Atari Buys Intellivision, Yes, Microsoft Buys Valve, No - Adam Koralik
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- It's Adam Koralik here and today we're discussing the breaking news that Atari bought Intellivision. Yes, in 2024 this happened.
We'll also discuss the rumor, that Microsoft may be considering purchasing Valve (Steam) for 16 billion dollars. Not sure I believe that one.
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I think you resumed the whole microsoft buying valve rumor pretty well, Gaben has no reason to let MS buy his company especially after he left MS to build Valve, on the other hand the possibility of whoever else owns the company wanting a quick buck and selling out is very likely.
The only saving grace in that scenerio would be an antitrust lawsuit keeping microsoft in check.
Microsoft rumor of $16b for Valve is a remarkably low-ball valuation. I doubt even MS would be so audacious.
Microsoft can even afford to keep studios open anymore.
Maybe $116B lol
Microsoft have just released that figure publicly to test the water and see how/if Valve respond.
It’s a starting offer… what they would actually pay is something they will keep secret.
This is how negotiating a buyout always begins.
Our views as customers of either party are utterly irrelevant to this process, by the way.
While there is no true way to know the value. Bloomberg reported valve being worth about $7b in March of this year… so $16b doesn’t seem like a stretch.
@@happyspaceinvader508 I realize this. Yes, our views have no impact on the actual negotiation, assuming that even happens, but that's irrelevant to the point.
Objective reality, observing of it, & deduction aren't only open to people in a negotiation. I don't know where you're drawing this appeal to authority fallacy from.
And... Most germane, we have no current proof any offer or consideration was even made to begin with, making all of this moot.
The entire industry seems lost
Atari buying Intellivision is almost as big as Microsoft buying Activision. All three Amico fans are still waiting.
I did really want Earthworm Jim 4, though. Glad I did not back the Amico.
Dude I still got the app on my phone. The game cards are a scam though. Basically they are download keys. Going back and watching Tommy's interviews when he kept saying they'd blow our minds and it wash hush hush patent pending stuff... lamo
I’ve had my Steam account for 19 years and if Valve was purchased by MS, I would be crushed! I can see MS offering but I can’t see Valve accepting.
I hope ATARI gives us that Earthworm Jim game that was canned.
"EARTHWORM JIM! through the soil he did crawl!"
It being developed as an Amico exclusive is insanely retarded.
Fun Fact : Oswald was made by Walt Disney himself.
This was a lot more fascinating to read about than I expected. This is the same rabbit that ended up in Epic Mickey. Crazy how Oswald was actually with Universal Pictures all the way until 2006.
I have faith Gabe will never sell and will give it to his son or a worthy succesor.
Whatever helps you sleep better, I guess.
I went to high school with his son. His son was a huge blizzard fan and nearly failed multiple classes because of his addiction to overwatch. True story. I was in his film making class. He had a kick ass camera.
1:21 - Disney traded their ESPN sportscaster AL Michaels to NBC for Oswald. It makes it even weirder.
Valve better not sell us out. Microsoft, STAY OUT!
… or else what? You do realise you don’t have any say or influence in this whatsoever, right?
@@happyspaceinvader508 just like your comment doesn’t have any influence either?
Honestly Microsoft would do a better job at fixing the dogshit state of the games than Valve
Just like they fixed old as Minecraft bugs that the original Mojang team couldn't
@@delroku
Just wait until MS starts deactivating games that you paid for like Sony does.
@@happyspaceinvader508 I'd leave the platform. Most people would.
You have control, stop thinking you don't.
Hopefully they’ll do a collection like the Atari 50 collection.
That would be something. I personally never want to hear of Amico again, just because of the ruin of the Intellivision name, their smaller than small legacy, etc. Yes, bring out a collection of games and re-imagined games and Atari could be making more than Tallerico ever did.
Actually Atari has nothing to do with the Amico according to their press release which is a good thing because that would open a nasty can of worms. The former Intellivision has to rebrand for if they do make that silly Amico only a handful amount of people are still interested in it. Not me!
Oh and I don’t see Microsoft buying Valve. If it was a struggle to acquire Activision Blizzard then this will be even more difficult.
I didn’t know there was THAT much money in nostalgia
There was no Figure It Out splash screen. Because of that, I can only assume that you are NOT Adam Koralik, and this is, in fact, NOT a video of some kind.
Such things never happened during the quick shoot series era
Hard to argue with that.
