Popular Post Eagles_Numba_One Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 This is really upsetting news. I'm going to speak from my perspective as a gamer, so you don't have to agree with me but these are my thoughts. I've never been against exclusives, I've always thought they were inevitable and showed how talent some developers are when they are invested in. I would never have expected or asked something like forza, halo, gears to come to PlayStation because those were built by Xbox for Xbox, the same is said for PlayStation. Their exclusives for the most part have been invested in for years and supported to be the best they could. But this strategy by Xbox to strongarm the competition by buying up huge 3rd parties and then pretending like they are responsible for the games that come out from these companies are their own work is disgusting. All these upcoming Bethesda titles have been in development for years before Xbox had anything to do with them and now they are just gonna pretend they are responsible for creating this content? They remind me of a kid who has rich parents and can buy them whatever they want or buy their way into success when it has not been deserved. Secondly, and this only applies to me and I would think a lot of others in this community, are the trophies. Trophies for me add such a extra layer to gaming for me as I love getting platinum's in my favorite games, and it has let me try a lot of different games I never thought I would've tried or liked but the trophies were a way into it. I know Xbox has achievements, but I don't really like them at all. The platinum for some reason feels much more rewarding. I know this is a very specific issue that only effects a small amount of gamers, but I feel like I might not have any motivation to try smaller games or niche titles if they are only offered on Xbox. This issue is small but important to me Overall, I just think this is Xbox trying to make up for 10+ years of not having exclusives besides Halo, Gears, Forza and constantly being outperformed by Sony. It feels very cheap and dirty business and I just don't like it. If Xbox had cultivated these developers and invested in them for years, I would not have an issue, but just throwing money at companies to own them to prevent others from having access to games is really fucked. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Soze Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 this news doesn't really bother me that much, the on IP Im into is COD and I still haven't purchase Vanguard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnacharya Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Not really. Sony has made plenty of acquisitions in its own right, and isn't really above playing hardball with both timed and permanent exclusives (see Spider-Man, FFVII: Remake, etc.). It's a brand that has faced stiff competition from Nintendo, Sega, and Microsoft at various points in its life, and the brand has come through. Trust me on this - I've been a PlayStation games since 1997, and I've seen all manner of ups and downs. At the end of the day, the acquisitions aren't necessarily a bad thing. Sony is going to have to put out a higher quality product in order to compete. If they succeed, gamers win. If they fail, no big deal - there's plenty of great gaming outside the PlayStation ecosystem. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kindajustin Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) 35 minutes ago, BEAST_IHMOTEP said: For the first time ever I'm concerned about the future of the PlayStation ecosystem due to competitor's aggressive acquisitions. Sony just can't compete with unlimited amounts of money from one of the "big tech" companies. I'm not just talking just about this particular Activision acquisition, I can see MS keeping purchasing giants of the industry. I've all my gaming history in the PlayStation ecosystem in form of trophies since 2008. I always feel so proud and nostalgic by just watching my trophy list and relating the games with moments of my life. I always thought that I'll continue hunting all my life, even at my 70s. I´'ll keep hunting while I can but for the first time I don't feel confident that I´'ll continue to do so in 10-20 years because I don't know what will be the fate of this brand anymore. No, they're fine for the most part. I agree they do need to answer the PS5 shortage issue, but that's not a problem they're entirely in control of. I've been on every major platform to exist over the last 20 years. Shortly before the Wii released, I remember people looking at Nintendo's sales for the time and saying the company had 10 years left at best. Look where we are now. With the fanbase they still have, Playstation can handle it's current competition even still, but this could be a wake up call of sorts for Sony. I've always known Microsoft had the ability to out-buy Sony if they wanted, but that approach to team-building has had mixed results throughout history. I'll be interested to see in what ways they might respond. Edited January 18, 2022 by kindajustin Edit to clarify who my response was towards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon_overlord Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 7 hours ago, PooPooBlast said: it makes me wonder what's the next big company Microsoft will buy Twenty years ago MS would be looking at massive anti-trust action from regulators. Sadly, the regulators these days are a joke (unless you're a little guy, obviously). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggworth Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 26 minutes ago, MidnightDragon said: One thing I’m curious about…why did MS pay almost 10 times more for this than Bethesda? Because they can? Because Bethesda and its predominantly single player games are old news. Activision and its MP heavy library is where the money is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megacoolermensch Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I bet MS will buy Take-Two next lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplejmzu8 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 45 minutes ago, ziggypossum said: Scary tweet. I hope this is about Spartacus or something like that, you know, something positive for us lol. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komrade_Dusty Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I'm a little sad to be losing the next Diablo game on PS, but I wouldn't be shocked if this is all about keeping CoD and Overwatch off PS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floorkiller74 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Zephrese said: And the world cheers as the industry gets bleaker... Activision's always been a garbage company, but the acquisition of Bethesda was arguably already too much of a monopoly. ' Nope, Activision was AWESOME in the early 80's. 47 minutes ago, FreshFromThaDeli said: I have been collecting every physical CoD game going back to the PS2 and now it will come to a bitter sweet after Modern Warfare II comes out later this year. Overall, I think this is bad for the industry and a case can be made for monopolisation. I been buying CoD every year at launch since Modern Warfare 2 in 2009 so it will be weird transitioning to Xbox for buying the new CoD games. It could have been worse because if Xbox bought Capcom, I would have been furious. I guess I have to look at the bright side here. There is no reason to believe Xbox will make COD an Xbox exclusive title. There is no case for a monopoly if competition is still out there. Even if COD were to go exclusive (Which would be stupid of them to do) I don't think that would kill off Sony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDragon Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, ziggypossum said: Hopefully a good thing for PlayStation. Needs some good news! I’d also like to hope they’re trolling, but kinda doubt it. Edited January 18, 2022 by MidnightDragon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ_Solo Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, Komrade_Dusty said: I'm a little sad to be losing the next Diablo game on PS, but I wouldn't be shocked if this is all about keeping CoD and Overwatch off PS. You mean Diablo V? Because DIV has already been confirmed for Playstation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dmm121182 Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 Fu*k Xbox. Fu*k Microsoft. Fu*k Activision Blizzard. Fu*k anyone who supports this. