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https://news.microsoft.com/2002/09/24/microsoft-acquires-video-game-powerhouse-rare-ltd/
Thoughts?
>>319514357
I can't wait to play Banjo Three on Xbox.
>>319514357
Is Rare even good any more?
Is it really just the IP's they wanted or is Rare really worth something?
And does anybody even care about it knowing that it's going to be on the Xboner?
Is there a slowpoke that's good enough for this?
You're posting news that is older than 4chan.
OLDER
Just think about that.
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>>319514690
of course they didn't want Rare's IPs, they wanted the exact opposite of them. Rare was an incredible developer when they could get published by Nintendo, but Microsoft saw buying them out as more of a threat removal than actually getting an asset
>>319514357
Holy shit new Conker when? Sony Defense Force on suicide watch
HOLY F*CK
HOLY FUCK
Can't wait for Jet Force Gemini 2!
>>319514357
I think the stability of microsoft will help them grow and make more quality platformers. Cant wait for banjo threeie!!
>>319514771
>>319514786
The future of Rare is looking good.
Expect more Conker, Banjo and Blast Corps!
hhaa sony sucxk!
>>319514771
>>319514357
YES
XBOX WON
NINTENOGS BTFO
>>319514771
>>319514357
>“Kameo,” is expected to reach store shelves next spring. Also under development is the highly anticipated sequel to “Perfect Dark.”
If only they knew.
As a young kid the rareware games were my favourite games. This was the main reason I got an Xbox instead of gamecube (I read gaming magazines so I knew about it)
Fuck you Microsoft for ruining one of the best developers.
>there are kids on /v/ RIGHT NOW that were too young to remember this
JUST
at least they'll develop for a console better than 64
>>319514357
>powerhouse
>hasnt made anything good since n64
>>319514357
I get what you're trying to do.
>Pretend it's 2002
It's fun. but the "Thoughts?" meme didnt exist back then. People actually had vocabulary back then. They probably would say "How do you guys feel about this?"
"Thoughts?" is a 2015 thing, like calling me autistic.
Awesome, so this means microsoft owns donkey kong now right?
>>319514819
So then tell me this, as a company, why the fuck would you even consider buying an incredible studio capable of making your product (xbox) sell more when instead you just run them into the ground and make that 375 million useless. Just like they didn't buy minecraft to run it into the ground.
>>319515740
>I can't believe they legitimately believed this
>>319515704
Do you actually think nobody said "thoughts?" Before 2015? What the fuck. Used to say this all the time on older forums, especially when directing it at a specific poster or group of people.
Fuck off
i think xbox has a bright future ahead of it!!!`
Oh boy! I hope we get another killer instinct game!
>>319515704
actually it would be more like
>can you believe this shit?
followed by why the OP knows its bullshit
neo 4chan is a terrible shithole
>>319515740
Yeah, I hear that Donkey Kong 64 2 will be coming out in 2004!
>>319515821
Nigger, Microsoft make that much money in a day. They didn't need to risk betting on further investments, just take a potential good investment out of the hands of the competition.
>>319515468
dude they didn't even ruin them. some developers left before microsoft even bought them. Microsoft really made a bad business decision
>>319516082
But just to let it die? that doesn't even make sense. Thats too idiotic, even for microsoft.
>>319516082
Didn't the two brothers in charge walk out when the deal was done?
>>319515740
>Microsoft actually believed this when they first bought Rare
>>319515187
le ebin jontron maymay xD
>>319516082
Think of it like buying a gold mine. then start digging with a garden shovel by yourself because you don't want anyone to die in the mine.
>>319516259
shit was meant for
>>319516108
This is great! I'm glad someone finally managed to get Rare away from kiddie shit Nintendo. Now they can really flex their creativity making more great mature games like Conker instead of Donkey Kong for babies or whatever. The future's looking bright, Xbros!
>>319514357
Suck it Microsoft
>>319516259
bruh they left 5 years later
So they own the rights to Donkey Kong right?
>>319515468
At least weFUCKING SOMEHOWgot an adorable gem named Viva Pinata, and that was good.
Dooood the new perfect dark will be kiillllleerrrrr
How did they go from the #1 console game dev, to nonexistent in such a short time? I don't get it.
They made soo many awesome games on n64...
hi kotaku
>>319516586
That was a good game. I remember taming one of those red enemy bats or something, was pretty cool.
Cobra Triangle 2 when?
Rare still made good games after the buyout. Viva Pinata is one of their best games, probably top 5. Kameo and N&B are underrated. Sea of Thieves looks awesome.
>>319515704
Which one should i buy, PS2 or XBox?
