Apparently Activision almost outbid Microsoft to buy Rare - which SOUNDS bad, sure, but if you think about it objectively, Rare would probably be treated much better by Activision than Microsoft. They wouldn't have had to cancel Threeie or Other Bad Day for the GameCube, they'd probably be pumping out consistently quality titles to this day and they'd perhaps even get a chance to do a Banjo/Crash crossover - I think a few MTX here and there wouldn't take away from how good that alternate timeline would be.