianceOfficer

If they go for a startup I prefer Humanoid Studios

I’m most excited for That’s No Moon!

Them or Skydance New Media, I made a list a while ago:

Which new AAA studio should Xbox do a partnership with?

[image] [image] Over the last few years we have seen a number of industry veterans establish their own new AAA studio. Many of these come from well established studios such as Naughty Dog, Santa Monica, Bungie, Ubisoft, Bioware, Blizzard, Rockstar, Treyarch etc. We have already seen PlayStation undertake exclusive deals with a number of these studios in order to help fund and publish their first AAA game, including: Firewalk Studios (Bungie, Sucker Punch & Infinity Ward) Deviation Games (…

[Madumbrella (Mad)]

@AllianceOfficer

If they go for a startup I prefer Humanoid Studios

This studio was formed by ex devs from bioware no?

@Hue

I’m most excited for That’s No Moon!

Them or Skydance New Media, I made a list a while ago

Thats no moon sounds like a studio that xbox should check out, I still want to know if they will go for something similar to uncharted, also I didnt knew that skydance media was for sell, I am hyped for the captain america/black panther game tbh

Btw thanks to share the list, I will definitely look at it

[Madumbrella (Mad)]

@DARK-PARADISE

For better or worse, I think MS do not look to those startup studios by veteran devs and prefer established studios, maybe for good reason sometimes as those startups overhype and underwhelm eventually, but sometimes you do get something special there (like Respawn). A straight up acquisition of a startup I really doubt unless there’s some attractive patent or tech involved, but I think publishing partnership if they find something cool and worthy.

What about publishing their game? I think thats the best way to test those brand new studios, it also build hype for their titles, and if it ends being bad then xbox will not lose much

[KakkaKarrotKake]

@AllianceOfficer

Id love to see them add more studios like Obsidian. Who wouldn’t!?

Give me a dozen Obsidians

I think you’d struggle to find another Obsidian nevermind another dozen

[AllianceOfficer]

@Madumbrella

This studio was formed by ex devs from bioware no?

Yeah, run by Casey Hudson

[Paxton]

Obsidian is an uncommon case in the industry in the same vein as Insomniac, studios who keep pumping new games almost every year in genres that others would take triple the time, its really rare to find something like this, maybe From and KojiPro come in second.

[NierlyCrazy]

@Paxton

Obsidian is an uncommon case in the industry in the same vein as Insomniac, studios who keep pumping new games almost every year in genres that others would take triple the time, its really rare to find something like this, maybe From and KojiPro come in second.

CyberConnect2👀

[Madumbrella (Mad)]

@NierlyCrazy

CyberConnect2👀

Cyberconnect 2 would flourish under xbox, pumping games that could have a bigger impact on gamepass

The classic fighting games, jrpgs and then interesting titles such as fuga melodies and tail concerto

[AllianceOfficer]

@Paxton

Obsidian is an uncommon case in the industry in the same vein as Insomniac, studios who keep pumping new games almost every year in genres that others would take triple the time, its really rare to find something like this, maybe From and KojiPro come in second.

Id put a couple game studios in this category with Avalanche, Platinum and Rebellion.

There are others that are very regular with their game releases that I think would flourish and round out their catalogue nicely: Supergiant Games, IOI and People Can Fly.

[DARK-PARADISE]

@Paxton

Obsidian is an uncommon case in the industry in the same vein as Insomniac, studios who keep pumping new games almost every year in genres that others would take triple the time, its really rare to find something like this, maybe From and KojiPro come in second.

Respawn are absolutely there if not at the top considering their range and versatility (fps, story/mp, BR live service, 3rd person action games)

From are legit but I think they lack range and versatility

KojiPro? What? For what exactly?

[Paxton]

@DARK-PARADISE

Respawn are absolutely there if not at the top considering their range and versatility (fps, story/mp, BR live service, 3rd person action games)

From are legit but I think they lack range and versatility

KojiPro? What? For what exactly?

KojiPro released a AAA game like less than 4 years after being opened, its an impressive time.

[DARK-PARADISE]

@Paxton

KojiPro released a AAA game like less than 4 years after being opened, its an impressive time.

Right, by AAA standards that was quite efficient. But we’ll see how they do more and different projects in the future.

[IDmancool (Jose)]

nilay patel

Phil Spencer

Their next big acquisition will be on mobile.

[Deus (Encyclopaedia Ludica)]

@IDmancool

Their next big acquisition will be on mobile.