Xbox Reveals Plans For Activision Blizzard After BUYING Them

[@sethmercer1600]

Coming soon to gamepass, everything

[@50423ctcaw]

Lol facts

[@Deathcroak]

Yes!!!!!!!!

[@dmr14wizkid14]

Hell Yeah

[@celeroon89]

Yeah that line has already been milked

[@BeatMystic]

😎

[@Ben.Hubble]

Xbox really took the whole “Xbox has no games” thing to heart and decided to try and buy all the games 😂

[@Quazzi]

They've conceded that they don't have the chops to produce them themselves.

[@jaylenjames364]

Xbox: I took that personally 😈

[@BruceOfWaynes]

@@Quazzi salty? Lol

[@BruceOfWaynes]

Sure did. Now they have all the exclusives. Lol. All Sony gonna have left is what they produce themselves. But the fanboys are still gonna find something else to whine about, and my stupid ass is still gonna wind up buying a ps5 for one game.. Just like I did last gen. 🤦‍♂️

[@mangamania5725]

@@BruceOfWaynes well.. he’s right, dufus!

[@DocRiversEnthusiast]

I hope cod devs aren't forced to do yearly releases anymore with their games. Hopefully they get a chance to experiment with releasing a cod every other year under new management.

[@buzzyb13]

Yes please! The CoD franchise can definitely use a break, give us a full and polished CoD game so we can finally enjoy it again!

[@SmashandGrab567]

I would be so happy with a 3 year window with a ton of support along the way.

[@ghettonerdsociety]

I know right?!?! Like if a studio like Sledgehammer were able to make a third person action adventure game and then hop back to do a COD title 🤯

[@matiasgreene8437]

thats not gonna happen thattle cut their income by alot

[@BUDDAz1g]

I've been asking for this since bo2 sadly the yearly cod wont ever end

[@MCGrassblock210]

I actually think Microsoft is the least offensive gaming hardware/software manufacturer out there, so hopefully this acquisition will actually be good for gaming in the long run.

[@bencegergohocz5988]

i guess you didn't have the displeasure of buying a copy of windows in a while... Monopoly will be exploited. Microsoft is not your friend.

[@NotSomeOrdinaryGuy]

I sincerely doubt it, unfortunately

[@perkyshmurky]

@@bencegergohocz5988 i mean they’re giving me game pass ultimate for a dollar they’re my friends alright

[@eodyn7]

@@bencegergohocz5988 Since when do people buy Windows? I haven't had to spend money on Windows in years.

[@bencegergohocz5988]

@@eodyn7 just windows makes twice as much as xbox ( in revenue) and if you include office, it's more like 3.something times as much.

[@benjamindurkin]

Considering how long Activision have been around there are a lot of dormant IPs that might see a refresh or a release now. Those studios sacrificed upon the altar of yearly CoD releases, might get opportunities to be truly creative again. And most importantly, this provides a means to clean house in those studios that allowed serious misconduct to flourish. It would be interesting to find out what the Devs at these studios think of this deal.

[@icedmosquito109]

What makes you think that's going to happen? You think Microsoft is going to shell out money to revive those games? They're going to focuse on online multiplayer games they couldn't care less about the game you're thinking of.

[@benjamindurkin]

@@icedmosquito109 GamePass makes me think that. There are a lot of IPs that people remember fondly that haven't seen a release in a long time, and there are enough studios that have people working there who remember them fondly too. Whatever you might think about the new Battletoads game, it hit a nostalgic nerve and provided an experience that GamePass users could try out risk free. I also remember when we heard that Toys for Bob were being moved onto CoD development, and feeling that those devs didn't really want to be doing that. GamePass thrives on a variety of content for a wide variety of audiences. Reviving some old IPs increases goodwill from a demographic that feels that historic franchises are being forgotten. Considering Phil Spencer's comments on game preservation, backwards compatibility and legal emulation, it would be interesting if they followed through by making games from the 80's playable to today's players in some fashion.

[@TheCardinal365]

Be cool if they bring out a new Warcraft RTS

[@ladybabe6958]

And PROTOTYPE 3

[@icedmosquito109]

@@benjamindurkin I thought we were talking about exlcusives. I mean it would seem like xbox would go where the money is at which is online multiplayer games which is fine, I play alot of those. They didnt just spend 68 billion dollars to not make money off their investment. But we will see what happens, I always own every console so I wont be missing putbon anything.

[@dee-jay45]

It will probably be good for the studios, employees etc. Microsoft is considered one of the best places to work and they have a wide range of revenue sources and can afford to delay a AAA release if it's not working out. That said, I am concerned about the ever-increasing dominance of "big-tech" in our lives. It can't be good if more and more of our media is in the hands of a few companies.

[@MasterGhostf]

Agreed. Disney, Apple, Microsoft, Tencent, Samsung, Sony, SpaceX, were going to be in the world of mega corps, unless we do something.

[@tentoe5431]

All the big GIANTS are predicted to fall in the future something BIG is going to happen

[@666strutter]

@@MasterGhostf how do we stop them? I know back in thr days with GM there were monopoly laws that prevented them from completely taking over the market. Hopefully those laws still exists but i don't know how they work internationally

[@Halo_Legend]

@agapp11able Why do you even for one second thought this was about you, your country? OP might not be a hamericanian, I am certainly not and many more of the people here can't care less about this single country. No one even mentioned it. But you had to do it, say something completely irrelevant, all because of your megalomania. Off topic, think again.

[@_gungrave_6802]

@@MasterGhostf Kind of hard to do anything given how corrupt the US govt is these days with bribes. Almost every notable politician has a "charity" or a super PAC aimed at getting political donations for their "campaign". There are also any number of big corporations with more than enough money to line the pockets of those charities and super pacs. We are quite literally making the world of Blade Runner a reality where the world is run by corporations.

[@RevLJ]

Related to gaming only: Two big things...hopefully the conditions at these studios improves (I've heard Microsoft was voted as one of the best places to work over the years) and two hopefully the creativity in the game studios and not the greed of Activison returns...especially to the Blizzard franchises. I am excited (if a bit apprehensive). I am an Xbox guy...I have been since the original, though I'm not exclusive at all. I play PC, Nintendo, and I still boot up my PS2 from time to time to play some classics.

[@JaydevRaol]

Yeah I am hoping for better work environment as well for Activision-Blizzard employees.

[@darkmaster2887]

Microsoft should buy EA Games, Take Two Interactive, Square Enix, Ubisoft, Sega, Capcom and Warner Bros next. And make all of their IP's exclusive to the Xbox ecosystem, they shouldn't leave anything for PlayStation. This will be a huge win for Xbox and the gaming community

[@wortis683]

@@darkmaster2887 actually it would be monopolly and it is always bad.

[@darkmaster2887]

@@wortis683 Keep crying pony, Soon Sony will have to stop making consoles because Microsoft will crush them 😂😂😂

[@princevegeta7044]

@@darkmaster2887 wow someone seems delusional

[@christianj7076]

Well the obvious part of Blizzard’s fallout has been the extreme lack of connection from the business side of the company to the player base. We saw this with Diablo and WoW. The complaint forms have a huge amount of data that can be easily compiled to improve company revenue via customer satisfaction. There is a fair bit of evidence that Microsoft knows how to listen to players and step back when they make a mistake (such as when trading Xbox games was at risk. The backlash responded in company changes.) When looking at the giant powerhouse of CoD on the other hand, many longtime players have moved on due to repetitive gameplay. Players are showing they’re not interested in paying full price for the same game with minor graphical improvements (Nobody gives a crap about your fish physics in CoD!!!) and Activision will have to find an impressive angle to expand the gameplay and bring players back. Likely how Pubg changed the game when it came to shooters- the next “big thing” will have to be found. Zombies probably represent the highest opportunity here. People want something fun and new badly, but they have been going downhill since Black Ops II released. Perhaps merging these two features in a creative fashion. Candy crush? Keep selling to the old ladies. Win-win.

[@IP2CxHistorian2]

does anybody know the name of the background music used in this vid?

[@kumatorahaltmanndreemurr]

Tbh zombies is the only thing I play COD for, so if they can make some crazy new zombies mode like we’ve never seen before, I’ll be sold

[@Peglegkickboxer]

Microsoft listening to the player base? LoL you're a dreamer.

[@DeterminedBeast]

@@Peglegkickboxeroh you mean when they extended warranty to 1 year on elite controllers within 2 months of release? Ya they don't listen at all. Or how the are creating the largest game streaming platform ever? Ya you're completely right 🤣

[@IP2CxHistorian2]

@@kumatorahaltmanndreemurr it'll be its own thing like how warzone is to COD with an entire team year round pushing updates...campaigns are a waste of money from a business perspective

[@NostalgiaNet8]

We need a Prototype 3, or a reboot. Since Microsoft wants verity with their games, it could be possible now.

