Yeah, Jeff or Brad mentioned during some of the Xbox One X coverage that Microsoft has indicated they're looking to acquire some studios and build up their first party offerings. The first studio that popped into my head was Respawn; just seemed like a good fit considering that TF2 is one of the few multi-platform games from this generation that appears to be stronger on Xbox than PS4. That's just anecdotal from looking at active players in the MP, BTW. Either way, not gonna happen now. Hopefully EA doesn't fuck with them too much.

Hey, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but a massive disappointment? That's really counter to the opinion most people have of that game. Genuinely curious why you disliked so much.

RIP Respawn. Also Microsoft should have bought the studio, great talent and there in need of new first party studios. This could have being a great pick !

Or they could just bring back burn cards only this time charge for them, as that's basically what Battlefront 2 is doing. I know this is naive wishful thinking but I really hope critics and fans publically bashing lootboxes means that this trend wont be as common as it has been these last couple of years by the time TF3 comes out. But the cynic in me knows the people who enable this shit make up for enough sales that it utimately doesnt matter.

On one hand, I expect Respawn's future projects to be properly advertised, given a fair chance, and not launched alongside any of their other tentpole releases, especially those in the same genre.

On the other hand, this is EA. They haven't exactly built up much good will, at least for me, these past few years.

So two years from now Respawn is being shut down, huh?

This sucks more than ever because of how many hours I've put into TF2, both on PC and console. However, I do see a bit of a silver lining.

Yes, the Respawn team gets to fight another day and everyone keeps there jobs. Also I wouldn't overlook the fact that Nexon had made the first move. That, in my opinion, probably would have been the final nail in the coffin.

All I'm thinking is that I picture Vince Zampella just raking it in, what with the Activision settlement years ago, and now this.