Microsoft-Activision-Blizzard Discussion Thread (Part 1)

[proelitedota (Andrew)]

@AllianceOfficer

If the FTC says no then it goes to court where the FTC likely loses.

More like guaranteed to lose. MS can appeal all the up to the Supreme Court.

[AllianceOfficer]

I’m going to speculate that this signals a departure from yearly releases. More time to optimize for all the systems if they go away from that.

[AllianceOfficer]

Slam dunk

Brad Smith

[TheSlickTony (Marcus Pierce)]

@saintsflow20

CoD mobile on Switch 1, future CoDs on Switch 2 ?

Forgot about cloud versions on Switch 1 as well. But I heard on the podcast that from what we know, Switch 2 could run CoD natively.

This is beyond wild… and awesome. We’ll finally have COD & Mario on one system, again.

[Vonterribad (Matt)]

@AllianceOfficer

Slam dunk

What do the kids say ? Brad Smith has zero chill.

[Cairnst (Bill Cairns)]

@AllianceOfficer

I’m going to speculate that this signals a departure from yearly releases. More time to optimize for all the systems if they go away from that.

I think we’ll be seeing that either way - there’s been an internal push from the Call of Duty developers to move away from yearly releases and the need for it shows with the games coming out buggier and with missing features. I mean there was even a Call of Duty a few years back that launched with a campaign because they straight up couldn’t get it finished. The biggest question to me is just what the new release structure would look like - do they simply add a year to each games development and accept a year without an annual release once every 4 years or move to 2 year release schedule with extended post-launch support for each title.

[Searsy82]

@AllianceOfficer

Slam dunk

[Jorge_Alexander_Acos (Jorge Alexander Acosta Duarte)]

@AllianceOfficer

Slam dunk

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD! BRAD SMITH IS A SAVAGE!!

Getting nintendo and valve involved is huge, like, they just basically cornered sony.

[saintsflow20]

I present to you all, CoD’s last appearance on Nintendo. Next year marks 10 years.

[hexbacon]

@AllianceOfficer

Slam dunk

“That’s why he’s the MVP, that’s why he’s the GOAT” meme

[BadNews]

Microsoft playing chess here because if regulators deny this deal then they’re denying games on otherplatforms. Like I would imagine Nintendo would be livid at Sony and regulators for rejecting them of COD microtransaction money

[hexbacon]

Jimbo isn’t sleeping tonight

[Cairnst (Bill Cairns)]

@BadNews

Microsoft playing chess here because if regulators deny this deal then they’re denying games on otherplatforms. Like I would imagine Nintendo would be livid at Sony and regulators for turning down COD microtransaction money

Yeah this is a great counter to Sony’s efforts to push the regulators into action and should be a strong commitment to help push this deal through - and all it costs Microsoft is…making even more money from CoD. What a terrible burden! And just in time for their meeting with the FTC on Wednesday.

[peter42O]

@hexbacon

Phil isn’t playing anymore. Also timing is amazing, it’s daytime in Japan. Sony executives are just reading this mid shift.

That’s right. Japan is 14 hours ahead of where I live which is NY in the U.S. Imagine seeing this after eating lunch if you’re at Sony. That food may not stay down. lmao.

[EldenDarkwraith]

Damn I’m confident this is going through now, maybe even before Diablo 4 release (GamePass day 1 baby !)

Savage