COD has about 100 million active users per month. If MS even converts half of those to Game Pass (that otherwise haven’t subscribed), they could be looking at around an additional $6 billion in per year revenue from those subscriptions alone, let alone WOW and other games. That’s why Microsoft thinks this pencils out. It’s hard to argue, to be honest.
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That’s my take on MS buying Activision in Nov. 21. I had a feeling MS would be interested in doing a rehab.
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The only potential issue is the greater scrutiny of Big Tech, although funny enough Microsoft is usually not included in this and it is usually about Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple.
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Government not gonna care about no videogames imo
Especially that MS is close to governments, probably closer than other big tech. They’re like the behaved boy to governments (they used to be a menace though and got their share of scrutiny and lawsuits)
Im now paranoid Sony will get CD and EM and Tomb Raider Deus Ex
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Microsoft doesn’t deal with social media (except for LinkedIn where you just mostly put out your resume for jobs), neither as a buy all in one place store.
Because you won’t be able to play their games on Xbox or because you think it will be bad for Xbox? Because it won’t be bad for Xbox. Literally I don’t think anything maybe other than GTA being exclusive to PS would be bad for Xbox anymore
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Its bad for me, Sonys type of game design is bad for Deus Ex or TR
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Nah it’s fine for TR and GotG but yeah Deus Ex won’t be made under Sony either
But at least CD, I want that studio under MS because I think they can do wonders with more resources and it can broaden the Xbox studios that can be on that top technical, cinematic and visual level along NT and Coalition. People should remember that Naughty Dog’s technical excellence was based on Crystal Dynamic’s engineers and tech hires back then.
I’m more worried about Capcom.
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Just watch guys, the one acquistion i want MS to make and they wont. Fuck my life thats why
Which studio/publisher is your number one?
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Eidos/SE Europe
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I’m still in shock that Xbox owns Candy Crush.
Xbox basically added over 400 million active monthly users to their ecosystem Activision-Blizzard
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With the success of MH Rise on the Switch I firmly believe Capcom will not want to give up Japan audience (any Japanese dev joining Sony will be going in knowing that they will be dead in Japan from then on)
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just home from work , what I miss😆
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Unlikely, Sony will just buy more support studios
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Solid choice. I think the other studios are secured enough that I can get behind pushing Eidos/SE Europe.
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IOI
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