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So does this mean all future titles will be day one on PC? If so they may as well put it on game pass too, save me money so I can just do that from now on

I feel like the quality has gone down, since it became available as a multiplat

This is pretty surprising, the support studios have done a great job up until now.

Just remaster saints row 1 and make it available on PlayStation, I'll buy it.

I think E3 used to cost publishers an insane amount of money. With COVID requiring virtualization, big publishers simply realized it wasn't worth it. E3 should change it's demographic to indie games and studios, charge far less, and occupy less space. Only way it can survive moving forward...

People keep circling back to ff7remake as being anti consumer, to justify ABK purchase, but it's not like SE has a big market in the Xbox community. Most of their sales are split like the following:
55% Sony
40% Nintendo
5% Microsoft
It can make sense why they wouldn't go through the effort of publishing it on Xbox if they don't expect to see enough profit to justify doing so. The game wouldn't even run on the switch.

Even if Sony were to make a new Killzone with VR support, how many of you would buy it over a new COD?

IF it's like Killzone 2 + Mercenary, I would definitely buy it myself.

@OtsutsukiBoruto 100% everyone who celebrates with acquisition is looking at it very shortsightedly, over the next few years we will see the ramifications of this acquisition. It isn't so easy to make a COD killer, EA couldn't do it, Bungie couldn't do it, what makes people think Sony can do it? Even if a multi plat Killzone, resistance or Socom was released, people who have never played the franchise need to take a chance and try it over the dominant COD, it's an uphill battle at the very least.

This deal was always going to go through, I just hope this prevents Microsoft from purchasing any future publisher. As it stands, they have bought two, and will now have almost double the studios Sony has...

@koffing it's ridiculous to assume Sony would not oppose this deal. Even if Sony could make a competent shooter, it'll take at least a decade of good marketing, as well as releasing it multiplatform to maybe even sniff COD. In performance or sales. If Microsoft were in their shoes, they'd have done the same.

@StylesT Sony has allocated a separate budget for PSVR, to that of PlayStation consoles (i.e. fighting the merger). All the deals you see for the console, are in no way related to any budgets and negotiations Sony has done to bring games to the psvr2. This is a complete non issue.

@JayJ coming from one of the biggest Xbox "hardcore fanboys," this is hilarious.

I find that we at least have a healthy debate here.

@get2sammyb even though these franchises existed pre acquisition, they will soon be exclusive to Xbox & game pass.

@Enigk it's annoying the generation of an acquisition, since you expected Bethesda's catalogue to show up when you bought a PlayStation 5. Next generation, I might reevaluate my spending, buy a game pass for my PC.

Surprised Pikachu face

The only reason they didn't block deathloop and ghost wire was because they were already publically announced.

@robhammy88 not until it is confirmed, no point getting anyone's hopes up

@Green-Bandit of the current third party shooters, in terms of franchise appeal, Microsoft has the best ones:
Halo
Gears
COD

What they do with those franchises leaves much to be desired. I really do hope Sony looks to revitalize some of their dormant franchises, like Socom, Resistance, and Killzone. The PS5 is lacking in variety in this department.

Better enjoy it everyone. Should be the last Crash game you'll see on the PlayStation.

This is a hilariously on the nose joke about Persona 5 being Phantom thieves, since that's what Gacha games are.

@UltimateOtaku91 They'd always exist. People love collecting physical media.

If it allows me to sell digital licenses of games I don't play anymore, I'd be on board. Haha

Not gonna lie, I'm interested. Looks like I can use that fallout 4 building skill somewhere new haha

I'd like to see more of these for all of Sony first party studios, and Bungie

Twitter can be a cesspool if you don't use it just for news and quick tweets.

I thought the video game licensing for James Bond was owned by Rare (Microsoft)?

@Acurisur I agree on Capcom, Square Enix however is worth less than 5 billion, Sony could big if, acquire them, and still have left over money for other sectors.

@awp69 unlikely.

Square situation would be similar to Bethesda's not ABK.

Bethesda worked closely with Microsoft for years, so they were wholly acquired and don't need to release anything to competition.

ABK has always been multi plat, other than marketing deals, this has never changed. So regulators will likely force at least some of ABK to remain multi plat.

Square used to release on Microsoft consoles, but in the past 3 years they have released less than 5. They would be considered closely associated to Sony, and maybe Nintendo. So hypothetically Sony would be able to keep all their IP and studios to themselves. However, I can see Sony keeping some franchises multi plat due to popularity and licensing agreements (Kingdom hearts).

