BREAKING: Microsoft has officially acquired Activision-Blizzard-King

[Hue]

@SilentJay76

I’ve been dreaming about an Interstate '76 remake for many, many years now. The atmosphere in that game was incredible. A remake utilizing today’s tech could be something truly special. I don’t think there’s been anything quite like it since the original, either. (Ignoring the poorly received sequel.)

I was personally more of a Vigilante 8 fan but a modern remake of either would be freaking awesome! - I don’t want to admit how many hours I spent on Vigilante 8 .

[Sparda3g]

@biglo25

now at #4

You’re welcome. Been watching it since yesterday.

[Zappy5]

@nursegamer20

Now that ABK is a done deal, now goalpost has been moved and now “Sonyera” is talking about Microsoft “questionable” management of studios now lol. The funny thing is that in the last few years, Microsoft actually has a higher average metacritic score than Sony. Also them lambasting Halo Infinite and Forza Motorsport as “incomplete”, while ignoring GT7’s technical and content problems at launch or LOS Factions(the multiplayer game they keep hyping about) in the verge of death, and even some of their cancel projects like deviations GAAS game. Where the thread for that? I’m waiting hmmm

A variation of that thread there and elsewhere is created every single time MS or Xbox are the main news item. It’s consistent.

It’s a variation of the argument Colin Moriarty made on the Jez/Rand podcast a couple of months back. That MS buying creators is bad because MS is not a good creative company - they have no successful created history unlike Sony who have games, movies and music. His argument is that all the MS successes in games have not been creatively based but instead been predominantly about tech (Ethernet port etc) or services development. It’s a nonsense.

But it’s clearly what the PS fanboy circles are peddling.

The pervasive idea that Sony and Nintendo are just pushing out 10/10 genre defining games and MS simply can’t is the biggest lie I’ve ever heard. I’d say MS are releasing more genre defining titles than Sony ever will be able to.

[howlingmosquito (mosquito)]

Basically game pass in the 40-45 million range (targeting 100m by 2029) + what we know CoD sells is going to overshadow every Playstation release. Forever.

Xbox therefor has a “quality” issue… because its quantity… whoo boy.

[nursegamer20]

@Zappy5

…y single time MS or Xbox are the main news item. It’s consistent. It’s a variation of the argument Colin Moriarty made on the Jez/Rand podcast a couple of months back. That MS buying creators is bad because MS is not a good creative company - they have no successful created history unlike Sony who have games, movies and music. His argument is that all the MS successes in games have not been creatively based but instead been predominantly about tech (Ethernet port etc) or services development. It’s a nonsense. But it’s clearly what the PS fanboy circles are peddling. The pervasive idea that Sony and Nintendo are just pushing out 10/10 genre defining games and MS simply can’t is the biggest lie I’ve ever heard. I’d say MS are releasing more genre defining titles than Sony ever will be able to.

I looked at Sony’s games in the last few years, while great technically and graphically, they have been done by other studios like Ubisoft or Rockstar. Microsoft has games that not a lot can replicate and that are unique like BGS games, Hifi Rush, Sea of Thieves, Obsidian games such as Pentiment or Grounded and future games such as Everwild or Blizzards Odyssey. If that is not creativity and groundbreaking, I don’t know what is.

[commanderbuck]

@Zappy5

…y single time MS or Xbox are the main news item. It’s consistent. It’s a variation of the argument Colin Moriarty made on the Jez/Rand podcast a couple of months back. That MS buying creators is bad because MS is not a good creative company - they have no successful created history unlike Sony who have games, movies and music. His argument is that all the MS successes in games have not been creatively based but instead been predominantly about tech (Ethernet port etc) or services development. It’s a nonsense. But it’s clearly what the PS fanboy circles are peddling. The pervasive idea that Sony and Nintendo are just pushing out 10/10 genre defining games and MS simply can’t is the biggest lie I’ve ever heard. I’d say MS are releasing more genre defining titles than Sony ever will be able to.

The problem is these folks are fully invested in that lie

[Cyclonesweep]

People need to be more transparent.

Microsoft is going to be a Monopoly! - Even with this acquisition they are THIRD in gaming revenue!

This just takes games away from gamers! Less people can play! - This deal is going to give games to Nintendo players and mobile players at the expense of PlayStation gamers, so a net GAIN in being able to play.

Studios will start sucking cause Microsoft sucks look at Redfall!! - You mean a game that Xbox was regrettably fully hands off for? This is going to cost jobs!! - Activision was selling, jobs were going to be lost no matter what, Xbox is planning on actually keeping most of the publishing division jobs, which the others would have mostly gotten rid of.

This is bad for developers! - It’s objectively great cause Microsoft is letting unions form and they are excited.

At the end of the day the only people this hurts is PlayStation players and benefits literally everyone else. Just like you know, how when Sony moneyhats games and it is only ever on PlayStation consoles and ignores Pc and everything else, actually taking games away from the MAJORITY.

Edit: This has potential to possibly be bad for the industry in the long term but it’s not moving into that direction at all.

[BadNews]

@peter42O

Via Open Critic, Microsoft has released 15 games this generation with an average rating of 82.6 while Sony has released 11 games this generation with an average rating of 82.2.

