Article on how the Japanese internet has reacted to this. Western games of course are not big over there, but it seems that Switch dominating the East and Xbox dominating the West is becoming a common sentiment.
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I like how he specifically mentioned those games rather than the usual COD/WoW stuff. Shows how he already knew that Spencerâs main target wasnât the FPS behemoth but rather the potential of reaching casual and non-console/PC audience with those 3 (and other) family-friendly Activisionâs games.
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Microsoft is putting themselves in a position where Amazon, Google etc canât catch them.
Sony is a small fish in a big pond⌠Microsoft will drain the pond.
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I believe Warzone will get a few more updated tied to COD 2022 and thatâll be it. XGS will launch the COD 2023 single player on Game Pass alongside a free to play âWarzone 2â for Xbox, PC, and Mobile(Xcloud).
Between:
-XGP being pocket change a month. -Games being available on everything from Xbox consoles, PC, Mobile, and soon enough Smart TVâs. -Cheaper entry level console (XSS) and a service that bypasses the need for hardware completely.
The idea that they NEED to support Sony is just not the reality. The message will be âwant to play COD? Well here are multiple ways to do that and none involve buying a $500 PlayStationâ. Hell, Activision games will likely go back to $59.99 instead of the Sony price they adopted.
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Itâs a bit fucked up though, I do like Sony products.Especially their Audio products are great and in a niche of quality that used to be served by brands Philips used to make (Onkyo). I donât like Beats or âApple earbudsâ or whatever. The bass is far too dominant and, while Iâm not a purist that pays over 250 bucks for a headphone, it still lack the audio quality of the others.
Itâs kind of madness how big these tech companies have become, often while making less products than other companies. I know that this might not be a popular opinion around here, but I do believe that they are becoming a problem (Yes that also includes Microsoft and Apple. Certainly they are the lesser of the evils, but they still do a lot of crap that isnât conductive to open standards and software).
But I do fear that you are right 
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Totally agree with PlayStation inventor Ken Kutagari
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Weâre there any publishing deals going on with Activision that we are aware of?
He sounds like an old dude out of touch with reality. Like when I wonder why people spend on cosmetics
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Heâs expressing his dislike for it, not that it is or isnât / will be the reality, and I agree with him in disliking it.
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I thought good 'ole Ken liked the idea of people âworkingâ for their games. 
Sheesh
Wait till Candy Crush 2 comes out
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Now people should start to realise why Microsoft went for Activision. Once the deal goes through, Xbox will have so many games that are constantly generating recurring revenue for them.
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Wonder if Spencer prefer (read: ask) King to split the team to say 2 or 3 parts in future to develop mobile games of other Xbox/'s/Actiâs IPs or even new IP. I mean⌠5k employees behind a single mobile game?. Guess thatâs why it prints alot of moneyâŚ
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I honestly thought that Microsoft Take 2 would buy, when that, holy shitâŚ
I gotta imagine they have more than one game, that is just the biggest one
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