“Bungie’s technical expertise, coupled with their track record of building highly engaged communities, make them a natural fit for collaboration with PlayStation Studios,” said Herman Hulst, head of PlayStation Studios. “We are excited to make plans to share skills and expertise, and to unlock the potential in having…

I mean, *had* more cash on hand, since paying for AB reduces it below Sony’s market cap...but your larger point is well made.

No. Sounds like they want Bungie’s software development tools. They have a ton of proprietary tech that goes into D2, especially on the server side. They mention it prominently in the press release. Big gain on the backside for their other studios.

sure, but at the end of the day, the quality of the games produced really does count for a lot. sony cleaned xbox’s clock last gen because microsoft failed to consistently develop good games in-house. it doesn’t matter how much money they spend if their business and creative culture produces poor games. microsoft has…

MS can’t keep buying companies the size of ABK. 70 billion is a third of their cash. Investors won’t want that much risk. Any other new acquisitions will be smaller in scale. Sony can’t keep it up either.

Everyone seems to misunderstand. MS Gaming, is not MS. MS needs cash for acquisitions that matter more to their core business (Cloud), such as GitHub, Linkedin, etc. Buying Activision was a big play, with little risk, but basically, Xbox’s warchest in one go. They need to reserve cash on hand to continue picking off…

Ah, the Freudian slip.  When you say one thing but you mean amother.......

If he had only watched more movies, he could have added, “you could fake a toothache to avoid a medical exam, you could befriend and not-very-closeted German officer who would cover for you.”

And you sound like a shit-heel who doesn’t give a fuck about what happens as long as you get what you yours, so fuck you and fuck off.

It’s not slander when it’s true.

Apparently my ears are shit now lol. Watched the clip multiple times and couldnt hear shit beyond the crowd and announcer.

These dumb fucking idiots deserve all the name calling at the very, very least.  They don’t deserve the respect of treating them as adults with names.

major “pick me girl” energy

I don’t think this is being used correctly...

“Fans have speculated the “crash” mentioned is referring to West’s 2002 near-fatal crash after the release of his album Blueprint”

Your nihilism/anti-moralism sucks, and your actions do affect others, especially those who are older or disabled or immunocompromised. But go on tooting your own horn for doing the easier thing. You’re such a big boy for meeting Goofy and drinking punch and having a big dance with your friends at the beach. Maybe next…

It is hard not to react to posts like this with pure rage, because people with your attitude have basically stolen two years of my life at this point. The USA has the highest number of infections and the highest number of deaths in the entire world, and we’re close to the highest number of deaths per capita. Yes, we…

Covid has destroyed drive-thrus for me in general. Nothing like being in a hurry and stopping at my local fast food place, and waiting an inordinate amount of time for the car ahead of me to get their order, only to watch them get two garbage bags worth of food handed to them.

Maybe you didn’t read the article?

Thank you for proving the author’s point in 3 short sentences.

“little worm”

“deserve whatever vitriol that comes their way”

This is exactly the kind of toxicity that people are talking about. The lack of self-awareness is astounding.

The game absolutely has problems and their decision to call things “legacy features” is confounding, but to say that they deserve what they get from…