Who could Microsoft acquire to bring back Guitar Hero if they are able to close the ABK deal?
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Ubisoft comes with way too much baggage. (Maybe even more than Activision) Best case scenario would be if MS could buy the Splinter Cell IP from them. Maybe poach some talent.
ubisoft aint selling like that buddy
even with that still wont be enough they need a japanese publishers
The dream.
Splinter Cell, Rayman & PoP.
Won’t happen though.
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Ubisoft ain’t doing so well though.
Though like I always say, the IP is useless without a studio to work on it. I’d rather then buy studios from Ubisoft than IP, though buying the IP and the studio associated with it is the best case
i think ms will prefer buy the publisher than the ip, I don’t remember to ms buying a only a IP recently.
Wouldn’t surprise me if ubisoft is sold for parts
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It wouldn’t surprise me if they bought some Ubisoft IP if Ubisoft is looking to sell especially if they came with the back catalog for the IP, like Splinter Cell for instance. All about opportunity.
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did the splinter cell remake was cancelled?
No idea, it was just rumored Ubisoft is looking to sell some IP so I mentioned the one that would probably be interesting to Xbox. Not sure what other IP Ubisoft could realistically fetch a good sum for and be willing to sell. I’m sure they won’t sell Assassins Creed or Far Cry or Just Dance.
I asked chatgpt how many studios it sees xbox acquiring by 2030. Here is its response:
Based on this trend, it’s possible that Microsoft may continue to acquire more studios in the coming years. However, the rate at which they acquire studios may depend on various factors, such as market conditions and competition.
Therefore, it’s difficult to predict exactly how many studios Microsoft will have by 2030. However, if Microsoft continues to acquire studios at a similar rate, they may have acquired between 20 to 30 studios by 2030. But again, it’s just a rough estimate and can vary depending on various factors.
I said: Is that assuming the activision deal goes through?
No, my previous response was not assuming the Activision deal goes through. If the Activision deal goes through, it would significantly increase the number of studios under Microsoft’s umbrella.
According to reports, the Activision deal would add around 9 additional studios to Microsoft’s existing gaming division. Therefore, if the Activision deal goes through and assuming that Microsoft continues to acquire studios at a similar rate to previous years, Microsoft could potentially have around 30 to 40 studios by 2030.
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Here is chatgpt’s next probable Aquisitions as well
- IO Interactive (developer of Hitman series)
- Bungie (developer of Destiny)
- Crytek (developer of Crysis series)
- 4A Games (developer of Metro series)
- Moon Studios (developer of Ori series)
- Avalanche Studios (developer of Just Cause series)
- Techland (developer of Dying Light)
- Remedy Entertainment (developer of Control and Alan Wake)
- Gearbox Software (developer of Borderlands series)
- Dontnod Entertainment (developer of Life is Strange and Tell Me Why)
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Bar Bungie and Moon for obvious reasons, Some good names there, and good realistic targets too
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you have to add 4A games and Gearbox as well they both got bought
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Asobo till I go go
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My prediction to.
They’ll sell off whatever the can to keep the lights on. Then if things get worst it’s sell whatever remains
Also how did you get that list out if GPT? Did you just ask or put in loads of data. I can’t get my head around how it works.
Ubisoft must not be fragmented (sell IPs or studios on a case-by-case basis), Ubisoft must remain Ubisoft. There are probably too many employees and too many stupid projects in development, but that’s the problem of bad management, fix this and the company will be much better. I don’t necessarily think that Ubisoft will be Microsoft’s next acquisition, but when I see that Bobby Kotick wants to hire 5,000 more people at ABK in the next few years, I think that the problem of the number of employees at Ubisoft could be solved very simply. Again, in my opinion, there is little chance that Ubisoft will be the next acquisition (following reports from regulators), but I think that Ubisoft would change quickly and positively by joining Microsoft Gaming. Transfer 1/4 of the employees to ABK or to Bethesda and Xbox studios that are recruiting. Put the right people in charge of the company. Cancel all stupid projects without ambition (GAAS) and focus on quality games. Do that and you’ll be fine, especially if you have the financial backing of Microsoft to help you get your head above water. So I unfortunately don’t think that will happen, but there’s no denying that Ubisoft would be a great acquisition for Microsoft (for so many obvious reasons) and that publisher clearly doesn’t deserve to be cut up and sold in pieces.
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I think we tend to be very hand wavey when we attribute things to bad management and what it takes to recover from a situation.
Good management could come in and decide that the current size of the publisher is not sustainable given it’s output and that they need layoffs, to sell off assets, or to start doing more second party deals to keep the company alive.
- IO Interactive is always possible but are working on a James Bond game which would mean that Microsoft would have to fulfill that deal which is expected to be a trilogy.
- Bungie is owned by Sony.
- Crytek still exists? LOL
- 4A Games is owned by Embracer Group.
- Moon Studios had two great Ori games and I wonder what their action RPG will be like but meh.
- Avalanche is owned Nordisk.
- Techland would be great!!!
- Remedy has one hell of a publishing deal with Epic. Don’t see them selling at all.
- Gearbox is owned by Embracer Group.
- Dontnod is good but im hoping Focus acquires them. I want my Vampyr 2 damn it!!!
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