Microsoft Buying Activision Blizzard.

[Pull Up the Roots]

I'd argue that Gamepass on Sony/PS consoles essentially gets them more user data, more subscriptions ($$$) and firmly puts their service on their main competitors platform. Like I said, either way, MS getting paid.

They can get all that and more by expanding in other areas and eventually taking over everything. They're looking to kill a rival ecosystem here not help sustain it. They don't want to give that 30% cut to Sony.

 

[darealvelle]

lol finally end that broke boy console war bullshyt

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

lol finally end that broke boy console war bullshyt

It’s just getting started

 

[chkmeout]

Nobody is selling their PS5 or skipping out on a PS5 just to play COD. And what if Sony makes a good FPS??

If you ask me, Sony already has a large dedicated fanbase just for the exclusives. Little will change, if any, as far as sales with PlayStation. Maybe a few diehards go to Xbox, but that's really it.

People will absolutely leave PlayStation for Xbox just for cod, especially with it being on Game pass...

Stop being goofy in here mayne

 

[VertigoKnight]

While I am not surprised at the buy, I am a bit surprised at the Pricetag. 70B? With all of the Corporate Issues, I feel Activision should have been lesser? I know there is alot of stuff in it's portfolio, but I feel like it's sort of not worth that price; like I feel, IMO, Call of Duty is the main selling point along with Overwatch, but maybe if this was a few years ago when the property was white hot it would be worth it.

CoD is still the best selling game of the year Playstation 4 years in a row. Far beyond any Sony exclusive. The IP still matters to a huge segment of the gaming audience. It being owned by MS by 2023 will have massive changes in regards to it. The marketing definitely helped Sony that is over now.

But we need to look at the implications beyond console war nonsense.

For instance MS will now own King games go look at how many players a month play their games on Mobile

In the third quarter of 2021, 245 million people accessed the mobile gaming company King's apps per month. Popular titles include Candy Crush Saga, Farmville Saga as well as Bubble Witch Saga, all of which are monetized through in-game purchases. King's gaming apps are available on Facebook as well as on mobile platforms. In 2014, King reached record the highest revenue in its history, having generated 2.26 billion U.S. dollars that year. Two years later, in February 2016, the company was acquired by Activision Blizzard, as part of a deal worth 5.9 billion U.S. dollars.

 

[Him]

Nobody is selling their PS5 or skipping out on a PS5 just to play COD. And what if Sony makes a good FPS??

If you ask me, Sony already has a large dedicated fanbase just for the exclusives. Little will change, if any, as far as sales with PlayStation. Maybe a few diehards go to Xbox, but that's really it.

You underestimate COD fanboys. Remember back when Sony started getting exclusive deals and all the big YouTubers switched to PS4? Whatever is trending will cause the majority to follow. This will absolutely be a problem for Sony in the grand scheme of things. Xbox would be dumb as fukk to not make a next gen COD exclusive to Xbox for 1 year over the PS6.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

The 10k employees they currently have on top of the new ones they will get after this?

Looking at the past 10 years, Activision ain't made shyt worth a damn. So again, what talent?

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

People will absolutely leave PlayStation for Xbox just for cod, especially with it being on Game pass...

Stop being goofy in here mayne

Yeah them the Hardcore fanboys. Sony has millions of dedicated fans that ain't going anywhere.

 

[spliz]

COD being exclusive to MS will DEF make muthafukkas go cop a Series console even if it’s a Series S. I don’t think muthafukkas gonna abandon PS5 but Xbox will DEF sell ALOT more consoles cause of this.

 

[SCJoe]

People will absolutely leave PlayStation for Xbox just for cod, especially with it being on Game pass...

Stop being goofy in here mayne

Various Cac's in a forest, that's the Sony winning strategy. If I wasn't sure Sony was gonna pull some fukkery with the capcom games i'd probably move this 5.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

CoD is still the best selling game of the year Playstation 4 years in a row. Far beyond any Sony exclusive. The IP still matters to a huge segment of the gaming audience. It being owned by MS by 2023 will have massive changes in regards to it. The marketing definitely helped Sony that is over now.

But we need to look at the implications beyond console war nonsense.

For instance MS will now own King games go look at how many players a month play their games on Mobile

Nobody gives a damn about mobile games except casuals, it's not even an argument in regards to that. We ain't missing out on nothing. It's just less profit in Sony's pockets.

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

I knew dudes would be in shambles but got damn

 

[VertigoKnight]

People will absolutely leave PlayStation for Xbox just for cod, especially with it being on Game pass...

Stop being goofy in here mayne

Some of these guys don't realise how fickle a lot of gamers are.

As I said in another post CoD remains the best selling game on playstation platforms year over year. Outside of the hardcore fanboys the average CoD, FIFA, Madden gamer will pay notice if they no longer have to pay $70+ a year to play a new CoD and can just subscribe and access it

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

You underestimate COD fanboys. Remember back when Sony started getting exclusive deals and all the big YouTubers switched to PS4? Whatever is trending will cause the majority to follow. This will absolutely be a problem for Sony in the grand scheme of things. Xbox would be dumb as fukk to not make a next gen COD exclusive to Xbox for 1 year over the PS6.

But Sony already has a large dedicated fanbase without COD, that's what I'm getting at. It's less profit for Sony, but that's about it.

 

[Tenchi Ryu]

It ain't even about Xbox making you leave playstation for xbox, its about making you get up off your ass and buying that 300 dollar white box that they got plenty of available