Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard for $70B

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  1. BP

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    He needs to tell them to quit fucking around and release FFVII on the Xbox :angry:
     
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  2. IV

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    Pokémon Sword and Shield were really good games
     
  3. TrustyPatches

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    If he wanted to hold CoD hostage he could probably get you guys God Of War
     
  4. BP

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    Id def take that
     
  5. IanBoyd

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    You only say that because of how low the standard of a "good" pokemon game is due to nostalgia and rose tinted glasses. The approach and cookie cutter formula of a main series pokemon game hasn't changed since Pokemon Red and Blue and its honestly boring as fuck if you take away the pokemon branding from it.
     
  6. CUtigers

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    Is Phil Spencer going to be the reason I start back playing CoD on playstation? Wild times
     
  7. Detlef Schrempf

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    Xbox deserved all the shit it took to start last gen, but Spencer has done an awesome job since middle of last gen to present.
     
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  8. skiedfrillet

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    if they remake MAG that alone may make me buy a new PS
     
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  9. CUtigers

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    I'd give anything for this acquisition to bring in a newer, consumer friendly version of exclusives. Buy Gamepass/PS Plus to play all of our exclusives and random 3rd party games for "free" but if you're on the other system you have to pay full price for the same game. Maximize profits and end twitter console wars in the same move :blessed:
     
  10. Andy Reocho

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    Seems like a smart thing to do :twocents:

    I play warzone, but a lot of my friends play multiplayer and hate Vanguard.
     
  11. Odin

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    i have a better way to do that: stop making consoles altogether
     
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  12. Detlef Schrempf

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    That’s coming, cloud is the future.
     
  13. CUtigers

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    [​IMG]
     
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  14. CUtigers

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    That would end up being the next step once streaming becomes just as viable as downloading. One big appeal of console gaming is the ease of not having to build or keep your setup current
     
  15. Odin

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    eh, you dont actually need to update a pc more often than you would buy a new console if you're ok with the same (relevant) limitations as with consoles. ultimately, i just want a sony/ps launcher on my pc. i dont care if nintendo ever joins the party or not because frankly i do enjoy having a handheld, but give me ps on pc.
     
  16. Name P. Redacted

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    Lol uhhhhhh maybe in 50 years
     
  17. Odin

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    love this country. most of it has such shit internet that 50 years is being generous but in some places cloud gaming is already kind of viable.
     
  18. Name P. Redacted

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    Hell even if you have the speed there’s still data caps
     
  19. Odin

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    3rd world country
     
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  20. Boom TittyMilk

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    currently playing
     
  21. Detlef Schrempf

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    You can already do it reliably through Xbox. I think you’re off on time frame
     
  22. Name P. Redacted

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    we're answering different questions

    streaming/cloud is not replacing consoles in any form anytime soon, even if it's possible to stream games now.
     
  23. CUtigers

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    I don't even get fast 4G in the town I live in and all the internet options are shit. It's like this almost everywhere. Streaming is so far from a reality with current internet infrastructure that it's hard for me to even look forward to it
     
  24. Detlef Schrempf

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    I’d guess it takes a large chunk starting next gen which will probably be 7-8 years from now, and 2 gens from now I’d guess it’s the majority of console gaming.
     
  25. Detlef Schrempf

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    Out of curiosity how big is the town you live in? I live in a medium sized town of probably 75,000 people and I have good internet and 4g virtually everywhere
     
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  26. TrustyPatches

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    MF got like 20 people in his town.

    I live on the outskirts of a city of 200k and my internet options are balls
     
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    Small enough that we've got rednecks figuring out how to install their own faster internet for the community. Problem is, this is almost every small town in America. There are definitely medium sized towns that offer great options, but I don't think it's the norm.
     
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    I live in a town of 500 nowhere near a major population center. We have gigabit fiber service throughout my part of the state. I have 250/250 for cheaper the shit internet I had in the bad part of Toccoa, GA I lived in.
     
  29. Andy Reocho

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  31. Odin

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    this is nothing but inconvenient at this point. just let the sale go through, its not a big deal. cod is still going to be on playstation.
     
  32. bro

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  33. Detlef Schrempf

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    Reports were they were going to give it a green light so this is pretty surprising.
     
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  36. Boom TittyMilk

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    I think we all lose
     
  37. Detlef Schrempf

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    Game pass about to get even better imo
     
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  38. nexus

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    this comes across as PS fanbase talking point
     
  39. Odin

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    this is going to be great for everyone
     
  40. Odin

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    well, except the uk but they're always losing these days.
     
  41. dblplay1212

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    Going to be lame when all games are console exclusives. As long as I can play The Show, 2k, and NCAA, I don't really care but I feel bad for everyone else that gets affected by it.
     
  42. Goose

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    Seems to me consoles are moving closer to just becoming the same platform and it won’t matter which one you own

    I also don’t know much about this
     
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  43. Odin

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    imo, they just want to get gamepass on other consoles so they can get out of the console game because they don't make money. no chance they ever take cod off of ps. in the case of a game like starfield which isn't on ps at launch, it will still get there within a year.
     
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  44. dblplay1212

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    A lot of games are crossplay now, even 2k is adding it for 24, but if you can only buy Call of Duty on the Xbox store then you either buy an Xbox or don't play CoD.
     
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  45. Goose

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    Again I don’t much about how this will play out, but I just don’t see them doing that
     
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  46. dblplay1212

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    PS has the EA pass thing so maybe they had Gamepass but idk. I don't really follow any of them, I just buy my 2-3 games a year and that's it. I don't play a new game every week.
     
  47. Odin

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    there's an estimated >3 billion gamers worldwide
    2.6 billion on mobile
    1.8 billion on pc
    sony has sold 40 million ps5s

    rest assured, this deal is not about taking cod from ps users
     
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  48. bro

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    This is quite the thing to say about a monopolization of the industry
     
  49. Odin

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    if that's what was happening i would agree but it's quite literally just king, blizzard, and cod. this isn't microsoft buying sony.
     
  50. Irush

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    70 billion for one good IP in Diablo is wild
     
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