An IGN article says Atari isn't touching the Amico. Smart decision. Let Tommy drown in his failure.
Dude is out here keeping us up to date from England. Amazing.
Such monopoly could not be allowed or the politicians were paid off
Even if valve wanted to sell I’m not sure how this would ever get approved. Microsoft has their own launcher on PC, owns Bethesda and owns Activision. So that would result in too much power in one company.
Microsoft has had "too much power" since '95 my man.
@@hypercynicThis. They’ve been through the courts on antitrust charges so many times and either won, or lost and ignored the ruling.
Valve is a private company. They don’t need the approval of anyone.
I really hope Microsoft don't buy Valve, the work Valve have been doing on Linux developing Proton so that steam games work on Linux distros has been a game changer. It has given us a glimmer of hope for competition on the PC platform, if there was ever a time for the antitrust regulation to kick in, this is it.
I've been wanting to switch to Linux for so many years... If they can get Steam stuff working on Linux natively, I will make that switch so damn fast.
Bath is a lovely city to visit. Have fun.
First thing... Awesome shirt! Secondly, what does Atari plan to do with Intellivision?
Likely just integrate their catalog into rereleases.
@@AdamKoralikDo you think they just want to show off their versions of ports that came to Intellivision (Pac Man, Defender, Pole Position) ?
Who would have guessed that Atari would buy out intellivision before the master system got discontinued in Brazil?
Edit: originally said genesis, not Master system
Nice to see you're in Blighty, wish I could make it to Wolverhampton. Hope to catch you another time 🙂
Great vid as always. And archived
Microsoft ruins everything they touch, so I think this would be the quickest way to create a monopoly, but not for Microsoft. For Nintendo.
Thanks for the upload and your take on what’s been going on with retro gaming
Of all companies atari has extra money to buy other companies, who would’ve thought
Honestly, i was excited for the Amico in the beginning because of Earthworm Jim exclusive and all the other promises. Glad I never invested a penny in this thing.
Valve has no interest in selling. These are rumors for sure. *However* Xbox leadership IS trying to reach a deal to bring additional storefronts to Xbox, with Phil Spencer specifically mentioning Epic and Steam. That's probably what they're in talks about.
And yeah, I've heard Gabe owns 25% and agree he'd prefer to keep working. I also think, if this were true, there'd be another massive FTC suit. I don't think Microsoft has any appetite for another long and public fight.
16 Billion is a laughable number. Valve is probably over a billion dollar revenue quarterly at this point
Valve would never accept a buyout from anyone, especially not Microsoft, at least not while Gabe owns the company. They're raking in billions of dollars every year and don't have to answer to shareholders. They're essentially immune to all the negative stuff affecting the industry this year and they have the goodwill of basically all PC gamers. It would be stupid to risk the great thing they have going on.
Also, Valve has been working tirelessly to try and separate PC gaming from Windows. The Steam Deck does exist as a handheld gaming PC that Valve can use to make a little extra money on from software sales, sure, but its main purpose is getting a Linux gaming PC into millions of gamers' hands, then Valve can use those gamers' experiences and data to improve Proton and thus make Linux gaming even more viable. Getting bought out by Microsoft, which I don't even think Microsoft has entertained at this time, would completely go against that.
Well, it would be nice to see the Amico get off the ground. Not surprising that Tommy is no longer in the picture. He was a good showman but nothing was ever going to get done with him at the helm. I do find it odd that there were a number of people comparing the situation with the Amico to the Atari console when it came down to promising vs delivering during the covid years. Yeah, Atari was making consoles while Intellivision was making excuses...and now Atari could be releasing the console that Intellivision promised. We'll see.
As for Microsoft buying Valve, I am firmly against it. We don't need any more monopolies.
I have an even more scary idea: what if EA buys Valve?.
Adam never got into the Amico drama... wise Adam.
Thanks.
Well, fuck.... That would suck ass for me if Microsoft bought out Valve.
You still there in Bath. We had a few days of sun here up north, did you get any there down south.
Pronunciation of Wolverhampton was fine.
Manchester, UK.
Actually I went back to Chicago for a week, I just got back.
@@AdamKoralik always appreciate the quick reply. With all that travelling, do you actually get time to play the games you’ve accumulated over the years. I barely get time to play mobile games 😀
@@RockyFluffyWhiskas Some, mostly when I have downtime at home. I imagine my retirement will be fun.
