Microsoft Buying Activision Blizzard.

[Tenchi Ryu]

Checkmate

holy shyt

 

[winb83]

In what way as a consumer could it be good?

It means that in the future all Activision Blizzard games come to Game Pass day 1. Sounds great.

 

[MarcP]

 

[The Mad Titan]

Diablo yeah that's a XBox exclusive
Starcraft yeah that's a XBox exclusive
Warcraft yeah that's a XBox exclusive
OverWatch yeah that's a XBox exclusive
Call of duty yeah that's a XBox exclusive
Crash bandicoot yeah that's a XBox exclusive
Spyro the dragon yeah that's a XBox exclusive
Candy crush yeah that's a XBox exclusive

 

[ALonelyDad]

I think they will. This is clearly a move to further bolster Game Pass.

It’s just hard to see them abandoned the largest base, Microsoft is 4th for activision, it will help but not everyone will switch. I just don’t see them abandoning the yearly cod games. They still have the game pass bragging rights while Sony users have to buy it. I just can’t ever imagine COD being that game, we will see.

 

[humminbird]

Heard the stock went up is that true. Supposedly some folks knew before announcement as their were major purchases of the stock.

Yeah it went up by 43%
In dollar amounts it went from $68 to $85
I was buying some during the whole scandal too

 

[KushSkywalker]

God the hyperbole is out of hand

 

[old pig]

Gamepass with another

yep that’s all I care about…I like the game pass model especially for a lot of these games that I don’t really wanna pay full-price for…I can definitely see MS throwing this up there on day 1…they’ll probably drop the old campaigns on there too…ultimately a sweet deal for those who have/like game pass

 

[ItWasWritten]

Sony gotta do day and date for Gay ass Spartucus. This shyt over man. Xbox flex something serious

It’s not over, seen that this deal will make Xbox division 3rd in revenue

You’re still third


And you’ll be first in line to buy a PlayStation 6 just like you did the 5

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[THASTUNNA]

COD has been trash last couple of years. Last one I bought was MW. All I play is Warzone and I don't buy skins

 

[thaKEAF]

gangsta move

doesn’t move the needle for me just like their last acquisition tho

 

[el_oh_el]

Big bank moves..exclusive COD? PC getting extra work now..
Paradigm shift

 

[NotAnFBIagent]

Sickening. They know better then to make cod exclusive

You don't spend 70 billion to not go exclusive.
It's over.

 

[Tenchi Ryu]

They dun fukked around and woke up a hungry rich as fukk Microsoft



Xbox led by Phil of under a Microsoft led by Satya is about to be some power bomb shyt

 

[Tetris v2.0]

This continues to beg the question, how does Gamepass make money? I'm going to need a business analyst to break this down. If I buy a subscription, does that help offset the cost of these multi billion dollar acquisitions and maintaining the infrastructure/servers etc??