JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
I doubt this is implying that Sony can buy Disney.
However I can see Sony making a run at the Star Wars IP since the value has never been lower.
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Report: Disney’s CEO Deputies Wanted Company to Turn Into a Gaming Giant, Through Possibly Aquiring EA
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I doubt this is implying that Sony can buy Disney.
However I can see Sony making a run at the Star Wars IP since the value has never been lower.
8BiTw0LF
Consoomer
No he's implying Sony could buy EA.
nosoynadie22
Member
Now they are going to take away the rights to create video games with Marvel IP from Sony and they are going to be the ones to create Marvels Spiderman 3 where Mary Jane will have gender reassignment surgery and will have a homosexual-polyamorous relationship with Miles and Pedro.
Neil Druckman is leaving Naughty Dog to found and lead Disney's new AAA studio that will double down on its efforts for inclusion and diversity in video games.
Neil Druckman is leaving Naughty Dog to found and lead Disney's new AAA studio that will double down on its efforts for inclusion and diversity in video games.
Oddvintagechap
Member
this isn’t true.
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
I hope Disney allows Mods. That Ember fire girl needs to be modded up.
MiguelItUp
Member
Great reply. I was referring to praise and being well received, not the money they made. In almost every scenario Disney makes money, but the movies were not praised or well received. Which, is why they're going to keep making them, because they ARE making money. But people throw money at dumb things, so hey, lmao.
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RickMasters
Member
I was about to say this….. could you imagine if that started shoving that shit down out throats in games?
Woke BS aside. Suprised they never set up studios to make games based on their own IPs years ago.
No, it looks more like the light saber colours of the dark side and the jedi only.
MiguelItUp
Member
Exactly, looking at that clip and trying to paint it as something like that is a gigantic stretch. Blue saber and red saber lighting reflecting off various character helmets. That's.... "woke"? Lol.
Honestly, it would be cool to see plenty of other studios dip their toes into their IPs. All those 16-bit era games were so good. Hell, even the 8-bit ones!
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Deerock71
Member
That's surface level, and even that didn't make as much as they would've liked (stack it against other live-action remakes). There's several other recent examples that may as well have gone straight to Disney+ (which is also hemorrhaging customers).
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Definitely not enough room or money in the big end of town for more competition in gaming /S
Pixar, hell yes. Recent Disney/Star Wars/Marvel....not so much.
Pixar, hell yes. Recent Disney/Star Wars/Marvel....not so much.
PaintTinJr
Member
So you don't see the blend to rainbow Star Wars writing, just before it turns to its clean and classic yellow?
Not really, I see a battle between blue and red that slowly turns into the classic yellow.
Pelta88
Member
BouncyFrag
Member
EA is too small potatoes for Disney to ruin given the scope of their track record. Give them Nintendo. 
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
Not really that shocking, the fact that they favored EA for that contract for Star Wars shows they favor the publisher (but even I completely get why they would have them have the contract based on their teams, DICE, Bioware, ReSpawn etc)
So Disney seeking to enter gaming by buying such a publisher isn't really that wild of an idea, gain massive market share really quickly, stable of IP, teams etc.
lol
I don't hate Ryan, but I don't care for his take.
1. More Star Wars titles released from EA, then cancelled and imho, if EA is cancelling a game, that is probably fucking BETTER then most realize, it means they are fucking aware something is wrong and deciding not to continue, only a greedy company would release broken, incomplete and then make you pay for the rest of the game (3 years later =) lolz
Second. Their licensing deal with EA was likely cheaper and better then for the license to non-exclusive, its likely EA gave them a massive deal for that whole 10 year thing and still ended up breaking several records under them, not really the worst deal Disney has done, by the numbers....this is fucking business, they move record units, thus we can see HOW they have come to choose said publisher for game XYZ
Continuing non-exclusive makes sense right now as they still have EA working on Star Wars games, EA got those deals for Battlefront, Star Wars Fallen Order etc so it made sense for all parties imho.
lol, shiiiiiiiit could happen.
So Disney seeking to enter gaming by buying such a publisher isn't really that wild of an idea, gain massive market share really quickly, stable of IP, teams etc.
lol
I don't hate Ryan, but I don't care for his take.
1. More Star Wars titles released from EA, then cancelled and imho, if EA is cancelling a game, that is probably fucking BETTER then most realize, it means they are fucking aware something is wrong and deciding not to continue, only a greedy company would release broken, incomplete and then make you pay for the rest of the game (3 years later =) lolz
Second. Their licensing deal with EA was likely cheaper and better then for the license to non-exclusive, its likely EA gave them a massive deal for that whole 10 year thing and still ended up breaking several records under them, not really the worst deal Disney has done, by the numbers....this is fucking business, they move record units, thus we can see HOW they have come to choose said publisher for game XYZ
Continuing non-exclusive makes sense right now as they still have EA working on Star Wars games, EA got those deals for Battlefront, Star Wars Fallen Order etc so it made sense for all parties imho.
lol, shiiiiiiiit could happen.
iamvin22
Industry Verified
I mean...you know...WOULD.