[@GRGCompletionist]

Yes please!

[@bankaispirits]

Hopefully they reboot tenchu 😭 we need more ninja games more then ever

[@daksans6764]

Yes we want Prototype 3. May be new soldier of fortune or Gun 2.

[@dillydilly9627]

Prototype highly underrated.

[@_MegaMind_]

PLEASE

[@gameranxTV]

AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE A SLOW DAY wtf

[@kingshadow8782]

Okay

[@kkaazzzz]

yea lol

[@kingshadow8782]

Wooohooo

[@evilestspore3528]

Nice

[@lumpyjb4580]

Okay

[@ericjzach6969]

I want to live in a world where Microsoft stops a yearly COD release and makes decent lasting experiences. Unfortunately, I don't see that actually happening. Up until just a week ago MW 2019 was black screen broken.

[@Trysomieflexntjes]

Allahoeakbar!

[@Quazzi]

Microsoft has let all their own IP fade into mediocrity in recent years so what qualifies people's expectations of them to be capable of improving all this stuff?

[@kcapk1970]

Amen. As a Sony owner there is no sweat off my back. They didn't mention a games that I enjoy playing. Besides if there is I can just play on PC. Any game that has a yearly release has a 90% chance to be broken garbage. I do blame the pre-ordering. If a company can make a massive profit B4 the games released, why put effort into it.

[@vailingshadow5030]

I for one rate the COD campaigns and hate multiplayer. I enjoy the yearly releases.

[@mahki80]

I bet you also dont want paid dlcs or anyother extra content? You just want stuff for free and wonder why nobody isnt doing it…

[@ninji5226]

Well, the "playstation has better exclusives" argument is starting to look like a moot point. I'm a ps person mostly because of the exclusives but that series s is looking damn fine right now and I'm kinda rooting for Xbox lovers getting a level playing field finally.

[@aveondales4127]

Only good xbox exclusive games that are good is halo and gears of wars I cant even think of what else exclusives they got

[@stormichow5325]

@@aveondales4127 I think you missed the entire point that the OP is making.

[@ninji5226]

@@aveondales4127 That's what I'm saying, there really is no contest right now for exclusives, and really hasn't been. But with Bethesda and now Activision they might be bringing some heat for the first time in xbox's history. Competition is good imo.

[@Norinia]

What PlayStation exclusive?? It seems like EVERYTHING PlayStation had is now public lol. I’m selling my PS5 because of that.

[@qweinvyta7657]

@@Norinia Yeah to pc, but not to xbox. But still, playstation needs to step up their game if they want to compete with microsoft

[@z3rotollranc3]

This feels like one of those deals where Microsoft was just sort of waiting in the wings, watching things unfold before finding the right moment to swoop in and scoop up studios at a much lower cost than they might have had to pay if Activision/Blizzard wasn't in the state it's currently in, which is smart thinking from a business stand point . But I think one of the big talking points should this deal go through will be how Microsoft handles whether Kotick leaves or stays and if he stays what kind of role he'll play going forward. It's going to be an interesting watch though, of that I'm certain.

[@jimmyc2358]

The thing that concerns me is that the issues at Activision aren’t new and the state only decided to get involved in the past year, around the time Microsoft picked up Bethesda. I wonder if the billionaire head of the company gave the state the push to finally peruse legal action and weaken Activision to lower the bill in this purchase. I don’t think that is outside of Microsoft’s level of influence in the state of California.

[@darkmaster2887]

Microsoft will buy other big publishers in the future like EA, Take Two, Square Enix, Ubisoft, Sega, Capcom and Warner Bros and all of their IP's will be exclusive to the Xbox ecosystem. This will be a huge win for Microsoft and the gaming community

[@jensen2883]

@@darkmaster2887 there are laws against monopolies that "prohibit conduct by a single firm that unreasonably restrains competition by creating or maintaining monopoly power". It called the antitrust law and it stops a single company/business from forming a monopoly. I would not bet on them making any more large acquisitions such as EA and Square Enix and if they did, their games would likely have minor exclusivity.

[@zootaxy7589]

@@darkmaster2887 thats illegal and monopolies are terrible

[@dingleberry42069]

2023 Kotick will report to spencer and he will be fired

[@Settiis]

Honestly making COD an exclusive game would be a CRAZY move. Literally half of the fanbase is on Playstation and it’s not realistic to expect that all of them would switch platforms solely because of it. That being said I’m excited for the franchise coming to Game pass and seeing if future Cods will be there on day 1.

[@overtxme]

Yes it is realistic. All pro cod players went from 360 to ps4 and stayed with ps5 because they pandered more to the playstation crowd. Its gonna go back.

[@joshcusack422]

that'd be interesting seeing as how tourneys are played on PS lmao

[@kathrena1213]

@@overtxme thing is 360 is the platform of choice for cod but the ps3 still outsold the 360

[@caseface4305]

I'm positive that many would switch to play CoD

[@TwstdFireStarter]

By the time that happens, gamepass will be built into tvs

[@irshadtyo]

Seeing how Bethesda and Activision have been these last few years, I’m glad they got bought out by MS considering they have a healthy track record with how they treat their employees and with Game Pass increasing in sales & players, it was only a matter of time. I’m still in shock at the fact Xbox bought out one of biggest gaming companies out there. It’s only a matter of time before they start knocking on EA’s door considering they have a good relationship with them. Also people need to know that most of MS & Activision’s deal won’t go into affect until next year as it can take awhile to transfer an entire catalog worth of games & franchises over. Same thing happened with Bethesda

[@ghostfreak1902]

Let's hope EA is next lol

[@Sharkmane25]

I’m glad they got bought out too. Bethesda would’ve burned to the ground had MS not swooped in.

[@irshadtyo]

@@ghostfreak1902 in all honesty this is probably the best move for EA. Get rid of the higher ups/management, bring in some new people and maybe we can finally get some good games out of EA

[@chuckalakatoob]

Lol they're going to make it all exclusive to PlayStation like they did with Bethesda 😂

[@adelaclos7508]

Yeah super idea one giga compagnies that own everything

[@mmmmhmmmm7217]

This is about the best thing I can imagine happening for Blizzard at the moment. I kept waiting to hear that Blizz was closing up shop any day. This gives me hope. The sooner they get rid of Kotick the better.

[@pappo666]

Yes! the second best would be if Microsoft is breaking the activision and blizzard merge so Blizzard becomes (in lack of better word) independent again and wont Activisions fingers in their games

[@MultiKool13]

@@pappo666 there's no need to separate them, b/c after the purchase Activision basically no longer exists

[@pappo666]

@@MultiKool13 except from that shitty CoD they make they not existed for a long time but my point is i hope they dont meddle with blizzards development

[@kingjoe3rd]

It should take Microsoft around 10 years to make their money back on this deal. They could probably make it back sooner if they can help find a way to get the Blizzard IP's back to where we know they can be. Pretty much every single Blizzard game has a player base that is a fraction of what it could be only if the games were not so mismanaged and some are just flat out abandoned. A big part of that is the culture that Bobby Kotick fomented that only focused on short term gains and was big on cutting corners via firing staff and pushing microtransactions over game quality.

[@yuvraj4896]

No my man,now they have their hands on mobile industry which is huge,it's gonna take 5 years mostly to get back the money..

[@dylanwatts9344]

WoW in general 1. Has so many bugs. Me and my wife quit when she was literally bugged out of unlocking the allied races. 2. Missing things other MMOs have. --- a. Personal houses for trophies --- b. Instruments where in which you can play your own songs on --- c. things to do other than raid and pvp 3. Actually compelling story that I feel connected to rather than rushed through. The newest expansion lost me after I saved the leaders. "oh you are the chosen one!". Me "guess my jobs done?". Then railroaded to 60. 4. An active world in which zones can actually change hands. You know, a world of warcraft!? Blizzard has had a failure of leadership for over a decade. Here's hoping something changes.

[@Siddiqui_57]

Wouldn’t it be faster than 10 years? Assuming gamepass keeps getting more subscriptions

[@wicked8139]

@@Siddiqui_57 yes absolutely

[@Tockrellman]

@@Siddiqui_57 Yes, it will be much faster. Considering that Activision made over $9 billion in 2021, with an increase of 18% from the previous year, the company will pay for itself in probably less than 5 at that rate. However, with some good management changes, the companies profit could increase exponentially. And none of this includes the money Microsoft could make by increasing their player base because of exclusive games, the potential for millions of new GamePass subscribers if they grow the catalog, among other opportunities for new profit for Microsoft. Honestly, I’d see them turning a profit in probably 4 years or less after the acquisition is complete.

