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pegusus123456
01/18/22 8:43:07 AM
#51:


Might improve the games, but I also don't love more studios collapsing together into one big umbrella. Exclusives are bad for the consumer.

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RiKuToTheMiGhtY
01/18/22 8:43:33 AM
#53:


This could be good but they are also known for not doing anything with some companies they buy.

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Alucard188
01/18/22 8:43:52 AM
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Jesus. I wonder how much longer will have to worry about Bobby Kotick. Phil Spencer and Microsoft made a big song and dance about the abuse allegations and alleged cover-ups. Let's see if they clean up the garbage.

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Fony
01/18/22 8:43:57 AM
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monday nitro posted...
I have series X but i dont see how this is a good thing. They arnt making any new properties or things people are interested in so they just buy companies to stop it coming out on other places. This is pure anti consumer.

People say PS5 has exclusives like spider-man but that game wouldnt exist without Sony backing it. All MS do is take games that would have came out for everything and now stop a section of the audiance getting them.

You mad that one of the three companies with enough money to buy the entire planet ten times over is deciding to crack their wallet open the way Sony has been doing?

Spiderman is a SONY property and their only real exclusive game besides ratchet & clank. Even Demon Souls was demonstrated as the PC version complete with PC watermark and 4K graphics setting(the PS5 version is only 2560x1440) and Fromsoft took down the original video with PC release date...Sony just BOUGHT it.

Sony buys exclusivity outright or for at least 6 months, don't be mad that MS can buy whole parent companies like Take Two and Activision. MS can buy Sony itself, several times. be glad a Playstation is still getting made.

pegusus123456 posted...
Might improve the games, but I also don't love more studios collapsing together into one big umbrella. Exclusives are bad for the consumer.

Only if it's the company you don't like right?

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Antifar
01/18/22 8:44:17 AM
#56:


If I'm being generous, maybe it's phrased that way because they can't do anything about Kotick until the deal closes?

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WingsOfGood
01/18/22 8:46:25 AM
#58:


Diablo 4 Xbox exclusive
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ssjevot
01/18/22 8:47:05 AM
#59:


GranolaPanic posted...
Can Disney afford Microsoft?

No one can:
https://companiesmarketcap.com/

(Microsoft is worth about 10 times what Disney is worth)

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Compsognathus
01/18/22 8:47:21 AM
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Antifar posted...
If I'm being generous, maybe it's phrased that way because they can't do anything about Kotick until the deal closes?
Yeah, odds are they just need time to write up his golden parachute agreement.

There is no way he would want to stay and I can't imagine Microsoft wanting someone with all that baggage.

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Robot2600
01/18/22 8:47:40 AM
#61:


Bad news for gamers.

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TheShadowViper
01/18/22 8:48:15 AM
#62:


Antifar posted...
If I'm being generous, maybe it's phrased that way because they can't do anything about Kotick until the deal closes?
He is going to be swimming in cash so does it really matter? Blizzard met Bioware's fate a long time ago. It isn't like moving KoDick out is going to change that.

People need to drop the delusion that Kotick will ever be held accountable.
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Veggeta_MAX
01/18/22 8:48:50 AM
#63:


Robot2600 posted...
Bad news for gamers.
How? Blizzard has been going down the shit with almost everything. MS could resolve all their issues.

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AirFresh
01/18/22 8:48:53 AM
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https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1483434818130132997

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voldothegr8
01/18/22 8:50:21 AM
#66:


Megaton!

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DepreceV2
01/18/22 8:51:47 AM
#67:


https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1483436623660466178?s=21

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WingsOfGood
01/18/22 8:52:24 AM
#69:


Veggeta_MAX posted...
How? Blizzard has been going down the shit with almost everything. MS could resolve all their issues.

Monopolies are usually a net loss.
Yeah, you might see a new mediocre but not terrible warcraft, but MS could just made a new IP.
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Unsuprised_Pika
01/18/22 8:53:02 AM
#70:


Honestly this is really gross.

Fuck Mega Corp Consolidation.
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V-E-G-Y-
01/18/22 8:53:12 AM
#71:


Is call of duty and WoW da only popular thing dis company made?

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DepreceV2
01/18/22 8:53:46 AM
#72:


V-E-G-Y- posted...
Is call of duty and WoW da only popular thing dis company made?

Overwatch and Diablo

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Antifar
01/18/22 8:53:58 AM
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V-E-G-Y- posted...
Is call of duty and WoW da only popular thing dis company made?
They also make Candy Crush and Overwatch

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Revocation68
01/18/22 8:54:09 AM
#74:


Who owns Bioware? They are probably next ffs (not like Bioware has been worth a damn these days but still)
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Antifar
01/18/22 8:54:31 AM
#75:


Revocation68 posted...
Who owns Bioware? They are probably next ffs (not like Bioware has been worth a damn these days but still)
EA

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Solar_Crimson
01/18/22 8:54:33 AM
#76:


Tom Clark posted...
Literally just bought Crash and Spyro.
Yeah, I guess it all depends on how they use them. ...If they do.

