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[SilentUser]

Big companies buying their way creating the so called "consolidation". Not a fan of that, but that's that!

 

[Mr Moose]

70 billion? All this just because I didn't buy Vanguard.

 

[whyman]

OMG it’s real. MS just slaughtered Sony. Damn!

 

[ManaByte]

Sony to try to buy UbiSoft or EA next.

 

[lastmessiah]

Diablo 4 is going to be epic now.

 

[ToxicWeeb]

actually makes sense. the company is a shit show right now. take it over and clean it out from top to bottom.

the IPs they would own is insane. Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Tony Hawks, Spyro, Crash, etc.

this would be waaay bigger than Zenimax acquisition.

edit: someone should go check in on SonyGaf

>CoD
Same game since 2007, last ones are especially awful apparently
>WoW
Hasn't been good for a decade
>Overwatch
Pretty much dead and 0 hype for "2"
>Diablo
Nothing will be ever as good as 2 anyway
>Tony Hawk
Maybe a remake or two, but don't expect anything new
>Spyro
Dead
>Crash
4 was okay I guess.

So it's nothing then, no reason to buy a zombie company.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Damn, that's huge news. Call of Duty has always been incredibly popular on Sony consoles and now they may not get new entries at all.

I for one hope that there's a chance now for Crash, Spyro and Tony Hawk to get new games.

 

[Kiraly]

Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone, across every device - Stories

news.microsoft.com

 

[nightmare-slain]

FUCK YES NOW PLEASE TELL ME BOBBY KOTICK IS GONE

sounds like he's staying for now but once it's all approved then Phil Spencer is the head honcho.

 

[Punished Miku]

Whoa. I guess now was a good time to sell.

Microsoft owning WoW, CoD, and Diablo. Fucking madness. This is probably the biggest gaming news of the past five or so years right?

Biggest acquisition in entertainment ever probably. 2nd place is Disney buying Marvel and Star Wars.

 

[Elog]

Crazy move - kind of cool though. This is the first move that will stir the pot for real. Interesting to see how this will play out.

 

[MilkyJoe]

Don’t worry lads.

Call of Duty won’t be exclusive to Xbox.

I promise.

Lol.

 

[Tripolygon]

What in the actual fuck. Lol

 

[Boy bawang]

Sony may eventually regret giving up on Japan...

 

[Bkdk]

glad microsoft continues to focus more on pc, the ultimate platform for gaming.

 

[Chiggs]

Holy shit. That’s all I can say.

 

[Kacho]

Is this real life???? Wtf lol

 

[Hendrick's]

 

[AV]

Been calling this as inevitable for a while now.

Still absolutely gigantic. If anyone has the resources to turn this round it's MS.

 

[MadPanda]

OH MY GOD!!! I'M LAUGHED OUT LOUD! UNBELIEVABLE!

 

[DonJorginho]

How it feels being an Xbox and PlayStation user this generation, us neutral homies eating GOOD!!!

 

[saintjules]

$70 Billion. Microsoft didn't wait for a sale either, heh.

 

[SuperColourful]

They own Crash rn a playstation mascot

 

[Mr Moose]

Old new: https://news.microsoft.com/2022/01/...ty-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device/
January 14, 2022

 

[Punished Miku]

Not interested in 99% of their games. Doesn't really do much for me. Could have bought all of Japan for that.

 

[mansoor1980]

shocking news..............there were no leaks about this

 

[Sub_Level]

Holy shit. Does this guy have any credibility?

He is annoying but yes he absolutely does. Wow.

 

[nightmare-slain]

it's so bizzarre to think they now own Call of Duty and World of Warcraft....and Diablo....and Overwatch....and Candy Crush....and Tony Hawks...and Crash Bandicoot....and Spyro.

 

[FunkMiller]

Holy shit! What a time to swoop in and grab it, though. They smelled the blood in the water.

 

[gamechanger87]

I'm not getting it... somehow in the dark every shareholder decided to sell at the same time? wtf? something's not explained right here

Board agrees to deal. Signs purchase agreement. Final approval put up to shareholder vote. The shareholder vote will be a mere formality considering all the index players.

 

[dotnotbot]

Sony may eventually regret giving up on Japan...

Yeah, like japan would make a difference without call of duty and other big hitters

 

[Liamario]

COD and Diablo are the only things of any interest to me. But this is not good news.

 

[Metnut]

They’ll fit in with the rest of the Microsoft owned studios that hit their peak over a decade ago.

 

[kanjobazooie]

When Phil said that Xbox will reevaluate its relationship with ATVI, I didn't think he would buy the whole company and make it his little bitch.

 

[Warnen]

EA/Ubisoft

 

[MadPanda]

Lol this gif is amazing, it describes my emotions right now haha

 

[saintjules]

How it feels being an Xbox and PlayStation user this generation, us neutral homies eating GOOD!!!

Best of both worlds, cannot lie!

 

[FunkMiller]

Kotick

 

[MilkyJoe]

>CoD
Same game since 2007, last ones are especially awful apparently
>WoW
Hasn't been good for a decade
>Overwatch
Pretty much dead and 0 hype for "2"
>Diablo
Nothing will be ever as good as 2 anyway
>Tony Hawk
Maybe a remake or two, but don't expect anything new
>Spyro
Dead
>Crash
4 was okay I guess.

So it's nothing then, no reason to buy a zombie company.

 

[Coolwhhip]

Can Microsoft save World of Warcraft? Probably not right.

 

[Flintty]

Holy fucking shit

If this happens, then… speechless.

GAF told me they were too big to be bought.

 

[nani17]

Ms are killing it right now

 

[Hendrick's]

>CoD
Same game since 2007, last ones are especially awful apparently
>WoW
Hasn't been good for a decade
>Overwatch
Pretty much dead and 0 hype for "2"
>Diablo
Nothing will be ever as good as 2 anyway
>Tony Hawk
Maybe a remake or two, but don't expect anything new
>Spyro
Dead
>Crash
4 was okay I guess.

So it's nothing then, no reason to buy a zombie company.

So it begins.

 

[nightmare-slain]

Old new: https://news.microsoft.com/2022/01/...ty-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device/
January 14, 2022

hmm. maybe it was typed up on the 14th and only went public today?

i'm sure they were getting all their ducks in order and had to wait for some kind of market deadline? i don't know.

 

[Sgt.Asher]

So this is what phil meant the other day, give the top brass of actiblizzard a massive golden parachute. That'll hold them accountable.

 

[SJRB]

This is unreal.

 

[Nocturno999]

Dude, I'm more sided with MS this gen but these recent buys are disgusting.

 

[ManaByte]

Can Microsoft save World of Warcraft? Probably not right.

 

[Punished Miku]

This isn't even MS's final form ....

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Secret Agents Rod and Mike coming through.