[@YT-CesarB]

I’m here for my grain of salt 🧂

[@kamil_atakan]

Saltbae 🧂💪

[@cap3423]

I too come in preparation for slightly higher blood pressure

[@God-ld6ll]

It is a buffet

[@kylesavill6506]

Best comment 👌

[@jortiz1689]

Same

[@Blitztriech]

This move by microsoft solidify the argument that microsoft is focusing more on software sales (games) than hardware. But no doubt this move will impact more on hardware sales too.

[@bourka87]

Microsoft's (the word being a portmanteau of "microcomputer software" ) focus is software since 1975 :)

[@sakshamrao6581]

In other words play station 📉📉📉

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

I wouldn't be surprised if this is Microsofts last console generation. I bet next generation they just have Gamepass and game streaming and that's it.

[@krampusleader6493]

@@xXSinForLifeXx wasn't that what they intended? I thought that they literally said that, not sure tho

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

@@krampusleader6493 Yeah wouldn't be surprised if that was their goal. I don't really follow Microsoft closely tho.

[@jeffersonsteelflex6581]

Man, I wonder how this is going to effect gaming over the next few years.

[@noahknight4039]

I think it’s all about making Gamepass THE service for gaming. This deals go through I think Sony can get every game if they allow gamepass on the PlayStation.

[@jeffersonsteelflex6581]

@@noahknight4039 the amount of greed in the world is what worries me

[@linkinparkrox2314]

@@noahknight4039 yea gamepass is about to become the Netflix of gaming

[@xRyborgx]

Historically Microsoft neuters great gaming companies. Look what they did to Mojang.

[@noahknight4039]

@@xRyborgx Yeah, and Rare was never the same since acquired. Here’s hoping they learn as they’re getting a ton of good studios in this deal.

[@RanmaSaotome1_2]

The potential of Microsoft just overpowering the game industry is real now. All these acquisitions show that they're finally ready to put all of their Microsoft resources into gaming. This is Microsoft biggest acquisition as a COMPANY and has everyone talking, not just the gaming industry. If Gamepass really does end up becoming the Netflix of gaming there would legitmately be no stopping them. Think about how Netflix were the first ones to get the streaming platform down and how far ahead of everyone they are to this day. It's scary to think how much bigger Microsoft will be if that happens and that's precisely the reason they made this acquisition.

[@the_good_fam7873]

Eventually Xbox will win the gaming war just because they have a LOT more money than Sony. It’s really sad because I enjoy the PlayStation exclusives and their consoles but Sony really has no chance long term because Microsoft can buy almost every game franchise.

[@beenac2473]

@@the_good_fam7873 yh it does make sense 😔

[@dq8262]

@@the_good_fam7873 Mainly because Microsoft literary owns the computer world

[@lifeisshørt_420]

I mean it’s both a good and bad thing they can buy whatever they want but I feel it’s more of a good then bad thing

[@frenklisina9150]

@@the_good_fam7873 lol i own both all generations for me its a win . And as for sony they dont care . Mos of their studios are made from scratch so they have full earnings. But yea if sony would had a price MC could buy it with no problem. This is not ending the console wars this is just refuelling it. MC said they want competition because it improves everyone both parties thats why i say its a win for me . If they paid 7.5B for bethesda they would pay 50+ for santa monica and other Sony studios. I knew this was coming but i was expectin to be rockstar i think the next one will be them or EA.

[@faboo2001]

As a Playstation owner I can definitely see this as a big deal that could affect my gaming library. However I just realized that I've barely touched a game under the Activision Blizzard umbrella in ages, so this whole thing actually doesn't really affect me at the moment.

[@noodle_Cx]

Spyro tho but yeah this is why I kept with pc even after getting a ps5 lol. Xbox still doesnt have exclusives as they release on pc Edit: omg I know xbox is on pc i literally said that. I've been playing games on pc for 10 years, I'm just saying because i have a ps5 too, the acquisition doesnt effect me so much. This doesn't mean I agree with it but whatever lol Microsoft has the money so they can buy whatever they want.

[@vjbd2757]

I would say XBox is going to dominate with Game Pass. Sure Playstation exclusives are nice but its gonna be like a standard car compared to an upcoming bullet train.

[@Kidnamedfinger564]

@@vjbd2757 ngl if the bullet train don’t have the last of us I’m driving lol

[@ryhanzfx1641]

@@Kidnamedfinger564 right? not gonna lie, Playstation is kinda trail behind here, exclusives? most of PS games now on PC

[@houndrysmagolyteofhope4661]

@@ryhanzfx1641 so you say them being on PC is a bad thing now?

[@jodisredwyne378]

I just hope by doing this, that things will turn around for Activision Blizzard.

[@mattc420]

Sony players really only care about activision. I could care less if they shut down the cod series. Cod is stupid and repetitive, the same shit every year. Im so glad to hear the sony girls cry in symphony.

[@jodisredwyne378]

@@mattc420 A good thing Activision is more than just CoD. Lol

[@Ebani]

@@jodisredwyne378 Used to be*

[@martin..3700]

@@mattc420 your fetish for Sony players crying is weird af. Cod's campaigns are alway fun to blast through. Cod has been successful for like 13 years why stop now.

[@archangelgabriel8493]

@@mattc420 No they won't, Cod hasn't been worth a damn in years and you even said it yourself.

[@weeblbob233]

Xbox has excellent customer service and I own a pc + xbox x so I am happy they will be adding a lot of new games to gamepass. I also think they will allow the creators a lot more freedom than they did under that horrible push a broken a game because we want money and fix it later mindset every gaming company seems to have adopted.

[@mattmrb2187]

Really ? Cause to me the support from microsoft xbox is terrible. For a whole year my support page wouldn't even load when I bought Skyrim from xbox. The support page literally would not load. The actual microsoft forums are kinda good. But yeah I have had terrible experiences with there Support page on xbox games PC

[@moon_and_water]

I think the consoles will become even more focused trough this. Most of the massive franchises here are multiplayer, making xbox go even more in that direction. Maybe Sony will react (they have to in some way) by going even more singleplayer focused in the long term.

[@GhostlyGhille]

If they go the SP route theyll die at most 5-10% of gamers are solos. I wont even look at a game i cant play with my friends. So i havent spent my cash on any God of War, Tomb Raider, Uncharted game. I bought one assassins creed game, but overall gaming has gone Multiplayer.

[@timeyinsholaye9169]

@@GhostlyGhille you are missing out on great games with this mindset

[@notsopopulargaming]

@@timeyinsholaye9169 sorry but its true people wanna play online with people and against people when i was younger hell yea but na i dont play solo anymore really

[@acklord7145]

@@notsopopulargaming Multiplayer is a much bigger focus. But their are still some things only single player games can truly do. So I think both markets are viable.

[@bip5240]

@@GhostlyGhille Nintendo is the most sold console.... enough said

[@InteristaS5]

I hope Microsoft makes moves like delaying unfinished games if needed and taking games like COD off a yearly release schedule. Also limiting micro transactions. A man can dream. It probably won’t happen.

[@sarcasmgod8430]

absolutely won't happen, but it's not like any of the games they bought are good, Crash bandicoot and maybe 1 other are the only good games they got

[@Halo_Legend]

Look at Halo Infinite. No... it won't happen ;/

[@sarcasmgod8430]

@@Halo_Legend it's quite sad honestly, Microsoft has been pushing for so many franchises and ended up with nothing, because not only are the games bad, but they all went to pc so noone needs to get an Xbox, so the best option is getting a PC then a ps5 for all the best

[@MrCrazybadbastard]

They will steamroll games out like netflix push out series

[@kprofitt32]

@@sarcasmgod8430 Xbox still wins on that front. You play on a PC running Windows. No one that owns an Xbox cares that PC gamers can get it as well. I will tell you as someone who owns an Xbox and PC, play anywhere is an awesome feature.

[@GRGCompletionist]

Thankfully as a PC player this is a win win situation for me, what i want more than anything is for Microsoft to put more focus on the Crash and Spyro franchises now that they own them as well as making a sequel to one of the best games ever made that being Sekiro!

[@coryyoung7544]

Activision doesn't own sekiro fromsoft does.

