Microsoft-Activision-Blizzard Discussion Thread (Part 1)

[andrew_schmidt (HaloGaming08)]

Bruh

[saintsflow20]

@andrew_schmidt

…Bruh

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Oh good lord that HokagoClub shit is peak cringe. Literally one of the most cultish Sony worshippers I’ve seen out there. They even hate Switch and PC.

[andrew_schmidt (HaloGaming08)]

@saintsflow20

Oh good lord that HokagoClub shit is peak cringe. Literally one of the most cultish Sony worshippers I’ve seen out there. They even hate Switch and PC.

even his buddy itsanotherLED is laughing at his ass

[AllianceOfficer]

@Staffy

…g in quality and customer friendly products. They’ve never done anything simply because it’s a good thing to do, they only ever improve under threat. Threat of losing business or threat of regulation. Right now Game Pass is an incredible value, a relatively low investment for customers in exchange for a massive library of titles. But the more MS owns the more it will want to skew that value in its favor, the more of us the customers it has under its belt, the more it will want from us. And the more the shifts, the less threat MS will feel to push harder. Also says SE and Capcom are definitely likely candidates to be acquired next since MS wants a foothold in Japan.

I don’t think Jim is wrong about competition being a good thing. That’s why I hope Sony comes with a good service.

Competition is great and definitely drives competitive pricing, but much like Netflix, I don’t think Xbox will raise its prices until they have in the hundreds of millions of subscribers. And by then the value will be even more immense.

[SheepDip]

@Chyld989

Interesting. I don’t see a lot of his stuff because, quite frankly, I don’t care what Digital Foundry says about game comparisons because unless it’s practically unplayable (and to me a solid 30fps is the furthest thing from unplayable) I’m going to play a game on Xbox if I can because I prefer the controller, OS, features, community, etc. That ends up meaning a lot of what I see from him is just being on random other stuff, and the times I’ve seen him there he’s usually bashing Microsoft pretty hard.

That’s good to know though, thanks for the info.

Digital Foundry has a lot of great stuff that’s not just comparisons. You should check out the DF Retro episode about Halo Combat Evolved, it’s amazing.

DF Retro: Halo - The First Person Shooter Evolved

[Joe_Sinister1 (Joe_Sinister)]

@Cortana117

Did anyone watch the Iron Lords Podcast where Colin was on ? Did King or the rest go against him and call him out or did they just look the other way and only praise him ? If it’s the latter I’ll skip that part. I know Colins sh. channel gave Cog a job opportunity so ever since they’ve been very nice towards him, too nice if you ask me considering the type of person he is, his past actions and his current bad takes.

Sorry if this is an off topic question, I was planning on watching it in a bit but can’t stomach to see this guy unless people challenge him instead of praise him all the time.

They didn’t attack him if that’s what you mean but they did however offer actually well thought out counter arguments. There was one lawyer guy among them who was well versed in acquisitions and such that really destroyed his arguments, respectfully.

The chat on the other hand was having none of his bullshit though. Nobody was name calling or anything, but reminding Colin of all Sony’s dealings that ran Sega out of the market and nearly did the same to Xbox.

It was a great show either way.

[CallMeCraig]

Oh no, not the Hokago Plush Club!

[Chyld989 (Tom)]

@SheepDip

Digital Foundry has a lot of great stuff that’s not just comparisons. You should check out the DF Retro episode about Halo Combat Evolved, it’s amazing.

Any other suggestions? I’m open to watching other stuff, but I really, really hate Halo (yes, I know that’s strange for someone that vastly prefers Xbox).

[Searsy82]

Im just amused that they think Joe Biden actually has anything to do with that twitter account or that anyone actually reads the assuredly thousands of shitty mentions and DMs the account probably gets on a daily basis.

[biglo25]

@Searsy82

Im just amused that they think Joe Biden actually has anything to do with that twitter account or that anyone actually reads the assuredly thousands of shitty mentions and DMs the account probably gets on a daily basis.


yeah, if anything they need to go to the DOJ or the FTC since one of them will be reviewing the transaction.

[Deus (Encyclopaedia Ludica)]

I was laying on my bed for some time when out of nowhere my Doomer self come out and told me “What will happen if the MS-ActiBlizz deal falls through?” The more I think about it, fuck you brain, the more I am unsure that the deal will pass. What do you think?

[saintsflow20]

@Deus

I was laying on my bed for some time when out of nowhere my Doomer self come out and told me “What will happen if the MS-ActiBlizz deal falls through?” The more I think about it, fuck you brain, the more I am unsure that the deal will pass. What do you think?


They take the 70 billion and buy Sega. Now that’s an offer Sega absolutely can’t refuse.

[SteadyMercury]

Microsoft would have done a risk assessment on the whole deal. Including Activision’s legal situation, how the market might change in the year before the acquisition is complete and how regulators would view it.

If they went for it I imagine they feel good about it.

[Jeans]

These deals can only be done by very large companies. If it doesn’t go through, it’s like a catch-22.

There’s no way you could stop a company like MS investing and buying other companies. That’s the only way for them to grow. It can be a bit brutal and worrying sometimes, but that’s the economy we are stuck in now.

[MasterChief]

Microsoft can do so much damage to the competition if they want to

[SheepDip]

@Chyld989

Any other suggestions? I’m open to watching other stuff, but I really, really hate Halo (yes, I know that’s strange for someone that vastly prefers Xbox).

I found this episode fascinating even though I’ll probably never play the game lol.

DF Retro: Powerslave/Exhumed - A Game Ahead of its Time

Another good one:

DF Retro: Ridge Racer 5 and Ridge Racer Type 4 PS2/PS1

[Weaam]

@Deus

I was laying on my bed for some time when out of nowhere my Doomer self come out and told me “What will happen if the MS-ActiBlizz deal falls through?” The more I think about it, fuck you brain, the more I am unsure that the deal will pass. What do you think?

they would take that 70B to others, i mean EA and T2 are still in the market. and other mid size publishers

[ForwardPushing]

I’m curious, because exclusivity is such a prominent idea in gaming, specifically console gaming, does Microsoft have a case pointing out Sony’s recent trend of using its strong market position in securing 3rd party exclusivity on popular games?

When I read things like you Microsoft may have to make a concession to keep CoD on PlayStation, I just don’t understand how that makes any sense. It would literally seem like regulators are stifling Xbox’s ability to compete.

[Searsy82]

@Joe_Sinister1

They didn’t attack him if that’s what you mean but they did however offer actually well thought out counter arguments. There was one lawyer guy among them who was well versed in acquisitions and such that really destroyed his arguments, respectfully.

The chat on the other hand was having none of his bullshit though. Nobody was name calling or anything, but reminding Colin of all Sony’s dealings that ran Sega out of the market and nearly did the same to Xbox.

It was a great show either way.

I just watched it, I dont find any of Colin’s perspective all that egregious. Im not particularly familiar with him I just see his name tossed around all the time, but every concern he had are things that MS could easily assuage just by doing the things we are all hoping to see from them after this.

[Sadistic_Magician]

@SheepDip

… I found this episode fascinating even though I’ll probably never play the game lol.

Another good one:

Exhumed is my all time favourite Saturn game. Probably finished half a dozen times. Had a tonne of hidden areas and secret collectables in ot as well