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[ThaMonkeyClaw]

Regulators should be shut down when they can't do their jobs.

Here is snippet from the 'regulators'

 

[Gambit2483]

You could already play ABK games. The only thing this will do is prevent other people from playing them.

It will also cause Activision revenue to plummet once they lose actual sales of COD to Gamepass monthly sub fees.

Those GP sub prices are about to sky rocket...

 

[SABRE220]

Welp we already knew it but good to see that the regulators are about as daunting as wet tissue paper standing against the megacorps. The question now is what is exactly stopping the plucky underdog that is Microsoft from buying up the remaining publishers? They already got by far the biggest publisher after buying freaking Zenimax so everything else is a smaller affair.

 

[SABRE220]

Jesus this guy is supposedly a professional gaming journalist lol. He can at least try to look unbiased.

 

[Kvally]

Mark it down. Cod 2ill never be on gamepass day one.

Marked and bookmarked.

 

[systemr123]

So much potential, but somehow the moment it became MS owned studio everything goes down the drain.

 

[Kvally]

 

[Chronicle]

Marked and bookmarked.

Awesome!

 

[RickMasters]

Imagine how happy fans would’ve felt had Microsoft had people with actual management skills these past 15 years.

Yeah it has indeed been a shit show. But threads like this wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for Xbox

 

[Valonquar]

Honestly I look at that whole chart and there's very little I care about, and the tiny amount that IS there... I could just play on my PC. Grats on moneyhatting that wall of mostly dead franchises that have been on life support for a decade.

 

[poodaddy]

Jesus this guy is supposedly a professional gaming journalist lol. He can at least try to look unbiased.

It's a joke man.

 

[ThaMonkeyClaw]

The only thing Microsoft does well about running studios, is running them into the ground...

 

[Eotheod]

Mmmm, such delicious tears being wept I love it.

 

[SABRE220]

It's a joke man.

If you say so, generally journalists are supposed to appear impartial and unbiased...this is the kind of stuff I expect from console warriors.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[dem]

They should have thrown us a GamePass bone today...

Even Crash or something

 

[Fess]

I don't care about plastic boxes, but I do care about the health and well-being of a creative industry that has rapidly become a manufacturing pipeline for a small cabal of corporate entities whose only stake in this industry is to extract as much money as they possibly can from it.

Tbh I’m not really worried. The industry has been changing and evolving since forever, Commodore was a giant when I was young, Ocean, Psygnosis were huge publishers. Nothing of that exist today but I’m still gaming and games are still great. I think the industry will just keep on changing as always and the market will adapt. I don’t buy music CDs anymore but I listen to more music today than ever before through subs. I feel like the same thing will happen in gaming, already has in some ways. Dramatic longterm concequences always seems exaggerated to me.

 

[RickMasters]

All of these studios and still no games.

They have all been pretty recent to be fair. So we won’t see the fruits of any of this for a while yet. AAA games take a long time to make….. just ask your pals on Sonys devs teams what it’s like these days. What else are you getting from Sony that you know of besides Spider-Man two and yet another remake in TLoU franachise….. factions? What else? Speculation,trust and faith based on the past? Ok…


I understand where your sentiment is coming from but I still think it’s a lil tok early for commentary like “ all these studios and no games”. When they bought Bethesda they were still wrapping up two timed exclusives and working on starfield. Other studios have had delays probably due to change in scope…. Others had projects that got released because MS was too hands off ( redfall)


They only just bought ABK….. we’re you expecting a slew of exclusive announcements right after? These things were never gonna happen over night.

 

[poodaddy]

If you say so, generally journalists are supposed to appear impartial and unbiased...this is the kind of stuff I expect from console warriors.

I get that they should be unbiased, and I agree. That being said, the joke is kinda funny man. Maybe it's just supposed to be silly and fun? That's how I perceived it.

 

[Laieon]

We did it Reddit!

 

[ThaMonkeyClaw]

Mmmm, such delicious tears being wept I love it.

No tears, just disappointment...if Microsoft knew how to manage their studios and make them prosper then I wouldn't care, but look at every studio they have, all the game are garbage for the most part...Starfield was supposed to be this big stupendous game and already at this point I think most people are already like '...Meh'

It is one thing to take studios and grown them into something bigger and better, but Microsoft is just trying to buy their way to success which to me is just lazy

 

[SABRE220]

I get that they should be unbiased, and I agree. That being said, the joke is kinda funny man. Maybe it's just supposed to be silly and fun? That's how I perceived it.

Fair enough.

 

[Fabieter]

Bobby trying to sell others on joining Xbox.

He god paid like half a billion dollars by Microsoft and a easy way out of the shitstorm he had going 3 years ago. He would say this about any company really.

 

[phil_t98]

Fuck you are retarded lol

insults eh, how are you even still here is beyond me

 

[Majukun]

Didn't follow the entire thing, was the deal approved without any change or are there things that ms can't do with their new toy?