[@GRGCompletionist]

@@coryyoung7544 either way we need a sequel, maybe after elden ring

[@coryyoung7544]

@@GRGCompletionist oh for sure, its a nice touch to swing from dark souls to nioh or sekiro

[@D.H.1082]

Miyazaki has been quoted saying he doesn't want Fromsoft to focus on sequels right now.

[@Odie50000]

@@coryyoung7544 Fromsoft made Sekiro but Activision owns the IP as the publisher.

[@Loozyd1123]

This is all huge and I'm hopeful it'll pan out positive in the end. I can't help but think about the deal Microsoft and Rare just struck with Disney for Sea of Thieves, this probably opens up for a whole lot more of those sorts of opportunities for many game titles, plus the whole metaverse and cloud thing. I don't think the latter is gonna affect PC gamers too much until maybe 5-10 years down the line but still, this is a big leap forward, I just hope Microsoft understand the responsibility they're taking on for the entire market here.

[@kuudanfusion629]

I just hope the OG blizzard titles get the recognition they so deserve with this acquisition

[@ghostsheepy.]

Warcraft 3 reforged might actually get the patches that were promised lmao Master chief gets added to heroes of the storm, people are confused Hearthstone stays the same Starcraft 3 maybe? OVERWATCH 2 LEGO SET IS PROBABLY BACK Diablo happens

[@Felix-md4og]

@@ghostsheepy. I hope we'll see Starcraft 3 in the future. Starcraft 2 was amazing..

[@randalica92]

@@Felix-md4og well Microsoft made AoE 4 happen

[@Felix-md4og]

@@randalica92 yeah right. And they showed StarCraft on the acquisition picture next to the big one CoD. I guess this means they see value in StarCraft :)

[@randalica92]

@@Felix-md4og my guess is that they WANT to have relatively niche games so Gamepass can cover every single nook and cranny of what gamers want. Hell with Crash and Spyro they have big names for family friendly stuff.

[@SNESfan8]

I’m hopeful some of those single player games that Activision abandoned will get to see the light of day again

[@daksans6764]

A new prototype, soldier of fortune, Gun are on my wishlist. I know they don't have license for Marvel games anymore but it would have been so incredible to see a new Wolverine game by Raven Software.

[@Gabriel-wm6of]

@@daksans6764 a new prototype in xbox hands will be fucking amazing

[@crisschan2463]

@@Gabriel-wm6of Its a great start to battle rumored infamous

[@ashc3765]

Bring back Interstate 76 😎

[@El_Jet]

Gamers: “Xbox has no games” Xbox: And I took that personally

[@NetralFN]

Literally

[@copykat829]

So true. People have been saying that for so long. Now look what happened.

[@fabolousjada5070]

What they got call of duty and wow ? Lol nothing special and call of duty only has amassed 40 billion in their life time

[@ssoloqer]

@@fabolousjada5070 they now have the biggest franchises, doom, cod, halo, WoW, forza, fallout, etc

[@kerninjathefrog6569]

@@fabolousjada5070 have you been living under a rock these past 2 years?

[@BMR86]

I've seen many videos on the topic and no one put into perspective the numbers like you guys did here! thank you for that!

[@a-aron3734]

"To everyone, across every device" means Gamepass cloud gaming. Just like they said for Bethesda games.

[@lutherheggs451]

Just means that they are tired of constantly losing billions on hardware and are getting ready to back out of consoles and just push gamepass on every possible device.....Even Hellen Keller could see at this point its really looking like they're going to get out of Xbox hardware and just have services on everything to make all that software money.

[@danielmbg]

Exactly, I think they would only allow their games on ps5 and switch if they allowed game pass on their systems.

[@pcpolice2518]

@@lutherheggs451 the only ppl who should be playing anything on consoles are ppl who play video games once every month, why would anyone who considers themself a "gamer" be messing around on a console lol, get a PC!

[@arturovega1730]

@@pcpolice2518 cause its cheaper than a PC, my guy. I've spent 3k on a PC that runs slightly better than these new gen consoles. why would i spend 6x the amount of an Xbox/PS5 just to play the same games?

[@lickmygooch1013]

@@pcpolice2518 get a grip nerd

[@kaz514]

As a PS only (for now) gamer, this terrifies me. That gaming pc needs to be bought real soon

[@pcpolice2518]

I was just like you, and now I'll never go back to my console after getting my PC!!

[@buklao]

Good choice. I have PS5 for exclusives and PC for 3rd party games.

[@Iceberg_Farigamu]

Yeah it's looking like the end for Sony in the gaming fight.

[@lucaselder2712]

@@Iceberg_Farigamu not rlly lol. did u even watch the vid?

[@Ayeeejayyy9]

Built a PC in 2020 but it didn't click with me for some reason... Staying on my PS5 for now. Also consoles are a lot more adorable

[@gigachaddoesgaming7994]

I hope this means we will get a prototype 3

[@BlueTheInstructor]

Don't... don't give me hope.

[@princevegeta7044]

Tbh sameeeeeeeeeee

[@thepizzaelf]

It’s possibly, if Microsoft is smart they will do it

[@David-gc8ss]

Don't give us hope now buddy 🤧

[@kingfrosh1]

In your dreams

[@Dar2live]

Great video. Managing quality control while growing in a marketplace is the master key needed to open a revolving consumer gateway.

[@betwofour5094]

now I want these games to be announced soon- Prototype 3 Singularity 2 Deadpool 2 Call Of Duty Ghosts 2

[@crisschan2463]

Oh i really want alex mercer to be back

[@shredderorokusaki3013]

I wonder why thry didnt make protyy3 after so many years!

[@shredderorokusaki3013]

@@crisschan2463 I wonder why thry didnt make protyy3 after so many years!

[@crisschan2463]

@@shredderorokusaki3013 activision have an absurd sale expectation, and prototype2 havent received very well as it change so much on narrative, people despise it (tho i love the graphics and the gameplay but 1 is better in most of the same thing about proto2)

[@shredderorokusaki3013]

@@crisschan2463 Tou must seee my vdideos iplay alla ction games. what i dnt understnd is why huge companies like activisioj n and bethesda agred to be bought? their gmmes sell very well and didnt need micorosft or sony money.

[@xXSinForLifeXx]

6:58 Its actually insane how big gaming has gotten in this past decades. Sad that monopolies are starting to form tho.

[@eavyeavy2864]

Rightist love monopply

[@JG-vu7un]

Not even close to any monopoly... If Microsoft bought Sony(ps) or Nintendo then yes you'd actually have a case potentially and that's not even 100% guaranteed. Gaming is way bigger than ppl think.

[@TheDeath138]

@bob shagit If 7 to 8 companies own everything, then it isn't a monopoly. Now if MS owned everything, that is a monopoly.

[@KingShibe]

Disney is a monopoly. Ruined cinema and movies with the MCU that casuals who don't watch movies or read comics are appealed to.

[@Masterchief12455]

Thank god Microsoft can put Sony in its place

[@ayanman2345]

Let’s hope Xbox stops all the bullshit activision has been doing all these years

[@Himonly414]

Phil Spencer was like "yeah once this deal goes through, you report to me now"

[@Quazzi]

Probably not gonna happen.

[@emptysoul2757]

@@Quazzi still damage controlling? Lol

[@chrislaws4785]

This MIGHT be a good thing, we will have to see. Because with Activision out of the way Microsoft MIGHT be able to something much better with their games, Microsoft seems to have not jumped on the "loot box, games as a service, NFT" ban wagon as much or as hard as the other gaming studios, so here's hoping now that Microsoft owns Bethesda and will own Blizzard and other stuios, we will start seeing some actual GOOD games, rather then the GARBAGE that Activision has been producing, coming to Game pass and PC.

[@MLPIceberg]

I'm reserving my judgement until: A) The deal goes through. B) Some very warranted changes happen. If B does not happen, then the Gaming Industry has basically fallen. If A Falls through, then the Gaming Industry has rotted too much to save. So, it's a failure if at least A does not actually happen, like I suspect it might not. While quite a few people (The Majority) do see this kind of acquisition a good thing, the others (The Minority) do not, or at least see how corrupt this can end up becoming and want to stop it. At any cost. I'm not taking sides, only watching on my metaphorical lawn chair with popcorn and soda. No way in hell I'm missing this shit-show.

[@RobloxDeadzoneHacks]

Hopefully

[@PanosPitsi]

The fact that you personally don’t like a game doesn’t mean it’s garbage, second of all if you think k one company owning the whole market is a good thing long term you have less brain cells that than the room temperature. Remember what intel did when they had the monopoly? 14nm for a decade. Now that and and apple got competitive intel suddenly increased their performance more than ever. If Microsoft creates a monopoly on gaming every game will turn into fifa.

