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Post by giubba on Oct 9, 2018 17:57:10 GMT
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Post by giubba on Oct 9, 2018 18:08:36 GMT
it's mostly what happen with big enough studios to have a Name but that never scored a skyrimgrandtheftautowitcher3 level of success that can give em a economical stability.
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Oct 9, 2018 18:52:59 GMT
Pillars of Eternity 3: More STUFF than ever before, coming exclusively to X-Box 2!
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Post by Elfen Lied on Oct 9, 2018 19:15:43 GMT
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Post by CHRrOME on Oct 9, 2018 20:19:42 GMT
Hey, at least it's not EA, guys. Come on, shit could always be worse
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Post by Sanunes on Oct 9, 2018 20:32:22 GMT
Doesn't surprise me too much, Microsoft is in need for exclusives and Obsidian is of the size to purchase to make sense financially. Just like what happened with Team Ninja. One thing to consider things like RPGS do well in either by smaller studios or where its a first party title and its job is more to move consoles and not be a big seller.
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Post by jaison1986 on Oct 9, 2018 20:43:41 GMT
Hey, at least it's not EA, guys. Come on, shit could always be worse Yeah, could be Ubisoft. Misleading gameplay reveals followed by games with giant maps filled with repetitive busy work.
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Post by river82 on Oct 9, 2018 20:43:45 GMT
Eh, that's the kind of news that leaves me hopeful and apprehensive at the same time... Time will tell what it all means I suppose. I just can't see MS buying Obsidian to make Double A niche games like POE. They want big AAA RPG exclusives. POE is currently my favourite franchise so I'm a tad worried.
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Post by Serza on Oct 9, 2018 20:48:58 GMT
Requiescat in Pace.
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Post by talyn82 on Oct 9, 2018 21:32:35 GMT
As a long time Obsidian fan since KOTOR II. This news makes me wary. They already lost Avellone and M$ buying them out puts the nail in the proverbial coffin. I can't see Obsidian making the kind of games M$ wants. They are a small company that looks to the past for inspiration. I don't know about this.
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Post by giubba on Oct 9, 2018 21:35:51 GMT
Pillars of Eternity 3: More STUFF than ever before, coming exclusively to X-Box 2! Actual game may or may not be included, fun not guaranteedFun wasn't in my package of poe
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2018 22:05:38 GMT
Yeah, at the very least its not EA or Ubisoft acquiring them. Worse things could happen.
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Post by isaidlunch on Oct 9, 2018 22:40:22 GMT
Obsidian was already dead to me, so this can only be an improvement
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Post by linksocarina on Oct 9, 2018 22:45:33 GMT
Eh, that's the kind of news that leaves me hopeful and apprehensive at the same time... Time will tell what it all means I suppose. Microsoft has a bad track record for bought studios... People complain about EA all the time in the same vein, but Studios like Lionhead, 343, Rare, Bungie and even their 2nd party studios like Ruffian and Mistwalker have a lot of baggage on their heads, or simply don't exist anymore. Outside of Halo and maybe Fable 1, the studios above have little else to show, and this is coming from someone who loves Viva Pinata, but I doubt anyone here knows that game. They are better off as a division of EA; at least there I can see them spearheading isometrics while BioWare took care of AAA. Under microsoft...its likely more Skyforge or Armored Warfare over Tyranny and Pillars.
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Post by CitizenChris on Oct 10, 2018 7:31:50 GMT
Looking forward to dialogue wheel based action games set in the Pillars universe.
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Post by Ieldra on Oct 10, 2018 11:25:28 GMT
Is Obisidian planning another POE game? If so, then I hope they finish it before being bought. I don't think there should be more than one more game in the series anyway.
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Post by Sanunes on Oct 10, 2018 11:58:55 GMT
Is Obisidian planning another POE game? If so, then I hope they finish it before being bought. I don't think there should be more than one more game in the series anyway. I haven't heard of them working on a third, but I do remember them talking about multiple expansions/DLC for the second one and since it was only released in May I don't think they would be really that far into development if they were for it would require crowdfunding to make it happen again.
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Post by Heimdall on Oct 10, 2018 12:43:09 GMT
Is Obisidian planning another POE game? If so, then I hope they finish it before being bought. I don't think there should be more than one more game in the series anyway. There are supposed to be three DLC expansions for PoE2, two have been released with a third coming in November. I doubt a third game could be far in development.
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Post by Andraste_Reborn on Oct 10, 2018 13:22:04 GMT
Ugh, this is probably going to be Access Software all over again.
(Microsoft bought it in 1999 because they wanted to own Links. It is unclear if they even knew what Tex Murphy was, or that they were buying it. As a result, it took more than fifteen years for the series cliffhanger to get resolved.)
I would very much like to see one more Pillars game to wrap up the Watcher's story and explain what happens with the spoilery thing from the end of Deadfire. (At that point the Watcher should be done as a protagonist, although if they wanted to make more games of whatever kind set in Eora I'd certainly be interested.) Not sure Microsoft would be interested in funding that.
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Post by AnDromedary on Oct 10, 2018 16:47:31 GMT
Hmmmm, if that were to bring a new chapter for Obsidian, one might hope to maybe see an Alpha Protocol 2 at some point. But I think the rights to the franchise probably belong to Sega and I am not sure MS would be interested in a cooperation there (or to revive that brand at all anyway).
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Post by giubba on Oct 10, 2018 17:05:11 GMT
I think a non isometric (something like DA) game in the pillars of eternity setting could be definitely an option but also a game in an IP owned by MS is also an option.
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Post by Reznore on Oct 10, 2018 17:30:47 GMT
From what I've read Obsidian has terrible management, it's a small miracle they still exist. Probably still shady management when they'll get bought, but hey at least they'll get more money! Hopefully more money won't mean more trouble.
But I would not be surprised if some people from Obsidian cash in some big check, deliver some half bake game and then is more than ok if Obsidian get flushed down the toilet.
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Post by bladefist on Oct 10, 2018 19:02:34 GMT
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Post by smilesja on Oct 13, 2018 14:28:41 GMT
They are better off as a division of EA; at least there I can see them spearheading isometrics while BioWare took care of AAA. Under microsoft...its likely more Skyforge or Armored Warfare over Tyranny and Pillars. From a consumer perspective, having all the eggs for certain genres in EA's basket is a Bad Thing. I'm hoping that they will lead MS forays into the field of RPG's and will serve as MS's version of Bioware. Hardly ideal, but competition is better than having them join the auspices of EA. As for MS killing them, it's possible I suppose, just like EA might decide to kill Bioware if Anthem fails, but it seems to me that right now MS are in the middle of an effort to expand their portfolio, largely in order to challenge PS and expand the appeal of their crappy Windows store, so they likely won't have to worry about being taken to the backyard and shot anytime soon. That's my guess anyway. My chief problem in this case is that it's fairly likely that MS games will be exclusive to Windows store and XBOX, and personally, I'm going to avoid those for as long as I can get away with it, partly out of my distaste for MS attitude on this, and partly because their system is shit. To be honest that’s very optimistic. Say what you will about EA, at least they’ve allowed BioWare to make RPGs (of course they’re making Anthem but it seemed that BioWare wanted to expand anyway.) looking at what Microsoft did to Rare and that Obsidian had some bad management and Avellone leaving, i wouldn’t be surprised if Obsidian is all but name.
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