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[Quasicat]

I would watch a lot of things, but not Quibi. I really hope it’s not Quibi.

 

[Xaero Gravity]

I would watch a lot of things, but not Quibi. I really hope it’s not Quibi.

It's not anything. OP is larping

 

[The Cockatrice]

They still don't have worldwide content - Netflix is famous, Disney is brand. In countries outside Western World basically only those are well know names.

I am not sure what can they purchase - they will need to pay for the content anyway. Personally I would prefer some kind of deal with Disney+

I mean we are obviously talking about something that may not happen and it's just wishful thinking ofc but sure, I get your point. I wouldnt mind Disney+ either.

 

[FloatingIslands]

Ok, first we have to set the day of the week where the purchase is going to take place.

 

[PooBone]

Why is this a thread?

 

[regawdless]

Was preparing to read Remedy.

 

[GymWolf]

Lol that title remember me of this

 

[HaveButOneLife]

Those are swear words now?

To me, yes. Only time I swear is online video games because I can't help myself.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

I mean we are obviously talking about something that may not happen and it's just wishful thinking ofc but sure, I get your point. I wouldnt mind Disney+ either.

It is not necessarily wishful thinking though - however I wonder if Microsoft will pull the same thing as Amazon Fire but with GamePass included.

 

[Red-Town]

Microsoft is buying Stadia next Wednesday.

 

[digital_ghost]

Microsoft announces Microsoft 2

Microsoft 2: The Shills Strike Back

 

[Slings and Arrows]

On USA market there are more services, but I wonder if MS is going after some world wide deal

Microsoft struggles world wide. Extending its' reach through streaming services, tied to GP, would increase their exposure.

On a side note, if any streaming service offered content world wide, as in, any country could watch another countries' offerings (think Netflix DNS trick before it was blocked) then that service would become very popular, very quickly.

Not a chance on this one. There are simply too many hoops they'd have to jump through in regards to international licensing.

You should probably label this as you simply guessing rather than it being a legitimate rumour. It's bad enough you have VirginGAF as your baby.

See you in 12 months?

That thread is up for adoption.

 

[Blond]

OP's big dick analyst energy is glowing after that prediction about Bethesda lol

 

[pasterpl]

Microsoft are going to offer a streaming service with Gamepass. Be it Netflix, HBO et al or a smaller start up.

Since the days of Peter Moore, Microsoft have said they want to have a box in the living room that does it all.

Source : Round 2?

is it going to be similar to your Bethesda rumour and we will have to wait 12 months for the actual confirmation?

 

[Xaero Gravity]

Microsoft struggles world wide. Extending its' reach through streaming services, tied to GP, would increase their exposure.

On a side note, if any streaming service offered content world wide, as in, any country could watch another countries' offerings (think Netflix DNS trick before it was blocked) then that service would become very popular, very quickly.

See you in 12 months?

That thread is up for adoption.

This isn't a leak, it's just a rumour you pulled out of thin air. You got lucky with one guess, and now you want to role play as an insider.

 

[Slings and Arrows]

is it going to be similar to your Bethesda rumour and we will have to wait 12 months for the actual confirmation?

I won't put a timescale on it, i've no idea how long these things take, plus with the current climate and Brexit, who knows? I would hope by E3 next year we would hear something.

 

[Xaero Gravity]

Stick to trying to peddle GAF takeover conspiracy theories

 

[Slings and Arrows]

This isn't a leak, it's just a rumour you pulled out of thin air. You got lucky with one guess, and now you want to role play as an insider.

Insider? Go bollox. I don't want to be some sweaty tosser leaking information that 'his uncle who works at Nintendo' told people.

I never said it was a leak. It isn't even a rumour. I've come to this conclusion the same way i did the Bethesda purchase

Maybe i'm right, maybe i'm wrong, have some fun with it because you're coming across as bitter.

 

[Xaero Gravity]

Insider? Go bollox. I don't want to be some sweaty tosser leaking information that 'his uncle who works at Nintendo' told people.

I never said it was a leak. It isn't even a rumour. I've come to this conclusion the same way i did the Bethesda purchase

Maybe i'm right, maybe i'm wrong, have some fun with it because you're coming across as bitter.

Bitter? Nah, this just reeks of hoping for Internet clout like all the other fake insiders.

 

[Jigsaah]

It's about exposure.

Offering additions for gamepass is only interesting to the current gaming community. Offering gamepass to those who watch content via streamed channels opens up a new value stream of customers by exposing them to games.

Oh shit, I didin't think of it like that. But are you suggesting they are going to buy an entire company or service? Still seems a bit overkill.

 

[Barnabot]

In a few months.

Again.

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Bitter? Nah, this just reeks of hoping for Internet clout like all the other fake insiders.

'internet clout' Yeah i spend my time posting mostly incoherent babble, and sometimes mildly racist shitposts on GAF cause i want to be the next Odium.

You deserve the Virgin thread for thinking people do shit for 'internet clout'

 

[Xaero Gravity]

'internet clout' Yeah i spend my time posting mostly incoherent babble, and sometimes mildly racist shitposts on GAF cause i want to be the next Odium.

You deserve the Virgin thread for thinking people do shit for 'internet clout'

Dude, you unironically made up a whole theory about how someone was taking over GAF with a cult of personality type influence. It doesn't get more VirginGAF than that.

Except trying to LARP as an insider

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Oh shit, I didin't think of it like that. But are you suggesting they are going to buy an entire company or service? Still seems a bit overkill.

