EA to buy take2=microsoft to buy EA?

[becomingwater]

This will never happen! Period! This is someone wanting it to happen, because of the recent sucess the PS3 is having. With Blu-ray being the HD format, Microsoft is definately wondering what to do now, but they don't have the money to buy up EA, which is probably worth in the billions (60 to 80 billion). That is a big investment in a market that is constantly changing. The reason EA wanted to buy Take Two is they have the MLB license and GTA. It would make them more money and to make more money more consoles to support. Every one calm down this is a dream.

[actionhank]

Nah sounds more like some 360 fanboy's wet dream.

MS just is trying to buy Yahoo for 44 billion and thats just the 1st bid, everybody on the street knows MS can and will eventually pay more. Sorry but after that acquisition they simply don't have the cash to buy EA as well. Now they could try to finance it but I doubt they would, given the state of the credit markets.

[lateralus85]

I care about Take two being bought out. Man they make killer nba games

[Sporty]

Not to be rude, but that is probably the dumbest thing I've heard.

MS will have to barrow some of the money to get yahoo as it is, not that that would be a problem, but it cuts out the option for them to make a major purchase of anyone else for quite awhile.

EA has a market value of 16 billion right now, To purchase they would have to offer more then the $47 per share, so that would up the price considerably.

MS would NEVER be able to recoup the costs being on just PCs and Xbox's, which would lower it's revenue's by up to 80%. That would cause redundancies which would lead to a massive job cuts which is why EA board would never consider it. And considering MS would never make more then 20 billion on this move it would only be to cut off the competitors from the games, not add any to MS's library. The reason EA is so successful is they blanket the market with their titles, change the business model and they aren't making a fraction of the revenue.

Whoever wrote that EA article is on some major crack to think it's even possible.

[Mystique]

I doubt it.

[SGRSBSKIER]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

didn't EA confirm that all future EA sports games would support 60fps on PS3. NHL was the first I believe.

I heard something like that right before Madden was released, saying next years Madden would be developed for the PS3 first instead of the 360 which EA games had been developed for the 360 first then ported to the PS3 with not much effort thats why this years Madden ran better on the 360 they didn't spend the extra effort to get to run at 60fps on the PS3. Next year Madden should look better on the PS3 and the 360 version will most likely be a port unless they start having completely different teams working on each version.

[Ascended_Saiyan]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

something people need to realize is that exclusive contracts that EA has with things like Madden require it be a multi-plat release.

So if they do buy it up, they gotta either also pay to get out of the contract or still have certain titles be multi-plat.

Then, now that they don't have a exclusive contract they have competition again and other studios can get into the NFL market and belittle Maddens market share.

On top of that they now gotta create quality games because they won't have contracts that allow monopolys on certain things, which costs more money.

It would cost them a lot and they would be getting less than what they would think they were getting. Its not going to happen.

And its a gigantic investment for MS. They are currently in 3rd place once again in 2008 and they need to focus on making XBOX profitable and successful before investing that type of money into things.

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

didn't EA confirm that all future EA sports games would support 60fps on PS3. NHL was the first I believe.

If you were referring to my post when I said make the 360 version better, I was saying if MS and EA were in bed togther ( i don't think they are) it would be better off for EA to do that and not go exclusive, because going exclusive with MS opens up competition, which is something that really hurts EA. Framerate doesn't mean everything either, the AA could be better, etc.

You make a lot of sense on this. But if there is no one left to compete, would it matter? If EA buys 2K, I will begin to believe the story.

[Ascended_Saiyan]

Originally Posted by Sporty

Not to be rude, but that is probably the dumbest thing I've heard.

MS will have to barrow some of the money to get yahoo as it is, not that that would be a problem, but it cuts out the option for them to make a major purchase of anyone else for quite awhile.

EA has a market value of 16 billion right now, To purchase they would have to offer more then the $47 per share, so that would up the price considerably.

