Yes, well. Not like any of them were on Linux.

It’s playstation I’m more worried about and competition with MS.

It’s a good move. That’s a helotta good games.

Quoting: damarrinYes, well. Not like any of them were on Linux.

It’s playstation I’m more worried about and competition with MS.

It’s a good move. That’s a helotta good games.

No true they were not but what if the next doom game is DX12 only its not going to be a good experience on proton that's for sure, but yeah am guessing these will be PC and Xbox exclusive from now on which is a very good business move in terms of shifting consoles on team MS. Because if i was a console gamer exclusive fallout, elder scrolls and dishonoured means i would have to buy and xbox.

Good point about DX12, MS will certainly push for that.

Don’t they have inXile as well?

Yes they do.

And Obsidian too...
Bethesda didn't release any game on Linux, yes, but inXile and Obsidian did...
And don't count on them so much now...
I just hope inXile won't cancel the Linux release of Wasteland 3 but after that... :huh:

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Well, it's M$. I am sure that they will try making all new releases of Bethesda games as Linux-unfriendly as possible. This acquisition just shows how important it is to support free and open source gaming projects.

Quoting: CyrilAnd Obsidian too...
Bethesda didn't release any game on Linux, yes, but inXile and Obsidian did...
And don't count on them so much now...
I just hope inXile won't cancel the Linux release of Wasteland 3 but after that... :huh:

What stings about that is they now have the IP and obsidian in house they could make Fallout New Vegas 2 oh sweet jesus if it was made and didnt come to pc i would probably have to buy a console.

They did say they would honour the current licence and multi platform commitments but then they followed it up by saying all future games would be on a case by case basis.

Also this does likely mean the death of bethesda own launcher as it will likely go over to the apps store and steam.

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Quoting: Whitewolfe80Also this does likely mean the death of bethesda own launcher as it will likely go over to the apps store and steam.

So a silver lining after all.

Don't think they'll be pushing DX12 on id though. That's like throwing away 20 years of experience and would be a bad business decision. Microsoft still wants money.

Quoting: Ehvis

Quoting: Whitewolfe80Also this does likely mean the death of bethesda own launcher as it will likely go over to the apps store and steam.

So a silver lining after all.

Don't think they'll be pushing DX12 on id though. That's like throwing away 20 years of experience and would be a bad business decision. Microsoft still wants money.

I am not sure though would they bother with Vulkan render I mean I hope they do so it makes it smoother on proton but native ports sure MS are launching Edge on linux I don't think they are willing to make their games native on linux. However they could get a ton of money but knowing that every copy of Elder scrolls 6 fallout whatever the next one is means that sony have to pay licence fees plus percent profits to their biggest rival with every copy sold. Or if MS went the evil route and said nope exclusive to MS platforms PC/Xbox yolo x whatever the fuck model they are on now as i said before i would buy a console from MS if new vegas 2 was xbox exclusive i could learn to tolerate 30 fps with an upscaler probably.

Interesting news indeed, though I am not interested in most of the Games.

While I don't think that Microsoft will actively try to sabotage Linux (at least not in their Games branch, the Server- and Development Software branches are probably different cases, because Linux is a big competitor in these), we will likely suffer from side-effects.

The things that worry me the most are:
- Monopolies and Oligopolies are always bad, don't believe all the journalists who think this is great news.
- After a phase of investment, big companies want to see revenue, so studios will suffer from it in the long-run (more "marketing" Games (=less creativity and creative freedom); less budget; and worst case: studio closures)
- Microsoft is obviously trying to establish itself as the Netflix for Games and ultimately this could mean that everything will only work in closed-environments in a few years (if Streaming becomes a sucess, both technological and financial).
Such a scenario is bad, because the companies can then control everything, including Availability (if they want to sell new Games, old Games will suddenly disappear or made less playable), Prices, Modding, Games-as-a-service, Shops, Advertising and worse stuff (we can see the tip of the iceberg right now).

A curiousity as a sidenote is that they bought Studios that are direct competitors to each other:
-Unavowed vs. Elder Scrolls
-Isometric RPG competitors (Obsidian, InXile)
and probably some more.
I don't think we will see this kind of competition in the future.
I would even assume that the unreleased Games will now change in a few ways, to make them less competetive to each other.
In the worst case, some studios are denied certain projects, because other studios already make such a project.

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