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Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard
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I would hate this too. I don't want the industry to consolidate, but I'm also not sure if Sony can afford Take Two. I imagine the way Sony will consolidate is getting console exclusives. To quote the old Final Bosman joke "exclusively NOT on Xbox". I could see Bioshock and the next Resident Evil being PlayStation exclusive.
gta makes the most sense.
but mainly, microsoft is doing this for the age of streaming. sony was fighting microsoft for the living room. apple sidestepped that battle and put the all-in-one device in the pocket. sony and microsoft are still fighting for at-home experiences, but this means at-your-fingertips entertainment whether that's music, movies, or games (spotify's gotta be on someone's radar by now).
to that effect, sony is way behind. they are going to be even further behind now if that's actually where the industry ends up.
Nothing, this definitely is not the last purchase they're making.
That's just awesome/s. Can't wait for gaming to be akin to the unofficial monopolies that is windows & nvidia. But it will be okay, because free* video games…. & a service that will definitely not go up in price/s.
Seriously? I just want the last of us 3 & horizon 3 & than I can leave… I have no desire to be involved in whatever Disney shit Microsoft is trying to pull, so I just want those two games and than I'm good on playing the sims for rest of my days & watching the industry just slowly die.
If Sega didn't sell after the death of Dreamcast and arcades happened around the same time, they never will.
Hmmmmmm could be, there's still much to be told considering the homecoming ending.
Nothing. Which is why I think Sony might start panic buying publishers to compete, even if they can't afford it.
I agree on both counts. Basically, MS are buying publishers, so games that have been multiplatform will no longer be. Fuck em, I'll abuse the free GP on PC.
No chance. That game is staying multi platform and will be releasing this year. The full deal of this sale isn't happening for a full year and a half. Until then, games already in the pipeline will continue
Yeah, he'll also likely suffer no consequences for any of his actions. That's another ghoulish element to these powerful abusers. All that ever changes is that we now KNOW they are abusers. They still get to keep trucking along.
Still, I can dream.
68 billion in cash and you think they still need Sony for COD? 68 billion in cash!!! They do not need Sony or Nintendo, period.
Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone, across every device - Stories
Legendary games, immersive interactive entertainment and publishing expertise accelerate growth in Microsoft’s Gaming business across mobile, PC, console and cloud. REDMOND, Wash. and Santa Monica, Calif. – Jan. 18, 2022 – With three billion people actively playing games today, and fueled by a...
news.microsoft.com
the actual PR here says:
if he isn't shitcanned the moment he reports to Phil, i'll be upset
This is what my friends and I are discussing. So many people would buy an Xbox just so they could play that and why I think the DOJ needs to block the deal for monopoly concerns.
part of the deal with other companies they acquired was that they would leave them alone and let them do their thing, obviously the working conditions will be better but would this mean structural change in terms of less micro transactions and less focus on cod?
My man, lots of good games are made outside of the companies MS now own.
I don't really care about any of the IPs that Activision Blizzard held, but man is this ever bad for the industry in general. The industry needs more big publishers on all platforms not fewer. I don't even mind Microsoft buying studios , but if they do I'd prefer they buy struggling studios to make sure they don't go under. Activision was struggling PR wise, but financially that wasn't exactly true.
Very disappointing.
(And for the record, I would feel the same way if Sony or Nintendo acquired them and I felt the same way about Zenimax too when they were aquired..)
Very disappointing.
(And for the record, I would feel the same way if Sony or Nintendo acquired them and I felt the same way about Zenimax too when they were aquired..)
One of the things this communicates to me is that MS and Sony aren't playing the same ball game.
I don't think Satya and Phil are even that bothered about what Sony's doing. They're looking at Tencent.
If Sony is really serious about taking on MS in the long term in the console space they need to be looking at Take 2/Square.
I don't think Satya and Phil are even that bothered about what Sony's doing. They're looking at Tencent.
If Sony is really serious about taking on MS in the long term in the console space they need to be looking at Take 2/Square.
I don't PC game either. I'm a PS only user. I don't plan on leaving my library behind, but nothing's stopping me from figuring out how to integrate a PC into my choices going forward.
And that's all assuming Sony and MS never figure out a way to get Gamepass on PlayStation itself.
So they were strictly publisher then I guess. Hopefully someone can still grease the wheels and get a sequel out or something, I don't want another Bloodborne situation where it's just sitting there not being made.
Yeah that would work for cloud gaming but that has widely varying quality and latency. I feel like most of the (hardcore) market isn't really interested in that.
I could see MS being perfectly fine with Game Pass getting most of its users from Playstation and Switch. They've been telegraphing this for the last couple years saying how they would love to offer their games on other platforms as long as they are allowed to do so through the subscription.
Obviously, Sony and Nintendo don't want to have GP. All the third party games on the GP mean they'll lose a lot of the 30% cut they get from third party software but after THIS DEAL.......it might be best for them to go ahead and work out some agreeable terms with MS. I expect MS to absolutely play as hard as possible since there's no way to recover that sunk cost unless your subscription is available on basically every platform.
Interesting times, I would guess that if what I'm saying happens, it'll be Nintendo that works out an agreement first since a lot of the Game Pass games would need to be cloud versions anyways so this would be the only way they get "ports".
They are going to have fun milking this story over and over again without a clear statement just like they did with Bethesda, right ?
One gotta love MS transparency.
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