Considering how little Microsoft thought of Baldur's Gate 3, are Obsidian/inXile screwed?

[whydoibother]

In their defence, so did everyone else.

Divinity Original Sin 2's all time peak was 93,350 concurrent players.
This game is DOS2 + a more known brand + a bigger marketing campaign. I don't think it requires hindsight to say it would see more than 100k concurrent players. That actually seems like a low, pessimistic estimate.

 

[Hellraiser]

There's a difference between rating BG3 as niche and throwing it into the same negotiation budget bucket as this:



or this



that's literal no-brand shovelware FFS. BG3 is at least using a brand name (ok so is Abba, but not so much in the games market).

 

[whydoibother]

There's a difference between rating BG3 as niche and throwing it into the same negotiation budget bucket as this:



or this

I think whoever made the Microsoft tier list didn't realize this isn't a re-release of a game from Stadia. That Stadia got the demo, and now the full game is coming out.

 

[koyota]

Could D&D mean a physical release while Hub means Game Pass only?

No, the header clearly states this is the gamepass release window, so it has to be something regarding timing. Acronym googling is not helpful with things like "death and dismemberment" or "decontamination and decommissioning" or "dinner and dance".

X-box Marketing term "Day And Date".
Means it is on Gamepass the same day it is released.

There's a difference between rating BG3 as niche and throwing it into the same negotiation budget bucket as this:

Pretty sure they mean this:
The re-named MudRunner sequal.



Although it would be quite enjoyable if MS was paying 5 million for some 3 year old shovelware shooter.

 

[Grauken]

But companies like Microsoft are not stupid and they know which companies are worth owning and which companies dont align with there vision

Sorry to burst your bubble, but companies especially really large ones have an infinite potential for stupidity. What they coast by on is size, once a company has reached a certain volume they can go on for a long time even when making lots of dumb decisions

 

[Hellraiser]

Pretty sure they mean this:

The re-named MudRunner sequal.



Although it would be quite enjoyable if MS was paying 5 millon for some 3 year old shovelware shooter.

Well that makes more sense. Google was completely useless in this instance. Billions spent on machine learning development and it outputs blade runner movie clips.... Guess we're going to get judgement day from the machines not because Skynet wants freedumb, but because some neural network will mistake "order lunch for all" with "order: launch all".

EDIT: S.H.O.D.A.N. rated this "funny"

 

[BruceVC]

But companies like Microsoft are not stupid and they know which companies are worth owning and which companies dont align with there vision

Sorry to burst your bubble, but companies especially really large ones have an infinite potential for stupidity. What they coast by on is size, once a company has reached a certain volume they can go on for a long time even when making lots of dumb decisions

We talking specifically about Microsoft and its acquisitions over the last 30 years. Here is a long list of those acquisitions and many of these companies were and are very good acquisitions that have increased Microsoft revenue and overall software influence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Microsoft

 

[Zlaja]

companies like Microsoft are not stupid

Yeah, they're so damn competent they're still massively trailing Sony after 4 console generations, despite throwing money around like crazy. Add to that Sony's overall financial woes, fuck up with PS3's pants-on retarded inner architecture (which made it harder to develop games for), Japan's ever so declining importance for the console market, higher price of PS5 than Xbox Series X, and they STILL can't stop losing to Sony.

 

[BruceVC]

companies like Microsoft are not stupid

Yeah, they're so damn competent they're still massively trailing Sony after 4 console generations, despite throwing money around like crazy. Add to that Sony's overall financial woes, fuck up with PS3's pants-on retarded inner architecture (which made it harder to develop games for), Japan's ever so declining importance for the console market, higher price of PS5 than Xbox Series X, and they STILL can't stop losing to Sony.

Yes but Microsoft is not dominant in every global IT or gaming sector it operates in and this is something we should be happy about because they already have the OS monopoly. So the fact that Sony sells more consoles is a good thing because competition creates innovation and means companies don't get complacent or arrogant

As much as I like Microsoft I dont want them to own every market share they part of

 

[Konjad]

Microsoft should spend all this money to make a decent OS instead

 

[ind33d]

i liked numenera and i still think inxile is a ponzi scheme

 

[vitellus]

there's always some corpofag jerking off on their own faces going "iSn'T tEaMwOrK kEwL? lOoK hOw KeWl TeEmWuRk Is!" and smugly patting themselves on the back about their own supposed leadership.

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

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there's always some corpofag jerking off on their own faces going "iSn'T tEaMwOrK kEwL? lOoK hOw KeWl TeEmWuRk Is!" and smugly patting themselves on the back about their own supposed leadership.

That's how you know which one is part of the "joy division" so to speak.

 

[easychord]

They are probably screwed because Microsoft has no passion for old school PC gaming and just want to own and manage everything in the most sterile and corporate way possible. But "second-run" just means they don't have the first bite of the cherry when it comes to their game pass and consoles. Something that launches first on steam provides them with no dopamine.

 

[easychord]

or this

If you are asking me if I would wipe ABBA or Baldur's Gate from history, then I would no doubt aim the time erasure cannon at Baldur's Gate.

 

[Delterius]

i don't get the commotion. abba is a big deal

 

[0sacred]

ABBA x Baldur's Gate, Agnetha vs. bear