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Activision is making more money on PC than consoles for the first time, and the gap is widening

There's gold in these personalized computing hills, and Activision Blizzard is taking notice.

TheKingKratos773d ago

Kinda off topic but why all your comments feel like an AI rather than real person lol

just_looken773d ago

These stats are because of the pull out from the asian market.

All this blizzard activison talk but no one mentioning the huge loss to those affected by the neatease fallout.

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Blizzard Entertainment titles including Overwatch, Starcraft, Hearthstone and World of Warcraft have officially gone offline in China :

https://esportsinsider.com/...

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All those players all that cash for digital goods gone account gone but 0 stink about it that is why the massive player drops.

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Activision Blizzard Player Count Drops by 20 Million Since Last Quarter

https://www.playstationlife...

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mandf774d ago

If it's the first time it can't be widening

SullysCigar773d ago

Came here to say the same thing. If it's the first time, there's only been one data point - how can you have a gap, let alone measure it?

ZycoFox774d ago

Impossible, i thought the common excuse was that every PC gamer pirates most of their stuff?.. /s

Trunkz773d ago

Things like the Steam deck have helped players to get into PC gaming without having to spend $1000+ and make their savings on the awesome Steam sales.

We've said it before and we'll say it again - PC Master Race

Einhander1971773d ago (Edited 773d ago )

PC Master race my A**

Aloymetal773d ago

Ahhh, Pee Cee...
Terms and conditions may apply, ranging from potato to leviathan.

Linefix773d ago

Aaaah... PC Master Race in which they don't own any game with all that digital library of theirs.

Trunkz773d ago

Ahh console, to pay $60 for a game that's 5yrs old

XbladeTeddy773d ago

Physical games aren't exactly owned either. Many require massive patches that aren't on the disc and sometimes content to be decent and you need a specific machine to use them. You own the box and the disc, nothing more.

GotGame818773d ago (Edited 773d ago )

It really is the best option if you have the $$. Having high end gaming PC is almost always the best way to experience gaming, after the bugs are patched.

That being said. I get why some gamers tie themselves to consoles. Plug and play is easier. Eventually streaming is going to catch up, and cloud based gaming. Stadia was an epic failure because people weren't ready for it. Digital sales have increased exponentially, in the past 5 years.

northpaws773d ago

It is a display of weakness when you have to mention "PC Master Race" whenever you have a chance.

To me PC is just another console, it has its pros and cons, and nothing "master" about it.

badz149773d ago

Steam Deck is the opposite of Master Race. Steam Deck is the Peasant of PC gaming

XbladeTeddy772d ago

The Steam Deck is about handheld gaming, it's a completely different thing. Being a first time dad I gave up gaming until I got one. It's the pick up and play nature.

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onisama773d ago

as per ps fanboys that says sony has the right to buy exclusivity on metal gear and castlevania and final fantasy silent hill because it sells more on their platfroms, MS have the right to buy activision because they make more money on Microsoft platfroms....stupid logic

SoulWarrior773d ago (Edited 773d ago )

It isn't on the MS store, they don't get a penny from Activision games sold on PC via battlenet and steam, whether the PC is running Windows or not, stupid logic.

MrDead773d ago

Your comparisons are hilarious, it's someone comparing losing a single brick to someone losing an entire house.

neutralgamer1992773d ago

Buying timed exclusives vs permanently buying publishers and taking their respective games away from other platforms

Starfield was going to release on PS5 if they were still 3rd party but MS bought them and said we want more gamers to be able to play only to make Bethesda games exclusives

Linefix773d ago (Edited 773d ago )

Umm... you realize that buying publishers =l= buying exclusivity of certain games. Do people go to school anymore?!

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Guitar Hero Mobile quietly emerges on Activision’s Instagram

A new Guitar Hero game looks set to be announced by Activision as Guitar Hero Mobile ads are appearing on Instagram out of the blue.

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FinalFantasyFanatic111d ago

Should have been a console game, right now would have been a good time for a new Guitar Hero.

1Victor110d ago

Time to revive all those popular franchises that are easy to monetize with micro transactions and nothing is easier than music games where they’ll charge you $5- 10 for 2- 5 songs.

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Activision kills ambitious H2M Modern Warfare 2 mod one day before its release

Stay classy, Activision.

TGG_overlord309d ago

That was a really low move Activision...

TheNamelessOne308d ago

The fact that they let this go until the last minute, making use of the extra sales they were getting from those excited for the multiplayer mod, is about as slimy as it gets.

Einhander1972308d ago

Whenever something with one of these developers Microsoft bought if they do something bad it's always the developers but if they do something good it's always Microsoft.

Microsoft owns Activision, Microsoft shut down this project.

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Xbox's Phil Spencer considers PS5 and Nintendo Switch players part of the Xbox community

This is Spencer's mindset after the Activision Blizzard acquisition closed

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Vengeance1138592d ago

What a horrifically toxic person, im sure in his mind Microsoft already acquired both Sony and Nintendo and they are all that's left in gaming.
Can't wait for 2027!

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darthv72591d ago

so... people who express positivity are toxic in your view? That's basically what you are saying right now. I know its easier to hate but it takes real strength to remain positive in the face of negativity.

As for him living rent free in your head... that will be $9.99 now.