>>319514357
Wait WHAT THE FUCK
Star Fox Adventures was just released yesterday! I'm playing it now on my Gamecube, it feels very similar to Zelda. When does this game get better?
>>319516652
That gen changed things, nuts and bolts is the results of trying to capture that gen's audience.
>>319514357
Jesus Christ I thought I time traveled just now.
>>319516357
that reaction image has been in circulation for years newfag
>>319516656
I have that shirt. My girlfriend bought it. I have never worn it. The fuck she thinking buying me such a faggot tier shirt. It's so fucking huge and dumb looking on the shirt. If it was smaller or less fucking retarded looking Id wear the damn shirt.
jesus fuck /v/ is awful
>>319516997
FOR YOU
I'm still waiting for Donkey Kong 65
Oh no now they have donkey kong!
>>319516862
I dont know, but I like this blue lady fox character. Possibly in a naughty way
AND I ONLY LIKE HUMANS
>>319516997
JUST
>>319514771
>>319514357
Op holy shit i am entirely too high right now for you to be making threads like this. Goddamn i was mindfucked for awhile
>>319516862
>>319517214
HOLY SHIT
SO THATS HOW IT STARTED
IM WITNESSING THE CREATION OF LOOPHOLES
>>319514819
But that's wrong, ex rare devs have said that they had way more freedom under ms then they did under nintendo
>>319514357
Goddammit whyd you let this opportunity go nintendo?
Well atleast perfect dark is coming out next year on microsofts new console, the xhuegbrick 360 m i rite guise?
>>319514819
No, you idiot, they wanted the IP's. If banjo 3 gets made, and its en xbox exclusive, that alone would sell consoles. It wasn't "threat elimination", that would literally be retarded to spend over 300 million on
![36950-Gex_-_Enter_the_Gecko_[NTSC-U]-2.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/MG7sQmK.jpg "36950-Gex_-_Enter_the_Gecko_[NTSC-U]-2.jpg")
Well, maybe we'll get another Gex game?
Right guys?
RIGHT?
FUCKING DONKEY KONG IS OWNED BY MICROSOFT
I REPEAT,
THE KONG OF DONG IS OWNED BY THE SLAVE BREAKER
>>319517662
THE KREMLINGS HAVE WON
I REPEAT
THE KREMLINGS HAVE WON
>>319514819
>Rare was an incredible developer when they could get published by Nintendo
Eh, Rare's last great games were released on the NES. Everything after that was mediocre.
>>319517806
I completely 100% agree
>>319517806
Fuck off Jet Force Gemini and Goldeneye 007 were GOTYAY
>>319517636
Not really. Those guys at Crystal Dynamics are going for a more "mature audience". I heard they are planning to release a Tomb Raider game
I either forgot that they made Star Fox Adventures.
>On 10 February 2015, a group of former Rare employees announced the formation of a new studio named Playtonic Games, planning a "spiritual successor" to the Banjo-Kazooie franchise called Yooka-Laylee.
After seeing threads about this for months, I only just found out about this. And from Wikipedia.
It feels like the state of information/journalism has gotten bad enough that there's little motivation to find out simple things like this.
>>319517487
>ex rare devs have said that they had way more freedom under ms then they did under nintendo
Which is why they ditched all logic and reason and decided to make a racing game with minor platforming elements instead of more of what the series is best at. Right. I've seen the interviews regarding Nuts and Bolts' development, and the dudes look dead inside whenever they're not talking directly to the camera. You can tell it's just canned responses whenever they are speaking. The story went something like this:
>Well, at first we wanted to remake Banjo-Kazooie with big twists to surprise veteran players, but decided that was rehashy
>then we went on to make the real Banjo Threeie, but then realized that players didn't want to platform, they wanted to shoot things and race around in vehicles
>we had a Pro AM remake game where you could customize vehicles in development
>so we decided to put the two games together and make the main focus of the game on vehicles/building
Even though they knew it would alienate pretty much all of the fans of the originals? Their story just doesn't make sense. It reeks to high heaven of corporate meddling, and focus group shit.
Anyway, c'mon, you can't talk shit about a former employer unless you want to have a useless reference on your resume. All of the info on how Microsoft handles Rare comes from published interviews, which Microsoft's PR department undoubtedly keeps tabs on. Image is important, so whatever really goes on behind closed doors usually stays there until you can get someone involved off the cuff or whenever they get too old to give a shit anymore about getting a job somewhere.
I mean, Chris Seavor clearly hates Microsoft's guts, but even he can't speak liberally about them because he knows it can burn too many bridges. Just listen to his Conker's Bad Fur Day Let's Play on Youtube, and come back and tell me Microsoft was "hands off" with Rare. The way Chris tells it, it seems to be the complete opposite.
