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[magaman]

Most end up worse it seems

Most? Name one studio that has ever improved when it gets swallowed up by big corporate? EVER?

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

I like how PC gamer mentions Sega but doesn't mention their best acquisition, Atlus.

 

[Iced Arcade]

Lionhead im sure was a case of MS falling for Peter Molyneux and his BS.

Treyarch seems to be a good deal, though CoD pretty much always sells. But they can make competent ones.

Treyarch for years was the budget shitty B team. Definitely a studio that evolved.

 

[Bryank75]

Treyarch for years was the budget shitty B team for years. Definitely a studio that evolved.

I think they went up when Infinity Ward left.....

 

[Lanrutcon]

Why not?

Their sales for other Fallout games is accurate.

What is your source?

Oh, my number was terribly wrong. I read the complete wrong statistic in a breakdown of Fallout 76's sales vs FO4. I'll edit my post.

As for Statista: hmmmm.

 

[Allnamestakenlol]

Pressure is on you after purchase you have to prove your worth

Except, I would think they were purchased due to already proving their worth, yea?

 

[Hudo]

What happened with Westwood still hurts like you wouldn't believe.

 

[RoboFu]

I do not know if all theses " studios get closed" is the proper term as a lot just got renamed and reformed to another studio.

and also this whole train of thought is flawed because it assumes continued success if these studios did not get bought.

Now make a list of all the studios that closed that were not bought... there were a lot

 

[OnThePathToWisdom]

Just noticed that the "bioware" text on his head became "BIOWARE" when he saw the pile of corpses, nice little detail.

 

[N0S]

What happened with Westwood still hurts like you wouldn't believe.

If EA puts out more C&C remasters Im thankful.

 

[Ryu Kaiba]

Pressure is on you after purchase you have to prove your worth

To some, after purchase pressure is off. Easy free rides on the big company's coattails

 

[Hobbygaming]

This has me wondering how Xbox's new studios will turn out under Microsoft's management

 

[HollowKnight]

Still sad about westwood.

 

[Tschumi]

I remember reading an article about how good it was that Bethesda were owned by a non-gaming company in zenimax, it gave them a different creative motivation, lead directly to games like Morrowind... It'll unquestionably be a less distinctive company under Microsoft, i reckon, though whether or not that's a good thing is another question?

I can only hope that they go the way of Maxis... More or less

 

[quest]

This has me wondering how Xbox's new studios will turn out under Microsoft's management

That will be up to each studio. Microsoft is just providing money and other support. The studios are free to take up games they want and if they succeed or fail it will be on them. The studios with strong leadership like playground, inexile, obsidian and ninja theory should flourish. Money and support to make games with out wasting time begging for money or cutting corners due budget.

 

[Hobbygaming]

That will be up to each studio. Microsoft is just providing money and other support. The studios are free to take up games they want and if they succeed or fail it will be on them. The studios with strong leadership like playground, inexile, obsidian and ninja theory should flourish. Money and support to make games with out wasting time begging for money or cutting corners due budget.

I hope you're right and I hope they have someone checking in on the project's updates too

 

[D.Final]

I remember reading an article about how good it was that Bethesda were owned by a non-gaming company in zenimax, it gave them a different creative motivation, lead directly to games like Morrowind... It'll unquestionably be a less distinctive company under Microsoft, i reckon, though whether or not that's a good thing is another question?

I can only hope that they go the way of Maxis... More or less

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