Microsoft-Activision-Blizzard Discussion Thread (Part 1)

[IdiotGuru]

@Burnaldo

So just thinking, Bethesda was announced in September, and confirmed around Feb/March, so 6 months or so. By that same logic, we could see this resolved as early as July? Obviously it is unlikely to be identical, but could potentially be that quick?

At the very earliest. This is a huge transaction, so it may take longer to go through the process. Several folks are suggesting possibly up to a year.

[Sparda3g]

It just hits me. PS is now without a big multiplayer game to advertise or bring it to Spartacus. Good lord. They only thought of it as a sprint. Xbox is a marathon and they’re not even exhausted. What is this timeline? I clearly hopped into dimension x.

[BlessedbyHorus]

After this… Halo is DEFINITELY no longer Xbox/Microsoft’s biggest IP anymore…

[Roronoa_Zoro90]

@halo4able

Does this end the PS image of invincibility that you have previously mentioned?

If/when COD is exclusive, then yes, at long last. XD

[Weaam]

@BlessedbyHorus

After this… Halo is DEFINITELY no longer Xbox/Microsoft’s biggest IP anymore…

Halo/Master Chief still face of the brand

[Roronoa_Zoro90]

@Proven

I have to say, I was pretty dissapointed in some of the discourse I saw from a few outlets and knowledgeable people today. This goes well beyond any fanboyism or any sort of salt over Xbox.

I saw one article practically begging the government to get involved and comparing Microsoft to Facebook, one outlet acting like gaming was coming to an end because Xbox bought a company that was going downhill, someone else say the only way you could be happy about this move is you had an investment in Microsoft.

A lot of what I heard just wasn’t well thought or well researched, a knee jerk reaction to a big move. I’d like to see a bit more nuance from some of the bigger names in the industry.

Remember when you said to me there was no media bias? XD

[Ulster36thDiv]

@clashfan

What I really don’t understand in the gaming press all the talk is about “how this impacts sony?”. My biggest concern is how does this impact the employees of activision. The employees of activision were not going to get any major changes if the board and ceo stay the same. The best thing for these employees is a third party coming in and cleaning house. I think this deal brings them hope.

I seen last night on Twitter that one of the game developers inside the publisher, was over the moon with the acquisition.

[Sparda3g]

In hindsight, PS really should have made the move on Spartacus way earlier than today, even if it doesn’t have day one game. This won’t be the same as Netflix vs. Disney in terms of offering. Sony only has themselves to offer and while you may say, “That’s enough,” it’s honestly not. Netflix is carried by amount of offerings; from docuseries to original series to anime licensed series to original movies. Disney+ have three megastars: themselves, Marvel, and Star Wars. That’s why the latter can climb fast enough to be a threat. What Sony got?

They had a foundation back in PS4 with Japanese developers relying the most on them, pushing indies, and many partnerships with third party publishers. What they failed at is adaption. Xbox isn’t the first to pull Game Pass, but it’s the first to push it to the point it is essential in today’s era. What they did is fortify themselves with Game Pass, backward compatibility, transparent PR words, and friendly consumer moves like Smart Delivery and Play Anywhere. All they need left was the weapon of mass destruction (games). Now here we are. They played it very well like an RTS game. They build an unbreakable fort that took lots of time and resources, but once they’re done, they began building an army (games). Then they send to attack and it will be done in no time.

PS made a comeback in PS3 era because their first party games helped and Xbox 360 began to slack off. This is a whole different battleground. They have to put up a lot more work, more than just hoping Xbox start slacking and their first party games. They lost a titan (Call of Duty). That didn’t happen in 360 era. Not to mention, Phil has gotten a big promotion that pretty much tell you he’s staying longer than you thought. This is now a raise of warning to work a lot more. If it doesn’t, well, my PS5 case will become black or gray faster than I thought.

[FindTheGamer]

Asmongold on BLIZZARD-Microsoft. What Will REALLY Happen Now

Some really good insight from Asmongold on what this would mean for the outlook of all activision blizzard games. I forgot the WOW already had a monthly sub fee thats the same price as gamepass ultimate.

[Opatschi]

I feel Sony will be bought by apple at the end of the generation

[DARK-PARADISE]

@Knottian

forcing a competitor out of the hardware business by moneyhats and worse,

Which they even attempted for this generation too

[BlessedbyHorus]

@Opatschi

I feel Sony will be bought by apple at the end of the generation

Why do ppl keep saying this…?

[DARK-PARADISE]

@BlessedbyHorus

Why do ppl keep saying this…?

Sony can’t compete on their own against MS and other giants buying power in the industry, and Apple could / maybe / hypothetically want in the gaming industry officially and buying Sony could work for both. Of course there’s nothing whatsoever indicating this, but I low-key want to see it happen.

[BlessedbyHorus]

Exactly, there’s nothing indicating it…

[bigboy1173]

@DARK-PARADISE

Sony can’t compete on their own against MS and other giants buying power in the industry, and Apple could / maybe / hypothetically want in the gaming industry officially and buying Sony could work for both. Of course there’s nothing whatsoever indicating this, but I low-key want to see it happen.

I think the interesting think for me in this case (as a marvel fan) is that I believe the spidey rights are non-transferrable. so if Sony is bought, then I think spidey movie rights go back to disney

[Ulster36thDiv]

@bigboy1173

I think the interesting think for me in this case (as a marvel fan) is that I believe the spidey rights are non-transferrable. so if Sony is bought, then I think spidey movie rights go back to disney

Sony own the film rights to Spiderman, bought long before Disney got near Marvel. They would transfer to the new owner of Sony.

[Hix]

Just saw the opinion on Other Era that Sony are the big winners here because the Activision acquisition will piss off EA, who will then only release games on PlayStation.

The desperation is palpable.

[Ulster36thDiv]

@Hix

Just saw the opinion on Other Era that Sony are the big winners here because the Activision acquisition will piss off EA, who will then only release games on PlayStation.

The desperation is palpable.

Yeah that would be EA who release their games on Gamepass via EA Play

[Staffy]

Jez

Gavin Stevens

[LilScooby77]

Hopefully Bungie is next and we can get Destiny back to forsaken levels of awesomeness. Lots of people at actiblizz loves working on Destiny.