kingfey
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Its augmented reality universe, where you can use avatars to talk to other people.
Think of it like sword arts online concept.
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Think of it like sword arts online concept.
Plantoid
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Ghost of Caelid
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when you start feeling this way just means you’re getting old, cause similar things were said about video games in the past. Meta verse is a cool concept , just need to make sure that people aren’t able to exploit it in the same way they do other emerging technologies.
purpletentacle
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playstation fans
ChuckeRearmed
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The thing is that FTC decisions cannot be politically motivated and have to rely on the law. So even if they don't like something - like Facebook - they cannot just attack it without a solid proof. Like first time, their documents did not satisfy the courts for the example..
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Tiago Rodrigues
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For some reason reading MS's CEO saying this out loud is funny to me
kingfey
Banned
You need a monopoly reason to block that.
MS doesnt even have 10% of gaming industry with activision sale. So no, they wont bother them at all.
lastmessiah
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Call of Duty has no relevance in the mobile market?
Call of Duty: Mobile hits 500 million downloads, over a $1 billion revenue
As part of its financial filings, Activision Blizzard has announced that Call of Duty: Mobile has been downloaded 500 million times, and generated over $1 billion in revenue. In total, the C...
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Kenpachii
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It's basically internet 2.0. with internet 1.0 being now and basically mimics a library. with internet 2.0 being the internet.
For example.
This is you at school 20 years ago
School now:
This is internet 2.0 at school, u can build / maintain project any device and get direct work experience with it.
Basically its going to make internet more like real life to the point, u don't have to invest into anything anymore because u can just automatically load in the software and get the whole thing going. It's basically like the holodeck in star trek, however how we will get there is through brain chips which elon musk / valve are heavily invested into it but that's just a advancement tool for meta.
So u could say the matrix is basically internet 2.0 aka meta.
This is why we see massive massive amounts of investments into it, because it will make social media / schools or anything that relays on internet as of now that doesn't join with it be completely outdated sooner or later, the same way as shops became completely outdated that didn't join the internet. U basically don't exist anymore.
However much like the internet, u need to build a foundation to get things going and moving forwwards ( u don't really have much use for VR when there is nothing that takes advantage of VR its pointless then ). Which will take a ton of resources and effort.
It also makes VR useful because VR is basically just a filler until we get brain chips.
However internet 2.0 is still very basic shit and its still working with stick and stones kind of solutions with body's that will die off get old and fall flat.
The real tech that will push us into a entire new evolution is brain chips.
And the reason for that is, we could actually become immortal and just clone new body's of ourself and place the data in there and life forever at our peak performance or even become whatever u want to be or simple for example create a brain that is with support of AI is countless of times faster with processing data and thought processes. U could say, brain chips are basically the major jump into our own human evolution on every level.
Imagine a human that has endless brain it can use for any task it wants and creates a AI that is so advanced that the simplest task was already beyond our coop to understand, and that only supports that brain.
The jump from 1 cel to human is probably even less of a jump then that.
This is when valve and elon talks about brainchips they are not just talking about a new shiny toy, but as something far beyond it.
Brain chips will also become the major communicator with the meta obviously so both solutions will go hand in hand one the tool the other the platform. As shit needs software.
But for now, we will have meta + vr glasses and still die the natural way. But its a good start up.
So yea u will hear a lot of these in the remaining parts of your life.
Meta ( or alike solutions ) / AI / Brain chips
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kingfey
Banned
That is low jab insult. he called gamers teens, even though we are adults who have kids.
lh032
I cry about Xbox and hate PlayStation.
imagine if Microsoft starts going for single player publishers like Capcom, that would be problematic, doesnt matter whether they are third place or not.
I always find that "we are third place, thats why we are not in monopoly" doesnt make sense to me.
I mean when you acquire mega publishers in a short period of time, you are going to be in 1st place very soon..... you basically own all the major IPs.....
They are going to use this "excuse" until theres no one infront of them in the gaming market.....
I always find that "we are third place, thats why we are not in monopoly" doesnt make sense to me.
I mean when you acquire mega publishers in a short period of time, you are going to be in 1st place very soon..... you basically own all the major IPs.....
They are going to use this "excuse" until theres no one infront of them in the gaming market.....
