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[TMNTSSB4]

#SupermanLegacy will have Superman joining a world where superheroes already exist

(via @THR) pic.twitter.com/eKaLm9OvUi

— Culture Crave 🍿 (@CultureCrave) June 27, 2023

interesting take

Enjoying Both >>>
Now main point, lol

Microsoft considered acquiring Bungie and Sega to bolster Xbox Game Pass, internal emails show https://t.co/d1PTCHMajF pic.twitter.com/RJUiHFPToR

— Wario64 (@Wario64) June 26, 2023

Sega would buy out Microsoft first using all the money the Persona MCs gained…also Sonic’s rings

but on a real note, I bet Sega would’ve laughed at them like Nintendo did

Please let another company develop it, I'm so tired of ArcSys fighters as a concept.

Bamco it is then

 

[TheMightyP]

Please let another company develop it, I'm so tired of ArcSys fighters as a concept.

Wish granted, it's being developed by Netherrealm Studios now

 

[CannonStreak]

Enjoying Both >>>


Now main point, lol

Microsoft considered acquiring Bungie and Sega to bolster Xbox Game Pass, internal emails show https://t.co/d1PTCHMajF pic.twitter.com/RJUiHFPToR

— Wario64 (@Wario64) June 26, 2023

What is with Microsoft and buying companies, anyhow? Is that all they're ever gonna try to do?

 

[osby]

Wish granted, it's being developed by Netherrealm Studios now

Well, good news: the roster can be larger because we know no budget would go to animations.

 

[TMNTSSB4]

Studios Microsoft considered for acquisition.

Sega
Bungie
Remedy
Crytek
Playdead
People Can Fly
IO Interactive
Larian Studios
Supergiant Games
Thunderful
11 bit Studios
Rebellion
Paradox Interactive
Bohemia Interactive
Manticore Games
Striking Distance Studios

FTC vs… pic.twitter.com/2K0MX6yhzU

— PeterOvo (@PeterOvo5) June 26, 2023

turns out Sega wasn’t the only company they considered buying

 

[TheMightyP]

What is with Microsoft and buying companies, anyhow? Is that all they're ever gonna try to do?

Yeah

 

[CannonStreak]

Studios Microsoft considered for acquisition.

Sega
Bungie
Remedy
Crytek
Playdead
People Can Fly
IO Interactive
Larian Studios
Supergiant Games
Thunderful
11 bit Studios
Rebellion
Paradox Interactive
Bohemia Interactive
Manticore Games
Striking Distance Studios

FTC vs… pic.twitter.com/2K0MX6yhzU

— PeterOvo (@PeterOvo5) June 26, 2023

turns out Sega wasn’t the only company they considered buying

Wow, they were really trying to become a monopoly, huh?

 

[TMNTSSB4]

Microsoft trying to buy gallons to survive exclusives wise, Sony trying to keep people away from Xbox to benefit PlayStation, and both having a petty fight over Activision despite their toxicity of a life currently

…and then there’s Nintendo

 

[TheMightyP]

Microsoft trying to buy gallons to survive exclusives wise, Sony trying to keep people away from Xbox to benefit PlayStation, and both having a petty fight over Activision despite their toxicity of a life currently

…and then there’s Nintendo

Nintendo just beats themselves up

 

[SnakeFighter64]

#SupermanLegacy will have Superman joining a world where superheroes already exist

(via @THR) pic.twitter.com/eKaLm9OvUi

— Culture Crave 🍿 (@CultureCrave) June 27, 2023

interesting take

Sega would buy out Microsoft first using all the money the Persona MCs gained…also Sonic’s rings

but on a real note, I bet Sega would’ve laughed at them like Nintendo did

Bamco it is then

I actually like that. Depending on how they do it, but like, the Justice society are typically world war 2 era characters and Superman remains contemporary. Superman being “the first superhero” is an outdated concept.

 

[osby]

Wow, they were really trying to become a monopoly, huh?

With Nintendo and Sony in play, that's not really possible but they're really doing their best to buy studios into having a big library of games which is kinda desperate imo

 

[TheMightyP]

With Nintendo and Sony in play, that's not really possible but they're really doing their best to buy studios into having a big library of games which is kinda desperate imo

If you can't beat them, might as well buy them.

That's how the saying goes I think.

 

[CannonStreak]

With Nintendo and Sony in play, that's not really possible but they're really doing their best to buy studios into having a big library of games which is kinda desperate imo

It is desperate. I know making their own game series is easier said than done, but if they took the time to do so in the past, I bet they could have made some good new game series by now, and that all could have been done long ago.