Would with her mouth shut.
March Climber
Member
Well…
This is why it’s getting harder and harder for me to tell who is being serious here and who’s joking, when things like this become serious.
kiphalfton
Member
I mean...you know...WOULD.
Bro...
The baseline for females is low. Most people would. That'd doesn't mean anything.
Sorcerer
Member
Not sure why Disney would want to go into development themselves when it must be more lucrative to just license what they have and take the easy money. The headaches and risks fall on the shoulders of publishers and developers.
Now if Disney can't get their house in order, then their properties won't be worth a damn to anyone.
Now if Disney can't get their house in order, then their properties won't be worth a damn to anyone.
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PaintTinJr
Member
Why shouldn't it be serious? Placing everything that Disney has done, wrong or otherwise with SW to one side, and go back to the release of the prequels, would that change for change's sake to a rainbow parade stylisation - in place of a classic iconic opening - be considered to match the tone and credibility of Lucas' SW?
Obviously, not a real question, because the answer to using such a misplaced stylization is rhetorical.
Even in the recent Ahsoka documentary Disney are trying to push the idea that Filoni was Lucas' apprentice, as though we are still getting Lucas, when the reality is that so much of what Disney produce is either steaming films as their trilogy was, or 50% great, 50% poorly thought out, much like Filoni and Favreau stuff, but this misstep with the rainbow intro is recurring in every single thing it is attached to, getting the tone wrong, so yeah, completely serious about quality Star Wars, down to the finest detail, like Lucas himself was.
BadBurger
Banned
Disney is cash rich enough to pursue another revenue stream like gaming, but I personally don't have much confidence they'd pull it off. They make bank by acquiring IP's and making content based on them and licensing them out. The idea of a competently run gaming division by this company leaves me a bit skeptical. I figure their output would resemble Amazon's in this space: a mixed bag that's always focused on the near term.
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BaneIsPain
Member
This is a perfect situation two birds one stone. Do it please
Thirty7ven
Banned
Disney doesn’t the have cash for EA and they are actually in bit of tricky spot.
March Climber
Member
Why didn’t you lead with this type of post in the first place? Instead your first impression came off as conspiracy-brained to a wild degree. Using more tangible facts always helps to prove a point better. I still don’t believe you about this logo business, but at least your argument comes across much stronger now to those who do.
I mean, you have to understand how your previous posts appeared to the average joe right?
Kerotan
Member
Buying EA is so stupid when most of their stuff is multiplatform. Apex will always be and so will all the sports licenses no matter who buys them.
If you're going to break the bank go for take two. Better gaming investment and now they include a mobile gaming giant.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Biggest Trails Stan
SquareEnix is already infested by woke stuff lol
Drizzlehell
Banned
I wanna say that they deserve each other, really.
I don't think there's currently even a single EA property that I actually care about. Even when it comes to those Jedi games, especially with Stig gone, I wouldn't even throw them a rope if it was drowning.
They have also assassinated every single franchise or development studio from their portfolio that was worth caring about - Command & Conquer, Need For Speed, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Titanfall, Battlefield, Burnout... Every single one of those franchises is either dead or terrible now. Therefore, EA can go to hell and go under along with Disney for all I care.
I don't think there's currently even a single EA property that I actually care about. Even when it comes to those Jedi games, especially with Stig gone, I wouldn't even throw them a rope if it was drowning.
They have also assassinated every single franchise or development studio from their portfolio that was worth caring about - Command & Conquer, Need For Speed, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Titanfall, Battlefield, Burnout... Every single one of those franchises is either dead or terrible now. Therefore, EA can go to hell and go under along with Disney for all I care.
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akaFullmetal
Member
Not surprising, MS opened the door for anyone to purchase any major publisher. People have been cheering this consolidation the last year or so, not realizing stuff like this will happen more and more.
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PaintTinJr
Member
There in lies a paradox., if you didn't already think this intro was out of context rainbow parade and a huge misstep, then how else could I determine that you were a similar type of SW fan that I should want to discuss the finer points of SW with?
Having to explain to someone, sort says to be me that like Filoni and Favreau and the rest of Disney they can't already see consistently what is misplaced Disney SW and what is mainline Lucas' SW quality, which I feel for SW fans shouldn't be so difficult.
March Climber
Member
Because the logo is a ridiculous means for anyone to use as a proper judgment call. Stating facts and using those as a base comes across better for you and those you're speaking to.
Like this, there's much more that can be said about Filoni and Faveau's questionable quality of work than something as small and simple as a logo.
Torrent of Pork
Banned
Fuck right off Disney.
EA is a shit-show, but it's our shit-show.
EA is a shit-show, but it's our shit-show.
The original Bloomberg article is paywalled so I can't read it. For anyone who can, does it say when this was considered? It must have been a few years ago during better times. I imagine it'd be pretty apparent to anyone at Disney today that a failed merger of this size could just about sink the company.
Dr. Samuel Hayden
Member
Two of the most cancerous companies on the planet. Would be great to see them both go down in flames together.