Dropping Call of Duty was proposed by UK's regulatory body as a possible way for the acquisition to go through--but it looks Microsoft is not interested in the option.
First it was to try and counter Sony for the control of the living room. Then, charged for online. Tried to get a headset start on Sony and knowingly sold broken systems and sent out brown boxes instead of a recall. Then tried DRM 2013 to take away used games. Tried to force a camera for advertising. Now is pushing subscriptions fees with digital games that are always online.
Whatever anti consumer strategy they think up, they always top themselves with something worse. This time, trying to control top franchises like cod by buying up publishers and taking away games to strong arm Sony who sold more of these top franchises from third parties.
Yet, they are supposedly, "prosumer." How unheard of is this that a competitor is in a position to make money off of you or take the products away from you? It would be unheard of for Sony to make money off of Nintendo or Nintendo off of Sony... But Microsoft... Dat Microsoft. Rising to new levels of predator.
Xbox gamers are next level dumb imo, they just don`t see it. MS have done there very best from my perspective to get me NOT to buy a Xbox console. I just cant support that, yes all companies try and pull your pants down but my god MS/Xbox are on a new level and Ms just do it in broad daylight and alot of gamers lap it up ffs,
I am sorry but you have very rose tintet glasses on. Sony is no better - quite the opposite. They pull the same every generation where they buy exclusives - but even more buying games off other platforms. That was how the PS1 took the market from Nintendo and especially SEGA.
Microsoft is not on the market for the passion or growth of gaming like Sony or Nintendo. They just sabotage the market and the competition. You don't see them bringing new experiences to gaming. They are all about buying what others are doing in order to gain control.
Everton: “Next level dumb” Also Everton: “..done there very best…”
Their* Don’t mean to be pedantic but when you’re throwing insults around and generalising, calling people dumb, it might be a good idea to learn to spell first.
Because the deals state that they're dependent on the acquisition going through. This isn't new, it happens with many acquisitions/mergers. It's basically a letter of intent, but it's legally binding once signed.
For the good of gaming as a whole I hope this deal doesn't go through. Can already imagine that this being allowed will open the floodgates for other publishers to be purchased and ultimately dividing the gaming landscape.
I'm not a COD player, it got far too repetitive after Black Ops with me only jumping back in when warzone released which again also got repetitive. I still recognise the pull that this game has and clearly see the long term game that Microsoft will play with it.
The only positive I see (outside of Microsofts audience) is that it will force Sony to up their game with FPS of which they have many lying dormant. MAG, SOCOM, KILLZONE, RESISTANCE.
I would also take a new Resistance over COD. Same with Killzone. Even if the acquisition doesn't go through I hope Sony gets back to making shooters. A new Killzone or even a reboot, Resistance 4, a proper Socom game, etc. Maybe even a new IP.
Agreed. Resistance is THE franchise I want them to revive more than anything else. I'm not a big multi-player game fan, but I had so much funn with fall of man.
They keep COD Multiplatform like they did Minecraft and make a boat load of cash to help pay for the acquisition over time. There are lots of other Activision games they could turn to for exclusives. They don’t need COD exclusive and cutting into massive sales numbers just don’t make sense given the cost of the acquisition and the deal they just signed with Nintendo.
They did with Minecraft. They could have just as easily turned that franchise exclusive… but didn’t including keeping all spin-off Minecraft games Multiplatform as well.
MS/Xbox said this purchase was only for mobile games hence the CMA said if you only want the mobile section then spin off/sell off the rest as a solution. Now sell off COD they're saying they can't which is a blatant lie.
So Xbox lied about this only being about mobile as an excuse to purchase COD. So its pretty apparent MS/Xbox is lying. So they probably would stop COD multiplatform after that 10 years is up is almost a guarantee.
Based on what they did with Minecraft… they won’t stop multiplatform. Clearly it’s not only for mobile and no where does it state this is ONLY about mobile… but they biggest thing they want to do is increase their market in mobile which is currently non-existent. They said they are most interested in candy crush as that relates to the mobile business they want to become relevant in. Nowhere did he say they ARE NOT interested in Call of Duty just that they are more interested in what the Candy Crush (high popular) mobile game can do for them.
The point is that if they want the mobile component and the CMA suggest selling off the rest then their suggestion isn't unreasonable then MS has to explain why it's not possible right? There's no logical reason why they can't sell off COD.
Honestly think it might be better, Microsoft can run then into the ground like every other gaming developer they bought, take up Epic next then they can destroy that and Fortnite too, and we can actually get some innovation, i mean they are not wrong in making things competitive, let them dis-mantel the industry and we get new puzzle pieces to play with
If this deal goes through and Microsoft end up owning half the industry then it’s only a matter of time before they then pull all their titles off Steam and try to put them out of business.
Well obviously. Why have half the cake when you can have it all?
Because CoD is what they are after and every thing else is extra.
Just divest Activision or Blizzard off simple buy either one.
After just making a deal to put it on a Nintendo system for 10 years? Make a Switch version?
Err...I thought they said the deal was about King and Candy Crush?