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teep_
01/18/22 8:54:38 AM
#77:


AirFresh posted...
https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1483434818130132997
LOL

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Bat178
01/18/22 8:55:45 AM
#79:


Solar_Crimson posted...
They're just missing a popular, child-friendly mascot.
They have Banjo, Crash and Spyro.

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Veggeta_MAX
01/18/22 8:55:54 AM
#80:


WingsOfGood posted...
Monopolies are usually a net loss.
Yeah, you might see a new mediocre but not terrible warcraft, but MS could just made a new IP.
I guess you rather keep that toxic environment at Blizzard then?

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Tom Clark
01/18/22 8:56:20 AM
#81:


V-E-G-Y- posted...
Is call of duty and WoW da only popular thing dis company made?

Crash
Spyro
Overwatch
THPS
StarCraft

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WingsOfGood
01/18/22 8:56:47 AM
#82:


Antifar posted...
They also make Candy Crush and Overwatch

Funny how blizz is what most of those names come from.

Tbh
Starcraft is done
Warcraft is done
Diablo is almost done
Overwatch is just started but meh

Wasn't that great of an acquisition.
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Zikten
01/18/22 8:56:56 AM
#83:


V-E-G-Y- posted...
Is call of duty and WoW da only popular thing dis company made?

Also they didn't invent Call of Duty. They inherited it
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pogo_rabid
01/18/22 8:57:01 AM
#85:


I am optimistic about this. Microsoft has done right by the customer the past few years with their acquisitions. I mean they just revived Age of Empires for crying out loud.

The value proposition for gamepass with all the actibliz games getting put on it is going to be insane.

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DepreceV2
01/18/22 8:57:16 AM
#86:


This is my opinion on this

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/4/9/AAU0QaAAC0dN.jpg

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Solar_Crimson
01/18/22 8:58:12 AM
#87:


Bat178 posted...
They have Banjo, Crash and Spyro.
Crash and Spyro are one thing, but Microsoft haven't actually used Banjo in over a decade, and don't seem to have any plans in doing so. He could have easily been a popular mascot for them if they kept making games with and marketing him, but now, he's basically just a hasbeen.

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DepreceV2
01/18/22 9:01:38 AM
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Well shit. This is what I like to hear.

https://twitter.com/satyanadella/status/1483431765616119809?s=21

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/5/3/AAU0QaAAC0dR.jpg

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Hayame Zero
01/18/22 9:02:23 AM
#90:


I sleep: Better CoD quality control
Real Shit: Lost Vikings, Diablo 2, and Tony Hawk on Game Pass

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aquablack
01/18/22 9:02:38 AM
#91:


No wonder they put Mike Ybarra in charge. He was a sleeper agent for microsoft all this time

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Veggeta_MAX
01/18/22 9:02:43 AM
#92:


DepreceV2 posted...
Well shit. This is what I like to hear.

https://twitter.com/satyanadella/status/1483431765616119809?s=21

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/5/3/AAU0QaAAC0dR.jpg

Maybe Bobby is getting the boot
Nice. Pessimistic still goin pessimistic tho

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Solar_Crimson
01/18/22 9:03:51 AM
#93:


GranolaPanic posted...
Hes in Smash.
Due to the Smash Ballot (Sakurai confirmed that Banjo was right after Sora in the results) making Nintendo specifically ask for him. Beyond that, he's had nothing substantial since Nuts & Bolts.

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teep_
01/18/22 9:04:33 AM
#94:


Veggeta_MAX posted...
Nice. Pessimistic still goin pessimistic tho
I hope they clean up house, I really do, but it could just be lipservice

And yeah, antitrust is an issue too

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JuanCarlos1
01/18/22 9:09:00 AM
#95:


Not fond of monopolies, but Activision Bliz was becoming the absolute worst gaming company all around. Cant see it sinking any longer. Maybe some franchises will get better treatment now.

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Bat178
01/18/22 9:11:11 AM
#96:


GranolaPanic posted...
Hes in Smash.
And Crash is likely to be in Smash 6 too now.

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YookaLaylee
01/18/22 9:12:02 AM
#97:


Im not a fan of any activision or blizzard games but isnt this kind of bad for people who do like them?

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DepreceV2
01/18/22 9:12:03 AM
#98:


JuanCarlos1 posted...
Not fond of monopolies, but Activision Bliz was becoming the absolute worst gaming company all around. Cant see it sinking any longer. Maybe some franchises will get better treatment now.

This is really what it comes down to. It Activision Blizzard wasnt such a shit company, then this would be a bad thing. That company needed to clean house a long time ago and fix the games. Microsoft can do both

https://twitter.com/charlieintel/status/1483441870080397313?s=21

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coolboy11
01/18/22 9:12:59 AM
#99:


Dreams of AmazonAppleMicrosoftMartGoogle as one giant corportatioin keep coming to fruition

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SamuelLJackdson
01/18/22 9:13:32 AM
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$70 billion? Wth? That seems way too much.

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