Online multiplayer, especially in popular shooters like Halo or Call of Duty, is taking up more and more game time for consumers, and it's an area that needs to be better monetized, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has reiterated. Over the summer, Pachter insisted that Activision must start charging for Call of Duty online play.
The legal battle for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues, with Microsoft countering one of the FTC's latest moves and the Judge delaying a relevant ruling.
Look, to be honest the FTC should just stop.
MS has A/B and nothing has really changed yet...if you are worried about 5-10 years from now...just drop it cause the future is unpredictable.
Take this week's news, that 4 Xbox exclusive are going Multiplatform.
The FTC and the lawyers behind the "Gamers' lawsuit" against Microsoft over the acquisition of Activision Blizzard are denouncing the recent layoffs within the respective legal battles.
The legal battle between Microsoft and the FTC over the Activision Blizzard acquisition continues. The house of Xbox just scored a major point but the FTC is firing back.
Yeah man I think Microsoft here getting to probe is kinda wrong unless you only have accessed to necessary information not complete access imo.
Maybe Microsoft should also talk and get help from their "congressional influencers" at The Capital. They had plenty to say on the matter before the acquisition. They are mighty quiet after the purchase went through. Almost as if they had a stake in the matter.
You should be careful upsetting Sony too much Microsoft.
You might need them to sell your subpar games soon.
This isn't a major victory. They're essentially being allowed to call witnesses in regards to agreements they reached with Sony and Ubisoft which was initially blocked because Microsoft didn't make the request through the proper channels. This case is dead, there is no way the ftc will be allowed to unwind this acquisition.
They will, its great to see big companies taking advantage of consumers.
Ugh, these companies (especially Activision) are so greedy. I hope Pachter's not right on this one. Who's going to pay extra fees on top of Xbox Live fee?
And If Activision does this and you pay for it, you are totally stupid. Yet I know alot of stupid people that will blindly pay for such a service and thus the rest of us get forced into the scheme of ripping off the consumer.
If they charge us, people will shun away. The reason most people get ps3's is to take part in the free PSN service, (excluding the PS+ users.) So since CoD is focused on online play, bye bye sales. And for xbox, No one is going to pay an extra subscription.
So heres the formula
Ps3: System+Game+subscription for each game +Internet Connection= A lot
Add in: Map packs and other DLC. = Too much to spend
360: Game+ Internet Connetion + Game + Live+ Wireless adapter= You need a third job
Activision will effectively watch as they plummet themselves into the ground. So If you want to see a good 90% of your community tell you to **** off, go for it activision.
Sadly, millions will pay for this COD online subscription.