Just buying game companies and not making some of your own is a bad strategy.

 

[TheMightyP]

Just buying game companies and not making some of your own is a bad strategy.

It's terrible for the consumer, but it's a great strategy for them.

 

[CannonStreak]

It's terrible for the consumer, but it's a great strategy for them.

Nothing lasts for ever, though. I have a feeling this will eventually come to bite back at them in a not so good way if they keep doing this.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

It is desperate. I know making their own game series is easier said than done, but if they took the time to do so in the past, I bet they could have made some good new game series by now, and that all could have been done long ago.

Just buying game companies and not making some of your own is a bad strategy.

Microsoft has so many IPs, even excluding the buyouts, that deserve resurrection that it’s worth crying over.

 

[cashregister9]

I find it comical how Microsoft keeps talking about Acquisition plans and why they want to become a monopoly and they barely talk about using these studios to make games. Just putting things on Gamepass. (Which could mean new games but like.)

 

[osby]

I kinda agree with Microsoft that they're not just gonna catch up to other console makers by making good games from now on but there has to be better ways to make people buy their stuff other than purchasing every other smaller studio.

Such as offering services that Sony and Nintendo don't - GamePass was a good start.

 

[TMNTSSB4]

Nintendo just beats themselves up

beating themselves up somehow makes them money, but if people like us do it we gain no money

I actually like that. Depending on how they do it, but like, the Justice society are typically world war 2 era characters and Superman remains contemporary. Superman being “the first superhero” is an outdated concept.

yeah it could be an awesome way to do things

 

[osby]

Back on the topic of Mario & Sonic, my ideal fighting game for them would be made by SEGA and in the style of Sonic Fighters or Fighters MegaMix

 

[Z25]

Wish granted, it's being developed by Netherrealm Studios now

Finally it’s gonna be good:

 

[TheMightyP]

Such as offering services that Sony and Nintendo don't - GamePass was a good start.

I mean that's kinda the whole point of buying studios now: since Gamepass makes the big bucks, by buying every studio in sight they can slap all those games onto the service while also blocking PS and (though their hardware blocks themselves) Nintendo from ever seeing those games on their platforms. X-Box still won't have exclusives, but Gamepass has them all.

 

[TMNTSSB4]

I mean that's kinda the whole point of buying studios now: since Gamepass makes the big bucks, by buying every studio in sight they can slap all those games onto the service while also blocking PS and (though their hardware blocks themselves) Nintendo from ever seeing those games on their platforms. X-Box still won't have exclusives, but Gamepass has them all.

with Microsoft’s hard on for Nintendo and Sony’s current anger towards them, at this point I think they’d play ball with Nintendo exclusives wise. Starfall breaking down Switches in 2024.

 

[TheMightyP]

with Microsoft’s hard on for Nintendo and Sony’s current anger towards them, at this point I think they’d play ball with Nintendo exclusives wise. Starfall breaking down Switches in 2024.

I think the only thing guaranteed was COD coming to Nintendo for 10 years if it goes through. Majority of stuff I would assume stays exclusive.


On that note, Microsoft's issue is that they do not have a juggernaut franchise to keep them competing with the Zelda's and TLOUs in the market. They had Halo, but they ruined all goodwill that franchise had thanks to negligence. So the logical solution is to simply buy companies that can make a juggernaut franchises for them. It just sucks because we know what the endgoal is here lol

 

[PeridotGX]

It is desperate. I know making their own game series is easier said than done, but if they took the time to do so in the past, I bet they could have made some good new game series by now, and that all could have been done long ago.

Just buying game companies and not making some of your own is a bad strategy.

To be fair, making a game from scratch takes forever. If Microsoft set up a team to start work on a new AAA game, it would be at least five years before their game is released (see the development of the Perfect Dark sequel). Pre-existing studios are already set up and have things in the oven so you get something out of it quicker.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Back on the topic of Mario & Sonic, my ideal fighting game for them would be made by SEGA and in the style of Sonic Fighters or Fighters MegaMix

On one hand I kind of agree, but they haven’t made a fighting game in friggin forever. Plus I think the characters would suit a 2D fighter better than a 3D fighter.

 

[TMNTSSB4]

I think the only thing guaranteed was COD coming to Nintendo for 10 years if it goes through. Majority of stuff I would assume stays exclusive.


