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[andrew_schmidt (HaloGaming08)]

@Ruthwik_Rao

GSC Game World should have jumped up several spots for MS acquisition, if not for the location of the studio being something of a hindrance for US based companies to invest in, I don’t know the details of why or how, maybe I’m wrong. But yeah, Stalker 2 is easily one of the most anticipated games right now and definitely a strong next-gen experience.

Game looks incredible

[Roronoa_Zoro90]

@Ruthwik_Rao

GSC Game World should have jumped up several spots for MS acquisition, if not for the location of the studio being something of a hindrance for US based companies to invest in, I don’t know the details of why or how, maybe I’m wrong. But yeah, Stalker 2 is easily one of the most anticipated games right now and definitely a strong next-gen experience.

Ukraine and US megacorp don’t match well, there are huge political odds at stake. It’s for the same reason I don’t see MS ever pitching for Larian, it has a russian subsidiary studio.

[Staffy]

@Ruthwik_Rao

GSC Game World should have jumped up several spots for MS acquisition, if not for the location of the studio being something of a hindrance for US based companies to invest in, I don’t know the details of why or how, maybe I’m wrong. But yeah, Stalker 2 is easily one of the most anticipated games right now and definitely a strong next-gen experience.

That part looks so damn dope!

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

@Roronoa_Zoro90

Ukraine and US megacorp don’t match well, there are huge political odds at stake. It’s for the same reason I don’t see MS ever pitching for Larian, it has a russian subsidiary studio.

Sadly thats the big hurdle for some of these Former soviet countries making games lol.

Just keep partnering with them and carry on.

[Ruthwik_Rao]

@Roronoa_Zoro90

Ukraine and US megacorp don’t match well, there are huge political odds at stake. It’s for the same reason I don’t see MS ever pitching for Larian, it has a russian subsidiary studio.

Buying Larian would mean a very much near monopoly on Western RPGs for Microsoft lol but that’s a different conversation and I don’t see that happening anyway.

@Roronoa_Zoro90

Ukraine and US megacorp don’t match well, there are huge political odds at stake.

and yeah this is unfortunate.

[No-1HoloLens-Fan]

So ‘Halo’ is trending a lot on tweeter today

Halo saves life

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

Idk about yall but Tiny Tina looks dope.

[Ruthwik_Rao]

@javycane

Idk about yall but Tiny Tina looks dope.

lowkey love the voice acting of the narrator lol.

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

@Ruthwik_Rao

lowkey love the voice acting of the narrator lol.

Ashly Burch is incredible.

[Callangoso]

@Ruthwik_Rao

Buying Larian would mean a very much near monopoly on Western RPGs for Microsoft lol but that’s a different conversation and I don’t see that happening anyway.

I don’t think so. There would still be a lot of RPGs studios left like BioWare and CDPR.

[Ruthwik_Rao]

@Callangoso

I don’t think so. There would still be a lot of RPGs studios left like BioWare and CDPR.

Tbh you couldn’t have picked two of the most controversially fallen off RPG devs lol.

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

Offended yall didnt mention Spidrs

[Ruthwik_Rao]

@javycane

Ashly Burch is incredible.

shiiit that’s her? Nice!

I remember now yeah, her coming on stage to announce/showcase it.

[Callangoso]

@Ruthwik_Rao

Tbh you couldn’t have picked two of the most controversially fallen off RPG devs lol.

They are still RPGs studios. Their games quality wouldn’t matter when deciding if Xbox would have a monopoly or not.

[Roronoa_Zoro90]

@javycane

Offended yall didnt mention Spidrs

Nacon bought them and I don’t see MS gunning for Nacon honestly.

[Ruthwik_Rao]

@Callangoso

They are still RPGs studios. Their games quality wouldn’t matter when deciding if Xbox would have a monopoly or not.

Trueee. But Bioware is already acquired. Also I did say near monopoly, not quite a complete one. Who else can you think of that’s high profile hard WRPG creators outside the XGS Bethesda stable now that’s not named Bioware or CDPR? Very few. I know monopoly is a very specific word, but I was using it more loosely to mean a significant hold over that space in the medium.

Then again, new small ones will keep propping up.

[Roronoa_Zoro90]

@Ruthwik_Rao

Trueee. But Bioware is already acquired. Also I did say near monopoly, not quite a complete one. Who else can you think of that’s high profile hard WRPG creators outside the XGS Bethesda stable now that’s not named Bioware or CDPR? Very few. I know monopoly is a very specific word, but I was using it more loosely to mean a significant hold over that space in the medium.

Then again, new small ones will keep propping up.

Yep, also Larian itself develops games for a (big) niche, top-down/isometric rpgs are not as popular as 3D ones outside Diablo.

[Staffy]

@javycane

Idk about yall but Tiny Tina looks dope.

Yep. But the dev wasn’t kidding when she said if you know Borderlands you’ll feel at home here. It’s truly Borderlands presents Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, haha. But that’s good, love Borderlands.

The DLC this is based on from 2 is awesome too, some really great things in there.

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

@Roronoa_Zoro90

Nacon bought them and I don’t see MS gunning for Nacon honestly.

Kinda meant it as another wrpg developer out there and not as an acquisition target.

[Staffy]

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