mkreku Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) Holy crap: https://wccftech.com/microsoft-has-acquired-bethesda-and-all-its-ips-from-elder-scrolls-to-doom/ Does this mean Obsidian gets a shot at Fallout again?? Edited September 21, 2020 by mkreku 1 2 9 Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirottu Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, mkreku said: Does this mean Obsidian gets a shot at Fallout again?? Don't. Don't give me hope. This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkreku Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 minute ago, kirottu said: Don't. Don't give me hope. I have to drag someone down with me, might as well be a Finn. 1 4 Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 I am shocked at this. Really didn't expect it in any way. Just floored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 That's crazy! I don't think it means Obsidian gets another Fallout game. I'm not entirely sure what is means for them. It was kind of nice that they were really the main RPG studio in the Microsoft portfolio. What happens when the next Elder Scrolls game is compared to Avowed? Outer Worlds compared to Fallout? I mean, I'm happy to see both studios putting out games, but I'm worried from a business perspective the underperformer will be in trouble. 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algroth Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Insane. Not just Fallout, also the rights to Doom, Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein... Nuts. But yeah, first thing I thought was "does this mean Obsidian can do a new Fallout". Man, this is massive. My Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/alephg Currently playing: Roadwarden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 7 minutes ago, Hurlshot said: That's crazy! I don't think it means Obsidian gets another Fallout game. I'm not entirely sure what is means for them. It was kind of nice that they were really the main RPG studio in the Microsoft portfolio. What happens when the next Elder Scrolls game is compared to Avowed? Outer Worlds compared to Fallout? I mean, I'm happy to see both studios putting out games, but I'm worried from a business perspective the underperformer will be in trouble. I admit, that was my first concern as well. How will Microsoft view InXile, Obsidian and Bethesda? Small, Medium, Large? Or that they should all be one thing? Or Thunderdome? Also since they're buying ZeniMax, I guess that means they get alpha Dog, Arkane Studios, id Software, MachingGames, Roundhouse Studios, Tango Gameworks and ZeniMax Online Studios in addition to Bethesda. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeOcelot Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 If the parent company owns the IP. The developer created the IP. The fans of the developer want a game with the IP. It's hard to argue against, it's whether Obsidian want to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilloutman Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 oh snap I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think, I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech, and freedom of choice. I'm the kinda guy that likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder, "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of barbecue ribs with the side-order of gravy fries?" I want high cholesterol! I wanna eat bacon, and butter, and buckets of cheese, okay?! I wanna smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section! I wanna run naked through the street, with green Jell-O all over my body, reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly may feel the need to, okay, pal? I've SEEN the future. Do you know what it is? It's a 47-year-old virgin sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiene" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjshae Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 2020 can't get any worse, can it? 1 2 "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
213374U Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Nice. They can go for Paradox next. I want a Tyranny sequel, ffs. 7 2 - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanisatha Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Hurlshot said: That's crazy! I don't think it means Obsidian gets another Fallout game. I'm not entirely sure what is means for them. It was kind of nice that they were really the main RPG studio in the Microsoft portfolio. What happens when the next Elder Scrolls game is compared to Avowed? Outer Worlds compared to Fallout? I mean, I'm happy to see both studios putting out games, but I'm worried from a business perspective the underperformer will be in trouble. Yeah these are exactly my feelings as well. When MS bought up Obsidian (and inXile) I was one of those happy about it, precisely because it made Obsidian the top-dog RPG studio within the MS empire. Now, the new top-dog is Bethesda, and the top-dog always gets the biggest slice of the pie. So where does that leave the smaller entities like Obsidian? I hope someone at MS addresses this question at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoonDing Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 2 The ending of the words is ALMSIVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) Guess Gamepass is going to be more attractive, and maybe none of these games on PlayStation ? Edited September 21, 2020 by Malcador 1 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wormerine Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 That was... unexpected. I don't know what to think of it. As of: Obsidian vs. Bethesda... I wonder if there will be consequences. Personally, I don't necessarly thing that there is genre overlap - appeal of Fallout3/4 and Fallout:NV are rather different I think... and even so, Ubisoft made a fortune by remaking the same game over and over again anyway. But that's like a big purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majek Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 So by 2025 they'll buy Sony too? 1.13 killed off Ja2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melkathi Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) They'll merge Bethesda and Obsidian and call it Bethsidian, Obsthesda or *drumroll* Obsidian Scrolls. Edited September 21, 2020 by melkathi 1 Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarex Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) Well Xbox has been lacking exclusives, guess this sort of fixes that. edit: NVM https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/21/21449121/microsoft-bethesda-ps5-playstation-5-xbox-series-x-s-consoles-exclusives Edited September 21, 2020 by Sarex "because they filled mommy with enough mythic power to become a demi-god" - KP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDeranged Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Like most people I'm fairly shocked. Obviously my first thought was OMFG NEW VEGAS 2.0, but who knows. Weirdly enough I feel more comfortable with Microsoft than Zenimax, it's maybe Stockholm Syndrome but I don't much like the way Zenimax has gone lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRose Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Better Microsoft than Ubisoft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jozape Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Too much consolidation happening. Zenimax may have been a stereotypically bad publisher lately, but it wasn't too late to mend their ways. However unlikely that may have been. Sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDeranged Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jozape said: Too much consolidation happening. Zenimax may have been a stereotypically bad publisher lately, but it wasn't too late to mend their ways. However unlikely that may have been. Sigh I'm afraid consolidation is going be the word of the decade after the pandemic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skazz Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 21 minutes ago, Skazz said: As in this is bad, or just more Doom games ? 2 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComradeYellow Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Won't change much, Bethesda is now just part of their 'Netflix' catalogue and things will more or less continue as before, now with just less egocentrism on Bethesda's part so that's a good thing. And yes, should be a tinge of hope for New Vegas fans. Would like to see another one, sure, though Fallout is not my 'baby' franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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