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[Epic Sax CEO]

Sony: we are reviewing our relationship with AB.
Microsoft: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

[dem]

Not sure how MS is going to deal with this. These franchises are setup to thrive on multiplatform.

 

[Strider Highwind]

yup MS own Call of Duty now

I just clicked the link in the op and got like 20 text from friends after her, its true

What a time to be alive LOL

 

[TrebleShot]

Is it feasible that MS could buy Sony Computer Entertainment?

 

[LordCBH]

For fellow Playstation fans, here's the silver lining...


No more 10/15 minute segments of the next boring ass CoD game taking space in a state of play or other Sony presentation.

You're welcome

THANK.



FUCK.



FOR.




THAT.

 

[captainnapalm]

Damn - does this mean we might actually start seeing regular Starcraft and Diablo games again? Because I'd be down for that. That's the extent of my caring about Activision Blizzard, really, aside from the odd Call of Duty campaign.

Microsoft really do mean business in the new gen, don't they. It's kind of crazy to see.

 

[Wunray]

Well ps still has battlefield...

Didn't Ms for the past couple of years have marketing rights for BF?

 

[AV]

Best of luck to the mods today.

 

[GHG]

Konami is next guys.

I can feel it.

 

[Nickolaidas]

The more MS presses Sony on the wall, the more attractive Sony will find the idea to have their games also on PC in order to make more bucks.

 

[mansoor1980]

THE DAY MICROSOFT BOUGHT ACTIVISION BLIZZARD WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF YOUR LIFE

BUT FOR ME IT WAS TUESDAY

 

[nightmare-slain]

remember when people said xbox has no games?

 

[Airbus Jr]

Man Xbox is trying hard to win this console war arent they

Buying Bethesda and Activision

Now playstation and nintendo gamers wont get those two anymore

Holy shit

 

[Fat Frog]

"THIS IS FOR THE PLAYERS"

 

[Nocturno999]

I don't believe Microsoft is removing Call of Duty from Playstation. This is a move purely for the overall money that it will bring in to Xbox for the big COD franchises, but it does mean that Game Pass is officially an unstoppable juggernaut of a service.

I can't see it happening. This is a killing blow to Sony's Playstation.

 

[Topher]

Too bad they didn't announce this on Wednesday.

 

[BattleScar]

T

I might agree with this.

Just charge 70 dollars for PS users and free for Xbox users, make sure the FTC don't block the deal

That is still anticompetitive.

 

[MrTentakel]

In other news, GamePassUltimate will be priced 15.99/month beginning in 2023 to finance the deal.

 

[DaGwaphics]

Holy shit. Does this guy have any credibility?

It's posted on news.microsoft.com I feel like they probably have some insight.

 

[Roxkis_ii]

Even if Ms bought every us dev, I still doubt Sony would ever allow game pass on PlayStation.

You guys can keep dreaming tho.

 

[Bombolone]

Now maybe Sony will realize they own the SOCOM IP.

Thank you.

 

[Von Hugh]

Awsome, Fallout 86 and COD 1000 are Xbox exclusives now. Excite me more, buy EA for Fifa

@Phil Buy Ubisoft and bring back Rayman und Blood Dragon II.
(please?)

 

[Winter John]

This isn't good news. Apart from maybe Phil will fire Kotick first chance he gets. I've always hoped that gaming would eventually become all games everywhere. Instead it looks like the industry is moving further and further away from that.

 

[BadBurger]

That dude's still got it

 

[wolffy71]

Real question cuz i have no idea but hope its not a dumb one... who owns esports stuff now? Call of duty league, overwatch league?

 

[Jaybe]

The next Killzone better be really good to take the place of Call of Duty

 

[Nautilus]

Don't worry, Phil says he wants to do this to bring gaming to everyone.*

*everyone except those not on a MS platform.

Yeah. Its a fucking business.

Only idiots believe these PR nonsenses

 

[Pedro Motta]

Are you going to cry? Just get a PC

Don't be a fucking cunt, I have a PC and a Series X. This is shit for the industry. You'll see soon enough.

 

[Banjo64]

Call of Duty, Halo, Overwatch, Doom, Wolfenstein, Gears - you like shooters? We got a console for you.

What FPS games will Sony have at the end of this? Just Apex and Battlefield? Fuck.

Serious though. It’s a bit overkill this. Personally I thought MS would have been better served making a couple of smaller acquisitions; Playtonic, SEGA and Bungie and then calling it a day.

 

[Buggy Loop]

SEVENTY BILLIONS DOLLARS?

Holy fuck Microsoft, you scary rich

A couple more fails like BF2042 and EA’s next?

 

[Faded Memory]

Wow Microsoft is filthy rich and ruthless.
How will Sony react I wonder?

 

[Sophist]

I don't understand why Microsoft would restrict COD and other games to be Xbox only. They can easily have it on both platforms and rake in the money.

Because of the bigger picture that game pass is offering on the long term.

 

[PandemiaPorcina]

Holy shit Microsoft please give us Candy Crush 2!!

 

[DerivedDataCache]

imagine if Bungie was still part of Activision.

 

[Bonfires Down]

That's like 10 billion per franchise.

 

[Dibils2k]

i dont see them ever making COD exclusive xbox/pc

but if they did... i would be interested in seeing how many Xbox's it would sell

 

[DarkTom]

That's crazy news, wow.

 

[MonarchJT]

well let's be honest here ...in this money game Sony can't compete ...last gen they woke up a sleeping dog .... and the fact that they kept taking games under Ms nose making deals of exclusivity ..did nothing but expedite the process. After Bethesda ... Activision Blizzard..wow it's game over

 

[TheGodfather07]

Its over for sony. 3rd party is their bread and better. To lose that is to lose their identity. Millions of PS gamers will switch over to xbox because of this. They will still do well but this is the start of their decline. I just don't see how they can compete if Microsoft are throwing 70b around and who says it's over? Clearly Microsoft can buy out the industry.

 

[It's all in the wrist]

Stock up on your Gamepass now. Shit is about to get expensive.

 

[aliadiere25]

Microsoft has no shame. They're just spending billions on gaming companies and won't ever see a profit.... and if they do, it won't be till decades later.

 

[LordCBH]

Wow Microsoft is filthy rich and ruthless.
How will Sony react I wonder?

I wish they’d reboot resistance and show it some love. Lots of potential in that series IMO.

 

[Max Payne’s Baretta]

Sony shouldn’t have been making those scummy ass timed deals.

 

[treemk]

people said surely they won't remove Starfield or Elder Scrolls from Playstation.

people are delusional. MS just spend $70,000,000,000. you don't spend $7.5b nevermind $70b just to release those games to your competitor lmfao.

warzone will probably stay multiplatform but going forward Call of Duty will be Xbox/PC exclusive.

They still make money by having games on another competitor, often more. The focus is Gamepass, not winning a console race. For better or worse MS is not in the same type of console race as the past two generations, they are playing a completely different game.

 

[Lognor]

Nobody except fanboys should be happy about this.
Who needs a good product or compelling service when you can just spend hundreds of billions of dollars to essentially buy the market.

Why wouldn't I as an xsx owner be happy? I am subbed to game pass through next year. This acquisition means more content for game pass. It also means more people get to experience these games through streaming. I understand if you're ps only you wouldn't be happy, but it's a good thing for me personally

 

[rapid32.5]

Power your dreams indeed.

 

[Armorous]

Sega announcement tomorrow....

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Good for them

 

[MrTentakel]

I feel left out, Daddy bought two companies for 99bln $ and there is nothing for me :-(

 

[Shubh_C63]

Jesus Christ.