Reports are coming today about Microsoft looking to buy EA ,Valve, and Bluehole (source below). EA in particular is being reported by a leaker who is allegedly close to Microsoft. What do you all think?
My opinion (feel free to disagree):
I can see Microsoft buying Bluehole since they have already made one big exclusive for them. if Microsoft would buy them, that would guarantee PUBG remaining as an exclusive for the xbox one rather than being a timed exclusive. As for Valve, I do not really know what to think. It would be nice if Microsoft convinces valve to make new games, and merging steam with xbox game pass, as well as making it easier to do cross platform between steam and xbox one would be fantastic, but whether or not Microsoft can buy them, I am really not sure. For EA, I am wondering what would Microsoft do with them. I do not really know if Microsoft would be allowed to take their ips like Fifa, madden, Mass effect, battlefield and making them exclusives since that would probably cause massive backlash. At the same time, maybe they will end up doing something like Mojang where they still publish the games on other platforms and simply get their money this way.
Allegedly we might hear something very soon about Microsoft's acquisition of new studios. Hopefully Microsoft can start forming a decent number of studios to make more exclusives
Source: https://www.pcgamesn.com/microsoft-acquiring-ea-valve-pubg-corp
My opinion (feel free to disagree):
I can see Microsoft buying Bluehole since they have already made one big exclusive for them. if Microsoft would buy them, that would guarantee PUBG remaining as an exclusive for the xbox one rather than being a timed exclusive. As for Valve, I do not really know what to think. It would be nice if Microsoft convinces valve to make new games, and merging steam with xbox game pass, as well as making it easier to do cross platform between steam and xbox one would be fantastic, but whether or not Microsoft can buy them, I am really not sure. For EA, I am wondering what would Microsoft do with them. I do not really know if Microsoft would be allowed to take their ips like Fifa, madden, Mass effect, battlefield and making them exclusives since that would probably cause massive backlash. At the same time, maybe they will end up doing something like Mojang where they still publish the games on other platforms and simply get their money this way.
Allegedly we might hear something very soon about Microsoft's acquisition of new studios. Hopefully Microsoft can start forming a decent number of studios to make more exclusives
Source: https://www.pcgamesn.com/microsoft-acquiring-ea-valve-pubg-corp