sigh.... o well. warcraft sucked on the psx version...

they would still be for pc (blizzrds games) anyway... so, i'm not fretting. But Diablo would seem to be going to be a good candidate for xbox live. Even though i hate diablo.

 

You know I really hope that Blizzard would develop more games for the PC. Making them develop XBox exclusive games is sickenning. :spy:
I wouldnt want to see a Microsoft logo every time I start one of their games either, but that'll probably not happen. :heh:

 

i dont really care what company makes the games so long as i can play them on pc, the fact that microsoft made Age of Mythology never stopped me from getting it

 

Guy Blizzard will still make titles for the PC, But they are also going to start making xbox exclusive games.


Microsoft makes money with blizzard making games for both platforms.

 

That will further slow them down, though. Despite having a few teams Blizzard is famous for their release date pushbacks and delayed patches.
Unless they're hiring and forming new teams for the console games. But then It wouldnt really be "Blizzard", it'll be the rights and fame they're buying.
Strider, I just dont want to see too many microsoft logo's around. I already have a permanent one on my start button. :heh:

 

Originally posted by Han
That will further slow them down, though. Despite having a few teams Blizzard is famous for their release date pushbacks and delayed patches.
Unless they're hiring and forming new teams for the console games. But then It wouldnt really be "Blizzard", it'll be the rights and fame they're buying.
Strider, I just dont want to see too many microsoft logo's around. I already have a permanent one on my start button. :heh:

Not neccasarily. Hiring new developers is something companies like Blizzard do all the time. It's up to the overseer of development to decide if he likes the way the game is developed. IE following the vison of warcraft.

More coders can never be a bad thing ^^

 

actually, blizzard was hiring very often a half a year ago, it had some positions open which i might be interested in in a few years

 

Aye, but I meant if they hired completely new teams for the consoles, it wouldnt be "Blizzard". And if they transferred existing teams, their games would suffer from pushbacks even more so. :heh:
IIRC, Blizzard is split up to many teams, 2 mainly, that has nothing to do with each other(WC/SC and Diablo) . They make their own games, and hand up their work when its done. I would think that things would be similar when they move on to the console department too.

 

actually... the teams arent named after the games they make ... theres two divisions of blizzard... normal blizzard (somewhere in the southern part of U.S.) and Blizzard North (i think in Irvine, California)

 

Er, I was reffering to the games the teams made. :heh:
One's Blizzard North and another's Blizzard's main team, that I know.

 

hmm.. Regarthless of whoever buys Blizzard, I hope and pray they don't ruin their games, and if it is posible, help them make them even better.

Although my gut tells me that we will be better of if EA buys them instead of MS.

 

I too think that it would be better if EA gets vivendi. But I highly doubt it. You just don't know the extents to which MS can go.

Question is, who's next?

 

I don't want EA to buy Blizzard, That could mean bad things for battle.net

I seriously doubt EA's ability to keep a network like battle.net running.


One thing is certain. Someone needs to buy them. The company is in huge financial trouble and may go bankrupt.

in Which case. Everyone loses. No More Blizzard games. No More battle.net

 

*shakes head*

EA: pay for bnet.
M$: patch after patch and expansion packs that will cost another $30

 

Originally posted by Reichfuher
*shakes head*

EA: pay for bnet.
M$: patch after patch and expansion packs that will cost another $30

The benefits to microsoft getting them (Outside of an Xbox enviroment) Is that Microsoft knows computers, They know how to run a network. And they are good about providing updates for software.

Some free, Some cost money.


The benefits to EA getting them are.

We know EA is dedicated to all platforms. (PC's being the very last platform they dedicate themselves too)

EA's ability to maintain a network like battle.net is definately in question.

Other than that. I can't see a whole lot of benefit (if your a computer gamer) In EA aquiring Blizzard entertainment.

 

well thats Microsoft alright, greedy as ever...

 

Originally posted by Quatro
well thats Microsoft alright, greedy as ever...

Would you rather Blizzard go under and no one buy them?

 

well hell no but if its microsoft buying... you'll know that microsoft would soon dominate also the PC gaming scene...

 

Originally posted by Quatro
well hell no but if its microsoft buying... you'll know that microsoft would soon dominate also the PC gaming scene...

hmm I dunno. They still have epic and id software among other companies to challenge. in Regards to RPGs and real time strategy they will pretty much be unchallenged. Since they were already producing decent RPGS

 

Well, EA's netplay codes have always been up to question. They arnt the greatest in the world

*cough*NHL2001*cough*

 

Originally posted by Reichfuher
Well, EA's netplay codes have always been up to question. They arnt the greatest in the world

*cough*NHL2001*cough*

Sega designs a better netcode than EA.. thats for sure.

 

> hmm I dunno. They still have epic and id software among other companies to challenge. in Regards to RPGs and real time strategy they will pretty much be unchallenged. Since they were already producing decent RPGS

well Blizzard have a large rating on games sold on PC and with the help of Microsoft, it could steadily expand and produce more due to large cash reserve so it may become a possiblity that they can dominate even one genre of PC games, whether its RTS, hack and slash or whatever...

 

Originally posted by Quatro
> hmm I dunno. They still have epic and id software among other companies to challenge. in Regards to RPGs and real time strategy they will pretty much be unchallenged. Since they were already producing decent RPGS

well Blizzard have a large rating on games sold on PC and with the help of Microsoft, it could steadily expand and produce more due to large cash reserve so it may become a possiblity that they can dominate even one genre of PC games, whether its RTS, hack and slash or whatever...

Well from a business standpoint. Microsoft would be very foolish not to sweep up this deal. It would make them money on 2 markets, And one they need to improve on a great deal (IE Xbox)

Of course the PC industry will benefit from this either way. More software, More games ^^

 

hmmm... if this deal goes through then does that mean the mac won't be seeing any more blizzard games?

 

>if this deal goes through then does that mean the mac won't be seeing any more blizzard games?

Possibly, but MS have a stake in apple too, and have ported office and IE to it....