Deadpulse Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition/?utm_source=Comicbook.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=220118_085433_Comicbook.com Daily Newsletter&utm_content=Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 By far the biggest acquisition in gaming history. Sony must be livid. Hopefully MS can turn Call of Duty around, because it is basically dead in the water. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonebillsfan Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Everything about this is disgusting and the harbinger of the end of the "AAA" sphere as anything other than functional monopoly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 So Bethesda was a nuisance. Now it's a problem. I'll probably have to buy an XBox at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonebillsfan Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 EA is probably next tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltman Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Woooooow, never expected this one Not a huge fan of it, it maybe helps save Activision/Blizzard from continue to circle the toilet. And from Microsoft’s perspective these are a ton of bankable ips. But as a person in the Xbox ecosystem mostly this does nothing for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltman Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, Thelonebillsfan said: EA is probably next tbh Given how close they already are I would’ve expected it before Activision/Blizzard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Hopefully this fixes the mess at Blizzard. They make some of my favorite games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 16 minutes ago, Thelonebillsfan said: EA is probably next tbh Hope Sony buys it and guillotines every madden employee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 In general not a fan of Microsoft or Sony acquiring studios and potentially making them exclusive to their console. I think it also just gums up the whole thing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonebillsfan Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 23 minutes ago, MKnight82 said: Hopefully this fixes the mess at Blizzard. They make some of my favorite games. 0% chance, they just bought said mess for $70B. All this does is crush the union drive in the crib due to their omnipotent union busting might, and ensure that the California case goes nowhere. Nothing will change other than the PR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonebillsfan Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 It is the height of irony given that this also doesn't happen without the pandemic funny money being handed to every single major company in the country juicing their bottom line like crack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltman Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 20 minutes ago, Thelonebillsfan said: 0% chance, they just bought said mess for $70B. All this does is crush the union drive in the crib due to their omnipotent union busting might, and ensure that the California case goes nowhere. Nothing will change other than the PR. Eh Microsoft’s culture on that stuff is pretty good. Kotick will 100% be out upon finalization. That alone is a win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 46 minutes ago, MKnight82 said: Hopefully this fixes the mess at Blizzard. They make some of my favorite games. They're keeping Bobby Kotick as CEO So don't count on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, Kiltman said: Eh Microsoft’s culture on that stuff is pretty good. Kotick will 100% be out upon finalization. That alone is a win https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bobby-kotick-will-remain-as-activision-blizzard-ceo-after-microsoft-acquisition/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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