Jason Stettner of Gamerheadquarters writes; "A large acquisition could be exactly what Xbox needs in 2018 to really take the console further by expanding its content and games."
The Hogwarts Legacy video game is on sale for the lowest price yet. You can get the Standard Edition on Steam for $29.99 down from $59.99 (that's $30 off). And, the Digital Deluxe Edition can be picked up for just $59.99, which is $59.99 off its usual price of $119.98.
50% is about as far as I made it through the game too. It started so strong in and around the castle... $30 feels about right though
Saad from eXputer: "Despite the success of Hogwarts Legacy, WB's decided to focus on live service and I've lost all hope for a potential sequel."
Let's just chalk this game up as a fantastic one-off, and WB can go f******* rot in hell.
I have no idea how eceutive teams can look at both Hogwarts and suicide squad next to each other and go hey our critical and commercial darling was a fluke suicide squad was the real success they just didn't know it.
Seemingly there's some weird ego involved someone wants to be proven right
I bought thought it was okay first 10 hrs then boy did the repeative gameplay kick in
They will realize that live service games die pretty much as soon as they begin and then they’ll stop and we may still get a sequel.
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No major publisher is going to sell their company. They can make more money from distributing games on other platforms in the long term than whatever Microsoft would offer.
It’s the same reason why Nintendo turned down Microsoft’s offer of a $25 billion buyout in 1999, and Microsoft sure as Hell ain’t gonna offer that much for any other publisher.
Acquiring a developer is the most realistic option. Although what most people should be focusing on is how Microsoft actually controversially manages most of their internal studios over their history.
Instead of acquisitions, I'd rather them create original properties. They have the money, so go for it.
They do need to find a way to work with EA and EA Access. Having both GamePass and EA Access isn't ideal. Hopefully GamePass will push EA to add newer games though or lower their price.
If MS buy a popular dev/publisher that makes multi-plat games:
- and then makes those games exclusive, they'll just end up angering the fans.
- if they keep those games multi-plat, they'll still have a lack of exclusives.
I think it would be best, and arguably cheaper for MS to create it's own studios ( like they did with 343/Coalition) to work on the IP's they already own, or make new ones.
A lot of gamers would be happy to see a new Banjo/Conker/Lost Odyssey etc.