Video Game General 2: Definitive/Remastered Edition

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@Meanlucario
Then have Sony and Microsoft merge, probably with Nintendo.

@silbasa
Well, we’ll have to wait and see.

Though, I hope they continue to sell the Activision games on the PS Store.

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Though:

This is more to strangle Sony and Nintendo. Ms will buy 3rd parties left and right until Sony and Nintendo have their 1st party games and a handful of 3rd parties not owned by MS. Then they will ask for gamepass on their platforms.

This… makes sense. Sort of.
From this tweet.

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NitroFury

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So, now we have Fallout, Call of Duty and Minecraft owned by the same company… What universe are we living in??

I wouldn’t say they will be Microsoft exclusives, just take a look at Minecraft.

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@NitroFury
But Starbound ended up becoming a Xbox exclusive.
True, minecraft is still playable on all platforms, though.

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Meanlucario

Time to get spooky

@Background Pony #14F5
That would only cause even more of a monopoly. Do you even know what a monopoly is?

@Background Pony #14F5
So a monopoly, which is never good for us. Why care about your customer when you have no one to compete with?

@NitroFury
Maybe, but I wouldn’t put it past any of them to start once they think they have enough IPs.

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Mikey

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Pone of Astronomy

I couldn’t care less about ActiBlizz. I hope MS runs them into the ground. They’re beyond redemption.

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silbasa

@Mikey
Really? There’s a ray of hope now. If this merger is allowed it could be a good thing for Blizzard. Maybe…

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Meanlucario

Time to get spooky

@silbasa
Corporations have shown to us that their light is a train.

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silbasa

In the end all of this is about Gamepass. Looks like that’s the future for a big part of gaming now.

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Meanlucario

Time to get spooky

@silbasa
Sounds like that’s the only thing you care about and are trying to blow it up to be the center of your conversation.

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@Meanlucario
I know what a monopoly is, but I see your point though.
However, there’s always people who whine about shit like this, since they’ll lose a game.

This one though, is even bigger.
COD is PS’s moneymaker, so that’s a huge blow.
Not to mention the fact that Crash and Spyro are now part of Microsoft. The irony being they were PlayStation’s mascots.

If Microsoft buys EA, it’s definitely a final nail for Sony.

And Nintendo probably might end up purchased by Microsoft if EA doesn’t work out.

There’s a saying that fits here: “There’s always a bigger fish.”

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@silbasa
@Meanlucario
Well, Sony’s been planning to do something similar to gamepass. So… 🤷

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Meanlucario

Time to get spooky

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Why would Nintendo even consider being purchased? They are doing very well last I heard.

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silbasa

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Nintendo games on PC. That sounds interesting.

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@Meanlucario
It’s just an assumption.

@silbasa
Or, Xbox on Switch. That and a reunion with Rare.

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silbasa

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Imagine just buying a controller and playing their entire catalog on PC, no clunky emulators needed.

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@silbasa
And mods, too.

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Meanlucario

Time to get spooky

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Why assume that one of the big three would be bought by another of the big three when they are doing very well financially and reputation-wise? It makes no sense.

@silbasa
You want to look up Monster Hunter on Steam, because Rise (a switch game) is on there.

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@Meanlucario

Reunion with Rare.
True, they financially stable, but sadly, many people focus on Sony and Microsoft. Even the console war doesn’t mention Nintendo, a occasional one is the only way.
PC Gaming.

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Meanlucario

Time to get spooky

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And that means that MS will buy Nintendo how?
That’s because console wars care way too much about graphics, so Nintendo being different causes the brains of MS and Sony fanboys to overload since they can’t understand how a company can look past higher-res graphics for utility. Never bother with console wars since it’s just fanboys flinging their shit.
What does that have to do with anything?

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@Meanlucario

Technically it’s more of a pro. That and Nintendo used to own Rare. (Could be wrong)
Touche.
Nintendo sadly doesn’t have a way to put their games on PC. So…

I think it’s best we put this argument to rest though.

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Icicle Niceicle 1517

Ocs,Boops,Tickles&Memes

Ok has Nintendo ever bought a 3rd party studio?

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Meanlucario

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You do know that Monster Hunter Rise, a switch-only game, is on Steam, right? And that would call for a partnership, not an outright purchase. Nintendo and MS have worked together before, like with Minecraft, so I don’t see why they couldn’t now.

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@ichiban iceychan 1517
There’s Next Level Games. :3

@Meanlucario
Capcom published the game though, I’m meaning like a Mario game.

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