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ninkendo 01/29/18 6:38:31 PM #1: |
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pjbasis 01/29/18 6:53:31 PM #2: |
Whoa. What would EA get out of this?
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Lightning Strikes 01/29/18 6:55:38 PM #3: |
pjbasis posted...
Whoa. What would EA get out of this? Money. What else? --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh BKSheikah ... Copied to Clipboard!
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gmun-chama 01/29/18 7:01:25 PM #4: |
... how would that at all be possible
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iiicon 01/29/18 7:02:40 PM #5: |
gmun-chama posted...
... how would that at all be possible Lightning Strikes posted... Money. --- ICON: Well! There it is! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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GranzonEx 01/29/18 7:02:52 PM #6: |
bolstering game pass library
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Nanis23 01/29/18 7:08:55 PM #7: |
Well
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Wedge Antilles 01/29/18 7:15:44 PM #8: |
If you're hoping this would persuade me to buy an X-Box Microsoft, you are very very wrong.
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Mac Arrowny 01/29/18 7:16:06 PM #9: |
Looks like EA's currently worth ~$36B? I wonder how that compares with what Microsoft's spent developing games over the last 15 years.
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BowserCuffs 01/29/18 7:18:45 PM #10: |
I mean
There's always a chance that this could actually be a good thing, but I'm not gonna hold my breath. --- Don't curse the darkness - light a candle. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TomNook 01/29/18 7:20:31 PM #11: |
Could EA actually improve, kind of like Disney improving Lucasfilm?
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iiicon 01/29/18 7:23:31 PM #12: |
Wedge Antilles posted...
If you hoping this would persuade me to buy an X-Box Microsoft, you are very very wrong. if this happens, which who knows, i think it would be more likely that microsoft becomes a third party publisher --- ICON: Well! There it is! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LeonhartFour 01/29/18 7:25:15 PM #13: |
BowserCuffs posted...
I mean some of Square's best years were when they were merged with EA --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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BowserCuffs 01/29/18 7:35:24 PM #14: |
LeonhartFour posted...
BowserCuffs posted...I mean Was that before or after EA started using abhorrent business practices? --- Don't curse the darkness - light a candle. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CaptainOfCrush 01/29/18 7:38:58 PM #15: |
gmun-chama posted...
... how would that at all be possible EA is valued at around $35 billion. Microsoft is valued at around $700. If Microsoft makes a good enough offer to EA's shareholders, it could happen. My pulled-out-my-ass guess is around $50 billion. --- Yoblazer http://i.imgur.com/gByqgPg.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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RyoCaliente 01/29/18 7:39:48 PM #16: |
I will love Microsoft forever if they do this and fix BioWare.
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Underleveled 01/29/18 7:41:14 PM #17: |
CaptainOfCrush posted...
Microsoft is valued at around $700. *buys Microsoft* --- darkx ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LeonhartFour 01/29/18 7:42:39 PM #18: |
RyoCaliente posted...
I will love Microsoft forever if they do this and fix BioWare. well this is certainly an optimistic view --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mac Arrowny 01/29/18 7:45:08 PM #19: |
BowserCuffs posted...
LeonhartFour posted...BowserCuffs posted...I mean After. EA's business practices extend back at least to 1989 when they blackmailed Sega when they released the Genesis. --- All the stars in the sky are waiting for you. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mobilezoid 01/29/18 7:45:23 PM #20: |
What if EA infects Microsoft instead? There could be a new version of Windows built around loot boxes
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ZenOfThunder 01/29/18 7:47:26 PM #21: |
good
have Sony pay someone to make better sports games Disney will probably take back the Star Wars license too and they can keep Mass Effect if they don't know what they wanna do with it. RIP --- Is this Elite Beat Agents 2? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CaptainOfCrush 01/29/18 7:50:32 PM #22: |
iiicon posted...
Wedge Antilles posted...If you hoping this would persuade me to buy an X-Box Microsoft, you are very very wrong. Honestly interested to hear your rationale for this. --- Yoblazer http://i.imgur.com/gByqgPg.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LOLIAmAnAlt 01/29/18 7:57:18 PM #23: |
they also said they wanted valve or something
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iiicon 01/29/18 8:07:35 PM #24: |
both microsoft and ea are shifting their games businesses to subscription and service based models. you don't have success with that, particularly not the level of success to justify a $40-50B purchase, in a closed ecosystem that only does well in one territory, and even in that one territory will be running in third place not before long.
microsoft has already seen how well something like minecraft does when it's on every platform imaginable. it would be suicide to purchase fifa and keep it on xboxes --- ICON: Well! There it is! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Paratroopa1 01/29/18 10:18:57 PM #25: |
I think Microsoft would be more likely to use this purchase to push their own digital games platform to compete with Steam, not to make EA games Xbox exclusive
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heroicmario 01/29/18 10:26:05 PM #26: |
iiicon posted...
both microsoft and ea are shifting their games businesses to subscription and service based models. you don't have success with that, particularly not the level of success to justify a $40-50B purchase, in a closed ecosystem that only does well in one territory, and even in that one territory will be running in third place not before long. I 100% agree with this. If Microsoft purchases EA, it would be a shift in their business toward software services/publishing, not doubling down on pushing the Xbox exclusivity. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lightning Strikes 01/30/18 3:25:52 PM #27: |
iiicon posted...
both microsoft and ea are shifting their games businesses to subscription and service based models. you don't have success with that, particularly not the level of success to justify a $40-50B purchase, in a closed ecosystem that only does well in one territory, and even in that one territory will be running in third place not before long. True, but Microsoft is in a bad spot right now regarding their console business. This could be their one play to get ahead again. Or maybe not. It feels like they're going to go all in on consoles or totally out. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh BKSheikah ... Copied to Clipboard!
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GranzonEx 01/30/18 3:38:35 PM #28: |
they will not get out of the console business simply because they have a foot in the door in people's living room already
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Lightning Strikes 01/30/18 3:41:22 PM #29: |
But also they have executives consistently trying to jettison the division and they are losing lots of money. They have to do SOMETHING. This could be something.
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ChaosTonyV4 01/30/18 3:48:26 PM #30: |
Lightning Strikes posted...
But also they have executives consistently trying to jettison the division and they are losing lots of money. They have to do SOMETHING. This could be something. I dont think this is true, Im pretty sure I saw the CEO of Microsoft specifically say the Xbox division was profitable and growing? --- Phantom Dust. "I'll just wait for time to prove me right again." - Vlado ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lightning Strikes 01/30/18 6:19:23 PM #31: |
ChaosTonyV4 posted...
Lightning Strikes posted...But also they have executives consistently trying to jettison the division and they are losing lots of money. They have to do SOMETHING. This could be something. I don't doubt it has been profitable. They could potentially stand to make substantially more if they spun off the business though. Or drastically improved their platform by buying a major publisher and their IPs. Of course, in the same statement he also said they were increasing first party investment so you know, relative terms. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh BKSheikah ... Copied to Clipboard!
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