[@chrislaws4785]

@@PanosPitsi Right, right one company holds a monopoly it's always a bad thing. But let's be honest, Microsoft owning blizzard and Activision has GOT to be better then what we've been getting from the current owners. I mean they set the bar pretty damn low, so I see this has it's finally being raised. And anyways, IF shit starts going down hill again, because one company would own so much of the gaming market, that would spur more people to create new companies to make new competition in the market. That's how its always worked in the past.

[@thomaspower5982]

@@chrislaws4785 I don't know about that mate, Microsoft pushes halo on us constantly and they've been shite since the 3rd outing. The financial benefits are undeniable though and the flexibility to take risks they couldn't previously is a big boon, allowing them to branch out into new ips or resurrect long forgotten titles without having to worry so much about their bottom line. We are probably getting ahead of ourselves though, the accuisition hasn't even gone through yet lol

[@Spartanbot1001]

I see this as a good thing in the short turn but am worried about long term. The more studios under microsoft the larger their market share and at some point is that going to be large enough to buy out their rivals? Monopolies in any industry tend to be a bad thing for consumers.

[@stodgycone5849]

They probably could buy Sony as a whole right now

[@jondeiconic2552]

@@stodgycone5849 we shall see. i'm still owning PC, PS consoles and soon get xbox games

[@Wizard_of_Light]

Microsoft trying to instaure monopoly for decades. Maybe they will succeed.

[@stodgycone5849]

@@jondeiconic2552 yup but the thing that I’m very excited about is game pass. It’s already incredible but with every single cod/ activision on game pass will be great

[@jkarma3356]

not even close also sony is still bigger.

[@D3kryption]

I'm a PC player so I don't mind as we are getting all the games. However I do worry that Sony are losing huge HUGE game series to Microsoft making them exclusive. Microsoft has so much money they don't have to care about losing revenue with PlayStation. :(

[@mobiusZero2]

I share your worry, but we shouldn't lost hope

[@itsallmakebelieve9151]

Monopolies hurt everyone.

[@D3kryption]

@@mobiusZero2 Lets hope so. But it does appear that Sony are not doing anything o_O

[@modernlife1321]

@GameFrame in that awful capitalism you can decide not to buy then they have no money.

[@DirtyD-mo5ud]

@@modernlife1321 that's what happens when you don't fully understand and demonize capitalism. In capitalism we can choose who and what we support with our money but people continue to put their money into corporations they claim to hate.

[@cyberjay0]

So in all seriousness, what is Sony going to do? For example, you think “There’s no way MS leaves all the COD money on the table and make it Xbox exclusive” but what if they just do? How is Sony going to compete?? Sony’s studios are great, single player master pieces, but really game pass is MILES ahead in terms of value. And let’s be real, PS Now isn’t there yet, unless you’re able to download the majority of the games, AAA titles on PS5 aren’t exactly here yet. I love my PS5, I’m hoping Sony comes out swinging.

[@assassinaria]

As a sole Xbox fan, I hope they do too. I don't want one company to dominate the gaming market. That's bad for everyone.

[@radroast7354]

Sony is the highest gaming revenue company making 18 billion blizzard activision make 6 billion and ms make 10 billion so first party helps alot.

[@KoolestDudeNTheBlock]

Oh they will. Competition motivates each company to outdo each other. I would most definitely love a new Playstation portable device but I know with the steam deck coming out that won't make much sense I guess

[@TheInfinityMaster1]

I have a feeling that Sony is going to retaliate to this by buying another big studio and the one I'm worried they will buy is..... *BANDAI NAMCO!*

[@AuraJewel]

@@KoolestDudeNTheBlock I think they will enter pc market next, since they are releasing their exclusive ip like GOW on pc

[@hughdubyna2252]

Hey Jake Baldino, Where did you get the background music from for this video? I really like it hahah. Thank you if you reply!

[@Ventus7777]

People were saying for years that Xbox doesn't have games so now they'll own all of them lol

[@MetalMe55iah]

Those people are salty ignorant narrow minded cnuts

[@daveruda]

They dont make games. They just buy others

[@NetralFN]

@@daveruda wut

[@lifeisshørt_420]

@@daveruda they make a handful of successful games tho

[@Dustrauma]

A healthy, competitive market is good for the industry. As a strictly-Playstation player, I hope Sony reconsiders a few things like; cross-platform gaming for more games, revitalizing their 1st-party developed IPs for backwards compatibility (like, BRING us the classics in a way we can play and KEEP on our consoles, do-away with PS Now or merge it into Plus cause it's not working-out), and MAKE MORE PS5s. I hear a lot of peeps want their PS Plus subscription to DO MORE than what it's been doing. GIVE US that Days Gone sequel. Don't count-on the Uncharted film to bring revenue that'll compensate for not listening to the fans.

[@Siddiqui_57]

Sony needs to just be more consumer friendly tbh. I feel like they keep ignoring fans

[@quatreraberbawinner2628]

@@Siddiqui_57 the only thing Sony does that really bothers me is there censoring of Japanese video games, and there tendencies to lean into identity politics

[@proudguardofwhiterun5770]

Microsoft tried playing nice, and now Sony is going to be eating their own ass.

[@dirtyd8570]

@@Siddiqui_57 question how are they not being consumer friendly? I have had multiple consoles and I never saw how Sony was not being consumer friendly. In my opinion Sony was never consumer friendly and they were never not consumer friendly. Mostly in the middle

[@Siddiqui_57]

@@dirtyd8570 I’m talking about how they keep denying cross platform. That literally does nothing for consumers besides making games less accessible for everyone. Also Sony made so many games not backwards compatible which also sucks for people on PlayStation. Xbox is able to easily play any game from any of their consoles, but Sony decides to make games inaccessible to us on the PS5

[@theragingsparten1107]

Maybe Microsoft will make Activision a less greedy company... but thats probably hoping for to much

[@jaydenchosa1516]

Probably but they will probably fire all the weridos

[@tobi_versace]

A greedy company making another less greedy, doubt it

[@Rally1800]

Hopefully some Activision's studios can be something more than a COD support studio. I usually stay away from Activision and got completely surprised to know Toys for Bob was developing Warzone.

[@theragingsparten1107]

@@Rally1800 bruh, Raven spftware made one of my favorite games of all time (X-men Origins Wolverine) and they have been relegated as a support studio which sucks the devs can do good work

[@speedclips5526]

@@tobi_versace honestly Microsoft is usually pretty fair

[@Diesel3R]

As a PS fan boy I completely agree that if Microsoft paid for the franchise tags, the games they make should be exclusive. Maybe PSN will finally allow all games to be completely cross play.

[@cheesyman10]

I think in todays economy the average consumer isn't really gonna switch consoles over a game or two. Which might be why microsoft is allowing games to be released for both consoles. I mean if they own the gaming company then the sales go back to them anyways.

[@KionTheLion]

When Spencer says 'across any device', he usually refers to Xbox and open-source devices (i.e. Windows PCs, Android smartphones, streaming stick apps, and device browsers) via Xbox Game Pass.

[@claytalian9091]

I feel like Microsoft and Disney are in a race to see who gets forced to break up because of their borderline monopoly first.

[@jkarma3356]

naw microsft is no where near that.

[@ssanc6]

There still is some some competition similarly to how Apple and Samsung still have competition in the US phone market

[@unholybees]

Microsoft has already had to break their company up in the past because of a huge monopoly years ago...yet they are worth more now...so I dont think they have anything to worry about

[@lutherheggs451]

@@jkarma3356 You mean the company that makes a PC OS and pretty much the only functioning PC OS....People have been arguing that Windows makes MS a monopoly.....MS is just a gaming cancer...All of the things people cry about is a cancer that came from the console they jerk off to. Disney on the other hand is nothing even close to resembling a monopoly....See facts don't give a shit about feelings and the amount of competition Disney has instantly DQ it from being a monopoly.... But then again even Hellen Keller could see that this is likely the start of MS getting out of consoles and leaning heavily into software publishing and gamepass on every possible device

[@wc2195]

@@lutherheggs451 cope

[@iulixMAXgames]

For PC gaming this is really really great news imagine having all Activision Blizzard games on game pass now I am really excited for Diablo 4

[@mattc420]

Lol i was excited for diablo 3 for 10 years and played it for one day. Its been in my library sinxe the year it was released. I wish i cared more about games like i used to. The older i get the less i care about playing anything. I think depression nhas alot to do with it. Nothing really is enjoyable. Gaming used to be my life.

