Bokishi 444 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 This could be the end soon... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanisatha 515 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Yep, very sad news. I can see that many of you want to look for the rainbow in the dark clouds but I tend to be a harsh realist, and my realist senses tell me this will spell the end of our Obsidian, the Obsidian who's games we've loved all these years. Heck, you can even tell from that very terse statement from Take Two how palpably worried they are about what happens to Project Indiana. This kinda' explains the exodus of people from Obsidian in recent months. Bottom line for me, I won't buy from the Windows Store, and I won't buy console games. So if that's the direction a Microsoft-controlled Obsidian takes, I will sadly have to cease being their customer after all these years. Now I guess we just wait for that canned statement from Feargus telling us all how wonderful the future's going to be because everything will be just the same only better. HAHA. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Selky 122 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) Good. Time to ditch isometric CRPGs and make real games again. Edited October 9, 2018 by Selky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hulk'O'Saurus 320 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 At No Mutants Allowed folks are much more suspicious of Micro$oft... and rightly so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PillarsofPieternity 5 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 I just fear that I won't get poe3 on my ps4 so I won't be able to complete the series Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Infinitron 3,405 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Heck, you can even tell from that very terse statement from Take Two how palpably worried they are about what happens to Project Indiana. I doubt it. Project Indiana must be the linchpin of this deal - it's the prime evidence as to why Obsidian is worth buying. Everything about is probably being arranged to all involved parties' satisfaction. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hcl 3 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Hmm.. depends on the deal id say. If its done like ms did with mojang, than id say, could go the right way. Mainly to keep supporting multiple Plattforms and dont make it a proprietary Win10 Software.But if MS uses Obsidian Products to give more weight to their win10 / Store / UWP Stuff and try to spread what no on really wants, than it wont be that ideal.Lets hope Obsidian keeps its charme and nature. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bartimaeus 2,463 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 1 Quote Put fascists and sociopaths on your ignore list. Quote Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past. Link to post Share on other sites
MotelOK 47 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Well, I hope it doesn't mark the end of Obsidian being one of the last studios to release high quality PC games. I also hope it doesn't cause an exodus of talent from the company. But if it does (and my guy says it does), I'll just say I'm grateful for all the good times. F:NV is probably my all time favorite game. I love Alpha Protocol, warts and all. PoE 1 & 2 are some of the best titles you can find on PC. NWN2 was also great when I finally got to in my backlog. I hope the future is bright for Obsidian. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mkreku 911 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Just to add some fuel to the fire: https://wccftech.com/microsoft-close-buying-obsidian/ Quote Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Link to post Share on other sites
Murp 219 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 M-maybe it will be a good thing?? 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Achilles 2,335 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 M-maybe it will be a good thing?? Last of Us was made by Naughty Dog, a studio owned by Sony Horizon: Zero Dawn was made by Guerrilla Games, a studio owned by Sony Yeah, maybe it is a good thing 1 Quote "Art and song are creations but so are weapons and lies" "Our worst enemies are inventions of the mind. Pleasure. Fear. When we see them for what they are, we become unstoppable." Link to post Share on other sites
Wormerine 4,384 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Don’t know much about gaming politics - is it a new turn for Obsidian? They worked with publishers before. Or is that entirely different kind of a deal (the previous ones being one game contracts, while here they will be subjects of Microsofts will?). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AwesomeOcelot 439 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 M-maybe it will be a good thing?? Last of Us was made by Naughty Dog, a studio owned by Sony Horizon: Zero Dawn was made by Guerrilla Games, a studio owned by Sony Yeah, maybe it is a good thing Does anyone remember Rare, Ensemble, Aces, and Lionhead? Slow and disappointing death march. Working under Microsoft is so good Bungie is now an independent company. Remember when Microsoft bought Bungie and made them stop developing Halo for Windows? How about the time Microsoft paid Cyrstal Dynamics to delay the release of Rise of the Tomb Raider on Windows for 3 months? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Archaven 437 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 This really suxs. They sell their souls to devil. Sigh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Enoch 1,990 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Over the past couple decades, there haven't been a whole lot of independent game development companies for which things end well. A 14-year run as its own thing-- in spite of a whole lot of missteps along the way-- is pretty remarkable. If this is how it plays out, slow digestion by one of the big players probably works out a lot better for the owners and employees than closing up shop after one disappointment too many. 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MDMAisGOOD 2 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Good. Time to ditch isometric CRPGs and make real games again. you realy have no clue about real games then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SeraphTC 0 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Obsidian has just become more secure in revenue. Releasing more games per year than ever, owning an IP i.e. getting royalties on sales. Obsidian might have sold when they had trouble securing jobs with publishers like Microsoft pulling the plug on contracts, but they wouldn't sell when they are on the up. Also Microsoft wouldn't be interested in a PC RPG developer, that's hardly going to effect their Xbox platform. If you want to make money you always sell when you're at peak, and have the promise of more revenue to come. That increases your value exponentially compared to selling when you're on the way down (and potentially struggling to even find a buyer). Microsoft would absolutely be interested in a PC RPG developer, because those games can be ported to the Xbox platform - especially since they are adding mouse and keyboard support to their API for developers to use if they wish. Also, Microsoft would be interested in adding any successful IP to their stable at this point - they want to build that moving forward and - more importantly - deny those properties to Sony. They know the lack of exclusives was their main problem this gen, and they're looking to change that. That's the whole reason they've been buying so many studios. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uuuhhii 194 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 big publisher may stupid enough to force obsidian make something like standard AAA game these days and it will fit like vinyl in cassette player just hoping for they still get a chance to make poe3 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kirottu 2,241 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 If Microsoft buys Obsidian, how much money am I going to get? 1 Quote This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time. Link to post Share on other sites
AstroCat 25 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 (edited) So this means no Pillars 3 unless it's fps xbox exclusive? Seriously this is bad news for people who actually like, support (KS) and buy Obsidian games, I mean just look at how EA butchered Bioware beyond repair, yeah like Anthem is going do well for people looking for ME 1-3, Baldur's Gate and DA:O?! Edited October 10, 2018 by AstroCat 2 Quote Home/Gaming PC: I7-9700K@4.9GHz/Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero/EVGA RTX 2080 Ti XC ULTRA /Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB)/Corsair Carbide Quiet 600Q/Corsair RM750i/LG 32GK850G 31.5"/BenQ G2400W 24"/Sound Blaster ZX/Samsung 970 EVO x2, 850 PRO x1/Win10 Pro 64bit/Saitek X52/TrackIR5 - TrackClip Pro Link to post Share on other sites
bugarup 875 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Eh. Corporations are slow and lumbering monstrosities; when did EA buy Bioware, 2007? And they're not yet completely dead. So we possibly have another 10 years (and a good game or two made during them) before annihil...pardon, assimilation. And if gaming industry keeps developing as laboriously, some other studio gotta fill the vacuum left after Obsidian's demise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tale 2,469 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 So this means no Pillars 3 unless it's fps xbox exclusive?Microsoft have been pretty decent with PC releases lately. They released 5 titles on Steam last month. Including Recore. I'm still amazed and delighted that they released Halo Wars on Steam last year. Then there's the support they continued to give Age of Empires II. Quote "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to post Share on other sites
M4xw0lf 437 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I'm hoping for the best, i.e., Obsidian allowed to continue producing their type of game, but with increased resources. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uuuhhii 194 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I'm hoping for the best, i.e., Obsidian allowed to continue producing their type of game, but with increased resources. that maybe a little too optimistic obsidian are not very profitable maybe more stable resource Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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