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Age of Starcraft coming Soon™
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China6331 Posts
I.. uh, can't wrap my head around this.
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On January 18 2022 22:46 digmouse wrote:
I.. uh, can't wrap my head around this.
Well the biggest game franchise in the world is now going to be Xbox/pc exclusive. Sony could be dead in the water.
As for starcraft...I don't know. Microsoft seems to be wanting to put more in its PC space, but that's usually things that are cross-platform for Xbox. Starcraft seems like a prime candidate to get lost in the shuffle. Arguably it was already though. I'd wish they'd sell it to help cover that 80 billion they just shelled out, but Warcraft being a huge driver of that 80 billion and SC's ties to that, that seems highly unlikely.
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On second thought, now I dont know how willing MS is to put 1mil prize money per year for SC2 tournament. From AoE2 tournament, I dont think they were spending that much for those, although constant balance patch were applied.
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With the recent scandals at Activision, we’re going to see a huge change in management and ex-co. I can definitely see a prompt change in leadership and direction. Won’t be surprised if the current leadership team is let go.
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There could be no better news, for StarCraft.
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Czech Republic12131 Posts
On January 18 2022 22:55 ssg wrote:Show nested quote +On January 18 2022 22:46 digmouse wrote:
I.. uh, can't wrap my head around this. Well the biggest game franchise in the world is now going to be Xbox/pc exclusive. Sony could be dead in the water. As for starcraft...I don't know. Microsoft seems to be wanting to put more in its PC space, but that's usually things that are cross-platform for Xbox. Starcraft seems like a prime candidate to get lost in the shuffle. Arguably it was already though. I'd wish they'd sell it to help cover that 80 billion they just shelled out, but Warcraft being a huge driver of that 80 billion and SC's ties to that, that seems highly unlikely.
How cross-platform is the new Age of Empire exactly? 
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I'm skeptical for any number of reasons, but this at least gives me a little hope. Blizzard is a dumpster fire at this point, and SC2 didn't seem likely to continue to receive much if any support from them in the future. That still might be the case, but under new leadership it's at least theoretically possible that something could shift for the better. The fact that Kotick is staying on as CEO of the aquired Blizzard makes me think there might not be as much shaking up as we might hope for, though.
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Czech Republic12131 Posts
I'm more wondering how this affects PS space. Me - personally - nope. I haven't played an Activision game in ages. OTOH it seems people are still buying every year COD. Considering the chip shortage limiting COD to only MS platforms may actually hurt MS. Anyway, for all I care burn COD down xD
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Starcraft III: The Age of Empires
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China6331 Posts
On January 18 2022 22:55 ssg wrote:Show nested quote +On January 18 2022 22:46 digmouse wrote:
I.. uh, can't wrap my head around this. Well the biggest game franchise in the world is now going to be Xbox/pc exclusive. Sony could be dead in the water. As for starcraft...I don't know. Microsoft seems to be wanting to put more in its PC space, but that's usually things that are cross-platform for Xbox. Starcraft seems like a prime candidate to get lost in the shuffle. Arguably it was already though. I'd wish they'd sell it to help cover that 80 billion they just shelled out, but Warcraft being a huge driver of that 80 billion and SC's ties to that, that seems highly unlikely.
Starcraft is something MS is VERY likely to reinvest in for the sake of diversity of titles on Game Pass.
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On January 18 2022 23:41 digmouse wrote:Show nested quote +On January 18 2022 22:55 ssg wrote:On January 18 2022 22:46 digmouse wrote:
I.. uh, can't wrap my head around this. Well the biggest game franchise in the world is now going to be Xbox/pc exclusive. Sony could be dead in the water. As for starcraft...I don't know. Microsoft seems to be wanting to put more in its PC space, but that's usually things that are cross-platform for Xbox. Starcraft seems like a prime candidate to get lost in the shuffle. Arguably it was already though. I'd wish they'd sell it to help cover that 80 billion they just shelled out, but Warcraft being a huge driver of that 80 billion and SC's ties to that, that seems highly unlikely. Starcraft is something MS is VERY likely to reinvest in for the sake of diversity of titles on Game Pass.
Prayge NAmen
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I'm really glad this happened.
Blizzard is but a shadow of it's former glory at this point.
Maybe a shake-up of this magnitude will help.
Not to mention this is probably the only thing that can help bring Starcraft to life again in the upcoming years.
Also, fuck Bobby.
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