[@mattc420]

@@Die-Angst well, everyone knows who the class idiot is now. Man with stand up routines like that you might make it as a comedian. .

[@jazzpowers]

@@mattc420 Calm down, it’s still a subscription service you don’t get to play unless you keep paying, also pretty sure they’ll hike up their prices. It is what it is.

[@-thesalemcrow-5941]

Doesn't matter if you can still just buy it on another console

[@Breakzoras]

@@mattc420 Go see someone you got issues. Gaming is better than ever and more accessible nowadays. If u dont like the new releases there is always emulation

[@OvrStimulatd2]

great, well-rounded video. Thank you!

[@paulolugo7447]

What they mean by “anywhere across any device” is alluding to the X-Cloud. COD is definitely going exclusive, they didn’t spend 70 billion to have their biggest IP on PlayStation lol

[@noureldeinhamdy8163]

^This makes the most sense but I feel it would be a loss for them taking cod from other platforms.

[@fall.visuals]

They'd be stupid to do that

[@dranzerjetli5126]

@@noureldeinhamdy8163 not necessarily they will just market it such that cod becomes synonymous with xbox or gamepass

[@FR-oz9px]

I'm just curious how Sony wants to tackle this.

[@mark_thurwanger]

They literally can’t. Lol

[@rayromano6249]

Why would they? It won't be exclusive. Said by expert analysts 👌

[@oliversantana7087]

They cant beat that lol...no money to do it.

[@auzkahglt]

I think they can't, they would need money to do this. Sony is kinda done id say. e3 this year will be interesting maybe they have some ace up their sleeves but I doubt it

[@RenegadeSpider2]

@@rayromano6249 denial, they won't spend 80 billion not to make these games exclusive

[@dreadnoughtus2598]

Love watching your videos Gameranx. Keep them coming 4ever please!

[@gameranxTV]

Glad you like them!

[@REDDEVIL9269]

The biggest winners in this are the Activision employees, hopefully will be able to enjoy going to work again

[@sirkthegod6627]

Microsoft after buying Bethesda and Activision: “I’ll fucking do it again!!”

[@RokushoTheRavager]

Great use of that meme lol

[@chidieberenwadike4165]

Imagine repeating the same comment from a different video 😐

[@stevenserna2680]

This is pretty crazy! I’m an Xbox man myself but I’m not a big fan of exclusive games, I think they should be playable regardless of platform

[@c.fyffe0]

Nope you know their going to make everything exclusive because fuck anyone who owns a PlayStation apparently

[@junfaa]

I believe that for everything except nintendo. They wouldn't be able to compete.

[@dranzerjetli5126]

Will be hilarious seeing sony fanboys cry over their loss of big titles.

[@KA-zv3yt]

@@c.fyffe0 lol wasn't it playstation always bragging about exclusives the tables are turning

[@dankstank110]

@@c.fyffe0 I don't think they would fuck over the PlayStation players they aren't as petty as sony with their exclusivity deals

[@veronicaclephas7570]

I have feelings about every studio of note being bought up by either Sony or Microsoft. on one hand studios have basically unlimited funding (in theory) but I'm worried everything will become exclusive and devisive. On a personal note I think my next big gaming purchase will be a PC. The steam deck is looking good, I might try that out since I have limited space for a proper PC setup

[@corytaylor2286]

You can hook it up to your tv with hdmi and use an xbox controller to game i dont have any space for a desk set up either but i basically swaped my console for a pc and its worked out fine no additional realestate required!

[@fattygamer94]

The way Microsoft has being doing business, they've been pushing PC gaming as part of the Xbox ecosystem. You can play Xbox games just on PC and not own the console.

[@danielkepinski688]

Check out micro atx pcs. Big fun in a small package

[@CommanderCalins1]

@@fattygamer94 big push, let there be 1 world console(pc) actually useful, and more fun, they just have to invest in anti cheat, some better denuvo(or not, i don’t really care 🏴‍☠️)

[@richardsmith5803]

You can buy some pretty neat cases for some weird pc setups. I know some ppl that have their pcs basically bolted to their ceiling

[@kaligh]

I’m mainly an Xbox gamer from the beginning. I remember having to buy a playstion 2 for gta3 and god of war. I had to buy a ps3 for god of war 3. Sony taught Microsoft about exclusivity. Now the tables are turning and everyone is mad. I always planned on having both since the days of Nintendo vs Sega when sega had Sonic. I’m glad Microsoft is the company who made this purchase because I feel they are the most likely company to at very least offer an option to play some of their IPs on other systems. Sony would not do the same.

[@grumpysheep3710]

Tbh I think this is a really wise and the best move for Activision to take. The company wasn't going anywhere and they weren't making things any better on their own. They were moving backwards and struggling to move forward and recover after the whole scandal blowout.

[@aaronhumphrey3514]

This is all about growing Game Pass, so I expect pretty much everything to become exclusive.

[@jaredlucas4815162342]

I was wondering if it would be a situation of feel free to buy it on PS or play it for free on Game Pass.

[@lennchadful]

agreed. they dont care if you buy their consoles, buy our game pass and play it wherever you want. they said they would put it on PlayStation if they would let them lol

[@HexFengmin]

I wouldn't fully count on that. They can grow game pass, but they are leaving money on the table. Them putting games out on gamepass first thing means a subscriber has to pay for 4 or 5 months to get what they would have off one game. I can see timed exclusives, but I can also see growing Gamepass beyond Xbox and PC. Consoles are usually losers in profit. Gamepass right now has been described as sustainable. Growing their catalog and selling across other platforms will change sustainable to profitable. If done correctly they could make it so they never make another console and make more profit.

[@katech6020]

It is about having a monopoly over gaming in general

[@HexFengmin]

@@katech6020 Lets hope not, we have seen what that has done with single licenses in sports games. No innovation, no care because their is no competition or new ideas

[@checottv]

Good for them. Honestly, I'm a Playstation user and I don't play any recent Call of Duty games; however, it would be a very smart move to make the Call of Duty franchise an exclusive. That company has serious F you money, I wonder what their next move is..

[@kristianburton6811]

As an xbox fan it annoys me that some of these PS fanboys losing their minds over it don't see that Microsft essentially saved so many jobs and studios with all the trouble Blizzard and activision were in. It's a great acquisition however I can't help but think they could have gone out and bought a reputable Japanese development team for a fraction of the price, to try and compete with some of those more successful story driven PS exclusives. Still happy though, I guess we will have to rely on what Bethesda gives us for those single player gems.

[@kristianburton6811]

@@rafaelgonzalez562 Total nonsense the xbox series s has sold massively in Japan they love it. The main reason is its a small neat little console which the Japanese love. The PS5 is a huge ugly router looking console. Know you're facts before talking crap. It's a fact that this past year xbox has sold better than ever in Japan and other Eastern countries.

[@kristianburton6811]

@@rafaelgonzalez562 currently it's over 100,000 units and there is more demand for them than xbox can keep up with. Bare in mind that that's the same amount as the 2 years prior with last gen consoles .

[@TheRoyal30]

@@kristianburton6811 In comparison to the PS5, Xbox barely sold anything. As of last October, the PS5 had sold over a million units. There are numerous articles pointing out that it has been crushing the previous sales of PS4 which eventually sold.

[@thunderlord7321]

@@kristianburton6811 nah exclusivity is just a power move of greedy, money grabbers. I’m a Sony fan and I’m not happy that I suddenly can’t play the games I love on the device I prefer. I work my fucking ass off just trying to make ends meet and at the end of the day I just wanna play the game that I’ve been playing all my life. If Microsoft does this with elder scrolls and cod then they’re still acting like children with the fucking cOnSoLe wAR bullshit.

[@maxirito5969]

I’m gonna be so damn happy if they announce another prototype game

[@ArmaniGaming7]

I'm just thinking about how crash started as a PS Exclusive to bring on Xbox And PS now it may be a Xbox exclusive

[@blackrose8418]

Crazy to think about

[@vinewood1554]

Playstation never appreciate Crash, despite being the best game on PS1 they didn't choose it as a mascot

[@jinxact532]

@@vinewood1554 I think that is more like a they had so many at the time they forgot what people wantes

[@vinewood1554]

@@jinxact532 you're correct

[@ArmaniGaming7]

@@vinewood1554 they kind of did use crash as their mascot. They had a different Mascot they were going to use but after seeing how popular crash became they used him. Ngl they haven't used him as much recently and I think that may be due to how the Crash Mutant games were.

