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Is this the billion dollar fall out? Too hot in the kitchen?

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xmiyux

I'm curious what effect, if any, this will have on the 360's strategy and on whether EA is going to have any obvious preference for the MS machine... interesting indeed...

kurupt

I was wondering the same thing...

The Bus

It wouldn't be too wild to predict that Microsoft might buy one of EA's divisions.

mbs

I really doubt it would cause EA to have any pro-MS influence. EA's mission (like any company) is to make as much money as possible. Based on that mission, they would be foolish to limit their franchises to one particular console.

If Moore does steer the company away from the potential cash on the other consoles in favor of MS, I'd imagine the EA shareholders will have his head on a stake (figuratively, of course).

xmiyux

I was more meaning the whole developing games on a MS platform and then porting to other platforms. Somewhat like was done this year that lead to the whole 60/30 fps bit on the sports titles.

I never thought about one of the companies trying to buy one of the 4 divisions outright. That would be a heck of a steal for the company that did that.

Setzer

Wow, didn't see this coming.

aktick

On a side note, Mattrick is one of the cooler names I've heard in a while. Don Mattrick. I like it.

CrusaderU.2.K.

I cant believe i am about to say this, but:

PETER MOORE IS A IDIOT.

This is the same dude who was with dreamcast and left that console as well right?

mbs

Yeah, but I believe (I could be wrong) that was after the dreamcast had been killed by SEGA. That was a hell of a console, so I can understand MS's attraction to getting Moore when the DC was canned.

mbs

Yeah, it would be genius for MS to buy the sports division. It would certainly stir things up.

aktick

Would be funny...Sony and Nintendo would be bent over backwards to get Madden on their systems.

xmiyux

You aren't kidding. That would be a big ass nail in Sony's coffin due to losing the entire fraternity crowd.

If Sony picked up the division it would make them champ imo. I really think sports titles would be enough to drive the gamers to whatever console had them.

Michael Corvin

So this gen has seen some pretty big management shakeups.

- Peter Moore out of MS
- Ken Kutaragi out of Sony
- 60% of Nintendo

Canis Firebrand

Awww.. what is he going to do with all his MS related tattoos?

Draven

Wow. With a typo even.

DJ_Longfellow

Hmmm, hopefully this doesn't delay me getting my 360 back hahaha

Cusm

Fraternity? Hell that would wipe out the wanna-be gangsta market as well.

Michael Corvin

Nice.

Totally unrelated to games, but related to your post, I saw a 7 year old kid wearing a Scarface T-shirt last week.

Cusm

I love that, it makes the thugs/wanna be thugs look rediculous when the sport the same thing, like my personal favorite the sideways hat. When every 8 year old white suburban kid in America is doing it, there is no street cred.

Michael Corvin

this thread seems dead already anyway so...

[off topic music post]

My favorite album of the year addresses this topic, Scarsick by Pain of Salvation. Here's one verse from the track Cribcaged:

So fuck the million dollar kitchen
Fuck the Al Pacino posters
Fuck the drugs, the gold, the strip poles
Fuck the homies, fuck the poses
Fuck the walls they build around them
Fuck the bedroom magic nonsense
I don't want to hear their voices
As long as they vote with their wallets

Fuck the silly "throw you out" joke
Fuck the framed cigar DeNiro smoked
Fuck their lack of originality and personality
Fuck this travesty
Fuck this new norm
Fuck conformity
Fuck their Kristal
Fuck their sordity
Fuck the way they fuck equality
Fuck their freebie gear
Fuck the ones they wear
You're just people...

It looks petty reading it versus hearing, as it is a well crafted song. That's the only verse with the simplified and overstated "fuck" phrasing, the whole song isn't like that. Cribcaged: Full Lyrics

And if you found that mildly interesting, a much better song, Spitfall, off the same album, adresses the modern rap phenomenon as well. A better read too, just too long to post in an off topic reply. Lyrics here.

[/off topic music post]

KurrptSenate

while I can't argue about the validity of some of those statements, not ALL rap falls under that collective umbrella of suck-itude

check out some Talib Kweli or some Deltron 3030

taffer

Michael Corvin

Obviously but I would say that all rap that references/flaunts Scarface and/or is the artist's favorite movie does.

xmiyux

Deltron! Sweet artist/group.

Personally i swear by Saul Williams. It does not get any better than his work since he started out as a poet doing slams.