From GameDaily:
Analyst Michael Pachter believes EA will work out a friendly deal at a slight premium to their original offer for Take-Two. He doesn't think Take-Two has much leverage though.
With EA now allowing its own tender offer for Take-Two to expire, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter commented that it's "somewhat surprising to us that EA agreed to change its offer from hostile to friendly. It appears that the company recognizes the benefits of a friendly deal (continuity of key employees, greater access to documents and records), and concluded that it was prudent to make the attempt. In spite of its prior acrimonious comments about EA's offer being 'inadequate' and 'opportunistic,' Take-Two management apparently recognized that the olive branch offered by EA gave it a last (and only) opportunity to affect the outcome."
Pachter believes that Take-Two's negotiating leverage has "deteriorated" with each passing press release; he added that Take-Two's latest statement that EA's offer is "inadequate" is "unnecessary and hostile" and he was surprised to see that word repeated today from Take-Two management.
So will EA eventually acquire Take-Two? Pachter thinks so. Here's how he believes it shakes out...
"Global indie publisher ESDigital Games is thrilled to announce its participation in London Games Festival 2024 from 9th - 20th April at venues across the city." - ESDigital Games.
Christopher Dring has revealed that he spoke to a number of developers at GDC this year that questioned why the PS5 Pro is even happening, with many saying they haven’t even got the most out of the standard version of the console yet.
Exactly
They should have just let developers squeeze as much from the PS5 and then wait for the PS6
By the time developers even get into the PS5 Pro within a couple of years Sony will most likely be sending PS6 dev kits out.
I'm definitely questioning it. Seems entirely unnecessary since there's been no sign of peak optimization by first-party, let alone third. This will just move more focus on more graphics push than fix steady 30fps/60fps modes.
"A couple of companies said this isn’t going to grow the market – it’s not going to move the needle. This generation doesn’t even seem to have got started really, let alone feel the need for a mid-generation update. How about we just get some original, next-generation software up and spinning?"
Ok devs who's fault is that though? The only publisher that came ready was Epic Unreal Engine 5 tech. Sure they were hit and miss with some of their tech in games but they at least brought something new to the table. The consoles released in 2020, you've all had dev kits way before then (2016-2017) to develop new tech, engines innovation. Like y'all have done all other generations. Nope y'all were too busy doing the same stuff staying cross gen and not innovating like before. They should of known Sony would have a Pro console this gen. Devs are lagging behind, take all that money that some of y'all are making from Microtransactions stop being lazy and create innovative new engines and gameplay mechanics. I know it's hard, takes allot money, resources especially time but that's part of being in the industry and a game developer. They should done these things 6 or 7 years ago because it takes so long.
Can't say I feel bad for them tbh.
This is an odd choice just make ps6 in 2026 or 2027 something in those ranges than this
The CPU certainly needed an upgrade, UE 5 titles are going to have a bit of a hard time with that Zen 2 CPU, that's why Robocop has FPS dips.
A new Neuralink demo shows the paralyzed patient Noland Arbaugh playing online chess using only his thoughts.
"Noland said that the chip implant allowed him to play Civilization 6 for eight hours until its battery ran out."
This is great. At the very least it can improve the quality of life for these people. I'll look forward to hearing more from Noland and Neuralink in the near future.
Imagine if one day these guys are barred from entering Esports tourneys because they are deemed to have an unfair advantage.
It’s interesting but they don’t really say much beyond eye tracking is how the cursor moves.
Pachter: 360 outsold PS3 in July.