eastcoastkody
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give me Call of Duty: Wolfenstein u cowards
Breaking: Microsoft to acquire Activision-Blizzard in near 70$ billion deal
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Concern
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I don't like the acquisition but the reactions are well worth it lol. All these totally unbiased "analysts", "investors", and "insiders" in these threads.
Destiny is no longer activision anymore?
iHaunter
Member
Definitely makes the acquisition better.
Loxus
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- Cash and cash equivalents: The money that's in your pockets or stored in a savings account, checking account, certificate of deposit or other account.
- Tangible assets: These are physical objects, or the assets you can touch. Examples include your home, business property, car, boat, art and jewelry.
As a Company, you want to make back the Cash you spent without touching your tangible assets is all I'm saying.
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FunkMiller
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Taking people a while to realise that this big news about video games… isn't really about video games.
Andodalf
Banned
There's a ton of massive IP in there lol. Also it depends on what you mean by studios. They count blizzard as one studio, but it has twice the employees of all of Zenimax studios combined.
anthony2690
Member
I can imagine Jim Ryan calling up sqaure enix, checking to make sure they haven't been purchased by Microsoft.
It seems like Microsoft is targeting the people Sony went for timed deals with.
It seems like Microsoft is targeting the people Sony went for timed deals with.
eastcoastkody
Member
nah. Bungie got the hell out of there. Because Activision was forcing them to release DLC's like every couple of months
Hawking Radiation
Member
Jim Ryan on the move again for developers
Lol I hope I don't get banned for this. Just having a bit of fun.
Lol I hope I don't get banned for this. Just having a bit of fun.
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Jibran#one
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70 billion is just fuckloads of money , and for what a yearly cod ?
At this speed ms should just buy ea and ubisoft so they have every one of big publishers
At this speed ms should just buy ea and ubisoft so they have every one of big publishers
Swift_Star
Banned
This industry is moving towards a very bad future if stuff like this keeps happening and I bet they will. MS clearly won't stop there and they'll buy more and more publishers. At this point everything is game. I think they want to turn Xbox into MS Office, in a way that it'll become the main platform to AAA premium HD experiences. They'll surely try to drive the competition out of the market. It may take 10 or more years but I see it happening.
They can also buy the competition in the long run…
They can also buy the competition in the long run…
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BWJinxing
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I saw this, and thought it was a wasted opportunity.
EA has a better, broad catalogue, and BioWare might fair better under MS then EA...
But then again, they destroyed Rare...
This is great news for my Game pass sub, but I can't think of a action vision game that's a must play
EA has a better, broad catalogue, and BioWare might fair better under MS then EA...
But then again, they destroyed Rare...
This is great news for my Game pass sub, but I can't think of a action vision game that's a must play
Airbus Jr
Banned
I dont understand why are you celebrating anticonsumer move like this
Microsoft taking away another publishers from ps and nintendo gets you to celeberate and you decide that taunt other users was a good idea?
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Edgelord79
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I think once the dust settles he's out. The writing was on the wall for him when Phil came out a few weeks ago in the media and denounced Activision leadership. Media blowback would be strong if MS kept Kotick.
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Hawking Radiation
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Yearly Call of Duty on GamePass.
Look at the bigger picture. That game is a major drawcard for GamePass.
pshhht....y'all think this is big, just wait til you see what Stadia has in store.
I think the second one is attainable, especially if Game Pass keeps expanding into new markets.
I think the second one is attainable, especially if Game Pass keeps expanding into new markets.
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thicc_girls_are_teh_best
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Ah okay, that clears that up. Thanks!
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
Bungie split from Activision 3 years ago to self-publish.
R6Rider
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There really hasn't been that many salty posts.
I've seen more posts trying to provoke those kinds of posts.
dem
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TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
The worst part of this news is that the front page is going to be cluttered with (mostly closed) topics about a console I don't have releasing games I don't care about from a dev that I don't care for for two weeks. Omegalul
Swift_Star
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While reading this, I realized I only cared about Spyro and Crash. If they ever release something way crazy, I can always buy a Series x down the line.
Loxus
Member
It was just an example of how long it would take only using Game Pass or game sales, which is why I said it doesn't include Xbox Live revenue.
No reason to get your panties all twisted. Jeez
Badlucktroll
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Gary Whitta? I bet its star wars related.
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Edgelord79
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This is primarily direct preparation for Sony's answer to GamePass and to shore up their offerings with the service.
Hawking Radiation
Member
No salt here. I'd rather Activision be in the hands of Phil Spencer than Bobby Kotick so I'm good with this acquisition.
Also COD on gamepass
Jibran#one
Member
For 70 billion?
I have an Xbox and gamepass for life but I don't understand this deal
Coolwhhip
Neophyte
Jesus... ok never buying anything MS again.
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Kdad
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Just buy gamepass for a month, play it on your toaster or wherever, and done. Owning a game doesn't exist for much longer anyway. I'm with you...on that long list only Crash means anything to me lol.
Kev Kev
Member
shameless bait. at least make it clever or funny or something
sergiovassari
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Today, Xbox and PC owners are happy.
Naked Lunch
Member
All it took was 70 billion for MS to finally step in and force the removal of that damn COD aim assist.
SportsFan581
Member
Probably true. Things will get more expensive as soon as there are two services looking for content.
Silent Viper
Banned
Salt love some gaf salt.
Makoto-Yuki
Banned
they might be next
seriously i think we're past the point of underestimating Microsoft. they've spent 77,500,000,000 so far. They are serious and they have more money to spend.
I think to buy Take Two would be about 40-50 billion. MS could afford that. Just need to see if they wanna buy and if Take Two is willing to sell. but honestly...after today it's not as impossible as some might think.
if MS did own GTA it would be a devastating blow. Today was bad for Sony but if GTA became an Xbox exclusive....hoooo boy.
Swift_Star
Banned
If xcloud works ok, sure why not. At this point I see the Microsoft ecosystem as a "first person GAAS space" that really doesn't resonate at all with my gaming habits and will not make me jump into their ecosystem.
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Hawking Radiation
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You put a monster AAA game like Call of Duty on every device possible and you get yourself a shit ton of subscribers to GamePass who will likely stay because COD is one of hundreds of games on the service.
The aim is to draw people in and lock them into the service. That $70B pays itself back in the long run.
Kdad
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sergiovassari
Member
It's 2022 and Sony won't let me change the country on my Playstation account. As far as I care, let them burn in hell.
eastcoastkody
Member
Xbox started taking a nose dive in popularity once Playstation snagged that COD deal from them. They lost the casuals and Playstation became a monster.
get ready for the payback
get ready for the payback
Stuart360
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StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Funny thing nothing is going to change anytime soon. So salty people are overracting. There hasnt even been any Bethesda changes and that deal was a year or two ago.
The biggest effect in the short term is at some point a ton of Activision and Blizzard games come to GP one day. Everything else is status quo. So GP gamers will love it. Everyone else who doesnt care about sub plans wont care either way.
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Silent Viper
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Windows and Xbox one family.
You should say sucks for us PS guys.
PC GAME PASS will get those games as well.
Windows and Xbox one family.
You should say sucks for us PS guys.
