Quote Originally Posted by Mahrze View Post
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.
The point I'm trying to make is that IT DOES NOT MATTER what the playerbase is, they'll still do it if it makes money and if it's for the fans it's a bonus.

Companies will gladly work together (Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo being the reason I brought up Minecraft) if it ensures a profit for all the parties involved. That's a reason the recent Spider-man movie deal was struck and why Disney had to renegotiate to still make profit off them.

Money talks, and corporate entities will gladly listen. The big difference here is both teams have reviewed each other, Blizzard considering Thordan EX to be a pinnacle of good raid design, and Yoshi-P clearly throwing his support for Blizzard throughout the years. So they not only gain from a real $$$ profit, but also gain from a publicity standpoint too as they've been chummy for the years despite being direct rivals.

Also if you want to bring a clear competition in the mix there's been Capcom vs SNK, Street Fighter X Tekken, Tekken 7 featuring Akuma being playable and officially is in the lore, Tekken 7 crossing over King of Fighters and Soulcalibur VI for Samurai Shodown. All of these being direct competitors to each other for YEARS on end and they do it not only for the fans but also for the $$$.

You need to give more credit to this idea being plausible.