But yet, it’s ALWAYS Microsoft that seems to have “this issue” or “that issue”. SMH.

I feel the whole argument is that Microsoft doesn’t make third party AAA action adventure games. However , I feel goalpost will be moved when hellblade 2 releases

[biglo25]

@Cyclonesweep

…a game that Xbox was regrettably fully hands off for? This is going to cost jobs!! - Activision was selling, jobs were going to be lost no matter what, Xbox is planning on actually keeping most of the publishing division jobs, which the others would have mostly gotten rid of. This is bad for developers! - It’s objectively great cause Microsoft is letting unions form and they are excited. At the end of the day the only people this hurts is PlayStation players and benefits literally everyone else. Just like you know, how when Sony moneyhats games and it is only ever on PlayStation consoles and ignores Pc and everything else, actually taking games away from the MAJORITY. Edit: This has potential to possibly be bad for the industry in the long term but it’s not moving into that direction at all.

yeah if anything the fact they kept the publishing arm of bethesda tells me they want each to be autonomous and have the identity when it would have been cut for redundancy sake

[peter42O]

@BadNews

I feel the whole argument is that Microsoft doesn’t make third party AAA action adventure games. However , I feel goalpost will be moved when hellblade 2 releases

They have Gears 6, Indiana Jones, Hellblade 2 and probably others that will fill this void but like you said, once Hellblade 2 releases, the goalpost will definitely be moved yet again.

[FacelessSamurai]

@Cyclonesweep

…a game that Xbox was regrettably fully hands off for? This is going to cost jobs!! - Activision was selling, jobs were going to be lost no matter what, Xbox is planning on actually keeping most of the publishing division jobs, which the others would have mostly gotten rid of. This is bad for developers! - It’s objectively great cause Microsoft is letting unions form and they are excited. At the end of the day the only people this hurts is PlayStation players and benefits literally everyone else. Just like you know, how when Sony moneyhats games and it is only ever on PlayStation consoles and ignores Pc and everything else, actually taking games away from the MAJORITY. Edit: This has potential to possibly be bad for the industry in the long term but it’s not moving into that direction at all.

A dominant MS is a good thing for all of us. Play on your Xbox, PC, ROG Ally, Steam Deck, cellphone, smart TV… all that for 16$ a month! None of the big 3 have that kind of reach, only MS van deliver on that. Almost wish they’d make all their stuff available on Switch to be honest; Xbox would still sell as the high end version of all games but having everything portable on Switch would be incredible and it’s always more smooth/stable than on a handheld PC.

[EPC]

@biglo25

yeah if anything the fact they kept the publishing arm of bethesda tells me they want each to be autonomous and have the identity when it would have been cut for redundancy sake

ABK is 20K people. This would be a nightmare to integrate it right away in MS staff from a Human Ressources point of view. Also, too much integration would be seen as aggressive by the regulators that will look into MS keeping his promises.

[deiv]

An ignorant question, I guess from today any Activision game purchased is money going to Microsoft?

[Bloodforge]

@Cyclonesweep

…a game that Xbox was regrettably fully hands off for? This is going to cost jobs!! - Activision was selling, jobs were going to be lost no matter what, Xbox is planning on actually keeping most of the publishing division jobs, which the others would have mostly gotten rid of. This is bad for developers! - It’s objectively great cause Microsoft is letting unions form and they are excited. At the end of the day the only people this hurts is PlayStation players and benefits literally everyone else. Just like you know, how when Sony moneyhats games and it is only ever on PlayStation consoles and ignores Pc and everything else, actually taking games away from the MAJORITY. Edit: This has potential to possibly be bad for the industry in the long term but it’s not moving into that direction at all.

It’s okay for Playstation to moneyhat(and all the other shit they don’t get criticized for that others would) because according to some people Playstation is the majority.

[Staffy]

Microsoft & Xbox Officially Own Activision Blizzard! | Salty PS5 Fanboys in DENIAL & Damage Control!

Griffin Gaming with a new video. And of course he’s covering DC Clown that made a fool out of himself…as usual.

[BRiT]

@deiv

An ignorant question, I guess from today any Activision game purchased is money going to Microsoft?

Yes.

[Andodalf]

MS can’t integrate ABK yet. Until all the FTC stuff is done, they could theoretically be asked to divest, so keeping things structurally separate is necessary.

[BRiT]

@Andodalf

MS can’t integrate ABK yet.

They were always going to run ABK as a mostly separate entity anyways as specified in their court testimony. The FTC clown court proceedings aren’t preventing anything.

The findings from the FTC proceedings are not binding to the FTC anyways. They would need to go into Federal court to force a divestiture. They have lost in federal court already. They will not win their federal appeal.

[Sparda3g]

https://x.com/aringoldsmith/status/1712960293255668131?s=46&t=O_AGT9SEnlptKOF_2SxtqQ

[Zappy5]

@Andodalf

MS can’t integrate ABK yet. Until all the FTC stuff is done, they could theoretically be asked to divest, so keeping things structurally separate is necessary.

They were doing that anyway as they have with Bethesda. FTC ain’t changing a thing. As usual.