Would Sony acquire a publisher? Probably not, imho. It'd be interesting if they do, but my bet is on them acquiring independent studios like Ballistic Moon, Deviation, ember labs etc.

I think the bigger question is, can Microsoft buy another publisher after they acquire Activision?

Guess I'll be pre-ordering this...I wonder if there is a collector's edition 🤔

@KidBoruto looks confirmed to me:

https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2023/02/19/sony-playstation-acquired-ballistic-moon/amp/

@JustPlainLoco I could see them working on a PSVR title tbh, Rush of blood was so underrated, and I'm sure people would love a sequel from the same minds.

I also think Deviation will be acquired one of these days, if you seen the tour of their office, they have an unhealthy amount of PS decoration for an independent studio.

@C25CLOUD they would on the condition whoever buys them licenses out their IP on a contractual basis rather than wholly owning them. I read that sometime in 2021 when they initially put it up for sale, and Microsoft inquired about the purchase, this was a sticking point to them not wanting to buy wb gaming division.

@Voltan considering Sony owns the IP, I'd love if they revisit that universe albeit with new characters.

@TrickyDicky99 Do you just copy and paste the comments?

This is a pretty interesting market for Chinese consumers. They'd likely also buy digitally as well once they receive the unlocked consoles

@TrickyDicky99 Forbidden West is last gen?

@Sil_Am Jeanne D'Arc is one of my all-time favorite games. You have unlocked a core memory. Thank you!

Yes, I wish this game was remastered for modern consoles with the tactics ogre treatment.

@__jamiie what a dumb take. Being the market leader has nothing to do with not wanting a publisher that is equal in size to you get swallowed by the competition. There is no world where that can be considered fair.

I don't mind Uncharted being Multi plat, if I can play Halo on my PlayStation 5.

@cragis0001 A Square Enix acquisition is likely to go through. Considering that they have been making a majority of their mainstream titles Sony exclusive for the past few years, they can claim that they work very closely with Sony and the deal wouldn't effect other markets...similar to how Microsoft pushed the Zenimax Acquisition through.

Activision on the other hand, beyond marketing deals has never moved away from their third party status with either Sony or Microsoft prior to this acquisition.

Would be nice if Bend's next game is a sequel back into this series...

I'm assuming most of the people are still playing PS4 games on their PS5 or using PS Collections till new exclusives come out

I think 73% is shockingly high. I think the aggregate average should be closer to 25%, and even then, that is massive. All the kids in my extended family only play one of COD, Roblox or Fortnite on their consoles exclusively so depending on what demographic they surveyed this is entirely possible. This should be used by evidence to block the deal.

@NEStalgia I do agree that healthy competition has brought out the best in PS, and in the past Xbox.
This new GamePass centered focus for Microsoft doesn't feel as healthy in the long run. Sure it looks good for consumers now, but Microsoft hasn't instilled much faith in me or many general gamers that they will do what's best for their IP, their developers or the studios they acquire.

They have such poor hands on management with their current studios, I shiver to figure out what would become of ABK if the acquisition goes through. Microsoft needs to focus on innovation with their current dev teams. Hi-Fi Rush was a great game, and they need more of those to instill confidence in gamers.

My opinion, if this deal falls through. Microsoft should take the money left over from the deal and invest it into their current dev teams and not look to make any new acquisitions until they are back to a competitive position with Sony IP.

The development cycles for third party studios is generally longer than first party studios. They have more platforms to work with. BioWare is one of the few EA studios I like, so I give them the benefit of doubt. I can't wait to see it when it is ready.

@GreatAuk unfortunately capitalism drives innovation. We would not be as forward minded technology wise if there wasn't a payout behind it.

@Would_you_kindly Sony sensors are world class, even their competitors in cameras use them.

@EVIL-C I'd hardly call them a new suit, they are moving up from CFO to COO & President...

All of this is without a live service game currently in the collection. I hope they don't ruin their single player games in favor of it

Goro Majima is hands down the best character, all my friends who play the Yakuza series like me agree !

I'm curious how much scalper consoles play into this total. I'm sure there are several thousand still in scalpers hands.

This doesn't really matter since Microsoft had switched gears and are targeting a different market. GamePass allows them to go after the casual gamer unrestricted by a gaming console. If they decided to make it first party exclusive, and stopped making consoles, I could see game pass on PlayStation consoles (hypothetically).

Getting 10+ million any given game that is multiplatform is a serious accomplishment. 11 million on one platform? Incredible. Well deserved as well!