So they decided to buy the competition and then close it down because it wasn't profitable enough.
Microsoft in a nutshell.
this post was submitted on 07 May 2024
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The death of creativity. Every game will be Starfield, overhyped and underconceived.
Yeah, sounds about right.
Great, that means more blockbuster superhits like Starfield and less smaller games like Hi-Fi Rush - can't wait!
Bloody hell, gaming sucks ass recently, and not in a good way either... :(
That’s what happens when the FTC lets the entire industry merger into a handful of companies.
"We're technically not monopolies" fucken wankers
The FTC has tried to stop a lot of mergers lately. The courts and the lack of strong antitrust laws in America are the problem more than them IMO
To be fair if the blockbuster superhits are actually good that would be fantastic. And focusing more on fewer titles could achieve that. As long as they aren't just laying people off for the hell of it.
To be fair if the blockbuster superhits are actually good that would be fantastic. And focusing more on fewer titles could achieve that. As long as they aren't just laying people off for the hell of it.
I can't think of a way this is good. Large titles are already happening and we're already getting good games in them.
I don't think less small fish helps. It's not creating some sort of brain drain to also make small titles. I suspect it's your last sentence for a lot of people, just laying people off. Imagine making a killer title like Hi-Fi and then losing your job because a suit needs number go up.
I can't think of a way this is good.
On the whole I agree with this, I'm just trying to be positive. The world needs it's now more than ever aha.
Large titles are already happening and we're already getting good games in them
Microsoft isn't having large good games though according to most critics, which is the problem they're trying to "fix". I think all the games have been from decent to good. But a lot of people aren't happy with it.
Imagine making a killer title like Hi-Fi and then losing your job because a suit needs number go up.
That is a good point. This is why we need unions and why we need regulations.
Your positivity is appreciated, and your right. I really wish things would turn around. It's gotten so silly to hear a company head talk about passion when they are vampires. Redfall vampires.
On a scale of bram stoker to twighlight where are redfall vampires?
It looked so bad I never installed it
Idk, I it’d be great if we could get a new elder scrolls or decent fallout game every 5 years.
While true I don't think these studios deaths are going to make that happen. I think what we are likely to see is other large studios start making those games. I'm betting Obsidian gets another crack at it.
I'm actually more interested in what other studios would do anyways. Fallout 4 is less interesting than New Vegas and Fallout 3 was, while still being very good and fun, not as depth filled as the two before.
I even still think Oblivion, while showing its smaller scale and less resources, was often more imaginative than Skyrim.
gaming sucks ass recently
So we’re just gonna ignore Baldur’s Gate 3, then…?
Tl;dr - Risks are scary. Must make line go up.
Hahaha Matt Booty.
Better give us a really fucking good Elder Scrolls 6 if you're gonna pull this shit
You can't spin this into a positive narrative. What a shitshow.