If cod comes to gamepass maybe I will play it for once

 

[TGO]

 

[phil_t98]

Have you heard of the FDA? Allowing harmful drugs to be sold so pharma companies can make money. Nuff said.

and that's comparable to this deal? completely different

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

insults eh, how are you even still here is beyond me

I tip toe on thin ice. Easy

 

[Crayon]

As an Xbox gamer since 2002, this is one of the best days of my life. Despite all the doubt here, I knew they would get it done. Bravo Phil.

Make a thread out of this. I will gold you immediatly. In fact if you agree to do it I'll give the gold up front. C'mon, it's Friday. Anyone else got 5 on this?

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

As an Xbox gamer since 2002, this is one of the best days of my life. Despite all the doubt here, I knew they would get it done. Bravo Phil.

this is kind of sad.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[adamsapple]

U.S. antitrust enforcer says pressing on with fight against Microsoft/Activision deal

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Friday it remained focused on its appeal opposing Xbox maker Microsoft's now-closed $69 billion deal to buy Activision but would "assess" the company's agreement with Ubisoft .

www.reuters.com

 

[dem]

When does Microsoft get to start plastering Call of Duty on the Series X/S boxes?

 

[adamsapple]

When does Microsoft get to start plastering Call of Duty on the Series X/S boxes?

Next year. This year is still under Sony's marketing contract.

 

[PSYGN]

When does Microsoft get to start plastering Call of Duty on the Series X/S boxes?

Yesterday

 

[Rick Dangerous]

What a sad day for gaming . Evil M$ stole our past by grabbing Legendary IPs.
Fuck regulators : EU, CMA and FTC.. you were supposed to protect gamers and you didn't. A real shame.

 

[Reave]

Let the haters hate. We can see through their posts and see how much they’re really hurting. And we shouldn’t point and laugh at them either.

Instead we should all be celebrating.

Better not be too happy about it. I hear it’s not very “healthy.”

Two healthier alternatives:

1. Begin doom-posting as if this acquisition finally marks the end of the gaming industry’s precious sanctity.
2. Start gaslighting people for reacting positively. Try to lean into the mental health angle and consider using snarky GIFs and cutting 1-2 word replies to really drive the point home that you are displeased. Happiness is quite sad, after all.

 

[Ozriel]

It will also cause Activision revenue to plummet once they lose actual sales of COD to Gamepass monthly sub fees.

Those GP sub prices are about to sky rocket...

Xbox probably makes around 10% of Activision revenue. Mobile and PC are big hitters. Revenue isn't going to 'plummet', and it's possible the drop is partially covered by a full featured port on Switch 2, as well as MTX revenue.

We'll see.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Just one acquisition left.

 

[Fbh]

Finally. Though I still think it's a shame they aren't making COD exclusive.
Hopefully they manage to get Blizzard back in shape, and maybe do some cool stuff with the Legacy IP they are getitng beyond just COD, Diablo, Overwatch and Warcraft.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Finally. Though I still think it's a shame they aren't making COD exclusive.
Hopefully they manage to get Blizzard back in shape, and maybe do some cool stuff with the Legacy IP they are getitng beyond just COD, Diablo, Overwatch and Warcraft.

I don't want them to make COD exclusive because I like full lobbies and sometimes turning off cross play while on Xbox you can sit awhile waiting to find a match

The bigger the player pool the better

 

[Fbh]

I don't want them to make COD exclusive because I like full lobbies and sometimes turning off cross play while on Xbox you can sit awhile waiting to find a match

The bigger the player pool the better

True, keeping it multiplat is ultimately better for the players (just like Destiny 2 and Marathon).
I mostly just wanted them to make it exclusive because I personally don't care about it, and it might have made Sony panic a bit and make them come down from their high horse

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Just one acquisition left.

he is groping Mario. Mamma mia!!!

 

[Reave]

I don't want them to make COD exclusive because I like full lobbies and sometimes turning off cross play while on Xbox you can sit awhile waiting to find a match

The bigger the player pool the better

I agree. If anything, I expect an uptick in timed-exclusive content, betas, cosmetics, and the sort for Xbox users.

 

[Elder Legend]

Just one acquisition left.

No thanks. Nintendo needs to stay on their own

 

[FoxMcChief]

he is groping Mario. Mamma mia!!!

They both want it, bad.

 

[Noxxera]

I don't want them to make COD exclusive because I like full lobbies and sometimes turning off cross play while on Xbox you can sit awhile waiting to find a match

The bigger the player pool the better

Knowing microsoft by now it can go either way, they can release CoD on PS if they wanna keep the playerbase or whatever, and they can make CoD Xbox exclusive too if they want. It's all in Phil's hands rn to decide kinda. Either way personally I'm indifferent. If making CoD exclusive means the games are actually getting good I'm for it

 

[Noxxera]

Just one acquisition left.

Will never happen. It's not reasonable at all. That email that got leaked I dont take seriously. they were just shooting shit or whatever with each others.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

They both want it, bad.

and they say furries are the worst.....wait a minute

 

[Akuji]

How nany years Till they close Blizzard? Was already shitty, now with ms i have a feeling it aint gonna change