"Rest in pieces Amico Chameleon, Intellivision Lives!"- Rei Ryghts.
I don’t play games on a PC so the bigger news for me is the Atari buying Intellivision, have I stepped into a parallel dimension? Enjoy your time in the UK mate 👍 keep on gaming 👍
It must feel like when SEGA games started appearing on Nintendo consoles for people who grew up gaming in the '70's/'80's lol I'm still not over the failure of the Dreamcast..
Xbox already has a store/game launcher on PC in the vein of Steam or the Epic Games Store. If they sold more third party games on there, with GamePass, Microsoft Rewards, and Xbox crossbuy as incentives, they probably could become more competitive in the PC market without the risk of buying out yet another large company.
Why the F would Valve be on sale lol.
Bath is a gorgeous city. I live 30 minutes away. 😊
Come to Wolverhampton then!
I'm so glad you mentioned that Valve is a privately traded company.
Say what you will about how digital and DRM works on Steam, the reason why it's the most used PC storefront is because Valve aren't controlled by investors. Meaning we get tons of pro consumer features and Valve is free to make decisions like saying no to an acquisition by Microsoft.
It's also important to know that Gabe Newell himself worked at Microsoft when he was young, and his whole viewpoint on Windows possibly being the only OS where games are available spurred his company into making Steam OS, Proton, and the Steam deck. I don't believe for a second that Valve would ever sell themselves out with him in charge, and I hope that continues because Microsoft is quickly showing that their company is where pro consumerism and creativity go to die.
Microsoft gives way more freedom than most AAA publishers do so not sure where that idea is coming from that creativity goes to die there. Just look at how much happier every dev is from Activision-Blizzard since Microsoft took over and Bobby Kotick got kicked out. They may be incompetent and make horribly obtuse, unintuitive software, but I feel like they're one of the few people with lots of money that understands devs need creative freedom.
@@hypercynic Not sure where you got the idea that I said Microsoft gave developers no freedom. Microsoft has a history of shuttering studios in order to consolidate funds in order to drive their bigger projects. Shutting down Tango and Arkane Austin was part of that. Microsoft is a business that is controlled by their investors, and most investors want constant growth which is why bad live service games are everywhere now. They don't care about how good and creative their games are, so as a result, we've seen them do this time after time.
As for the freedom they give their developers? Microsoft's approach is totally hands off. There's no plan and no direction, so what you end up getting are a bunch of half baked and mismanaged games. They've had more than 10 years to get the Halo franchise back on track, yet they kept letting 343 drive it into the ground with half baked games and broken promises. I think the most telling moment is when they let a game like Redfall release. They should have delayed it and tried to salvage it, or cancelled it outright, yet they released it anyway so they could add it to their quantity over quality game library. I won't deny that there are a few good games here and there, but this hands off approach isn't working and is just leading to mediocre products and wasted money. So yeah, I'd say creativity absolutely goes to die there.
I don't think games being with login drm is pro feature.
@@gondorianslayer4250 I always find it funny how people hyper fixate on this when consoles also require a login to download patches and even the rest of the game. What's even more interesting is they use this as the basis to completely ignore all of the features Steam has, as opposed to the many caveats owning a console has.
Connecticut Leather Company doesn't have a chance now! :p
This was very surprising. At least rights wont be an issue now.
I feel like Bath looks interesting, and the people of Bath are such fans of yours they immediately part to let you pass during walks, dont ask for Pluto handshakes, baby kissing, key to the city presentations. Adam, you are wild. Is Spider-Man famous in Bath?
I'll ask him to see how he does here.
Gabe would never sell to M$. No way, no how.
Adam, have you looked into the time Amstrad bought Sinclair?
Can't say I have.
@@AdamKoralik Sinclair’ ZX Spectrum 8-bit games computer was rivals with Commodore’s 64 in UK for top selling computer. Amstrad then enters with their CPC 464 computer (same z80 cpu as Spectrum) to be third best selling. Amstrad then latter buys Sinclair & all hardware stock and releases a Sinclair Spectrum +2 to combine the sales of both CPC & ZX. 5 million pounds for the deal.
I will be at revival on the Sunday if you are there both days
Yep, I'll be there the whole time.
I put zero credit in MSxValve rumors mainly because of the regulator shitstorm it would trigger. I don't believe anyone would let the owner of Windows control Steam.
