Yeah, I seriously doubt they will stay for long.
Yeah, I seriously doubt they will stay for long.
Yeah, consolidation sucks but at the same time this is the best chance we'll ever get to see Kotick yeeted off the industry.On the one hand... maybe they clean up Actiblizz
On the other hand.... holy shit the industry gets narrower and narrower
On the one hand... maybe the worse option would have been that Tencent bought it
On the other hand.... holy shit the industrythis is a massive antitrust issue
I imagine if there ever was a chance to get ActiBlizz for "cheap" it was now, so Phil went for it.At first glance I would just say why ? For this much ? I mean, AB has a lot of golden goose IP, sure, but they are getting long in the tooth (WOW), unused (RTS) or aren't selling like they used to (COD). For 70 billions ?
Then I daydream about MS righting the ship on HR and greenlighting WOW 2 or other huge projects.
Divisive move but interesting potential.
European Commission can similarly break up big tech companies if they're deemed to act anti-competitively. I suppose Embracer is pretty narrowly focused in one area, and they're also not yet making any global moves about their games' availability. Guess we just have to wait and see.Is embracer subject to american anti-trust laws if it's incorporated in Europe?
Also I'm surprised how gender diverse the xbox leadership is.As we pursue that mission, it is incredibly exciting to announce that Microsoft has agreed to acquire Activision Blizzard.
That's pretty awesome.Also I'm surprised how gender diverse the xbox leadership is.
Consolidation is crap, indeed.Oh joy. More industry consolidation. Thanks MS, I hate it!
Can't wait for them to pull their game catalog from Steam and release everything exclusively on Battle.net.
The Jailer dies, Sylvanas opens the door to the real threat all along, Herobrine.Hopefully WoW stops being shit
I would be happy with a Classic lich king or maybe Pandaria, without any microtransactions.Hopefully WoW stops being shit
Probably within a few years of him stepping down or passing away. It's going to be a sad day when it happens.Since this is the Steam thread and all...
When's Microsoft buying out 'ol Gaben?
Consolidation is the only part about this that has any real value. Shrinking the industry isn't worth it 'for CoD on mah gamepass!'. Let Actard burn to the ground instead and the staff found new studios free of the terrible problems they were working underI don't really care too much about consolidation.
Microsoft's prooooobably the best bet in terms of cleaning up Activision, methinks.
I'm not so sure about that, with all humongeous gaming IP catalogue Microsoft might feel more enticed and empowered than ever to push a locked down OS / shopPC in this console race
Only if Heretic 3 becomes a reality.I just want a new Singularity.
Same, sorry but I have said before I think fears of consolidation are overblownI don't really care too much about consolidation.
Microsoft's prooooobably the best bet in terms of cleaning up Activision, methinks.
Consolidation is the only part about this that has any real value. Shrinking the industry isn't worth it 'for CoD on mah gamepass!'. Let Actard burn to the ground instead and the staff found new studios free of the terrible problems they were working under
Less choice for consumers - you - is not something you care about?Same, sorry but I have said before I think fears of consolidation are overblown
Nah, their absolute focus is on Game Pass. The will probably keep that exclusive to their Xbox app and release the games on Steam to keep core gamers happy.I'm not so sure about that, with all humongeous gaming IP catalogue Microsoft might feel more enticed and empowered than ever to push a locked down OS / shop
But I’m not getting less choice, there’s just a different person signing the cheques now. Call of Duty is still coming anyway.Less choice for consumers - you - is not something you care about?
Depends on what kind of choice you're talking about. ActiBlizzard games were already exclusive to Battle.net on PC anyway, this acquisition will likely result in their future games being available on the MS Store/Gamepass and Steam, and so more choice.Less choice for consumers - you - is not something you care about?