MS would NEVER be able to recoup the costs being on just PCs and Xbox's, which would lower it's revenue's by up to 80%. That would cause redundancies which would lead to a massive job cuts which is why EA board would never consider it. And considering MS would never make more then 20 billion on this move it would only be to cut off the competitors from the games, not add any to MS's library. The reason EA is so successful is they blanket the market with their titles, change the business model and they aren't making a fraction of the revenue.

Whoever wrote that EA article is on some major crack to think it's even possible.

That is a very good point. I didn't consider the fact that their revenue is what it is BECAUSE they create multi-platform games.

[mattym]

would this be against competition rules? If ms bought them up and made all the games exclusives as a result? dunno, could be me talking shite...

[Need0fMany]

I see no real reason for Microsoft to buy EA. Reminds me of the old saying "Why buy the cow when you can get milk for free?" In this case it's not free but relatively cheaper for them to keep swapping executives with EA and control\steer them from the inside like a puppet. They'll keep securing exclusives and features while purposefully gimping the PS3 versions. When planning for the next console, MS will strike an exclusive deal with EA using all their insiders. So, no need for MS to buy EA.

MS wants to buy Yahoo because after all those years and money spent their MSN still can't compete. That's buying\killing the competition; what MS excels at.

As for EA buying take2, that makes sense since the MS would want more games to get the special EA treatment and they would want to control them by the time they come out with their next console and announce their exclusive agreement with EA.

[scraptor]

Of course MS can afford it. They're worth 250bn and they have no debt. Even after Yahoo they could buy EA and plenty more. Cash or stock, doesn't matter. This is what monopolists do. It's a shame the govt lets them do whatever they want, at the expense of innovation.

And beyond the strategic rationale, it'd be a PR move to eventually cover up the disaster the xbox is shaping up to be.

[Joe Cain]

Step 1 - EA makes Madden run better, look better, preform better and have more options on the xbox 360's version. Giving the PS3 the gimped ass version 3 years in a row... This years version is already slated to run at 30fps, again.

Really? After EA announced last year they'd no longer release sports titles at 30 fps? </skeptical>

[Grisle]

I don't think this will happen, but that Moore fella really hates Sony and I think he does more harm than good with his products. He's one of the guys who's really against movie playback on a console going back to the Dreamcast. We all know gamers love movies too...and why not play them on our console?

[clownface]

I believe it, Microsoft is still pissed they lost the last generation console wars and now they have to sell their HD DVD add on's for $50 compared to the initial $200 they originally went for. Also no one can tell me that EA hasn't intentionally been doing a crappy job on PS3 games no matter what they say. I knew that Peter Moore going to EA was also bad for PS3 fans, he's in bed with Bill Gates who always tries to buy out what he can't win on merit alone.

[saprano]

Originally Posted by mattym

would this be against competition rules? If ms bought them up and made all the games exclusives as a result? dunno, could be me talking shite...

I think you maby right about that one.....i hope

[DetroitSportsFan]

Hopefully this doesn't happen.

I don't want to have to buy a 360.

[Luis_A51]

Originally Posted by Sporty

Not to be rude, but that is probably the dumbest thing I've heard.

MS will have to barrow some of the money to get yahoo as it is, not that that would be a problem, but it cuts out the option for them to make a major purchase of anyone else for quite awhile.

EA has a market value of 16 billion right now, To purchase they would have to offer more then the $47 per share, so that would up the price considerably.

MS would NEVER be able to recoup the costs being on just PCs and Xbox's, which would lower it's revenue's by up to 80%. That would cause redundancies which would lead to a massive job cuts which is why EA board would never consider it. And considering MS would never make more then 20 billion on this move it would only be to cut off the competitors from the games, not add any to MS's library. The reason EA is so successful is they blanket the market with their titles, change the business model and they aren't making a fraction of the revenue.

Whoever wrote that EA article is on some major crack to think it's even possible.

+1
summed it up perfectly.

[sssick]

After needing to borrow money to buy Yahoo for $44B minimum, I doubt they could also swing another buyout of a company with a $14.99B market cap.

[Tenudin]

There are so many holes in this theory. I would hardly know where to begin...

[TK421]

interesting point, must think on this