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Microsoft has Closed the Activision Blizzard King Deal

HeisenbergFX4

Gold Member
This shit is embarrassing. "Passion"? fuck off, they bought their way to this point because they have no idea how to innovate and make exciting games. Let's see if this moves the needle, I doubt it when cod remains on PS.
I remember how several people here quite some time ago warned others about the MS war chest that Xbox had access to and a lot of people here made fun of those talking about said war chest

Well seems papa MS allowed Xbox to dip into that war chest and now a lot of people are upset over it
 
It also increases the risk of it being a massive failure if the two companies don’t integrate well
That's the obvious danger of an acquisition. We'll see how it goes, but I expect some good things due to Game Pass. It's more likely we get less yearly crap and maybe a return to some old franchises with Activision under Xbox. I feel like Blizzard and King will function as normal, though.
 

FoxMcChief

Gold Member
Your Xbox avatar though..
Cracking Up Lol GIF by reactionseditor
 

Fabieter

Member
I remember how several people here quite some time ago warned others about the MS war chest that Xbox had access to and a lot of people here made fun of those talking about said war chest

Well seems papa MS allowed Xbox to dip into that war chest and now a lot of people are upset over it

Well no one could imagine ms giving all this money to a division with decades off not making money
 

Varteras

Member
I remember how several people here quite some time ago warned others about the MS war chest that Xbox had access to and a lot of people here made fun of those talking about said war chest

Well seems papa MS allowed Xbox to dip into that war chest and now a lot of people are upset over it

To be fair, it took them 20+ years, a near closure of the division, and plenty of implications of how Xbox wasn't important to Microsoft.
 

Excess

Member
If you weren't sniffing glue, you knew it was over when the EU approved it.

That said, it'll be nice to see a an equal shift in competition ever since Sony began to dominate the industry over the past decade.
 

StueyDuck

Member
I see alot of people here forgetting that if this doesn't make hand over fist dollars and fast, within the next couple of years if those leaked documents are anything to go by, then there is far greater shit on the horizon.

I hope all those warriors put their wallets where their mouths are because 7$ a month isn't going to cut it.
 
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I remember how several people here quite some time ago warned others about the MS war chest that Xbox had access to and a lot of people here made fun of those talking about said war chest

Well seems papa MS allowed Xbox to dip into that war chest and now a lot of people are upset over it
This whole "scared of the war chest" thing is a myth pre-Bethesda acquisition at least. Maybe you're referring to the more recent "some time ago" and if so, my apologies. The popular argument was actually that MS DIDN'T have a war chest. I distinctly remember the Pete Dodd days of Xbox talking to Amazon. Things have sure changed.
 

GametimeUK

Member
Congratulations I guess to Microsoft for getting it across the finish line. I hate acquisitions, but with Activision nothing of value is really lost for me. I'd rather that than a Dev / Pub I care about.
 

Sojiro

Member
It's not surprising this did eventually go through, but oh hurray to more consolidation of the industry. Surely now the plucky underdog Microsoft can compete without locking away more companies to their platform right? Riiiiight?
 
All they need to do is bring back Starfield and Warcraft (not WOW!) and put them on Gamepass and I'll be a very happy man. There are a ton of COD campaigns I've missed as well. Hopefully we'll hear the Gamepass plan ASAP.
 

NEbeast

Member
I remember how several people here quite some time ago warned others about the MS war chest that Xbox had access to and a lot of people here made fun of those talking about said war chest

Well seems papa MS allowed Xbox to dip into that war chest and now a lot of people are upset over it
What's your point? I have no idea what you're trying to say. Who tf cares about MS "warchest"? They're a cancer in every pie they have their finger in.
I guess you're for consolidation then?
 
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Which is fine. But there better not be a single Xbox fan whining about FF7remake, SF5 or any of that shit anymore.

I better not see a gawdamn peep from your filthy mouths!

samuel l jackson GIF
I must've missed the part where Sony owns Square Enix or Capcom


Congrats and I hope they continue to fuck up everything they touch!
Why? Do you not want more good games? Seems like a strange opinion, when every dev/publisher/1st party is good all gamers win
 

johnjohn

Member
this is a problem buying COD is not going to solve. Forza and Starfield just came out to middling reviews from critics. This is a CULTURE thing, not a studio thing
I see this is the script some fanboys are going with lol, just completely lying about the success of Starfield and Forza to downplay this acquisition. Becasue they don't have 100MC scores and didn't make Sony immediately leave the gaming industry it means they were failures and didn't move the needle lol.
 

Diddy X

Member
Amen. Over the next ten years, MS will make Call of Duty and Overwatch as popular, profitable and relevant to the gaming market as they've made Halo and Gears.

I said nothing about popularity, both Halo and Gears last entries are great games unless you are a ps fanboy pretending they are bad only because they are not as popular as they used too, you just confirmed my point.
 

Fabieter

Member
I see this is the script some fanboys are going with lol, just completely lying about the success of Starfield and Forza to downplay this acquisition. Becasue they don't have 100MC scores and didn't make Sony immediately leave the gaming industry it means they were failures and didn't move the needle lol.

So is this the plan Mr booty?
 
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