As for Gabe selling Valve or his shares, I do believe this will absolutely happen in the future unless his kids are interested in taking over after his retirement.
You are aware of how many antitrust case Microsoft have beaten over the past 30 years though?
I download from steam to sideload onto quest. Microsoft doesn't have a VR arm.
Hmm I would have gone after the TurboGrafx instead of Intelivision if I were Atari. It had serious potential.
I don't know if Konami would be interested in selling that.
I still need my 200 pre order deposits refunded. I’m never getting my money. :(
Isn't $16 billion far too low? I know they don't really bother making games aside from that Hero Shooter they have in development but what they make on Steam alone is worth more than what they paid for Blizzard Activision.
Also, see also those wonderfully designed buildings with shitty shop signs on them makes my heart sad.
Being a millennial born in 1989, hearing the Atari buying Intellivision thing is like *shrug* “ok…”. Never really played either consoles, but I do appreciate them.
As for Microsoft buying Valve, I’m much more interested in that. I play both console and PC. I’m curious what it would ACTUALLY look like though. Is it simply Valve exists as a subsidiary operating independently, but technically under the umbrella of Microsoft.
Or, are they going to try to do some sort of mingling with Steam games being playable on Xbox or Xbox games playable on Steam. But even if you take a second to think that through, that would just be a useless movement of things, like just trying to look busy but not really accomplishing much.
I cannot speak as a Brit, only as European in general, but it's not as welcome to be part of "some random guy's" YT video as in the US, Adam.
Vt
You mean don't film publicly? I don't care.
@@AdamKoralik I mean, at least doing it in a way where people aren't directly visible, like on a park bench or sth., would just be plain more respectful towards their privacy.
But if you don't care, I guess I can't say anything to convince you, anyway. =D
Yeah I don't care, it's not like I'm walking up and shoving a camera in people's faces. Public property can't have a reasonable expectation of complete and total privacy in 2024 in the heart of a touristy area.
Allot of people film outside in public in London. I see nothing wrong with that. You should watch vigilantes using a camera lol. It's not against the law.
I mostly game on Steam and playing on a Microsoft ecosystem might drive me out of modern gaming.
As a lover of terrible game consoles, i REALLY want the Amico to come out in some form. Even if it's absolute garbage I'll still buy one just because it has an interesting story behind it. Kinda like the modern day Gizmondo
All I hope is that Gabe laughs in their faces with a straight NO if this is even a thought. Steam needs to stay as it is
If Microsoft buys Valve in a few years they are gonna close it and inmediately said "We need a good digital distribution system in pc"
Microsoft bought MORE THAN ENOUGH game companies. Seriously!
That aside, I do find it interesting that Atari bought one of their former competitors.
I find the Atari thing to be more interesting because there's no way the Steam thing is going to happen. There's no benefit to Steam being purchased and then thrown out in weeks/years like all of these other companies.
Microsoft better leave Valve alone, after the studio shutdowns, there are reasons why Gabe Newell left Microsoft to form Valve though, also Atari buying Intellivision, at least Intellivision is free from Tommy Tallarico.....? Also as someone who is studying game design in college (will be graduating later this year) I was planning on working at Mattel to convince them to buy Intellivision in order to get rid of Tommy Tallarico & preserve Intellivision & the games as well but since Atari bought Intellivision, I feel like even Atari needs some cleaning up since there was the Atari VCS disaster & the disgraceful NFT loot-boxes that was introduced in the brand's 40th anniversary, & of course Seamus Blackley (Xbox co-creator) tried to buy the Atari brand one day to not only release a new game console but to preserve the brand's history as well (which I have nothing against) but now that this happened, maybe I can convince Mattel to buy Atari (funny enough Mattel rival Hasbro used to own the Atari brand after the Jaguar failure & discontinuation) for Intellivision & maybe sell off Atari to Blackley, IDK how that's gonna work in the business side of things (minus the fact that I took a class on business this year) but who knows, there are many possibilities on how this will play out.
But still Microsoft BETTER stay away from Valve.
FUCK Tommy Tallarico.
And both Atari & Intellivision needs to be preserved, not just for gaming but for history as well.
if valvew makes $10B annually, surely it would be valued at much more than $16B?
I agree.
Welcome to England!
