You have an odd view of what Microsoft Studios actually produces.
An 'odd' view of what they actually produce? Not sure I understand what you mean there. Or I didn't word what I meant properly. I do know what they 'actually produce', and what they 'actually produce' sure as heck ain't in the veins of what Obsidian produced in their own history. I'd rather play the likes of Nerverwinter Nights, KOTOR2 and New Vegas over the next iteration #78 of Halo, or the likes of Forza, Crackdown, or their yearly sports releases.
- Obsidian are good are making RPGs.
- Microsoft aren't good at making RPGs.
- Obsidian gets acquired (MIGHT get acquired, as of this writing) by Microsoft.
- Microsoft can't understand good RPGs in the veins of the big ones out there (Elder Scrolls, Fallouts, Witchers, etc), and the veins of the ones that Obsidian made before.
- Obsidian gets reduced (assuming they do get acquired by Microsoft) at making stuff that Microsoft likes, instead.
- Obsidian's first game under Microsoft might well end up being an action-focused, simplistic RPG that's going to end up on the Microsoft Store, and of course, filled with MTXs.
Maybe this is clearer?
In other words, what game can Microsoft possibly ask Obsidian to make for them is something I can't fathom. It would have been a thousand times better if Bethesda acquired them instead in order to vastly improve their Elder Scrolls games. I would have loved to see the touches of Obsidian especially in writing and gameplay elements for Elder Scrolls 6. Heck, they would have been good working along with Rockstar and CDPR as well. But
Microsoft of all places? Yeah, no.