Microsoft Bought Bethesda

[BIONIC]

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09/21/welcoming-bethesda-to-the-xbox-family/

[Great Rumbler]

 

[eleuin]

[who is ted danson?]

[Beezy]

MS needs to feed Gamepass

[nudemacusers]

Here for mad sonypony reposts

[BIONIC]

Bethesda were easily the best and most consistent publisher for me last gen.

The Evil Within, Doom, Wolfenstein, Dishonored, Prey, and Rage 2 (level design sucked, but shooting was top notch) were all fucking amazing for me.

And I bought them all for PS4… 

[Svejk]

Well, guess that'll push me towards PC more... Maybe when TESVI comes, I'll have a capable one by then.

[demi]

All bethesda games day one on gamepass #ad

[Svejk]

Haha jokes on us.  Bethesda will be dismantled like all other MS studios.  It was nice knowing you, TES.

[nudemacusers]

I loled but then I realized I just rebought Skyrim like two weeks ago when it’ll prob be on game pass in a month 😢

[bork]

Watch Microsoft still let all their games release on other platforms. 

[Mr Gilhaney]

Mark Cerny angry and sweating!

[BIONIC]

Only good news here is if Obsidian takes over Fallout 

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

https://twitter.com/dinabass/status/1308028764220059648

todd howard right now:

[MMaRsu]

 

[Himu]

"IF WE CAN'T HAVE TIKTOK WE'LL TAKE BETHESDA"

[tiesto]

Vista no longer the buggiest product ever released by MS

[MMaRsu]

Well that confirms me getting a Xbox Series X for sure.

Plenty of great games in the Bethesda stable

[demi]

Damn everyone really worried / up in arms over this. Just buy a Series X guys, gamepass is pretty alright #ad

[Don Rumata]

ID to fix Halo for 343? 

[Himu]

ID to fix Halo for 343? 

You joke but this is a great idea.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

To put into perspective, this is "only" half a billion less than they paid for Nokia, which included a fuckton of essential patents necessary to build mobile phones so uhhhh yeah I think they overpaid

[Joe Molotov]

Bethesda has a fuckton of essential patents on AmeriJank.

[MMaRsu]

To put into perspective, this is "only" half a billion less than they paid for Nokia, which included a fuckton of essential patents necessary to build mobile phones so uhhhh yeah I think they overpaid

Yeah when Nokia was worth a damn.. When was that 2012?

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Bethesda has a fuckton of essential patents on AmeriJank.

Also todd howard memes

[Svejk]

TES, Starfield and Dishonored all going GaaS like Minecraft.   

[mormapope]

AHHHHHHHHH

 

We gonna feast on Sony boys Tonite

[eleuin]

To put into perspective, this is "only" half a billion less than they paid for Nokia, which included a fuckton of essential patents necessary to build mobile phones so uhhhh yeah I think they overpaid

and disney paid 4B for star wars, but does it really matter (I know it does) when you're already have so much capital to throw around

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

You gotta consider that maybe MS wasn't the only one to make an offer.

Maybe, but who else has that kind of cash to be in the running?
Bethesda as Oculus exclusive developer?
Bethesda as Stadia exclusive developer?
Bethesda as part of the Tencent collection?

[MMaRsu]

Shinji Mikami now works at Microsoft

 

[MMaRsu]

You gotta consider that maybe MS wasn't the only one to make an offer.

Maybe, but who else has that kind of cash to be in the running?
Bethesda as Oculus exclusive developer?
Bethesda as Stadia exclusive developer?
Bethesda as part of the Tencent collection?

Sony?

[thisismyusername]

Here for mad sonypony reposts

Given how shit their games run on console (but especially Sony ones), is it a big loss?

[Joe Molotov]

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

You gotta consider that maybe MS wasn't the only one to make an offer.

Maybe, but who else has that kind of cash to be in the running?
Bethesda as Oculus exclusive developer?
Bethesda as Stadia exclusive developer?
Bethesda as part of the Tencent collection?

Sony?

not a chance, they're not one of the tech big boys.
MS made Sonys entire valuation in one day when it said it was going to make an offer for TikTok

[Himu]

So by default, Sony now has the worst first party.

This is stupidity and I rarely come out to bat for Sony these days.

