Microsoft acquires Zenimax Entertainment for $7.5 billion

[Dizzy]

Dizzy says this guy is wrong. He knows best. Right??

A new member of the hardon gang. Welcome.

The writer speculating at IGN was already contradicted by the main Xbox guy saying they won’t be 100% exclusive.

Who to believe?

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

A new member of the hardon gang. Welcome.

The writer speculating at IGN was already contradicted by the main Xbox guy saying they won’t be 100% exclusive.

Who to believe?

Sauce?

 

[method115]

couldn’t the same be said for Minecraft?

 

[Dizzy]

Sauce?

“Case by case basis.” If they were 100% exclusive then you’d say that.

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

“Case by case basis.” If they were 100% exclusive then you’d say that.

That doesn’t contradict what Stapleton said. He never said 100% exclusive either.

 

[Dizzy]

That doesn’t contradict what Stapleton said. He never said 100% exclusive either.

Well he’s speculating as much as anyone else. I don’t think anyone has said they won’t have any exclusive titles or content.

My argument has been that the big established franchises will, almost assuredly, be on PS5 as well.

 

[mixmastermo]

Ok this was the missing piece of the puzzle.

As I said previously I didn't really think the purchase was worth $7.5 billion based on the portfolio of games at Zenimax.. but the acquisition of this kind of tech puts that purchase in a whole new light.

IMO the acquisition isn't as much about the exclusivity deals at all. With this tech Microsoft could potentially put Xbox game pass on anything.

 

[method115]

Ok this was the missing piece of the puzzle.

As I said previously I didn't really think the purchase was worth $7.5 billion based on the portfolio of games at Zenimax.. but the acquisition of this kind of tech puts that purchase in a whole new light.

IMO the acquisition isn't as much about the exclusivity deals at all. With this tech Microsoft could potentially put Xbox game pass on anything.

This was the part that caught my eye as well. I haven’t read into the tech cause I’m on mobile and I took the week off so I haven’t been on my pc much but I want to read into it more when I get some time.

 

[louiscyphere]

What do you think it means?

 

[Dizzy]

What do you think it means?

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Doom Eternal is coming to GamePass

 

[louiscyphere]

Doom Eternal is coming to GamePass

Huh, cool.

 

[HereticBD]

Huh, cool.

Makes sense. The 2016 DOOM was on there forever.

 

[Deadwing88]

 

[louiscyphere]

Makes sense. The 2016 DOOM was on there forever.

Yea I played it for a bit, it was pretty good but I never got around to finishing it. Look forward to trying eternal though I probably wouldn’t have bought it until it was deeply discounted. I’ve heard a lot of people don’t like it.

 

[Deadwing88]

 

[Dizzy]

Yea I played it for a bit, it was pretty good but I never got around to finishing it. Look forward to trying eternal though I probably wouldn’t have bought it until it was deeply discounted. I’ve heard a lot of people don’t like it.

It’s excellent but you might not like it if you didn’t like 2016.

I bought it at release but I’ll pry download it off GamePass to have quick access when I feel like picking it up.

 

[Headkicktoleg]

Doesn't bother me as a PC/PS guy. I always played their games on a PC anyway. Playing ES on a console just sounds...gross.

 

[Madmick]

What do you think it means?

View attachment 800760

Doom Eternal is coming to GamePass

Huh, cool.

Makes sense. The 2016 DOOM was on there forever.

"The slayer is coming"? What? How is that a hidden message? Because you can build the sentence out of letters in the text? When "The" and "is coming" are all complete words? Please, tell me how this works, logically, as an encoded message.

I'm someone who only believes in the hidden messages when there is undeniable coding. For example, when the first letter of each word spells out an entire phrase, or the the first letter of the first word in each sentence, or the last letter of every fourth word, or the whole words along the left margin, etc.

Listen up everybody! Out of all the months this year, this has definitely been the most eventful. On top of the announce of EA Play and cloud gaming (Beta), there's even more news coming your way. Keep reading for more details.

Better get excited. Everyone's gonna go crazy when they hear what I'm about to tell you. Low and behold, [REDACTED] is coming to the service very soon!

Of course, this needs to remain a secret. We need to resist the temptation of dropping hints for followers."

Talk soon,
Melissa


The thing that jumped out at me reading that was the error, "Low and Behold". It's "Lo and Behold". There is another grammatical error with "announce" instead of "announcement". Perhaps the fact "ment" is missing is meant to be a hint.

Hearing "behold" definitely makes me think of "Beholders", the old D&D monster, which appeared in DOOM, I'm just confused by this "The slayer is coming" hidden message assertion.

 

[HereticBD]

"The slayer is coming"? What? How is that a hidden message? Because you can build the sentence out of letters in the text? When "The" and "is coming" are all complete words? Please, tell me how this works, logically, as an encoded message.

I'm someone who only believes in the hidden messages when there is undeniable coding. For example, when the first letter of each word spells out an entire phrase, or the the first letter of the first word in the sentence, or the last letter of every fourth word, or the hw, etc.

Listen up everybody! Out of all the months this year, this has definitely been the most eventful. On top of the announce of EA Play and cloud gaming (Beta), there's even more news coming your way. Keep reading for more details.

Better get excited. Everyone's gonna go crazy when they hear what I'm about to tell you. Low and behold, [REDACTED] is coming to the service very soon!

Of course, this needs to remain a secret. We need to resist the temptation of dropping hints for followers."

Talk soon,
Melissa


The thing that jumped out at me reading that was the error, "Low and Behold". It's "Lo and Behold". There is another grammatical error with "announce" instead of "announcement". Perhaps the fact "ment" is missing is meant to be a hint.

Hearing "behold" definitely makes me think of "Beholders", the old D&D monster, which appeared in DOOM, I'm just confused by this "The slayer is coming" hidden message assertion.

I don't know about the hidden massage stuff. I just think it's a no-brainer, considering they already had the previous DOOM on the service. It'd probably be hitting GP eventually with or without the acquisition.

 

[francisbaud]

That's a big acquisition. There must be a lot of tech involved on top of the popular franchises