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[AV]

So are we getting new Tony hawk games now?

My biggest hope is that MS recognises that the Vicarious Visions talent are absolutely wasted as a COD support team and gives them back the independence to make Spyro 4, Crash 5 and, at the very least, THPS 3+4 remakes.

No way MS leaves those IPs on the table. No way. Having Spyro and Crash be Xbox exclusives is way too juicy an opportunity to pass up.

 

[Diddy X]

I wonder if theres regulations that can take place to fight this ?

( If Xbox decided to monopoly and take away every third party publishers from playstation or nintendO)

If something this is good to fight monopoly, the real treat is China.

 

[reksveks]

He's not wrong?

I mean word is Bobby basically sold his shared/control of the company hence cash deal. But reality is now 100% Activision/Blizzard is now MS's mess.

yeah, Phil gets the good and the bad side. I do hope MS gets rid of Bobby as soon as possible and implements a better workplace setup.

 

[Aion002]

 

[Warnen]

Skyrim came out on PS5....

 

[Alter_Fridge]

A franchise like CoD being shitty

Word

 

[Chukhopops]

Anyone who thinks this struck a huge blow to Sony is misunderstanding the acquisition. MS made it very clear that CoD will likely remain multi-platform, so the only thing Sony is losing really is marketing rights. This won't really affect players too much, which is a good thing imo. A franchise like CoD being segregated to one console would be a pretty shitty move.

Source pls

 

[G-DannY]

 

[kingpotato]

bro, despite all the disgusting shit at Activision I highly doubt you believe, or anyone else believes, that one of the most successful gaming companies is a sinking ship…

I was thinking more of Blizzard specifically, and again maybe the financials make sense, but that company/department is not on the rise.

 

[RoyalLaFlame]

Starcraft gonna die real fast isn't it. well..

I think Starcraft will be reborn after this acquisition. I can see MS wanting to have another RTS franchise for the PC crowd. We might even have some spin-offs.

 

[BattleScar]

Sure. But when it comes down to it, Steam could already outbid Epic they just don't play that game because they don't have to.

I get that. But Microsoft definitely would, if they owned valve.

Therein lies the difference.

 

[thebigmanjosh]

Done deal but not quite done:

“Until we receive all the necessary regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions are satisfied, which we expect to be sometime in Microsoft’s fiscal 2023 year ending June 30, 2023, we will continue to operate completely autonomously.”-Activision internal email

I don’t see the FTC blocking this. MS can use game pass to prove them expanding the market vs contracting it, as well as support for switch.

 

[Lognor]

Granted they probably will put COD on PlayStation. I’d bet money on that. We’ve seen how marketing rights lead to succes

bro, despite all the disgusting shit at Activision I highly doubt you believe, or anyone else believes, that one of the most successful gaming companies is a sinking ship…

I'll bet money on it too. They won't. You were probably saying the same thing about Elder Scrolls and Starfield and we know how that turned out. MS did not pay all this money to continue to put these games on their competitor's system.

There is a massive audience that only plays COD and they will buy an Xbox to continue to play it.

 

[SpongebobSquaredance]

yeah, Phil gets the good and the bad side. I do hope MS gets rid of Bobby as soon as possible and implements a better workplace setup.

yes absolutely, I hope they clean up the dirt from Activision

 

[O-N-E]

that was fucking unexpected but why?

Smells of desperation.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Yeah, multiplat as long as those platforms have Gamepass. Lets not pretend that MS pays 70 fucking billion dollar to not move subs.

Yup.

Great to See CODs and Diablos coming to GP.

 

[GymWolf]

Boy the meltdown here is gonna be epic

Bonus

Spoiler

 

[Shmunter]

Holy Moly. Another investment in acquisitions instead of new content.

And this is big enough to really fuck up the gaming landscape. Excellent for console wars tho, bring it on!

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

"Hmmm..We've spent two decades trying to cultivate a strong group of first party developers to mixed success....what if we just buy everything and make them first party?"

*boardroom cheers*

 

[rofif]

Lol they can have em. Money badly spent.
7 for Bethesda now sounds like a good deal lol

 

[MadchesterManc]

I hope this is the first step into a monopoly of gaming that everyone craves

 

[Airbus Jr]

If something this is good to fight monopoly, the real treat is China.

Wasnt talking about china tho im talking about posible xbox monopoly and taking over more and more third party publishers from ps and nintendo

 

[Papacheeks]

yeah, Phil gets the good and the bad side. I do hope MS gets rid of Bobby as soon as possible and implements a better workplace setup.

Not to mention all the BS with what they did to Vicarious Visions, Toys4bob.

 

[Alter_Fridge]

What the hell is RARE doing these days anyway

 

[SenjutsuSage]

Starfield and the latest Call of Duty this Holiday Day One on Xbox Game Pass. What a time to be alive.

 

[reksveks]

that was fucking unexpected but why?

who just paid a 60% premium on their acquisition of a mobile company? it's escaping my mind at the moment

 

[Umbasaborne]

When you're too incompetent to create and manage your own studios, just buy em!