Thanks! I've been here for like a month though
As someone with a Steam account worth like $30,000, I dunno. I wouldn't really care as long as they kept Steam working as it currently does. If they started making changes to the platform itself though, then it'd really worry me, as I find basically everything Microsoft to be terribly designed and incredibly obtuse in functionality generally. One of the main things I have always loved is that Steam generally keeps even inaccessible games playable for the people who originally bought them. Say the licensing for music in a game ends up running out and the game needs to be pulled from the store, well, Steam always at least keeps the game available for anybody who originally purchased it. Does/Would Microsoft keep up with this? They seem pretty keen on maintaining the various libraries of games in the Xbox catalogue so I have to imagine they wouldn't try to change how things work, but then, anything changing hands like this is bound to include some alterations.
It almost feels like I have stock in a company that might change hands all of a sudden. Never done shit with stocks and don't know anything about finances, so it's new to me. Hopefully, whatever happens, the gaming community doesn't suffer for it.
Is Microsoft trying to buy just Valve games, or are they trying to get the whole steam library. The smart move would probably to buy counter-strike or portal. Also I hate what X-box is doing to try to win... having no competition by buying them out.
Aren't Steam and valve separate companies?
I believe Stream exists under the Valve umbrella.
If that is so then I would delete steam immediately, if the rumor was true lol
I don't want Microsoft to own Valve, but at least they're head quarters are a quick train ride away from each other. We need more than one game company!
Atari owning the Intellivision IP is cool I guess since they seem to have actually done some good things the last few years and the Intellivison name was destroyed by the Amico which fortunately wont be able to use the Intellivison name anymore. I was never going to buy an Amico most likely so I have no stake in whatever happens to that.
It would ruin PC gaming
What is your stance on Microsoft buying sega
Japanese laws prevent that, so I typically just roll my eyes when people suggest this.
Bath is beautiful 🇬🇧
Ever been?
@@AdamKoralik Absolutely! Awesome historic scenery alongside the Roman baths! Pubs are amazing also! Enjoy 😉👍🏻
Your channel looks a lot more classy, today 😂
Bri'ish.
As an idiot that "preordered" the Amico, i find it ironic how Tommy T crapped on Atari for the Atari VCS, yet the console came out and it's still being supported (ironically supported longer than Google Stadia). And now Atari owns the name and the IPs for it. As far as Valve, it would make sense but if it does happen, Microsoft would have to be very careful how they handle it because people would jump ship but on the PC, you don't have many real options. But would be cool to intergrade it into Xbox.
Microsoft buys Valve
Microsoft closes Valve
Why are they like this? 😭
Atari could have invested in better things to be honest.
But i do know at some point that Gabe Newell will sell Valve and Steam, but not to Microsoft.
Gabe Newell wanted to retire in New Zeeland if i´m not wrong..
Aaaaand if that happens I'm deleting Steam
it wont happen, gaben isnt that stupid, also valve is worth way more than 16b
@@CodeStrife7 agreed, just saying IF it happened I'd leave Steam in a flash
@1GlowingJar it's not even that, At this point with all there windows bs I have ZERO trust in them. If 12 is more of the same or worst then 11 I'm done being a life long windows user
I bet Gabe has more than enough money and investments to never having to worry about working again. I can't see him being interested. However maybe other people in the company would disagree who knows.
I can't see after the amount of effort that Valve made with Proton and supporting Linux that they would sell to Microsoft. They spent the last 20 years making the pc experience better and saving it from. Microsofts stupidity with the likes of Games for Windows, Vista and Direct X.
61 ain't that old but if Gabe does have health problems doubt he would ever sell it to MS.
Retirement age average is 65.
Valve has an infinite money printer called Steam. There would be no incentive to sell it off unless Steam flops one day
I hope Microsoft will Not buy Valve. The Steam Deck is my all in one retro gaming machine now and I love it like it is.
16 billion is laughable, 116 billion and Gabe might do it...
Can’t wait for Microsoft to shut down valve after they release half life 3
or left 4 dead 3
Atari buying Intellivision = makes sense
Microsoft buying Valve = makes no sense
Microsoft really needs to stop their buying spree especially after those constant layoffs and closures of Tango Gameworks and Arkane Studios.
If M$ bought Valve they'd shut it down just like they do with everything else that is good.
