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[ANIMAL1975]

Congratulations to my fellow shareholders.

 

[Gamezone]

Wow. This probably means that these games will be coming to Steam as well.

 

[AV]

Spyro 4 and Crash 5 might not only get made but be Xbox exclusives.

 

[ChiefDada]

 

[It's all in the wrist]

This is apocalyptic news lol. Unbelievable.

 

[Mercenary09]

Yeah if COD goes exclusive then this is a massive blow to Sony. Even if it isn't exclusive the fact that each new entry will launch on Game Pass is enough to push people to Xbox

 

[FingerBang]

What in the holy name of fuck. As a Game Pass user I'm happy I don't have to buy Diablo 4 anymore, but I don't like one company owning everything.

 

[ByWatterson]

Realtalk:

1. This might run into big regulatory problems. Huge consolidation that could run afoul of anti-trust laws.

2. But if it does go through, and COD goes exclusive, very hard to see how Sony competes.

 

[ManaByte]

MS is gonna revive StarCraft Ghost.

 

[GHG]

This is AWESOME news for me! Maybe bad news for you, but hey you can always buy a series s and continue to enjoy Activision games

I have 2 perfectly capable devices that can play all of Microsoft's games you dolt.

 

[ViolentP]

 

[Vestal]

I don't understand what's so hard to understand about this they can't fire him till the deal closes in 2023. It's not final yet he obviously won't be once they're are officially Microsoft's.

Please don't use reason, facts or logic in a Gaming news thread

 

[beatdowniidx]

brb going to go buy an xbox

 

[Kev Kev]

looking forward to the graveyard that the ban page will be after this thread

 

[ratburger]

Only a matter of time before MS buys Sony.

"With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict, and bring order to the galaxy. "

 

[BadBurger]

The next time they hold an actual E3, Microsoft's presentation is just going to be a simple black bedside table with a light shining down on it, some dominos laid out. Phil Spencer will walk out to it, slam his domino through the table, it erupting into shards, and walk back off stage.

 

[Fermbiz]

Kinda upset i dropped 40 bucks on Diablo 2 when it will probably come to gamepass now lol

 

[Team Andromeda]

Thank you SONY fans. You turned MS and Xbox in to a monster. SEGA next please Phil!

 

[PuffyCan]

what the.. don't like this one, overpriced acquisition that could have been spent on much better studios... at least that won't be a big loss for PS lol

 

[Bartski]

SEVENTY FUCKING BILLION DOLLARS, WHAT?

that's over 9 times Bethesda.

 

[cormack12]

Xbox is re-evaluating its relationship with Activision Blizzard

Phil Spencer and fellow Xbox leaders are 'disturbed and deeply troubled' by reports about the publisher.

www.engadget.com

This aged like milk lol

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

2 Years ago "Lol Microsoft are dead, xbox is a terrible brand with no games"

Microsoft: No Games you say? Hold my Acquisitions

"call of duty won't be exclusive to Xbox, right?"

as we have found out now MS didn't buy Zenimax to release games like Starfield/ESVI on Playstation. They are gonna be Xbox exclusives.

you want to play Call of Duty? Better buy an Xbox or build a PC.

 

[Airbus Jr]

Doubtfull but very anticonsumer move if happens

The americans xbox have more money compared to sony and nintendo

Cant deny that

 

[Lanrutcon]

What the fuuuuuuuuu *passes out*

 

[.Pennywise]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT

 

[Lognor]

MS is the defacto place to play fps games now...... unbelievable. Spyro game might not be dead.

Well ps still has battlefield...

 

[beatdowniidx]

Wow. This probably means that these games will be coming to Steam as well.

oh shit didnt think about it like that

 

[Skifi28]

Just letting Microsoft know I'm available for purchase at any time. I'm pretty cheap too, won't ask more than a couple of millions.

 

[mejin]

MS M.O. at full force!

Thank you, papa Nadella.

 

[kruis]

I cant understand how people are happy about this...
This is actually the beginning of the end

I bet we'll see more consolidations and mergers. Take Two and EA merging in order not to be gobbled up by MS? Sony is in a pickle too. Losing CoD in Q4 is going to hurt a lot.

 

[j0hnnix]

Wasn't expecting this news on Tuesday... It's not even Wednesday.

 

[vj27]

I saw this on YouTube with podcasts saying BREAKING NEW MICROSOFT S BUYING ACTIVISION BLIZZARD FOR 70 BILLION. Had to come onto gaf to see if I was confused since I ain't have my coffee yet. Jesus Christ, console wars are over my friends, it's been fun.

 

[Hendrick's]

I think he's out it's a matter of time, it's politics they're giving him a '' graceful exit '' so to speak.
It looks way worse ( for him ) if they just kick him out immediately there's probably some kind of a deal where he'll stay for a couple of months then leave '' on his own ''.

It's probably pretty impractical too for him to just leave right away this stuff takes time.

The deal isn't going to be done until next year. He will be out when that happens.

 

[Marcinkowski]

Whoa. I guess now was a good time to sell.

Microsoft owning WoW, CoD, and Diablo. Fucking madness. This is probably the biggest gaming news of the past five or so years right?

Edit: Ohhh my God Master Chief in Overwatch! The Starcraft guy in Overwatch. Fucking Arthas in Overwatch! I'd actually play Overwatch again for that.

OK I am geeking out at the possibilities

or a New Killer Instinct with all this new Characters

 

[checkcola]

I can see how this is huge, but I don't personally care about Activision games, so it doesn't really impact me. But tough times for Sony loyalists.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

So this was the plan all along huh?

Kind of funny while Mike was still with Xbox they tried to back to money truck up to Act and get COD at least as a timed exclusive but the asking price was way too much so now he goes there and this happens

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

Wow. This probably means that these games will be coming to Steam as well.

holy shit. i think we're still all processing this.

games like wow, diablo, overwatch, etc on Steam? lol crazy. it's bananas.

 

[Strider Highwind]

My wife just text me "Microsoft bought call of duty?"

Is this true lol? Yoooooooooooooooo

 

[skit_data]

What. The. Actual. Fuck.
This is crazy.

70 Billion dollars.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Time for EA, T2, Square-Enix, and anyone with the UE5 engine downloaded to get in the phone with their attorney and put out the for sale sign.

 

[Plantoid]

Ybarra was the Trojan Horse

Just like in the Nokia deal

 

[worldwithpyramids]

why not just buy Sony and be done with it lol

 

[saintjules]

In for the meltdowns. Shit gonna be xbox gold over the next few days.

FTFY lol

 

[odhiex]

This is an incredible news. Huge gain for Microsoft.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

My wife just text me "Microsoft bought call of duty?"

Is this true lol? Yoooooooooooooooo

yup MS own Call of Duty now

 

[MrTentakel]

where have you been the last few years?

Waiting for Sunset Overdrive II

 

[Damigos]

Thank you SONY fans. You turned MS and Xbox in to a monster. SEGA next please Phil!

Please elaborate

 

[ArtHands]

LMAO

GG

 

[VN1X]

As someone else mentioned a page or two ago the only silver lining about this entire thing is that hopefully we'll see CoD (and other properties) back on Steam again.

Would love to own all of CoD on Steam (especially as that usually means a ton of Steamworks features we now take for granted).

 

[RaZoR No1]

Wtf..?!
Is this real?
Well it is Wednesday in New Zealand, but this is not the news/announcement I expected.. This is huge in terms of shaking the gaming industry IMO.
Now MS owns (or will own) Bethesda and Activision Blizzard...
Doesnt feel true/right.