I'll be curious to know what you think of the "party" Ys games. Starting from Seven, Falcom introduces the concept of playing as multiple characters, instead of just Adol.
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THIS RIGHT HERE, IF STEAM, DAY 1 PURCHASE FOR DECK, HOLY SMOKES!!!!
Ooo if MS buys Activision maybe I can get Diablo and CoD and other Battlenet exclusives on Steam (Crash 4?)
What the fuck, that is enormous.
What the fuck.
You'll have to wonder if this isn't raising anti-trust flags at this point.
Imagine CoD being Xbox/PC exclusive. Wat.
You'll have to wonder if this isn't raising anti-trust flags at this point.
Imagine CoD being Xbox/PC exclusive. Wat.
woah, that's a big one
COD becoming exclusive... I can't get my head around on this.
I posted this for the Bethesda news but this needs two!
MS paid 70 billion to put Crash 4 and Tony on Steam.
I know its wrong... but I am actually happy about this. I had decided to never again blizzard but with this news I kind would be back, granted they clean up house!
Don't see that happening honestly. Lots of money on the table if they make it Xbox exclusive. I imagine nothing much will change for the next decade or so, until they start making back some of that 70 billion they just spent.
I really don't know how to feel about this. Microsoft is consolidating a shit load of publishers, developers and franchises under their belt.
On the other hand maybe now Kotick's awful ass can be fired and the whole company can do a proper house cleaning.
But it has to be seen what changes MS will bring on that front.
On the other hand maybe now Kotick's awful ass can be fired and the whole company can do a proper house cleaning.
But it has to be seen what changes MS will bring on that front.
But does sound that he's out once the ink dries?
Spoke too soon.
I mean, until the deal's done he wasn't gonna leave. Now if he remains after the deal is done then it's another story.
So will Activision games come back to Steam?
edit: Too slow. Insane price, and looking back Minecraft was the bargain of the century in comparison.
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Maybe, maybe not. No way to tell at this point, me thinks.
Pretty crazy about Actibliz. I think it kinda sucks, but I can't deny a sense of schadenfreude about Sony fucking around with their timed exclusivity strategy and now finding out.
What bugs me the most about this all is that the dogshit leadership over at Actibliz are probably making out like bandits when they should've been ejected and shamed. Hopefully MS will at least be able to fix their workplace culture.
What bugs me the most about this all is that the dogshit leadership over at Actibliz are probably making out like bandits when they should've been ejected and shamed. Hopefully MS will at least be able to fix their workplace culture.
Wolfenstein 2009 could came back ? Since Activision had some rights to it while IP was with Bethesda.
I doubt MS is paying $68B to keep Bobby and his friends in charge... They are bad publicity.
Possibly. Same with Blizzard games. If it does happen, I wonder what'll happen to Bnet. Will it get depreciated to focus on Xbox integration?
Kind of an aside, I wonder if the Biden administration will look into potential antitrust issues. Just from casually reading articles online, it seems like they really want to work on antitrust, especially in big tech. Even though this is just video games, there are questions that could arise from this potential deal clearing.
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News - Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
https://news.microsoft.com/2022/01/18/microsoft-to-acquire-activision-blizzard-to-bring-the-joy-and-community-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device/ With three billion people actively playing games today, and fueled by a new generation steeped in the joys of interactive entertainment...
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Spoke too soon.
Nah, as soon as the deal closes he's done.
I do not want to think of the price for COD1-4/WOW actually going up from what they cost now instead of going below $10 like they long ago should have
We could see actual sequels to Heretic and Hexen on idtech from raven. 2022 what a time to be alive
I'm also curious what the anti-trust laws say about this. Microsoft is already a gargantouan company, its kinda scary. Theyre doing good stuff in the PC gaming space right now because of Phil Spencer, I suppose, but imagine the next boss is an arse that pushes Xbox exclusivity for everything, once again? Not great.
Although having ActiBlizz games on Steam might be nice, but thats probably gonna take a while, I reckon.
Regarding Kotick, I also think he'll probably stay for a while and eventually leave once everything is migrated over.
Although having ActiBlizz games on Steam might be nice, but thats probably gonna take a while, I reckon.
Regarding Kotick, I also think he'll probably stay for a while and eventually leave once everything is migrated over.
Maybe they'll be forced to split off from Microsoft eventually. Then again, Embracer exists so who knows.
I think this is genuinely the most insane gaming news I have seen
Is embracer subject to american anti-trust laws if it's incorporated in Europe?
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