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Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard
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They even get an additional convention out of this. It will pair will with their matching set of Quakecon and Minecon.
Is he wrong? I don't really play many Activision Blizzard games but they're undoubtedly a huge entity in the gaming sphere. It seems sensible to me that some sort of consideration is given to anti-trust and competitive impact in the market place. It's not quite as big a purchase as MS buying Nintendo or Sony, but it's certainly one to think about.
Must we have comments like this?
But maybe that would be a good thing and people will stop having console wars.
Hot takes are for the first 50 pages of this thread, not on page 141!
User banned (3 days): trolling and platform wars rhetorics over multiple posts; prior infraction for trolling
I also regret purchasing a PS5. I understand your frustration.
People have been saying all of this since 2017. It's been several years and it hasn't come true.
And what does halo Infinite, a free to play game, have to do with gamepass?
Precisely. The only way COD is coming back to PS imo is if it is free on GP day and date, then full price on PSN. Otherwise it's sayonara and PS only gamers have to settle for Battlefield and Apex
I see Sony as all in on Prestige Games for brand cohesion. Spider-man is about to be Sony Pictures cash cow, and they have an uncharted movie(?) in production. They are one of the only companies that could really provide the Quantum Break vision of a Game/TV/Film Universe and narrative.
So Microsoft, you will have a nice list of classic PC IPs like say Quest for Glory now. What say you get a small team together and release some new titles using them. All that first party content you could make will sure make Game Pass look extra nice.
Tried finding numbers, but AFAIK every CoD on PS4 outsold those games. The CoD IP is a juggernaut.
Sony would exit the game industry the next day if that were to happen. lol
Streaming is nothing like regular gaming and still poses significant technical issues around the world.
Would you support Microsoft buying Activision, Sony Take Two and Nintendo EA or Ubisoft?
We aren't talking about niches or individual studios, we're talking about buying up conglomerates at this point. It's the functional equivalent of Netflix owning Warner Bros or Universal, then continuing to buy up major production companies.
If it continues, it'll be extremely detrimental to the industry.
That's why I said offtopic.
It really doesn't make sense to be concerned about 'anti-trust' or monopoly. So far, I only saw the most hardcore fanboys be 'concerned' if 'any of this is legal'.
Yes I was too quick with calling him a fanboy. I always liked his articles and opinion and I got carried away with the weird mono[oly arguments people bringing up, while MS doesn't even own 40% of gaming companies. It feels like 'is it even legal'. So my bad for posting before thinking first.
Fair enough. I shouldn't let myself be carried away like that.
I have a MacBook, PS5 and 3 xboxes (1 x in livingroom, s in bedroom and cabin).
I dont regret my PS5, its absolutely awesome - but if i had 3 PS5 i would cry..
Fair enough, i was posting before thinking. It just sounded like 'is it even legal'.
And in 2013 Microsoft were getting out of gaming.How it started.
How its going
They've invested like $80B in 5 years. Insane.
Warzone will still be around. Like the Zenimax deal, I would expect live service games to continue on any platform they're already available on.
At this point, I honestly can't tell if posts like these are serious or just parodies of bad posts.
Obviously GP price will increase at some point. That's probably years away still.
The end game of buying so many developers is the reduce MS's need to pay outside companies for GP content. That's undeniable and the exact same model Netflix has used.
Micro transactions and DLC are a key part of monitoring GP content, just like it's a key part of monitoring so much of the game's industry right now.
What exactly isn't happening?
2024 will just be an excel spreadsheet.How it started.
How its going
I saw a clip on CNN with Phil and Kotic and I'm surprised they're letting Bobby show his face publicly to talk about this.
How is it anti-trust? They are not even the biggest, let alone having monopoly issues.
Yeah, this is terrible. Consolidation is bad, and this is a sign it will get worse. If you're rejoicing about this, I would encourage you to reconsider.
This is absolutely CRRRAAZY. Insane.How it started.
How its going
I want to see a PlayStation equivalent to this lol
Wow! But what other alternatives could have MS bought with that money? Ubi : ~7bn + EA ~40bn + Square-Enix ~6bn + Capcom 4,5bn + Sega 3,5bn = 61 bn (this would have been a total megaton and seemed better than activision deal)… (even for 80bn)
Don't you think so? At least there is a better longtail franchises…
Don't you think so? At least there is a better longtail franchises…
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