Eonjay591d ago

This comment proves my earlier comment. There is nothing wrong with you. I have surmised that you are a developer and you are not dumb but in order to claim to be 'down with the Xbox' YOU have to become toxic yourself. He did not say anything you are implying. That's a toxic lie. Spencer is not expressing positivity. THAT is a toxic lie. People are not supposed to be positive in the face of consolidation that will lead to a worse situation for all of us. Ignoring that is TOXIC.

darthv72591d ago (Edited 591d ago )

^^man i wish i were a developer. I'm just an average joe who tries to be upbeat and optimistic even when the chips are down.

Petebloodyonion591d ago

@Darthv72
The spirit of Orchard looms over you!

fr0sty591d ago

He sees the writing on the wall, and knows that Xbox GamePass will eventually appear on both Sony and Nintendo's systems.

Gamingsince1981591d ago

It has to get on ps and Nintendo or xbox is dead by 2027, that's why. Xbox NEEDS gamepass on everything or they are out of business in 2027.

fr0sty590d ago (Edited 590d ago )

I don't see why people are disagreeing, Phil said it himself that if GP subs don't dramatically increase by then, Xbox is toast. Logically, the only way to pull that off is for them to go third party, as they aren't just going to magically start selling a ton more consoles. Even a new exclusive Bethesda IP hasn't even started to turn things around for them. They have not far from 100 billion dollars to recoup from all these purchases, and their shareholders will be out for blood soon.

Zeref591d ago (Edited 591d ago )

Can't wait to have all those Sony exclusives on my Xbox and on GamePass when MS acquires them 🔥🔥🔥

Shane Kim591d ago

The possibility of GP ending up on PS is much higher.

Gamingsince1981590d ago

Lol Xbox is going to be only a publisher by 2027 they won't be buying playstation, they need playstation more than anything to survive 🤣 you are trolling or dumb take your pick. Xbox is done, welcome to the future where xbox is a publisher releasing games on everything and playstation and Nintendo carry on as usual.

GrmpyolGamer 591d ago

He lives rent free in your mind

TheEroica591d ago

You should probably cry more about your inner bias.

itsmebryan591d ago

@Vengeance
What happens in 2027?

Vengeance1138591d ago

Xbox exits the gaming industry as Phil said if they don't get over 100M subs on GamePass by then it's not worth staying.
This number ofc being impossible as GP only has 25M subs now.

PhillyDonJawn590d ago

Vengeance the courts showed Xbox is more profitable than PS. So that make no sense

Gamingsince1981590d ago

@phily

No it didn't 🤣 Mandela effect in action in your world huh, Sony breaking records month on month year on year , xbox "we are a publisher by 2027 because no one is buying gamepass" yeah sounds like it's going well over at xbox. You are a clown 🤡

neutralgamer1992590d ago

would we be happy if he had come out and said screw nintendo and playstation? so what the heck do we want? MS have the money to buy and publishers are willing to sell. We have cult like fanboys on this site who will defend their box and brand even if their brand is doing wrong by gamers. Until we mature as a community greed with continue to rule supreme

i am so glad i am now a PC gamer. This nonsense has to stop. I have multiple store fronts offering competetive pricing and the ability to use cheat codes in my single player games to enjoy without all the MT

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MrDead592d ago

He wishes he had a community of gamers. I guess buying the market and banning gamers from games seems like a community for him, now everyone is as miserable as an Xbox owner

crazyCoconuts591d ago

Maybe he's foreshadowing a future where they're no longer making exclusive games... where the Xbox hardware is like... not as important?

MrDead591d ago (Edited 591d ago )

No longer making games? They never made games in the first place, thats how ms made the Xbox the least played platform. All they're doing now is buying up an industry and dictating who is and isn't allowed to play, gamers have got nothing from MSs deals except for less options for where to play and two publishers no longer competing.

Godmars290591d ago

MS has never seen Xbox hardware as important. Never.

It why they didn't buy vital parts for OG Xbox.
Why the 360 was rushed causing RRoD.
Why 1st edition XB1 was built around Kinect, and technically crippled as a result.
Its why they're talking more about streaming than Series X while not really talking about how Series S sells better. Is hindering the more powerful system.

Even when MS honestly tried making games, PC specs where more important than their own console. Alan Wake - that quantum game/TV I'm not bothering to recall - and that cop game - I'm also brain farting on - all where first shown on bleeding edge PC rigs, and subsequently failed to live up to first reveals for being built down to the consoles they should have been built for.

Phil/MS might be claiming a win because he bought an industry position Xbox has failed to earn, but if MS lives to type, then all that's going to lead to is disappointment and denial.

crazyCoconuts591d ago

@God, i couldn't disagree more. It wasn't until XB1 that MS started leaning into PC and cloud.
Up until then, getting you on Xbox hardware so you buy games via their platform was the ONLY business model that existed. Of course they saw their hardware as important. The OG Xbox had built-in ethernet and was quite a bit more powerful than it's rival PS2. The RROD wasn't on purpose in the 360. The Kinect was a hardware play to gain superiority in the way Nintendo did with their controllers. Now that they have pulled in PC and have expectations around Cloud, maybe they're pivoting their investments to a sector they think they can "win" in, but that's a relatively new concept.

Abear21591d ago

I believe they said it’s more about Gamepass on everything under the sun and that sub model, a possible future without consoles. Now they own most of the industry, crazy!

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italiangamer592d ago

Does this guy ever shut up with this blatantly fake and cheesy attitude?!

shinoff2183592d ago

Phil's on hallucinations again

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