no they could not EA is huge EA could buy M$ if they wanted to not realy but i dont think they would sell their company when they can make just as much selling there crappy games to everyone
[QUOTE="htekemerald"]if they did it would be one very large, barbed, red hot nail in the PS3s coffin.goddamn_
How much EA games do you have? I have only Criterion games that can be considered as EA, nothing more
Jane's Advanced Tactical Fighters Jane's ATF: NATO Fighters Jane's Longbow Jane's Longbow 2 Jane's 680(i) Jane's F15 Shogun: Total War Dungeon Keeper 2 Magic Carpet Magic Carpet 2 Crusader: No Remorse Crusader: No Regret lol Recently, I've got Skate and Mass Effect (lolx2) on the 360, MoH Airborne, BF2142, C&C3, Crysis, Hellgate London on the PC.
no they could not EA is huge EA could buy M$ if they wanted to not realy but i dont think they would sell their company when they can make just as much selling there crappy games to everyonefootfoe2
They certainly have the money to do it (EA is worth around $19 billion, MS will likely post a similar profit this fiscal year) but I don't think it would be allowed. MS+EA would simply dominate the gaming market.
[QUOTE="htekemerald"]if they did it would be one very large, barbed, red hot nail in the PS3s coffin.htekemerald
How much EA games do you have? I have only Criterion games that can be considered as EA, nothing more
Crysis is the only EA published game I own for current gen consoles. MS buying EA = Madden exclusive = Domination
I hate madden but its true.
It's not just Madden, it's NFS, Burnout, Battlefield, MOH etc... along with BioWare, Pandemic, DICE etc... There would be getting so much it's insane. With that said, it probably never happen because the lost in revenue would just be insane.
[QUOTE="htekemerald"]if they did it would be one very large, barbed, red hot nail in the PS3s coffin.pins_basic
How much EA games do you have? I have only Criterion games that can be considered as EA, nothing more
Crysis is the only EA published game I own for current gen consoles. MS buying EA = Madden exclusive = Domination
I hate madden but its true.
It's not just Madden, it's NFS, Burnout, Battlefield, MOH etc... along with BioWare, Pandemic, DICE etc... There would be getting so much it's insane. With that said, it probably never happen because the lost in revenue would just be insane. And that is why we will never see a hardware manufacturer purchase EA.
[QUOTE="htekemerald"]if they did it would be one very large, barbed, red hot nail in the PS3s coffin.pins_basic
How much EA games do you have? I have only Criterion games that can be considered as EA, nothing more
Crysis is the only EA published game I own for current gen consoles. MS buying EA = Madden exclusive = Domination
I hate madden but its true.
It's not just Madden, it's NFS, Burnout, Battlefield, MOH etc... along with BioWare, Pandemic, DICE etc... There would be getting so much it's insane. With that said, it probably never happen because the lost in revenue would just be insane. I guess it's a bit old, but in FY07 something like 3-5% of EA's sales were from the PS3. The 360 had some gigantic percentage like way over 50%. IIRC it's in their annual report.
MS is rich, but not that rich. They could probably buy EA, but everyone seems to forget that Sony is alot more than just video games. Sony has a booming electronics market. Although i dont have any data on the respective companies net worth, Im pretty sure, that if u take into consideration Sony game division, Sony TVs, cam corders, cameras, DVD/Blu-Ray Players, Sony Music, Sony Movies....i dont think MS can realistically afford it.
[QUOTE="JayPee89"]MS could buy EA, Sony, Actiblizzion,and Nintendo on the same day if they wanted to.Makari
truth. they just don't bother to. :O or aren't allowed to.The Japanese corporate system makes it very difficult for foreign corporations to buy out their companies. That's why FORD legally only bought 33.7% of MAZDA. Microsoft has the money to buy Nintendo but it would cost a little more than most people think. Unlike our American government, Japan actually looks out for their domestic companies.
[QUOTE="stereointegrity"][QUOTE="JayPee89"]MS could buy EA, Sony, Actiblizzion,and Nintendo on the same day if they wanted to.JayPee89
they dont have money like that u fool Yes they do, and you've been reported. Good day. :Dfor saying fool u reported me hahaha u crack me up...and no they dont..sonys worth is reported to be around 53 billion
[QUOTE="Makari"][QUOTE="JayPee89"]MS could buy EA, Sony, Actiblizzion,and Nintendo on the same day if they wanted to.Hoobinator
truth. they just don't bother to. :O or aren't allowed to.
:| No they couldn't. They're rich but not that rich.
okay, when i say yes, i'm just referring to their games divisions. Vivendi Universal is some gigantic overlord company that owns vivendi->Actard, and they're worth well north of $50b, while vu games was.. much, much smaller.
