Quote Originally Posted by Noitems View Post
You do know Microsoft owns Mojang and by extension Minecraft yet allows it to be sold for the PS4 and Switch right? A company will absolutely double down on it if it makes money.

Games like Project x Zone 1&2 also feature collabs with Capcom/Namco/Sega and even Nintendo. They do it as a joint venture so that everyone gets a profit, but also to help deal with each other's licenses.

Hell even outside games, movies like Who Framed Roger Rabbit featured both Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse on the same screen, and only agreed to it if they both shared the same amount of screen time.

The possibility is never not out there, it's just both companies need to come to an agreement. Which in most cases is all about the $$$.

If Yoshi-P and Blizzard are being buddy buddy I'd expect something like it, especially considering the MHW collab only happened because Yoshi went out drinking with the MH prodcuer.

Outside of the silly "tone", you're not disproving anything and like I said, the IPs both gained from the collabs. Microsoft (I knew btw) did the better choice and used the Minecraft craze in its favor as a publisher, which means they gain from an existing or growing market. No different than SE did with a lot of their prev FF titles going to other platforms like the Switch when they've been Sony exclusives for years.

The crossover games like X Zone, SVC and the like have a "temporary" share of the market and the millage varies between regions. Same can be said with films. I never said the possibility is not out there. Its one of those things that sound great on paper... and that's about it.

You've said it yourself (And I am to assume everyone knows it too). Its about money, money that is made at the risk of it being lost. MHW crossover was a win/win. Garo was a win/win. Yokai was a win/win. FFXIVxWoW is not a win/win because they can't reach the same demographics, they share the same market, and more importantly: are in direct competition with each other in terms of player-base and media praise. Asking for this is the same as asking a crossover of Street Fighter vs Mortal Kombat, among other examples.