Microsoft is Buying Activision Blizzard $68.7B ***Update: Acquisition Finalized***

[Smokes]

I'll never understand people who prioritize convenience so highly. How do you feel about fast food?

It's a nice thing.

 

[TuBB]

Buying up ALL the competition isn’t the answer. Nobody with a brain should want a Microsoft monopoly. Only good thing is they’ll clean house in management there.

 

[Dizzy]

Buying up ALL the competition isn’t the answer. Nobody with a brain should want a Microsoft monopoly. Only good thing is they’ll clean house in management there.

Yeah, the shortsightedness displayed is fucking staggering. Corporate shills take it as a W, the rest of the industry is displaying appropriate concern.

 

[jojoRed]

Yeah, the shortsightedness displayed is fucking staggering. Corporate shills take it as a W, the rest of the industry is displaying appropriate concern.

I agree, if Activision can be eaten alive, gaming is fucked.

Gamepass is gonna be great for now, but whats gonna be eaten next? T2? Square Enix? Monopolies mean worse products over time.

 

[rikwebb]

An Xbox friend of mine just asked if I think World of Warcraft, including all its latest DLCs, will be added to Game Pass.

If it is, I wonder if there will be a sudden surge in playercount again.

or at least a version of a wow sub added to a GP tier in some way

 

[what-wut]

Sony needs to make a free to play fps with all the game modes like snd and team death match, have it on all platforms. If xbox is making cod exclusive.

 

[KaNesDeath]

Buying up ALL the competition isn’t the answer. Nobody with a brain should want a Microsoft monopoly.

Yeah, the shortsightedness displayed is fucking staggering. Corporate shills take it as a W, the rest of the industry is displaying appropriate concern.

Mobile gaming has the largest market share. Pc and console gaming share near identical market share. Microsoft making moves to mitigate Playstations market share doesnt enter the realm of monopoly.

 

[Mau]

Just renewed my gamepass until 2025.

 

[Dizzy]

Mobile gaming has the largest market share. Pc and console gaming share near identical market share. Microsoft making moves to mitigate Playstations market share doesnt enter the realm of monopoly.

You think this shit is stopping here? Lmao

 

[Based and White Pilled]

An Xbox friend of mine just asked if I think World of Warcraft, including all its latest DLCs, will be added to Game Pass.

If it is, I wonder if there will be a sudden surge in playercount again.

Considering the dog shit tier game that retail is, I hope not. If so, it will be short lived.

 

[milliniar]

Mobile gaming has the largest market share. Pc and console gaming share near identical market share. Microsoft making moves to mitigate Playstations market share doesnt enter the realm of monopoly.

So if microsoft ended up buying EA, Bandai/Namco, Square Enix, THQ Nordic, Sega, and Take-two would you consider that a monopoly?

 

[Deadwing88]

A redux from the Bethesda thread.

 

[Schoolboy Q]

Seriously though let me know when they release anything exclusively epic as God Of War and I might buy a series x. Until then the demands for ps5 is light years greater .

God of war? You mean that game you can also play on a PC?

 

[Sycho Sid]

God of war? You mean that game you can also play on a PC?

4 years after the fact to get people excited for the upcoming sequel. that will not be on pc

 

[TribalDrumz]

A redux from the Bethesda thread.

And PS5 still has triple the demand over it and sells out before anyone even has a chance. You have a higher chance of a scoring an Xbox series x than a ps5

Sony wins no matter what end of day

God of war? You mean that game you can also play on a PC?

There is a new God of War coming out and it won't be on the Xlost. and PC will have to wait 5 years again?!?! rofl

 

[Schoolboy Q]

And PS5 still has triple the demand over it and sells out before anyone even has a chance. You have a higher chance of a scoring an Xbox series x than a ps5

Sony wins no matter what end of day

There is a new God of War coming out and it won't be on the Xlost. and PC will have to wait 5 years again?!?! rofl

Cope harder fanboy.

 

[Deadwing88]

And PS5 still has triple the demand over it and sells out before anyone even has a chance. You have a higher chance of a scoring an Xbox series x than a ps5

Sony wins no matter what end of day

There is a new God of War coming out and it won't be on the Xlost. and PC will have to wait 5 years again?!?! rofl

I mean both consoles are selling more than they have ever done... lol.

I don't think "triple the demand" is entirety correct.

 

[TribalDrumz]

I mean both consoles are selling more than they have ever done... lol.

I don't think "triple the demand" is entirety correct.

doesn't really matter wait till this comes out. It's already over just imagine the demand then. People might sell a left nut for one

 

[KaNesDeath]

You think this shit is stopping here? Lmao

Sony caused this outcome. Microsoft approached them years ago to have exclusives be cross platform at release to retain their market dominance. Sony rejected it.

 

[Dizzy]

Sony caused this outcome. Microsoft approached them years ago to have exclusives be cross platform at release to retain their market dominance. Sony rejected it.

Pretty sure Microsoft’s deep pockets and ineptitude at developing meaningful IP’s caused this.