Comments on: MicroRare http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/09/23/microrare/ Games news & reviews, Australian game developers Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:23:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: KennyG http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/09/23/microrare/#comment-1281 Mon, 23 Sep 2002 13:16:11 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/09/23/microrare/#comment-1281 More in depth article about the sale is at the Forbes website http://www.forbes.com/technology/newswire/2002/09/23/rtr728050.html Probably the most interesting quote is in the last paragraph. Shows that although Microsoft make a good product, the console market is different from anything else they've dealt with ---- snip ---- Reports have put a Rare sale price at over $400 million, several times what similar sized developers fetched in previous years, creating large potential costs for Microsoft. "If the only way Microsoft can get a big exclusive title is by buying the developer, that's not a viable business model," said Scott. ---- snip More in depth article about the sale is at the Forbes website

http://www.forbes.com/technology/newswire/2002/09/23/rtr728050.html

Probably the most interesting quote is in the last paragraph. Shows that although Microsoft make a good product, the console market is different from anything else they’ve dealt with

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Reports have put a Rare sale price at over $400 million, several times what similar sized developers fetched in previous years, creating large potential costs for Microsoft.

“If the only way Microsoft can get a big exclusive title is by buying the developer, that’s not a viable business model,” said Scott.
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]]> by: Escapist http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/09/23/microrare/#comment-1282 Tue, 24 Sep 2002 01:15:18 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/09/23/microrare/#comment-1282 Good for Xboxers, not great for Cubists. I'm both so I have a song in my heart, but a tear in my eye. Rare made N64 worth owning as every game of theirs pushed the system as far as tech and gameplay. What a lot of people who haven't played their games on N64 don't realise is Rare games are generally very, very good and often excellent. System-sellers in many cases. Good for Xboxers, not great for Cubists. I’m both so I have a song in my heart, but a tear in my eye. Rare made N64 worth owning as every game of theirs pushed the system as far as tech and gameplay. What a lot of people who haven’t played their games on N64 don’t realise is Rare games are generally very, very good and often excellent. System-sellers in many cases.

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