I don't think Microsoft could buy Valve legally. Valve makes software for their competitor, Linux, and Microsoft is pretty much still a monopoly. It looks like now that Linux is finally becoming viable as a gaming platform Microsoft wants to buy the company doing it. It's also bad for Microsoft, they should adapt, fix their problems. Also, some people put yearly revenue of Valve at around 10 billion, so I'd hold out for a LOT more. It should be the biggest acquisition in history. Unless Gabe runs for president and we see his taxes we'll never know how much Valve makes. Heck, it might turn out they make more than Microsoft. Not likely but it's possible Valve might make close to what Microsoft does, in which case it would be a merger, not a buyout.
Yes, I'm sure you loved all the comments 😒
I think I did.
@@AdamKoralik trying to crack that algorithm
@@ViegasSilva I didn't realize responding to people was bad now. Being a UA-camr is fun, someone is always pissed about something.
I love Xbox, to an extent PlayStation too, but the companies behind them I've lost all faith in. Even as a daily user of Microsoft's products, I don't want them anywhere near Steam; I couldn't trust them not to do something stupid with it.
I'll always release games on PC DVD as an alternative when I'm finished working on them, but if Microsoft buys Steam, I'd sooner make my own site for people to buy my games from than publish anything there. Not because I'm anti-Microsoft in any way, I just don't trust them anymore.
I hope Valve never lets anyone buy them out.
The only way I think I could even remotely get with it, is if they made Steam the marketplace for Xbox consoles, and also nixxed the Microsoft Store in favour of Steam.
But even then, it's a huge IF.
I'd still rather no big player in the hardware game ever got their hands on it to do with as they please.
I'd rather be flushed down the toilet before I was conceived than have micro$oft buy back all my Steam purchases so they can sell me a subscription. This is why they never should have made Xbox in the first place and just supported Sega until they'd realised consoles were not a threat.
With a few more dollars Atari can buy Collecovision and dominate 100% of the videogame landscape im the US
im tue 70's
If there's smoke there's fire. I honestly think Microsoft will try to buy them. Maybe consoles won't be exticnt considering how Mircosoft has handled their gaming division lol.
Half Life 3 ever gonna happen?
I've hated steam since it began and I only buy media I own and can play totally offline. I'd love to see steam's demise. I was a PC gamer until steam took over. Steam ruined everything. At the same time I'm no Microsoft fan either. Microsoft buying up all the game houses seems like it is really just after as many IP's as it can to block Sony from having acess to them.
Atari buying Intellivision seems like a 'who cares' kinda thing to me. I actually like them both but they are ancient history in today's gaming world.
Atari buying Intellivision? Thats going to end badly consider the debt they are in from the shady stuff Tommy and Phil did to put the company in the poor state its in.
Microsoft has proven they don't care about video games. It would be a huge mistake. In my opinion Valve selling out to Microsoft would be bad for everyone involved. The Microsoft that brought everyone xbox live and the 360 is all but dead. Look at their failures in hardware since the release of the 360 as well as their lack of vision in original IPs. They would do nothing but milk valve and destroy the already less-than sturdy infrastructure that Steam as a platform has established. Imagine a world where every single game has their own launcher like with what EA did or Ubisoft. Microsoft loves those publishers and they'd encourage those practices with every game/service they could until Steam is just a launcher for other launchers for AAA studios because Microsoft doesn't support Indie games (well) because there isn't enough money in it for them.
If Microsoft buys valve, Bruce Springsteen will leave America
I can see the more likely scenario being that Microsoft opens up the Xbox to the point where they allow Steam onto the console, which would basically turn the Xbox into a PC with a UI that works for TV use. I would imagine that would boost a lot of interest on the hardware side and it doesn't conflict with Xbox's vision for gamepass. If anything it might help subscriptions grow since they'd be effectively attracting a lot of people into the Xbox ecosystem if it was Steam compatible. It would also help bolster Xbox's position against Sony as being "the more open" alternative to Sony and Nintendo's walled gardens.
,No lmao
i would rather Microsoft to leave Valve alone and go after Sega and Konami instead
Japanese laws prevent that.
@@AdamKoralik are u sure? because last time i've checked, it didn't stop Disney from buying anything from anywhere Japan included.. just let dat sink in...
@@blakedmc1989RaveHD What are you talking about?
@@AdamKoralik i'm talkin' about how Disney always gets away with buyin' up way more companies/studios than what Microsoft is doing, yet people are dead silent about it lol
@@blakedmc1989RaveHD Name a Japanese corporation that Disney absorbed.
Personally, I've just always wanted and waited for Sony and Microsoft to move away from gaming. Simply because I'm a Nintendo snob. No need for me to deny it.