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  1. Posted · Edited by Cville-Raven · Report post

    In the range of 60 mil for Cruz? wow, didn't know we were actually willing to spend

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    Britt G said on twitter that Johnson was very emotionally invested in the O's and choked up on the phone while speaking with her. I'm actually going to miss him. I'll never forget his part in our amazing 2011 season.

    Even though him and Koji have completely different situations I have a feeling in a couple years we'll regret it. It's weird how they both didn't want to leave though.

    It all leads to PA man...
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    I hate the trade. What was the point? Salary relief that we won't use? Who's our next closer going to be? Hunter?

    Ugh. It's tough being an O's fan. I would of rather kept him and suffered watching him then trade him for basically nothing. He's not worth 10 mill for next year but it's not like it's going to be used anywhere else. Maybe towards CD but what's the point? We'll never win one with this ownership.

    JJ's going to do great in Oakland

    lol so true. I think we all know most of the money saved from that Johnson contract won't be used.
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    It's been said that MS has been investing heavily in 1st party studios. That's why I mentioned Black Tusk (formerly known as Microsoft Vancouver) which has been tasked with creating a AAA title to go along with Halo. They've been hiring veteran developers from various other popular franchises (Crysis, COD, Splinter Cell, etc) so we could see Black Tusk become a big studio this generation. MS knows they have to step their game up when it comes to 1st party games or they'll fall behind Sony again.

    http://www.oxm.co.uk/64637/features/just-what-exactly-is-black-tusk-studios-working-on/

    Yeah, whatever they're working on is definitely intriguing. Sony will still probably acquire Ready at Dawn and Quantic Dream.

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    Actually, there's been stuff floating around that GoW could eventually make its way to PS4 if they release another entry. Microsoft doesn't own the Gears IP so if Epic wants to put it on the PS4, they can do so.

    Sony will likely continue its dominance when it comes to first-parties but I think Microsoft will do better this time around. Having the first Titanfall be exclusive to Microsoft platforms is huge since it's probably the most hyped next-gen title. Quantum Break will likely be fantastic (love Remedy), Halo is going to be amazing on the XB1 hardware, and you have Fable Legends coming from Lionhead Studios. Not to mention they've been slightly hyping up whatever Black Tusk is working on.

    Microsoft will have to keep their exclusives library going. Can't be like the last few years of the 360's life.

    I have a gut feeling 343i is working on two games. They definitely have the budget and amount of employees to do so; not to mention they have also contracted other studios to help them dev stuff over the past couple years. I find it interesting that you mention Gears could go multi-platform, didn't know that property was owned by Epic. I still think they need more than just 343, turn10, Lionhead, and remedy. They have a couple others but those are their strongest studios, although Im not a big fan of Lionahead as of late.
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    I'd argue that, rather than focus on getting exclusive licenses, Microsoft needs to scout and acquire studios. That way, they can cultivate an ecosystem of titles from within rather than mining titles from the outside, and they'd have more control over the quality of the final product.

    Yeah, the lack of quality studios is one of the reasons I'm not getting a Xbox one right now. Naughty Dog is just too damn good at the moment. 

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