Pachter Factor Questions Time!

Hi there. :-) With reference to Jason Schrier's article about pay at Blizzard, do you think any difference will be made because of it? If not... what would it take?

Hey just curious about the lackluster reception to the new Ubisoft Games. They look pretty good to me but I'd like to hear your thoughts on if it might have been better to go forgo the the annual releases and really wait until a game is really a step up from the last version

Hi Pach! How likely do you think there will be some major M&A activity in the video game sector in the next 12 months? Is now a good time for that type of transaction?

Hola patch, after capcom announced 80 percent of there sales were digital what does that mean for the future for physical media. I for one love physical media since I officially own it vs digital media you only own it as long as the source is still around or they decide not to distribute it any more and once you uninstall it it's gone for ever. Then what about places like gamestop it means its days limited this generation or game section in major retail stores. And last if you want physical copies will it be limited to resources like limited run games or Physicality Games? Thanks like always.

Hey Pach, who do you think ends up getting WB Games?

NeO JD

NBA 2K price increase. Know you came out saying it'll fail due to the manufacturers. Why shouldn't games go to $70 at this point thought?

Mr. Pachter, what is Google thinking with their Stadia strategy? I just watched their Direct and thought it would be a joke if I didn’t know it was real. Instead of offering real games, they are promoting shovelware and old games. Is this a result of Google not caring if their platform takes off or just incompetent leadership? Thanks.

Hey Pach, I'm mostly a PC gamer and I got GamePass Ultimate on PC very cheap due to Microsoft pushing that just "1 usd more for Ultimate over GamePass regular" promo. I'm very happy with the service as I get to experience good games that I otherwise could be sceptical to buy. However, I worry about this: is Ultimate a risk overall to gaming, could it constitute a "race to bottom" situation in the end like we seen in mobile? I ask this because overall it seems so cheap compared to the quality you get - is it sustainable in the end? I don't want to see a reality in gaming that we see on mobile gaming - no space for creative games, mostly everything is free to play with micro-transaction design a STRONG focus. Am I a damaging the future of Creative in videogames?!? Thanks for all your work and SIFTD as a whole!

Manuel Nascimento

Hey Pach, hope you and your family are staying safe! Do you have any insight as to what is going on with game pre-order prices? CyberPunk 2077 has already had pre-order prices at $50, and another game (I believe it was Watch Dogs Legion) is already at $40 pre-order. Neither of these games are out yet and they're already at a massive discount.

Tarma

Hi Pach, love the show, been following it for ages now, pre-siftd. This may be old by the time it gets to you... but question is: What do both companies gain from holding on to price info so close to launch ? With these boxes having fixed costs, can MS or Sony really afford to slash pricing in a counter-move to the other company announcing price ? These are both huge steps up in tech that we haven't seen since Xbox 360 custom GPUs and Cell Engines etc. Can't imagine there's fat to trim. Thanks !

Clint Kachnowski