[QUOTE="stereointegrity"][QUOTE="JayPee89"]MS could buy EA, Sony, Actiblizzion,and Nintendo on the same day if they wanted to.JayPee89
they dont have money like that u fool Yes they do, and you've been reported. Good day. :D
No they don't. Sony alone has yearly revenues of $70 billion. MS would have to go all out just to purchase Sony, let alone all the others that were mentioned.
MS is rich, but not that rich. They could probably buy EA, but everyone seems to forget that Sony is alot more than just video games. Sony has a booming electronics market. Although i dont have any data on the respective companies net worth, Im pretty sure, that if u take into consideration Sony game division, Sony TVs, cam corders, cameras, DVD/Blu-Ray Players, Sony Music, Sony Movies....i dont think MS can realistically afford it.II_Seraphim_II
MS could afford Sony if they wanted to purchase them.
EA has to sell in order for MS to buy. Not only that, but a buyout could result in a huge shift of personnel. Remember when SE said they can be bought for a couple of billion, but key members could easily walk out before buy (tetsuya nomura, yatsuma matsumo, samu Kamikokuryo, etc)
Besides, the only worthwhile, franchises EA has is their sports games and the newly acquired Bioware.
[QUOTE="II_Seraphim_II"]MS is rich, but not that rich. They could probably buy EA, but everyone seems to forget that Sony is alot more than just video games. Sony has a booming electronics market. Although i dont have any data on the respective companies net worth, Im pretty sure, that if u take into consideration Sony game division, Sony TVs, cam corders, cameras, DVD/Blu-Ray Players, Sony Music, Sony Movies....i dont think MS can realistically afford it.pins_basic
MS could afford Sony if they wanted to purchase them. proof
[QUOTE="JayPee89"][QUOTE="stereointegrity"][QUOTE="JayPee89"]MS could buy EA, Sony, Actiblizzion,and Nintendo on the same day if they wanted to.Hoobinator
they dont have money like that u fool Yes they do, and you've been reported. Good day. :D
No they don't. Sony alone has yearly revenues of $70 billion. MS would have to go all out just to purchase Sony, let alone all the others that were mentioned.
And Sony, after expenses, actually keeps about $1 billion USD. I just spent a few minutes looking over their income statements at yahoo. Microsoft, after expenses, takes home about $15 billion yearly. =P Daaamn.
Besides, the only worthwhile, franchises EA has is their sports games and the newly acquired Bioware.Blue-Sky
We should be thanking whatever gods we worship that you don't run things at any big company. Just to toss one thing out there out of a dozen or so off the top of my head, you neatly skipped over The Sims. :)
[QUOTE="JayPee89"][QUOTE="stereointegrity"][QUOTE="JayPee89"]MS could buy EA, Sony, Actiblizzion,and Nintendo on the same day if they wanted to.Makari
they dont have money like that u fool Yes they do, and you've been reported. Good day. :D
No they don't. Sony alone has yearly revenues of $70 billion. MS would have to go all out just to purchase Sony, let alone all the others that were mentioned.
And Sony, after expenses, actually keeps about $1 billion USD. I just spent a few minutes looking over their income statements at yahoo. Microsoft, after expenses, takes home about $15 billion yearly. =P Daaamn.
Besides, the only worthwhile, franchises EA has is their sports games and the newly acquired Bioware.Blue-Sky
We should be thanking whatever gods we worship that you don't run things at any big company. Just to toss one thing out there out of a dozen or so off the top of my head, you neatly skipped over The Sims. :)plz show me ur links bro
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=MSFT&annual http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=SNY&annual takes like ten seconds to google up >=( i'm not hyperlinking it just to spite you!
[QUOTE="stereointegrity"]plz show me ur links broMakari
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=MSFT&annual http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=SNY&annual takes like ten seconds to google up >=( i'm not hyperlinking it just to spite you!hmmmm touche
MS is rich, but not that rich. They could probably buy EA, but everyone seems to forget that Sony is alot more than just video games. Sony has a booming electronics market. Although i dont have any data on the respective companies net worth, Im pretty sure, that if u take into consideration Sony game division, Sony TVs, cam corders, cameras, DVD/Blu-Ray Players, Sony Music, Sony Movies....i dont think MS can realistically afford it.II_Seraphim_II
Microsoft probably has the money to get SONY. They have computer software and hardware. Some electronics. Not to mention that every computer company has to pay MS a hefty price to put Windows on their PCs, laptops, and mobile units, etc. Even the Coinstar machines in stores are runing off of Windows XP. They've even got a deal with Ford with that FORD SYNC feature that MS developed, topping the funtionality of top-of-the line BMW's according to most car reviewers. Not to mention that MS owns over 90 sub-companies worth double/triple digit millions each. M$ has so much money they could become a real UMBRELLA Corp. :)
MS buying EA or Sony would need to have more principal then just "360 vs PS3". Buying EA would be extremely expensive, and making EA 360 exclusive would cut into a lot of their profits. They aren't going to go and buy a company like EA just because they don't like the PS3.
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