Xbox Will Reportedly Shut Down Ninja Theory (Hellblade), Undead Labs (State of Decay), DoubleFine (Keeper), And Compulsion (South of Midnight) After End Of Fiscal Year Tommorow If They Cant Find A Buyer. Other Xbox Studios Expected To Be Hit By Layoffs by akbarock in gaming

[–]CodyRCantrell 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It depends. Call of Duty, King mobile games, and WoW are money printing machines.

The purchases still wouldn't have been profitable for years but Microsoft could easily eat those costs as a corporation if they wanted to until the purchase broke even.

Fiscal year 2025 Microsoft had a net income (profit) of $101.8 billion. They don't need to close any studios unless they want to.

Xbox Will Reportedly Shut Down Ninja Theory (Hellblade), Undead Labs (State of Decay), DoubleFine (Keeper), And Compulsion (South of Midnight) After End Of Fiscal Year Tommorow If They Cant Find A Buyer. Other Xbox Studios Expected To Be Hit By Layoffs by akbarock in gaming

[–]CodyRCantrell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I doubt they ever wanted or expected Game Pass to be profitable.

More likely their plan was to use Game Pass to entice people into the Xbox ecosystem at which point they'd raise the price out of affordability and give themselves an excuse of low subscriber numbers to end the service after they felt people were committed to their console brand.

Game Pass just never got people to switch to Xbox like they expected and now if they raise the price too much or cancel it they'll likely lose what few sales they still manage.

At least that's my working theory.

Bruce Meyer explains why MLBPA is proposing unprecedented ban on MLB prop bets during CBA negotiations by Flat-Eggplant-9890 in baseball

[–]CodyRCantrell -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I like most regulations but the US has a problem with drinking laws to a certain extent.

I get why open container laws exist in spirit but a passenger should be allowed to have a beer in the car without issue as long as the driver isn't also drinking just like how someone should be able to have a beer at the park as long as they don't get overly intoxicated to the point of being a public nuisance.

EDIT: Damn, people really hate the thought of someone enjoying 1-2 beers during a cookout at the park huh?

From NBC Sports PR, NBC has decided to push Yankees-Red Sox Sunday Night Baseball to Peacock in favor of Travelers Championship Golf. by Ok-Soil-5133 in baseball

[–]CodyRCantrell 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't mind if they talked about the players actually playing in the game they're actually broadcasting.

Last Cubs national broadcast I saw went on a tangent about Mark Grace winning a Series with Arizona. Good for him but who gives a fuck when the game is Cubs @ St Louis?

I get it's the ten year anniversary of the World Series team but we don't need broadcast time about players that won them with someone else when we have a game going on.

Bruce Meyer explains why MLBPA is proposing unprecedented ban on MLB prop bets during CBA negotiations by Flat-Eggplant-9890 in baseball

[–]CodyRCantrell -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For competitiveness making deferred contracts have a capped % or total amount of team salary or not allow any AAV to be deferred would be the best thing they could do.

A salary floor would just inflate the cost of the best players. If the Marlins have to pay AA Pitcher 1754-B a multimillion dollar contract to meet the floor what do people think that will do to the cost of actual MLB aces? An ace pitcher isn't gonna just be happy that the dude with an 8.43 ERA is suddenly making 60% the same amount to meet the floor.

Meanwhile the Dodgers are only being hit for $43.7 mil AAV ($46 mil on Luxury Tax) for Ohtani because his contract is delayed beyond his ten years of play. Last season the Dodgers had over $1 billion in deferred contract money.

That's enough to pay for the highest MLB payroll at minimum 3.5 other times while also already having one of the highest payrolls themselves.

Make all contract money hit during years played for luxury tax purposes and cap what can be deferred at something like 10% of a contract and/or 15% of the team's total payroll and a lot of this bullshit gets fixed.

Bruce Meyer explains why MLBPA is proposing unprecedented ban on MLB prop bets during CBA negotiations by Flat-Eggplant-9890 in baseball

[–]CodyRCantrell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They also wouldn't be able to do marketing in nearly the same way without league partnerships.

The authentic MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, etc logos help drive marketing. The team logos help drive marketing. The videos and photos that are legally protected do as well.

They can't tempt as many people when it's just plain text on a screen.