Minecraft is owned by MS and is on every system. MS LOVES peddling and congratulating "competitors" while pawning their wares on "competitors" systems. MS barely competes as is. With their recent PC gaming love, the need for an Xbox is even less necessary. Bet, if ID is on Halo they'll put that shit on PC and no one will still buy Xbuck.

Like usual, Xbro gamers seem to have the smallest of brains.

[Lonewulfeus]

Does this include zenimax online and can they include eso plus in gamepass please?!

[Himu]

Imagine playing console wars with a company that is so lost they advertised their shit in top exclusive games on other platforms.

https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/14/xbox-joins-animal-crossing-new-horizons-hype-train-creates-custom-clothing-12556531/



You have to be real smooth brained to think Microsoft is going to make Bethesda games exclusive to their platform. Doom, Skyrim;etc are on every system imaginable and they would loss money by making them exclusive just the same they would if they the did the same with Minecraft.

[Beezy]

Imagine playing console wars with a company that is so lost they advertised their shit in top exclusive games on other platforms.

https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/14/xbox-joins-animal-crossing-new-horizons-hype-train-creates-custom-clothing-12556531/



You have to be real smooth brained to think Microsoft is going to make Bethesda games exclusive to their platform. Doom, Skyrim;etc are on every system imaginable and they would loss money by making them exclusive just the same they would if they the did the same with Minecraft.

If you know this, then why do you think MS still cares about console wars? That's dead. It's all about Gamepass subs now.

[Coffee Dog]

Microsoft putting obsidian to work on a skyrim clone and then just buying skyrim six months later 

[Lonewulfeus]

So by default, Sony now has the worst first party.

Do you still think Phil should get fired?

[Pissy F Benny]

if it means more aaa shid on gamepass at release so be it

[Cerveza mas fina]

Yay looking forward to doom Wolfenstein etc day 1 on gamepass

[Lonewulfeus]

So by default, Sony now has the worst first party.

Do you still think Phil should get fired?

Yes.

 

[Bebpo]

Big deal purchase for sure. Glad MS games still come to Steam since Game Pass versions aren't mod friendly.

Gonna definitely swing some console only people from PS to MS in a few years when the games start coming out.

Wonder if Bethesda back catalogue will hit game pass? I still haven't bought Doom Eternal.

[Pissy F Benny]

lol sony had money hatted 2 bethesda games as time exclusives for ps5

[Pissy F Benny]

ghostwire tokyo, idk what that is tbf

[bork]

"These games are getting really realistic."

[Beezy]

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1308062702905044993

[thetylerrob]

Microsoft is gonna sell you game pass on PS5 and Switch too.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Microsoft is gonna sell you game pass on PS5 and Switch too.

I can see what Nintendo get out of that deal and what would get them to greenlight it (doubly so if its the streaming via Xcloud option included) but I can see Sony not wanting that

[Svejk]

Microsoft is gonna sell you game pass on PS5 and Switch too.

I'd be 1000% ok with that... As a matter of fact, I hope that happens.

[nudemacusers]

https://twitter.com/imranzomg/status/1308054774902714369

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Sony 😂

Edit didn’t realize this is the day before preorders 😂

[Cerveza mas fina]

ghostwire tokyo, idk what that is tbf

This one especially looks like super trash

[Tuckers Law]

Oh right, totally forgot about that game.

This also means MS now has an MMO.

For now...

(Said by a longtime Asheron’s Call fan)

[Tuckers Law]

Ree thinks a lot of dumb stuff, that’s why we’ve got a shit thread for it.

[demi]

Twitter wants Sony to buy Konami, who have released gems such as:

- Silent Hill Pachinko
- Metal Gear Pachinko
- Some free to play Picross game on iOS

[Lonewulfeus]

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Sony has over 30 billion in cash on hand and of course can do stock deals as well...

They were also rumored to be trying to buy Bethesda earlier this year..

Source?

Google says Sonys net worth is about $45 billion, and their most recent financials say they have about $14.5 billion Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

[mormapope]

I'm pretty sure Microsoft has 30 billion on hand with 120 billion into loans/debt. Nintendo has the most cash in hand in Japan with 8 billion. Sony wasn't in the top 10 or 20 iirc