Candy Crush Saga for Xbox listing found in Xbox App

[Astrakan]

@F0REM4N

This is going to blow up. A lot of console gamers are flippant towards mobile, but the numbers don’t lie. These games are making a fortune.

I think this is right on the money. Allow me to quote myself from when the news of this acquisition first broke:

@Astrakan

Yeah, and don’t underestimate how big of a deal that is. Perhaps not to us, but for other demographics.

I told my wife about this. Told her the price tag. Listed off some franchises that this includes. Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Diablo, Candy Crush.

When I got to Candy Crush her exact words were “Candy Crush? Holy shit!” Up until then she had appeared only mildly impressed. And this is from someone who’s even playing some console games. She finished Outer Worlds a while back, and is currently knee-deep in Hades. She just have a different perspective of what constitutes a huge and popular game.

So yeah, I think this could very well be a gateway game to get non-console players to pick up a controller and engage with console gaming.

Welcome to the forums, btw.