On that note, Microsoft's issue is that they do not have a juggernaut franchise to keep them competing with the Zelda's and TLOUs in the market. They had Halo, but they ruined all goodwill that franchise had thanks to negligence. So the logical solution is to simply buy companies that can make a juggernaut franchises for them. It just sucks because we know what the endgoal is here lol

Forgot about the COD deal when making that message, as I was thinking more about the Banjo port to the Switch, Minecraft, and maybe Doom (mostly the things they have repped in Smash or has deep history with Nintendo).

As for the lack of juggernaut franchises, Halo really is all they have unfortunately. And like you said, they have tainted the fanbase’s faith in that a good bit. Only other series I can think of that’s only on Xbox (or at least just that and PC) is the Fables series…and I can’t even speak on whether or not that’s a huge franchise for them tbh. Would having the likes of Crash, Overwatch, COD, and Elder Scrolls help? Yeah. At the same time is it worth all of these years of playing catch-up against Sony specifically? That I got no idea on. If all else fails, they could always be like Nintendo and take the blue ocean strategy/“**** y’all Imma do my own thing” route with their next console.

 

[Zinith]

Ya know, Yoshi being the "easy mode" for Wonder would be fine as long as they don't remove abilities. More like Funky Kong, less like Nabbit

 

[TheMightyP]

Forgot about the COD deal when making that message, as I was thinking more about the Banjo port to the Switch, Minecraft, and maybe Doom (mostly the things they have repped in Smash or has deep history with Nintendo).

As for the lack of juggernaut franchises, Halo really is all they have unfortunately. And like you said, they have tainted the fanbase’s faith in that a good bit. Only other series I can think of that’s only on Xbox (or at least just that and PC) is the Fables series…and I can’t even speak on whether or not that’s a huge franchise for them tbh. Would having the likes of Crash, Overwatch, COD, and Elder Scrolls help? Yeah. At the same time is it worth all of these years of playing catch-up against Sony specifically? That I got no idea on. If all else fails, they could always be like Nintendo and take the blue ocean strategy/“**** y’all Imma do my own thing” route with their next console.

Activision's shooters alone could spring them back if they want to make them exclusive for whatever reason. Now they probably won't because a huge chunk of the playerbase is on PS and that's just a bad move. Elder Scrolls is what will be exclusive, it's still massively popular to this day and given that it's primarily singleplayer, don't gotta run the risks that Cod or Overwatch do.

 

[osby]

On one hand I kind of agree, but they haven’t made a fighting game in friggin forever. Plus I think the characters would suit a 2D fighter better than a 3D fighter.

Then have French-Bread make it. Sprite based style would fit to the theme well and they worked with SEGA before.

 

[cashregister9]

Then have French-Bread make it. Sprite based style would fit to the theme well and they worked with SEGA before.

Is this the closest we could get to Neco-arc meeting Sonic?

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Then have French-Bread make it. Sprite based style would fit to the theme well and they worked with SEGA before.

I wouldn’t hate it. Especially if ArcSys is off limit

 

[Pink Yoshi]

Some sad news:

"See ya later, scientists" 👋

New video upload: Final Moments of Sid the Science Kid on PBS KIDS (2023)https://t.co/JMn2QdX3O0 pic.twitter.com/7EafJH7O2A

— peeebs with 3 e's (@itspeeebs) June 25, 2023

It's been real Sid. We'll miss your Wally Darling-precursor face on the channel

 

[Z25]

I want the devs to expand their roster potential this time. No reason why we can’t get animated versions of live action reps, or iconic characters from bumpers.

I really want to see this or stick Stickly:

 

[ZephyrZ]

I'm 26 now. Huh.

Can I get a do-over?

 

[Jondolio]

I'm 26 now. Huh.

Can I get a do-over?

Happy bird day

 

[Shroob]

I'm 26 now. Huh.

Can I get a do-over?

Happy bday!

 

[dezeray112]

Side note, I'm kinda surprised Chun Li didn't have a bigger role in Ult. She's treated as the second face of the franchise nowadays and I'm kinda surprised her only role was a spirit. Not even a Mii costume or trophy or anything else.

Adding to that, Chun-Li is one of the most well recognised female characters within the fighting games genre.

I could see her being a possible playable candidate for the next Smash if they want another character from the Street Fighter franchise.

 

[CannonStreak]

To be fair, making a game from scratch takes forever. If Microsoft set up a team to start work on a new AAA game, it would be at least five years before their game is released (see the development of the Perfect Dark sequel). Pre-existing studios are already set up and have things in the oven so you get something out of it quicker.

That is why I said it would be easier said than done early in that post you quoted.

 

[TheMightyP]

I'm 26 now. Huh.

Can I get a do-over?

Try pressong the reset button