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephrese Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Floorkiller74 said: 'Nope, Activision was AWESOME in the early 80's. I'm being hyperbolic for that part, of course. Edited January 18, 2022 by Zephrese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDragon Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) 45 minutes ago, baboon_overlord said: Twenty years ago MS would be looking at massive anti-trust action from regulators. Sadly, the regulators these days are a joke (unless you're a little guy, obviously). The new head of the FTC supposedly wants to go back to when it was more regulated. Doubt it’ll change this, but still. 1 hour ago, BEAST_IHMOTEP said: For the first time ever I'm concerned about the future of the PlayStation ecosystem due to competitor's aggressive acquisitions. Sony just can't compete with unlimited amounts of money from one of the "big tech" companies. I'm not just talking just about this particular Activision acquisition, I can see MS keeping purchasing giants of the industry. I've all my gaming history in the PlayStation ecosystem in form of trophies since 2008. I always feel so proud and nostalgic by just watching my trophy list and relating the games with moments of my life. I always thought that I'll continue hunting all my life, even at my 70s. I´'ll keep hunting while I can but for the first time I don't feel confident that I´'ll continue to do so in 10-20 years because I don't know what will be the fate of this brand anymore. If I had a dollar for every time someone predicted Sony or Nintendo’s doom, I’d be rich. Edited January 18, 2022 by MidnightDragon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozalia1 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, DaivRules said: I don't normally read too far into Vice articles before I bail, but this one provided some good discussion on this puchase: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkp3q8/the-consequences-of-microsoft-buying-activision-blizzard-are-dizzying Some bullet points worth remembering: This deal (if approved by the FTC) will not close for another year. Early 2023 before the effects of this merger can start. The FTC has a new leader that wants to revert back to the anti-trust scrutiny of the 80's, rather than the rubber stamping that's happened since. This is exactly the kind of merger that would be heavily scrutinized. And this was particularly interesting: Microsoft is likely wishing they'd closed the deal sooner yeah as doing it today of all days is getting them a lot of attention from people they don't want. We'll see if it is all empty talk or not in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DaivRules Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 A little context for some of you as well: Microsoft, after the Activision Blizzard will combine to form the third largest gaming company by revenue. First place is Sony, second is Tencent. If this has an impact, it's going to take some time to see what that looks like. Sony isn't dropping out of making games and consoles tomorrow or even the next year(s). Also as has been said before, PlayStation still has a massive player base and it would be foolish for Microsoft to withhold all future titles from that source or revenue and data to be collected. God of War, a non-multiplayer game made over a million dollars in just the first day releasing on PC. Sony is experimenting with diverse revenue sources and has options besides finding a company to acquire. The sky is not falling. Be skeptical, but don't panic. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dantes_994 Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 Microsoft: Console wars are stupid and we do not care about exclusives Also Microsoft: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaExGAT Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Huge news. Way bigger deal than the Bethesda as this one WILL move the meter. That said, like this Bethesda deal, this changes nothing for me personally as I don't buy Activision games neither so I won't be all of a sudden be buying an Xbox or upgrading my PC. But a lot of people will lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainChurrr Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Ngl, this news is upsetting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrophyChief Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) Big industry news, going to let the dust settle, and will continue to monitor how this will impact Johnny & Jenny gamer. Edit: Fuck em, only PS exclusives for me now ? Edited January 18, 2022 by MrTrofyHunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MintyTako Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 7 hours ago, Charizarzar said: ‘memba the days of “Good guy Microsoft”? Actually no I don't lol. During the late 90s, early 2000s, Microsoft was seen as kinda evil - practically the same way we see Amazon nowadays. Of course, people don't really remember that cuz it's been 20 something years, but the Xbox, and recently, Phil Spencer, have really helped build up Microsoft's image in the gaming industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastMinuteSavior Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 And they say throwing money at problems doesn't solve anything... Meanwhile, Phil Spencer at Xbox headquarters: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusttJD Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) And I don't think we will see the results of this, or any other takeovers during this generation. So much is already planned and so many developers/teams have already ideas and goals for the Series/PS5 generation. If anything, what is happening right now and the result of that will be seen in the next generation. If Micro$oft continues doing this for example, Sony would have only 3 choices i.m.h.o 1. Accept Game-pass. 2. Merge with another huge company to compete against Micro$oft. 3. Keep going and go under fighting. Micro$soft is only doing this to kill the competition, either with forcing a gamepass upon them, or just by buying everything up. Sure, there will be companies who will say no, but a PS5 without let's say Bethesda, Activision, Ubisoft and EA... would be pretty barren. All of that is just hypothetical of course, but I have a gut feeling that this isn't the end of it. My guess, Micro$oft takes over Square Enix and Ubisoft and some smaller ones like FromSoftware and Techland as well, ignores the rest because of "monopoly" Still plenty for Sony, as well as all the exclusives (that will have to go to Game-pass after a while)... And with no option to accept the game-pass to keep the player base. And it's so silly actually, thinking that pretty much all problems could be solved with that. Bringing Game-Pass to Playstation. Edited January 18, 2022 by JusttJD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekir Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) If this continues, they will be the Netflix of videogames... besides, Bethesda Activision Whats next? Ubisoft? 2K? ...EA?? Edited January 18, 2022 by Ekir typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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