FBeeEye
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If they want COD games beyond the current publisher agreements, they'll need to.
Microsoft / Activision Deal Approval Watch |OT| (MS/ABK close)
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Ghostwire is a PS exclusive and doesn't yet exist on Xbox.
SteelCurtain 59
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They can take advantage of Xbox exclusive features and greater power, and even still that doesn't stop things like exclusive xp boosts or skins with game pass perks, as well as the mere fact that cod will be on game pass day 1. I didn't mean gimp the playstation version like Sony accused, but there can easily be extra benefits of playing on Xbox vs playstation that will make the Xbox Cod experience better than the playstation one.
Heisenberg007
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Meanwhile SNK is about to acquire Nintendo and gonna give us Al-MarioDon't worry Heisenberg A. Daddy Nintendo laughs at the prospect of dirty foreign money. Yen 4 lyfe.
As long as we have Nintendo, we safe.
FBeeEye
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So you're upset that $1 billion doesn't come with some strings attached? I wasn't aware that Microsoft was a charitable foundation.
Topher
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We are not talking about standard agreements here. These are deals that were offered for the purposes of this acquisition. Yes, Sony and Microsoft will continue with the standard contracts used for any game on PlayStation. That isn't what is being discussed here though.
more than $1 billion now, rumoured 10 billion
Banjo64
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Meanwhile SNK is about to acquire Nintendo and gonna give us Al-Mario
StreetsofBeige
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As soon as the deal gets approved and announced, get ready for MS to do a giant post saying a ton of games are coming to GP. They did the same when Bethesda got green lit.
Cant wait for Diablo 4 and COD on GP. They'll come.
Cant wait for Diablo 4 and COD on GP. They'll come.
I wouldn't be sure about that.
If they believe the deal will go through and the only remedies being forced will be about the cloud market, if they don't sign they only have to trust that Microsoft keeps their word forced by the backlash of having fooled regulators with fake promises.
I doubt they're going to risk that if they believe the deal is now done, they can't do anything to create an other u-turn and FTC poses little threat.
In any case if they move they'll do it in the next few weeks before the final ruling when it's certain that Microsoft can't backtrack on their words. So we'll get an answer about that quickly.
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SoloKingRobert
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Kvally
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Holy shit that girl is PISSED OFF. Wow.
Topher
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Spencer was asked if that includes anything about exclusivity in regards to content and he said it does not.
"I sit here today with a great game that's come out in the last couple of weeks, Hogwarts Legacy. And yes, there is a quest that's available on PlayStation. It's not available on Xbox. And part of that - and I know this is part of the industry - that's not the game we're trying to play here either. It's not about a skin on a gun. It's not about a certain kind of mode of the game.
"The same version of the game will be available on all platforms, which is really what we do today. Like if you're a Minecraft player on PlayStation I don't think you feel like you have the lesser version of Minecraft or Minecraft Dungeons or [Minecraft] Legends, which is coming out when it ships."
Phil Spencer: Microsoft Will Not Make Any Call of Duty Content Exclusive to Xbox
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer in an interview with Xbox On was asked about the Activision Blizzard deal [...]
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Dick Jones
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You did ask what Xbox First Party game isn't on Gamepass. You should have qualified the question but they answered you correctly.
FBeeEye
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Well damn, they're essentially a Microsoft subsidiary at that point.
Mr Moose
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MWII still has marketing with Sony.
Won't be the current COD until Sony's marketing deal runs out. Until then old versions on GP.
Banjo64
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She just saw the CMA's addendum.
Topher
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That's one creepy clown
GHG
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id Software are sweating.
tpieman2029
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Gonna be looking like goldeneye to hit 60 fps
StreetsofBeige
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Ah... so Sony/Activision's current deal restricts GP availability for COD?
Wow. Talk about anti-competitive.
Kvally
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I do believe they will retain parity for the versions. Feature, content, and release date parity. I am guessing MS will do what they can to push PC and XSX to max performance/pixels though for an edge. I am not a Game Pass gamer, so putting the game on Game Pass (or PS++) does nothing for me.
Mr Moose
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Erm... OK.
Snake29
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You can't realistically stop s company from selling especially one that needs to
Heisenberg007
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marjo
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Topher
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Yeah, I can see that. Obviously being first party they want to go the extra mile with their own hardware and use Xbox specific tech. Nothing wrong with that, imo.
Heisenberg007
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Yeah, but these billion $ corporations don't need to sell their companies. They are financially self-sustainable and earn billions of dollars every year.
Smaller studios like HouseMarque and Ninja Theory ... makes sense. Take-Two and Activision, not really.
Not sure if serious. They've invested $10 billion, own 49% stake in OpenAI and have worked with OpenAI for years to build out Copilot in GitHub + Bing Chat etc.
If Sony signs the 10 year parity deal with Microsoft for COD, there's no way you won't see a PS6 native version of COD on PlayStation.
Topher
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Activision has said explicitly they have had no interest in Game Pass. So Activision is blocking COD on GP before any deal does.
StreetsofBeige
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As long as MS feels there's money it, they'll leave Activision money makers on competing platforms. They never took away Minecraft.
Even stuff like MS Office, MS Teams and Skype are available on Mac. If there's money to be made, MS will grab it no matter which hand it comes from.
MS even did some kind of Azure deal with Sony. MS could had said screw off and go hire Amazon or HP for cloud servers. But the two companies agreed a couple years ago.
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FBeeEye
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Who is he talking about, Google? "AI" is just a marketing term. These are advanced search bots at best. So far all they can do is search Google or Bing more efficiently than you can.
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GHG
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Activision never needed to sell, nor do they currently need to. Their balance sheet is bulletproof.
Bobby just wanted a way out that involved him getting paid handsomely. Microsoft made it clear they wanted to make an offer, given his situation at the time he would have been a fool to not entertain it.
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Morrie’s wig shop
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DeepEnigma
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It will be CoD Mobile.
In other words, we as the current boss, would like you to buy the game and not wait for gamepass.
gothmog
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If these megacorps want to overpay then it makes sense that anyone is for sale.
Bernardougf
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Those years coinciding with the end of actual agreements between sony and AbK will be just a strange coincidence... (if no new deals aka 10 years... are made)
Yes they will. Destiny still makes a lot of money, and there's a new franchise on the way.
StreetsofBeige
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Supposedly the Bungle deal wasnt so much about Destiny or their next game. Bungie leadership is suppose to be able to call the shots and release multiplat games if they want. But more for their expertise on GAAS models Sony can use for their GAAS games under development.
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feynoob
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Maybe Elon shouldn't have left the board
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DeepEnigma
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Oh yes they will.
Dick Jones
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The PS5 version will play on PS6 so it will have parity with the Series X's version
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