I agree, fuck this, and id say i usually lean xbox more. This sucks

 

[Shubh_C63]

I think Starcraft will be reborn after this acquisition. I can see MS wanting to have another RTS franchise for the PC crowd. We might even have some spin-offs.

You don't think of they want an RTS in the market it will be skinned Halo Wars ?

 

[Markio128]

 

[Airbus Jr]

Starfield and the latest Call of Duty this Holiday Day One on Xbox Game Pass. What a time to be alive.

Great for you guys on xbox sucks for the rest of us

 

[Hunnybun]

Having a platform is still a profitable business. Most of MS and Sony's revenue comes from the cut they get on 3rd party software. The rub is, can MS actually make more $$ by basically dissolving their 15b a year operation in favor of becoming a third-party on PS? Or would they rather try and become PS and build towards a console operation that rivals PS as is. As big as Activision is, MS's console operation was already a bigger revenue generator, that's the power of being a platform holder. Plus they have PC and the future of "virtual Xbox customers" via streaming.

I know it's profitable: that's why I'd see a move to concentrating on GP as an extension of that. They'd still be getting the cut of 3P sales, just via GP subs and not commission on individual transactions. But they'd extend that to the entire market rather than like 30%.

 

[Neko Mimi Mode]

 

[SenjutsuSage]

Both Rod Ferguson and Mike Ybarra went to Activision before all this happened.

I was surprised by Mike, and even more surprised by Rod leaving Xbox. Now it all makes sense.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

They got spyro and crash in this deal.

Jim Ryan asleep at the wheel.

Jim Ryan is a mistake in Playstation

 

[Neo_game]

This is absolutely horrible news to wake up to. Even if they decide to put games on other platforms, we're going to see a lot of franchises turn into the end game of mediocre games as services since that's the direction Phil Spencer has put Xbox.

I know what you mean. Monopoly is not good and what if they buy EA, Ubisoft as well in future. Surely they have to find a way to screw the gamers wit subscription, DLC's to make all those billion $ investment.

 

[DaGwaphics]

Anyone who thinks this struck a huge blow to Sony is misunderstanding the acquisition. MS made it very clear that CoD will likely remain multi-platform, so the only thing Sony is losing really is marketing rights. This won't really affect players too much, which is a good thing imo. A franchise like CoD being segregated to one console would be a pretty shitty move.

I wouldn't underestimate what a move like this could do for Xbox, even if the majority of the software stays available on PS. That's quite a value proposition for Casual gamers, pay $70 on PS or get the game on GP with Xbox while probably getting extra perks (early access to additional content, exclusive additional content, etc.).

 

[MScarpa]

This would be a nightmare to get theough if it goes to Congress for anti competitive stuff.

I don't see cod being exclusive, I'm sure it would be a timed exclusive

Learn to spell "through" before you comment on congress and exclusivity.

 

[amigastar]

While there at it they should also buy Arc System Works.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Next up : Get Spider-Man franchise back to Treyarch for the ultimate anime betrayal

Give Jedi knight to Raven Software

Relax a bit with the focus on multi-billion franchises, keep CoD going, but let these amazing developers go back to do what they like.

 

[JackSparr0w]

I might agree with this.

Just charge 70 dollars for PS users and free for Xbox users, make sure the FTC don't block the deal

It will never stick as MS brings everything to PC and through Valve into Linux. There are tons of PC companies that will make money out of this MS acquisition.

 

[Hypereides]

Woah. Huge get.

Sony better get their asses together. Bethesda was one thing, but getting Activision Blizzard is gargantuan. Especially, with the casual gamers.

 

[plasmawave]

MS: Here's your Crash, Sony. Everything else exclusive!

 

[Lucifers Beard]

You’re a fool.

It was a serious question but I’m obviously not going to get a serious response from you, which is fine. You’re clearly a bit salty over the entire situation.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

WOW sub included in Gamepass for PC as a prediction.

 

[Silent Viper]

MS owns WRPG genre and now shooter genre.

XBOX OWNS -

COD
HALO
DOOM
OVERWATCH
PERFECT DARK
WOLFENSTEIN
QUAKE
GEARS

LOL

 

[Melfice7]

imagine spending 70 billions to create new ip's instead, anyway this is just one more step on microsoft's quest on trying to monopolize gaming, when it happens it will be great for sure!

 

[kyussman]

Remember not long ago when Microsoft was a trash company who didn't give a shit about gaming?

It really doesn't seem that long ago does it.....I'm starting to think Spencer has some serious leverage on Nadella,lol.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

Great for you guys on xbox sucks for the rest of us

It's also coming to Playstation. Microsoft won't make this exclusive to Xbox. Be happy, this means your Activision games will no longer cost $70. Prices will be dropped down to $60, just like all other Microsoft first party games. So this is already going to end up eventually helping Playstation Gamers. With help from Microsoft, COD is likely to get better releases, and potentially more time to cook.

 

[MaulerX]

Crash Bandicoot exclusive to Xbox/PC is one hell of a fucking ride. Damn

 

[RoyalLaFlame]

You don't think of they want an RTS in the market it will be skinned Halo Wars ?

Nah. If anything, I think they will phase out Halo Wars or refocus it for the console crowd only, while Starcraft becomes the main Sci-fi franchise. At least that's what I would do.