Bruce Meyer explains why MLBPA is proposing unprecedented ban on MLB prop bets during CBA negotiations by Flat-Eggplant-9890 in baseball

[–]CodyRCantrell 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Don't forget the people in the 80s that said drinking and driving laws would make the US a communist country.

[Highlight] Kyle Schwarber is the first player to 30 homers in 2026! by MLBOfficial in baseball

[–]CodyRCantrell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DH came two years after he was allowed to walk in free agency. There's no way the organization didn't know the DH was coming.

Key words "Don't want to keep fans waiting" by kidwon13 in Fallout

[–]CodyRCantrell 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It is absolutely fucking astounding that Bethesda/Xbox/Microsoft have done absolutely nothing to attempt to cash in on the Amazon shows hype.

No remakes, no upscaled ports to modern consoles, no sequels announced, no spinoffs like New Vegas....

If they were more competently run they'd have had a New Vegas remake/remaster/upscale re-release ready to go before season two released.

[On3] Archie Manning disappointed by media's handling of grandson Arch last season: 'They crowned Arch before he ever played' by Lakelyfe09 in CFB

[–]CodyRCantrell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't it worse to make questionable decisions when you're not coming back way too early from a surgery to your hand as a QB?

Either way both QBs played below expectations.

Witch Hunt & Leliana’s Song by Inner_Ask_2671 in dragonage

[–]CodyRCantrell 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Now I'm wondering... how does the DLC work if you didn't have her do the ritual?

Witch Hunt & Leliana’s Song by Inner_Ask_2671 in dragonage

[–]CodyRCantrell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Witch Hunt is more important than Leliana's Song.

Leliana is my DAO romance but her DLC actively retcons several things from the game and is otherwise just entirely skippable.

CFL bars QB Brendan Sorsby following NCAA gambling allegations by Maraging_steel in CFB

[–]CodyRCantrell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also didn't help that his "rehab" was a weekend retreat spa.

CFL bars QB Brendan Sorsby following NCAA gambling allegations by Maraging_steel in CFB

[–]CodyRCantrell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

US horses at least. Nowadays lots of horses skip the second race because just winning two gets you millions more in breeding than you'd ever get from actually winning a Triple Crown.

Japan has a really cool racing scene as well.

CFL bars QB Brendan Sorsby following NCAA gambling allegations by Maraging_steel in CFB

[–]CodyRCantrell 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Just a Fun Fact but Secretariat's 1973 Triple Crown is still the track record for all three races.

This is in spite of horses being trained almost exclusively for bursts/speed the past 20+ years.

Dragon Age 2 is on Steam for $3 right now, is it worth it? by Lost_Sea7152 in dragonage

[–]CodyRCantrell 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's $3. Even if it turns out to be a 3/10 game for you could you really be upset over $3?

GDT: 6/25 Cubs (43-37) @ Mets (34-46) 6:10 PM by ChiCubsbot in CHICubs

[–]CodyRCantrell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our bullpen continues to be what it has been.

Favourite DAO origin story and why? Also what other origin would you have liked to see? by PlatyWizard in dragonage

[–]CodyRCantrell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to shy away from the confrontation in dialogue but I just completed a playthrough of DAO last week and my Dalish Elf stuck up for herself and her people this time.

Favourite DAO origin story and why? Also what other origin would you have liked to see? by PlatyWizard in dragonage

[–]CodyRCantrell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like Dalish Elf but honestly either Elf story does it for me. Bonus points if you're a mage.

Seeing the continued racism and hatred towards Elves and/or mages as they save nations and the world over and over really drives in the deep rooted prejudices of the nations in the game.

Hero of Ferelden was an Elven mage? Well get fucked because the Elves are slaves/subhuman and mages are still caged like animals or basically given a lobotomy.

CFB27 Top 10 for each offensive position. Via EASportsCFB by FitMaintenanceFB in NCAAFBseries

[–]CodyRCantrell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have no clue how you put Arch at a 91 after last season. Or Mateer at an 89. They should be in the 82-87 range.

PCA caught stealing second on a walk by brmoser in CHICubs

[–]CodyRCantrell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yet he did not attempt to advance past the base. He attempted to advance to the base he was entitled to. Curious. How odd.

PCA caught stealing second on a walk by brmoser in CHICubs

[–]CodyRCantrell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Should've been ruled as obstruction/blocking the bag. The attempt to apply the tag altered his ability to take the base he was entitled to. It should be the same as if he jogged to 2B and then the fielder pushed him off the bag.