[@johnpnj]

Works great for me. I have a Series X and Game Pass so I'm happy. I think Microsoft is doing its best to prove Xbox is putting games first and correcting the course they screwed up with Xbox One.

[@DEVILTAZ35]

Me too and i don't even pay for gamepass lol . So it's a good win. I have a mysterious benefactor who pays it for me .

[@keltongillanders5736]

Only time will tell. I hope you're right and gaming sees a return to form. But I'm not holding my breath as long as things like EA having a monopoly on sports games and releasing straightup garbage year after year is still going on. The reason I use that example. Is EAs ultimate team mode is the earliest example of overbearing gamblingesque microtransactions I can personally think of. They started the trend that has damaged gaming to its core.

[@BOBBYBETZZZ]

@@DEVILTAZ35 I guess you bought your console from someone ?

[@malazan6004]

It's a pretty bold move to buy such a controversial company with all those sexual assault allegations. I bet that's why they did though because the price would have dropped dramatically so it was a good time to scoop them up. Hopefully Microsoft can improve the culture in those companies.

[@Scarz3ny]

The fact that even touching the back of someone's chair is sexual assault nowadays this wouldn't surprise me

[@stahl1624]

@@Scarz3ny Unless you are attractive Most of us don't give a shit about it, we want to game, we don't care if Jenny got touched.

[@TerryTerius]

@@SpiritsMC5YT A not insignificant number of people of people try their best to prove the incel stereotype is true, unfortunately.

[@XDflamingdragonDX]

@@stahl1624 Lol the ignorance among kids like you these days is astounding, Jenny getting touched is of much more relevance than you 'wanting to game.'

[@lockhart1895]

@@stahl1624 😭😭 ayo WHAT

[@revanjagergaming8714]

I mean it would be really hard for them to do worse under Microsoft than by themselves. Maybe this will be the start of a better chapter for those developers, allowing them to make some quality games for the first time in years.

[@KickTwo]

I hope Microsoft will help fix CoD in the next few releases because the series has taken a huge nosedive in quality and lack of consumer acknowledgment in cold war Multiplayer and vanguard all together

[@indo-jin4113]

@@incognito6313 THey did right by halo and forza hope this culture continues

[@Salchipapafied]

I am 99% a PC gamer, but my few forays into consoles (as a self-sufficient adult) have been through Sony. I owned a PS2, PS3, and PS4, but never an Xbox of any kind. I really have no reason for that, and I have no opinion on which console is "better". That type of bs has never mattered to me. So yeah, I'm actually kind of hyped about this. Concerns about gigantic monopolies are certainly genuine and all these things should be discussed, but out of all massive conglomerates out there, Microsoft has yet to disappoint me or piss me off to the same degree that most others have.

[@Tockrellman]

Personally, I think that the more studios with access to hefty recourses, such as those of Microsoft, the more they will be able to compete with larger franchises. This could mean new, amazing franchises, maybe reboots of things we miss, and more competition to make the next best thing and become a AAA studio. This kind of stuff can only be beneficial to us as consumers.

[@mouse-cm6lc]

Have you ever heard of EA?

[@themedicineman7424]

Yeah unless you’re me who owns a ps5

[@shadymello9454]

Really milking the optimism here

[@proxy90909]

@@themedicineman7424 Its also good for you (and me on the future) Playstation are gonna have to step up their game, new studios gonna have to show up, sadly it may mean some exclusives in the meantime are gonna happen

[@86lanzo]

@@themedicineman7424 its competition sony bought 5 studios last year....this is Microsoft's response to bring value to their platform...now sony will do what they can...theyre fighting over our dollars.

[@xLatinAssazzin]

Let's take the moment to appreciate how much effort he puts into the content for us!

[@TheLegendBrolySS]

Well why wouldn't he, that's his income.

[@dustyfox6511]

It's really questionable what they've actually bought here beyond the Activision / Blizzard IP. Most of the creative teams have left due to various scandals and internal problems. The studios reputation is also in the toilet from terrible game design choices and monetization schemes.

[@afa1515]

And King with ,Candycrush.

[@raccoonpeddler6730]

bethesda wasnt really in a good place when microsoft bought them either i guess companies are easier to bargain under pressure

[@grim86]

not really lol theres still a ton of devs there

[@Tockrellman]

One thing you have to consider is that, with new management and a restructuring of the company, many devs who left may be asked to return with better wages and treatment. This would allow continuity of current projects, and keep the devs of other franchises that we know will have more sequels. It could actually go a long way to making Activision/Blizzard a stronger, more supported company. It could also help bolster a lot of their smaller studios with better funding, and more opportunities to go mainstream with their games. In my opinion, it doesn’t matter who owns the studios as long as they have some free will and individuality. The more studios with good funding competing to create great games can only mean good things for us as the consumer.

[@RAXIIIIIIII]

You never know What they deliver from know on.

[@aarongeorge2906]

I’m a ps person and I rlly hope Microsoft makes Activision take their time on call of duty rather than yearly releases. Would make cod games worth buying again

[@richardsmith5803]

New Cod releases wont be on ps. Starting in 2023 most likely

[@lordxeno8270]

@@richardsmith5803 maybe not

[@Sickoyt]

It would not be on Ps like TES6 is also not on ps

[@lifeisshørt_420]

@@richardsmith5803 that’s not true. First off MS is smart they know the current state of cod successful wise. They wouldn’t make it Xbox only 2nd, the deal closes in June 2023 meaning that’s when they finally get a word and they become the new boss officially

[@lifeisshørt_420]

@wolfOG Can’t Microsoft charge Sony to use their Cod Servers once they officially own cod? Also since a lot of the cod player base is sony and since cod already has microtransactions, won’t the money just go to Microsoft once the deal is finalized and they become the boss?

[@poultrygeist8253]

Greatly affects me, Diablo is my favorite franchise of all time, I play D2R or 3 almost every day, and I JUST got my hands on a PS5. My only hope for D4, and also Overwatch 2, is that since they've already been announced for Playstation, and are somewhat close to release, they'll still release on it.

[@kellywaters643]

ow2 is backed up to at least 2023

[@riley3771]

Ow2 is like a pseudo dlc, as ow1 and ow2 player will still be able to play together, so ow2 is most likely going to be both, but yeah I'll be sad if d4 isn't on ps but I have a pc so Ethier way can play it just with less friends on pc then ps

[@BruceOfWaynes]

Bought the wrong console for those dreams, bud.

[@twitchinjalapeno8929]

@@BruceOfWaynes Literally NO ONE saw this coming. You can’t help but feel bad for someone who can’t play their favourite game on their console. You’re a troll if you think otherwise.

[@psychopenguin2944]

To me if microsoft makes games that have always been on all systems now be exclusives thats a bitch move by them

[@atreidespendragon]

There are many aspects of this acquisition to consider but one thing I do feel pretty good about, is that Phil Spencer being at the helm of it can't be a bad thing, I really do think that Phil is a great representative of the gaming community and that when the tough choices come, that he will respect those tenants as well as make the best choices that both improve xbox as a whole and the gaming community that supports them. He has done pretty good so far.

[@l24ac88]

Microsoft saw the PlayStation exclusives and took that personally 😭

[@mario_kid_plays]

Sony: Ha imagine not having any exclusives Microsoft:Ha imagine losing your exclusives Sony: wait what ....................................... Microsoft has used credit card

[@l24ac88]

@@mario_kid_plays bill gates bank account after buying rockstar and the whole of Sony: ♿️

[@srfn1253]

Xbox still has no games lol

[@l24ac88]

@@srfn1253 Microsofts literally gonna own 14 game studios next year once they get activison blizzard but okay 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@l24ac88]

@@srfn1253 wait till the Xbox exclusives pile up next year lol

[@FreekoTravis]

"Activision Blizzard games are enjoyed on a variety of platforms and we plan to continue to support those communities moving forward." They did the same thing with Bethesda and will continue to do so with every acquisition , if the game exists on PlayStation It will continue to, further releases will be on a case by case basis( aka usually will be only on Xbox and PC but a few exceptions will be made if necessary)

[@monsterxrage]

If you think they would stop selling cod on playstation (which is over 50% of the cod player base) then you have no common sense.

[@FreekoTravis]

@@monsterxrage it's very very likely either the next cod game or the 1 after that (assuming there is one already in development for PlayStation) won't be on PlayStation. Check back in with me in a year or less and we will know who is right I guess. They could make an exception for vod but I would really really doubt it

[@Web720]

Didn't they stated that TES6 and possibly Starfield, will be Xbox/PC exclusive?

