sony and microsoft should join xbox and playstation

they would make more money because everyone with a ps3 and xbox would get it and then they would sell more from advertising it

But we the consumers would suffer due to lack of competition. I don't want that to happen. Think about things before you post.

If this happened, this would all but guarantee another company entering the video game market to take away market share.

they would make more money because everyone with a ps3 and xbox would get it and then they would sell more from advertising it

Alacoque72

Or............MS can buy out Sonys gaming division and liquidate the assets?

Ok, we need to put a permanent moratorium on threads saying "X company should hook up with Y company". There are so many things wrong with it.

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they would make more money because everyone with a ps3 and xbox would get it and then they would sell more from advertising it

-M117-

Or............MS can buy out Sonys gaming division and liquidate the assets?

I hope your joking

they would make more money because everyone with a ps3 and xbox would get it and then they would sell more from advertising it

Alacoque72

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_economics

basic economics.. this is a good read.

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they would make more money because everyone with a ps3 and xbox would get it and then they would sell more from advertising it

Nero_Paladin

Or............MS can buy out Sonys gaming division and liquidate the assets?

I hope your joking

why? it sounds jolly good fun. And the lulz it would cause on the internet......priceless :P

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[QUOTE="-M117-"]

Or............MS can buy out Sonys gaming division and liquidate the assets?

-M117-

I hope your joking

why? it sounds jolly good fun. And the lulz it would cause on the internet......priceless :P

Then what will happen to devs like Team Ico? :cry:

That would be a pretty neat console thing. :P

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I hope your joking

Nero_Paladin

why? it sounds jolly good fun. And the lulz it would cause on the internet......priceless :P

Then what will happen to devs like Team Ico? :cry:

they get liquidated offcourse :)

Dont worry people this will never happen since Nintendo will make enough money to buy both Sony and Microsft out right and will rule the world!!!

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why? it sounds jolly good fun. And the lulz it would cause on the internet......priceless :P

-M117-

Then what will happen to devs like Team Ico? :cry:

they get liquidated offcourse :)

(Please nobody take me serious :( . I do wish MS had more internal studios, but I don't really know why Sony has so freakin' many)

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[QUOTE="Nero_Paladin"]

Then what will happen to devs like Team Ico? :cry:

Nirron

they get liquidated offcourse :)

(Please nobody take me serious :( . I do wish MS had more internal studios, but I don't really know why Sony has so freakin' many)

MS is smart to downsize studious. In the long run with games looking better and requiring more money, MS wont eat up as much money with studios making games. Sony however, must pay and maintain every studio they own, which can be very costly. And with every PS3 game they make costing ridiculous amounts of money and will only go up with PS4.........Sony will realize that too many studious can be a curse.

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[QUOTE="-M117-"]

they get liquidated offcourse :)

-M117-

(Please nobody take me serious :( . I do wish MS had more internal studios, but I don't really know why Sony has so freakin' many)

MS is smart to downsize studious. In the long run with games looking better and requiring more money, MS wont eat up as much money with studios making games. Sony however, must pay and maintain every studio they own, which can be very costly. And with every PS3 game they make costing ridiculous amounts of money and will only go up with PS4.........Sony will realize that too many studious can be a curse.

Oh, and I don't think I got to welcome you back yet Ghost. Hope you make account number 7 (or 8 maybe?) a good one.

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[QUOTE="-M117-"]

they get liquidated offcourse :)

-M117-

(Please nobody take me serious :( . I do wish MS had more internal studios, but I don't really know why Sony has so freakin' many)

MS is smart to downsize studious. In the long run with games looking better and requiring more money, MS wont eat up as much money with studios making games. Sony however, must pay and maintain every studio they own, which can be very costly. And with every PS3 game they make costing ridiculous amounts of money and will only go up with PS4.........Sony will realize that too many studious can be a curse.

Yea but it could also be an advantage over the long run. For example ms has sold most of their studios which is a bad idea, considering that they have to rely on 3 party exclusives, which most of the time goes multi plat. And what is 360 left with? your answer is multiplats..

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[QUOTE="Nirron"] For simplicity's sake, why not just do MS? Sony would involve liquidating something like 15 studios/devs, while we could streamline the liquation of Rare/Lionhead/Turn 10. The speed would be hilarity. Then again, losing 15+ studios would be interesting to see on the interwebs.

(Please nobody take me serious :( . I do wish MS had more internal studios, but I don't really know why Sony has so freakin' many)

-Melix-

MS is smart to downsize studious. In the long run with games looking better and requiring more money, MS wont eat up as much money with studios making games. Sony however, must pay and maintain every studio they own, which can be very costly. And with every PS3 game they make costing ridiculous amounts of money and will only go up with PS4.........Sony will realize that too many studious can be a curse.

Yea but it could also be an advantage over the long run. For example ms has sold most of their studios which is a bad idea, considering that they have to rely on 3 party exclusives, which most of the time goes multi plat. And what is 360 left with? your answer is multiplats..

nope. As logn as MS keeps releasing first and gets a head start install base wise, they can easily woe 3rd party devs for exclusives, timed exclusives, and exclusive DLC.......just like now.

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[QUOTE="-M117-"]

MS is smart to downsize studious. In the long run with games looking better and requiring more money, MS wont eat up as much money with studios making games. Sony however, must pay and maintain every studio they own, which can be very costly. And with every PS3 game they make costing ridiculous amounts of money and will only go up with PS4.........Sony will realize that too many studious can be a curse.

-M117-

Yea but it could also be an advantage over the long run. For example ms has sold most of their studios which is a bad idea, considering that they have to rely on 3 party exclusives, which most of the time goes multi plat. And what is 360 left with? your answer is multiplats..

nope. As logn as MS keeps releasing first and gets a head start install base wise, they can easily woe 3rd party devs for exclusives, timed exclusives, and exclusive DLC.......just like now.

I dont think people buy consoles for dlc, and timed exclusives. But i do agree with you on realeasing a console first would get you a larger install base andthird party exclusives but i doubt it will happen again, considering sony will learn from their mistakes

and back on planet earth: That will probably never happen.

I know it looks good on paper, but trust me this would be a disaster.