Asobo is a premium Microsoft partner so if the time comes for them to be acquired Im sure Microsoft will have first dibs. Them being bought now or later changes nothing.
As Prog said there are other holes to patch in the XGS lineup.
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It wouldnāt surprise me to see Playtonic or Playful (Playful FOR SURE) next on the list because Phil has been ADAMENT about having a family-friendly studio for GamePass games.
They are marketing the Series S as the entry level console for family and they have a distinct LACK of new family-friendly games.
Super Luckyās Tale was HUGE on GamePass. HUGE. I think I read somewhere that 90% of all Super Lucky Taleās playtime was on GamePass across all platforms. Playful is HURTING. They damned near laid off a bunch of people early in 2020. They were hit HARD.
It would not surprise me that Microsoft comes in and makes an offer. Super Lucky Tale already has some fanbase on Xbox, they seem okay at making 3D platformers, something that can be refined by more hires.
Phil still wants Asian and Kid-Friendly Studios/Games on GamePass. Thatās where the focus will be.
I played Astro Bot and even if it was a glorified tech demo for the PS5 as a platformer and friendly accessible game its superb. Platformers have great charm and if it hits you got an easy mascot character.
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This we can agree on. NSLT was great, and they would be a nice addition to XGS.
Also I thought I read a weird rumor somewhere that Playful was making KI 2 for some reason. No idea if I read that or imagined it.
Yeah, the franchise basically had 3 million players or some crazy shit like that, and 90% of that on the Xbox ecosystem. So thereās definitely potential there.
Astro Bot was pretty legit. A lot of fun, a lot to do even after wrapping the campaign. Microsoft would be lucky to have a game and studio of this caliber.
Lol its very funny how the name of the studio that made Astrobot is Asobi. Xbox would definitely be lucky to have a studio that is named like that. 
But alas, recent news makes it harder to keep believing.
Could it ever occur to yall that Asobo wants to keep making games for xbox if possible and be independent at the same time?
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I kind of can see it like Sony and Insomiac. They had such a great relationship that they probably gave Sony the first chance to buy them out when they were up for sale.
Hopefully Microsoft gets to have a strong relationship with them like that
Phil wants more E rated games to get parents into the Xbox ecosystem and their kids who can then grow up as āXboxā gamers. Building up your profile will sort of lock you in or make you feel less likely to leave.
Exactly lol. Fromsoftware is not owned by Sony yet made arguably their best exclusive for the ps4 generation.
Itās just weird how acquisition has become this go to thing after satya nadella spoke of wanting to buy more. Even the ones that make the most sense and seem the most likely just turn out to be not the case, and itās completely fine. Kind of like a pavlovs dog, weāve engaged in so much of this acquisition discourse, we are startled when the bell is rung but the food is not there, to find out oh shit, these studios we want acquired maybe perhaps donāt want to bet acquired at least for the time being? 
I know people talk about xbox needing kid friendly developers. I donāt know why they donāt advertise roblox more. Itās technically not on Playstation or nintendo platforms and its kid friendly. That was actually one of the reasons I got a series x over a ps5 first because I couldnāt have the main system in the house not have my kids favorite game on it.
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you wouldnāt believe how many hours my nephew sinks into that game
Was talking about this with my buddies on Live yesterday, how Skyrim officially doesnāt have a patch yet. Did they ever say Skyrim would get one?
From there we started talking about Oblivion, and then we wondered if Oblivion is actually using a unlocked framerate because if so, it could be 60fps on XSX now. Didnāt even try it yet.
Yoooo. Finally, some more details on this. Although not really xbox related, remember, both of the previous Playdead games were Xbox funded or published on console by xbox. Inside was a timed exclusive and my game of the generation haha.
I expect this next game of theirs to be even more ambitious in the visual storytelling, and have even more thematic exploration. Hearing itās a third person open world sci fi adventure makes me super excited.
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Ohh 
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Iām imagining the next Forza Horizon to look this good 
True!
And I have a feeling Psychonauts 2 is going to be a damn good one as well.