[@FreekoTravis]

@@Web720 ya they will both be only Xbox and pc

[@rancidblock5615]

@@FreekoTravis They said they are going to keep cod in playstation lmao

[@Mr_Creasy_]

As a long time playstation user I'm glad I recently bought a PC. Now I can play everything without worrying

[@pcpolice2518]

welcome to real gaming friend

[@budlikycz2445]

What I think. If its microtransaction heavy it will be on all platforms to reach the most audience. If its single player with no microtransaction it will be exclusive.

[@WingXCustom]

And you're exactly right. That's a smart and logical way to look at it. In keeping with the Minecraft business strategy, thing like CoD: Warzone will probably stay in PlayStation consoles. Whereas yearly CoD titles might shift to Console/PC/GAMEPASS exclusivity. Stuff like Overwatch 2 might and should hopefully go F2P and be monetized solely by MTX to reach larger audiences like League of Legends. Which means it might stay multiplat. Single player future entries to stuff like Crash and Spyro will most definitely be exclusive and GAMEPASS ammunition.

[@Emerald_Manos]

I’ve always been playstation gamer, but with the PS5 still being very difficult to find (screw the bots and re-sellers), I might just switch to XBOX if I come across it first.

[@chrislfernando]

The change of leadership at Activision Blizzard hopefully will improve conditions for people employed there and address the player antagonistic business practices. But its disheartening to seeing how that leadership - Kotick and his support on the board - will get a massive payday. Also talent that helmed Blizzard through its heydays have left.

[@sylent6]

No lie I didn't even get the PS5 this year because I was thinking about going for Xbox for the first time in my gaming life. Perfect news for me.

[@manuelcervantes1259]

I was the same, decided to get a series s, Best decisión possible. I love it.

[@johnnyguillotine1673]

I'm on PC so it's all chuckles for me.

[@Quazzi]

@@manuelcervantes1259 Worst decision possible.

[@DarwinzTheoryz]

Theyre definitely heading towards the gamepass direction. Subscription based gaming is the future. Like how Netflix made blockbuster go out of business. I think Sony has enough 1st party stuff and a fanbase to keep it going though

[@it.me.hilarioyolo847]

Just imagine that if bungie was still with Activision

[@iiCamaxtli]

I would have loved for them to take Destiny. We could've gotten a Destiny/Halo crossover.

[@it.me.hilarioyolo847]

@@iiCamaxtli Right

[@runner9528]

They probably will buy Bungie soon

[@lunamaria1048]

Activision never owned Bungie.. They were just working together in a partnership on Destiny

[@it.me.hilarioyolo847]

@@lunamaria1048 True but Activision did own the rights to Destiny but Bungie bought the rights from Activision and went solo with Destiny

[@EtownHudj]

Gamepass just gained a lot of value.

[@deagle7776]

Don’t be surprised if the price goes up

[@BattlingWarrior1985]

This is huge, and I cannot wait to hear more news as it comes out.

[@JithinJacob333]

I'm just happy that my favorite games are still PS4 exclusives or cross platforms. The day that changes is when I'm going to cry

[@bankaispirits]

What’s also amazing is that they’ve bought them with just their cash assets 💀 which was 130Billion, they didn’t even scrape the 2-3 trillion they have

[@Gentleman_Orange]

You have to spare if you want to buy Mars.

[@cipher8400]

They dont have 2-3trillion. That's the value of the company. They probably had like 100b cash to just spend.

[@cipher8400]

​@@incognito6313 Yeah crazy, imagine having so much money you make sony look poor lol.

[@lutherheggs451]

that comes from their PC software like Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office....Its hilarious watching "special" people act like LMFAO they get money from Xbox consoles LMFAO....ALL of their money comes from PC operating systems and office software...Xbox consoles have cost them billions and make them nothing..... A move like this sure make it look to people with brains and common sense that MS might just be starting their dropping out of console hardware for games and moving into game publishing and getting Gamepass on to as many platforms as they can to make money off of software.....

[@wc2195]

@@lutherheggs451 cry some more

[@SkippiSkip]

I'm thinking that they're gonna keep the BIG multiplayer games across all platforms (including any other modes included) but for mostly single player or co-op games, it's gonna become exclusive.

[@c.fyffe0]

Hah bs you know their going to make everything exclusive

[@SkippiSkip]

@@c.fyffe0 I'd like to submit new evidence to the court. The evidence is Minecraft Bedrock Edition, Minecraft Storymode Season 1 & 2, and Minecraft Dungeons.

[@redlath]

"my job isn't real" lmao. That was the honest highlight 😂

[@johnnytopgun6414]

I'm looking forward to a raven software and iD mashup again that would be awesome for a quake reboot a la Doom (2016)

[@thagoodgames]

I was a PS person, then I could actually find a next-gen Xbox, so now I’m an Xbox person

[@DadBod3000]

Being a playstation owner, I don't like Microsoft constantly buying up all these studios. I was really excited for Starfield and Elder Scrolls. I feel like they're taking over and turning the industry into a manopoly. I hope it's good news for the companies that are effected but I'm not sure it's good for the consumer. I don't want an Xbox and I don't play games on my pc very often, so don't really want game pass either, but I feel like the time will come where I won't have much choice

[@leojrobison2102]

I'm glad, Microsoft is a good company to be under. Take Halo for example, Microsoft allowed 343 Industries to take 6 years to develop a new game engine for Xbox's most iconic exclusive and let them delay it after the next generation of consoles came out (remember it was supposed to launch with the Series S/X), that's HUGE! And in result Halo Infinite was the first big game to come out COMPLETED, not just money making glitchy trash. Activision would never allow them to delay Call of duty no matter how many glitches, cheaters, and copy and pastes their are.

[@logixindie]

As a PlayStation consumer, this is rather a good news for me. Sony will have to make more pro consumer moves to keep up. I support a good competition.

[@nickmanhota324]

Sony had a big head not wanting cross play and calling the shots, they are getting played out how sega and nintendo got played out in the late 90's.

[@holorenSHORTS]

I own a PC and I’m excited, you should be happy too cause PS is gonna have to do wonders for you guys so they don’t get left in the dirt

[@DadBod3000]

Yea, let's hope you are all right. I did see somewhere that Sony might change PS plus to be more like game pass, which might be good. Maybe losing access to certain games will encourage more risk taking with new ip's? Sony definitely need to do something to keep up with Microsoft over the next few years!

[@liberatorkramit]

I'm on PC. None of this affects me. I wish they would have bought EA instead. Maybe Microsoft could have kicked out the people there that are always sacrificing good games/IPs in the search of short term profit. That being said, I am a little worried about the monopoly that is forming around Microsoft and Gaming. They've just been hovering in the space for so long, its kind of weird to see them take these giant steps and not be a little skeptical about their motives.

[@richardsmith5803]

Um... This makes microsoft the 3rd biggest gaming company. Behind tencent and sony.... Cry about sony too

[@dakotaphillips2321]

@@richardsmith5803 but Sony can't even buy studios like Bethesda and definitely can't buy Activision Blizzard with their revenue, but MS can and most definitely aquire bigger studios in the future. It's the potential MS holds that results in Monopolys.

[@phillip2169]

@@richardsmith5803 saying to be wary of Microsoft is not saying to not be wary of Tencent or Sony. Two things can exist at the same time. That is a stupid comment

[@phillip2169]

It could mean more games on pc cause of Microsoft's drive for gaming on pc. So technically for you this can be a positive for pc users. (If they are not being released or delayed for pc already)

[@brizzle711]

Lol it’s not a monopoly

[@ModernDayGeeks]

With Sony buying Bungie, you can't help but be curious as to what these two tech giants are planning in their competition... Feeling excited what they have for us in store!

[@thegamerscore951]

Well it’s a sad day for us playstation families

[@Berend95]

Its mind-blowing that Sony is only worth twice the value of this purchase

[@IronmanX]

It feels like the Boss taking half your health with one hit

[@pcpolice2518]

all they have now is last of us, that's it lool

[@soulofcinder201]

@@pcpolice2518 I think bloodborne is leagues ahead of last of us.

[@lucaselder2712]

@@pcpolice2518 what?????

[@tge1134]

It will be interesting to see how MS handles COD since now they have two big FPS with Halo. I just hope they change how COD gets release every year incomplete and instead release it when is fully ready

[@ritualising]

The only reason I don’t enjoy cod is literally the fact it comes out yearly. Like damn most people don’t get a chance to get master prestige or diamond camos etc for their guns before the new ones 😭 I think Cold War is gonna be the last cod I play unless they fix that

[@DustinLittlefield]

“Xbox, It’s good to play together” used to love when the commercials said that