They could do either. Buy a company for a good price (like Bethesda) or get in bed with a company who needs the financial assistance/reach of MS.

I'll double-down and say, if it's an established company used on many platforms, eventually, those other platforms will have 'ads' during the shows (like youtube) and Gamepass owners wont have ads (youtube premium)

 

[Arkam]

If they have money to spend, they should go to Burger King. With just one purchase they have a chance to win a PlayStation 5!!!

 

[Ceadeus]

Mixer: second chance?

Hmmm no

 

[Xaero Gravity]

S Slings and Arrows

In seriousness though, buying a streaming service isn't that simple. When a streaming service isn't available in a particular country, the content on said service, whether it's original content or not, is divided and distributed across other services in the aforementioned country. Take HBO Max as an example. Canada doesn't have it, so the content found there is distributed to Bell for its Crave+ service. MS would have to then restructure those deals and it simply isn't a viable option.

So this prediction is simply too far fetched.

 

[Slings and Arrows]

S Slings and Arrows

In seriousness though, buying a streaming service isn't that simple. When a streaming service isn't available in a particular country, the content on said service, whether it's original content or not, is divided and distributed across other services in the aforementioned country. Take HBO Max as an example. Canada doesn't have it, so the content found there is distributed to Bell for its Crave+ service. MS would have to then restructure those deals and it simply isn't a viable option.

So this prediction is simply too far fetched.

If that content was on 'Gamepass' and Microsoft was a distributer, would that be a loop-hole or workaround? I don't know anything about content distribution

 

[Xaero Gravity]

If that content was on 'Gamepass' and Microsoft was a distributer, would that be a loop-hole or workaround? I don't know anything about content distribution

It would be in conflict with the exclusivity rights others might have in place.

 

[reinking]

Quibi can be had for a good price.

 

[betrayal]

The direction Microsoft has taken is rather monotonous. They throw money at everything and then see what happens. There is no trace of innovation or own efforts.

 

[teezzy]

Xbox gave me 3 months worth of free Spotify with GamePass and it was sweet enough that I ditched my Google Play Music entirely, even after the trial period ended

 

[Michael Hawk]

They (Microsoft) said they're going to be doing more acquisitions, so I'm unsure why this is hard to believe.

As a tech company, it makes sense to try to 'lock up' streaming over the internet, but it could be a massive miscalculation if one of the other tech companies (i.e. Apple/Amazon/Google) start locking things up as well. In any case, the next couple of years are going to be a bloodbath in terms of companies going after other companies.

 

[Oppoi]

HBO

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

S Slings and Arrows

In seriousness though, buying a streaming service isn't that simple. When a streaming service isn't available in a particular country, the content on said service, whether it's original content or not, is divided and distributed across other services in the aforementioned country. Take HBO Max as an example. Canada doesn't have it, so the content found there is distributed to Bell for its Crave+ service. MS would have to then restructure those deals and it simply isn't a viable option.

So this prediction is simply too far fetched.

That is why I doubt they will buy the company but they might get some deal with Disney+ for example. After all, Disney has the rights for various franchises too (can be good for gaming). But - as Netflix learned - owners of franchises might decide to pull out the content. Also, it is possible that will just provide streaming content a-la Amazon Fire. I still believe that it is the best way - Disney is media juggernaut.

Who knows. But Microsoft will grow and the direction is similar to Amazon, who has cloud, space, and streaming. Microsoft missed certain opportunities in the past - with some media services or mobile phones - but they might go after that with some deals as they don't want to become a monopoly and deal with the lawsuits (it was their practice even in 90s where they helped Apple just in order to stay as not a monopoly). They dealt with that in the past and learnt from it.

Conflict with Amazon is fascinating though.

• Microsoft vs Amazon
  • Cloud (AWS vs Azure)
  • Internet (Kuiper vs SpaceX Starlink + Microsoft)
  • Game Streaming (Luna vs GamePass)
  • TV Platform (Fire TV vs [some device to be announced])
  • TV Streaming (Amazon Prime vs [no answer. But some deal might be possible. I do believe that Disney+ is the best here])
  • Music (Amazon Music vs [no answer. But Spotify would be possible if Amazon gained bigger foothold in the world])

In all of that, the most fascinating thing is that due to deals Microsoft is not becoming a monopoly and can avoid the risk of being split into multiple companies.

There are some minor conflicts like Microsoft vs Sony (Playstation vs Xbox), Microsoft vs Epic + Tencent (Minecraft vs Fortnite). Microsoft need to gain some foothold in Asia and it is trying to do that with XCloud (I believe there is a deal with Sega too regarding esports too).

There are a lot of dimensions.

P.s. Playstation or Nintendo are something akin Disney in the gaming world - each of the subscription services will become immensively popular if appeared due to the reputation they built over years.

 

[Entroyp]

Does Sega provide a streaming service?

 

[pasterpl]

Quibi can be had for a good price.

imo. amazon or Netflix will buy quibi, don’t think it would be a good acquisition for Microsoft purely because it would not serve the purpose based on how “small of a player“ quibi is the streaming market


i think what op is saying it is not only acquisition that ms should be considering, it might be partnership with one of the big players, and Netflix needs something to boost the service

 

[Rien]

The direction Microsoft has taken is rather monotonous. They throw money at everything and then see what happens. There is no trace of innovation or own efforts.

Yup. I am not a fan of it. Hope it doesn’t blow up in their faces.