So I know there are all kinds of Indie studios and Sony is still a major producer, but when do the trust/monopoly laws come into play? I only have an Xbox so on the surface i seem to gain from this,however, one corporation having too much say is never a good thing in any industry…
You know, a few years back I would have been upset by this, however Activision blizzard have fallen so far from grace that this might be what is needed to bring them back to decent.
I hate to see this consolidation, but at least it’s Microsoft and not Tencent.
Also hopeful that Microsoft will take a firm hand to Blizzard and force them to fix their shit. Their IP is too important to continue to be treated with such carelessness
I always wondered why Xbox kept losing the exclusives war when they had so much money. I guess they finally realized “wait we can literally just buy our way to the top”
68.7Billion dollars ladies and gentlemen. That’s more than how much George Lucas sold Star Wars for + how much Microsoft bought Minecraft for + how much Microsoft bought Bethesda for. Holy fucking shit Phil Spencer just said fuck it and bought it.
Activision Blizzard Properties:
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Call of Duty](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty) series
[Crash Bandicoot](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_Bandicoot) series
[Guitar Hero](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero) series
[Skylanders](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylanders) series
[Spyro the Dragon](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyro) series
[Tony Hawk’s](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hawk%27s_(series)) series
[Diablo](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_(series)) series
[Hearthstone](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearthstone_(video_game))
[Heroes of the Storm](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_of_the_Storm)
[Overwatch](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overwatch_(video_game))
[StarCraft](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft_(series)) series
[Warcraft](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft) series
[Candy Crush Saga](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_Crush_Saga)
So I know there are all kinds of Indie studios and Sony is still a major producer, but when do the trust/monopoly laws come into play? I only have an Xbox so on the surface i seem to gain from this,however, one corporation having too much say is never a good thing in any industry…
That’s genuinely wild.
2 of the biggest mmos in one company.
This thread has reminded me that console war zealots are still a thing and continue to make no sense to me.
Think about how it looked two Years ago. Before they bought Obsidian and inXile they really didn’t have anything when it came to first Party titles.
You know, a few years back I would have been upset by this, however Activision blizzard have fallen so far from grace that this might be what is needed to bring them back to decent.
a fine addition to my collection…
Transformers: After Cybertron
PLEASE. HIGH MOON COME BACK
Finally, after all these years
The next Skylanders game by Microsoft
I didn’t know I needed a halo candy crush crossover till now
I hate to see this consolidation, but at least it’s Microsoft and not Tencent.
Also hopeful that Microsoft will take a firm hand to Blizzard and force them to fix their shit. Their IP is too important to continue to be treated with such carelessness
Does that mean all the call of duty games will be on game pass
I always wondered why Xbox kept losing the exclusives war when they had so much money. I guess they finally realized “wait we can literally just buy our way to the top”
The disney of gaming
RIP “Xbox Has No Games” comments
This is the beefiest lineup I’ve ever seen.
68.7Billion dollars ladies and gentlemen. That’s more than how much George Lucas sold Star Wars for + how much Microsoft bought Minecraft for + how much Microsoft bought Bethesda for. Holy fucking shit Phil Spencer just said fuck it and bought it.
Please make another Transformers game with High Moon. Those were fantastic.
I’m a video game tester who’s company is contracted through Microsoft. We just got a lot more job security haha.
Microsoft’s version of Smash Bros is gonna be sick!
PlayStation: “We have the best exclusive games!”
Microsoft: “And I took that personally…”
Xbox is becoming the Disney of gaming 🤔🤔
Now they just need to buy Hasbro so they can own monopoly
Lets just hope Blizzard starts making quality games now
Bethesda are in talks to release a version of Skyrim to celebrate