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kingfey
Banned
instead of the headset, it would glasses.It's basically internet 2.0. with internet 1.0 being now and basically mimics a library. with internet 2.0 being the internet.
For example.
This is you at school 20 years ago
School now:
This is internet 2.0 at school, u can build / maintain project any device and get direct work experience with it.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
What's clever as hell here is how he is already offering concessions that Microsoft, as well as all tech companies should be willing to follow to make sure everything is fair and open in the future of a metaverse.
He's basically giving regulatory agencies the easiest avenue possible to establish new regulatory policy, which just so happens to be a VERY big and long desired goal of the current FTC chairwoman Lina Khan, as well as her former boss Rohit Chopra (current consumer financial protection bureau chief).
She has spoken often about wanting to impose on the tech industry major rules through regulation going forward that will have lasting impacts and will be followed by all, and the CEO of Microsoft, one of the largest corporations in the world, has literally just gift wrapped for her a massive win for the FTC with Satya Nadella himself pledging his company's commitment to abide by it. If she wants a major win, all she has to do is take it. Microsoft's lawyers are some clever ass people. This isn't accidental what he did.
He's basically giving regulatory agencies the easiest avenue possible to establish new regulatory policy, which just so happens to be a VERY big and long desired goal of the current FTC chairwoman Lina Khan, as well as her former boss Rohit Chopra (current consumer financial protection bureau chief).
She has spoken often about wanting to impose on the tech industry major rules through regulation going forward that will have lasting impacts and will be followed by all, and the CEO of Microsoft, one of the largest corporations in the world, has literally just gift wrapped for her a massive win for the FTC with Satya Nadella himself pledging his company's commitment to abide by it. If she wants a major win, all she has to do is take it. Microsoft's lawyers are some clever ass people. This isn't accidental what he did.
CeeJay
Member
I think Wreck it Ralph did the metaverse better than Ready Player One. A shared hub space where you socialise and can enter different game worlds and have a persistent avatar with virtual items that can be used between all of them. Individual games have totally different art styles and physics models so it makes more sense to have them in their own distinct worlds rather than one single world where all the games are played within it. Even on a technical level, patching and updating games will be really weird and messy if they are not in their own sandboxes.
Vasto
Member
Call of Duty has no relevance in the mobile market?
Call of Duty: Mobile hits 500 million downloads, over a $1 billion revenue
As part of its financial filings, Activision Blizzard has announced that Call of Duty: Mobile has been downloaded 500 million times, and generated over $1 billion in revenue. In total, the C...
I did not even know there was a Call Of Duty mobile and 1 Billion in revenue? DAmn
kingfey
Banned
The bigger problem would small studios. MS can buy 30 mini studios, and they wont reach bethesda sales.
Holammer
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SenjutsuSage
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A lot of the genius "analysts" here at NeoGAF did.
I'm pretty sure many of them also said Xbox can't just spend Microsoft's money and buy whatever they want a few years ago. Here we are. They bought Activision. And they just acquired the keyboard I was using to type thi...leflsfaowia
MAtgS
Member
Clearly you never owned an N64, it had like 3 good games a year and gathered dust the rest of the time.
TheDreadLord
Member
If the head of the FTC is a Sony Gaf user than 100% chance of happening.
I'm blocked by the paywall from reading. What's the context of the interview / statements? I can't shake the feeling this is part of a PR blitz. IMO, MS head calling itself a bit player just doesn't sound like something MS would say without something concerning they are trying to get ahead of. But on the other hand he needs to be careful when he speaks with them being publicly traded. So I can't dismiss it.
Still though, MS calling itself a bit player? What's next? Kim K saying her butt is average sized?
Still though, MS calling itself a bit player? What's next? Kim K saying her butt is average sized?
lh032
I cry about Xbox and hate PlayStation.
Microsoft will go for small studios AND big publishers, they are going to eat up every publisher and say "we are still in third place, no monopoly here"
Topher
Gold Member
A lot of the genius "analysts" here at NeoGAF did.
I don't recall anyone predicting this transaction would get blocked. There were a lot of articles written about the challenges it would face, but that didn't originate from any of the "analysts here at NeoGAF".
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Riky
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Those shareholders would be burning Spencer at the stake for that $7.5 billion Zenimax deal remember
Then they spent $70 billion and no shareholder batted an eyelid.
R3claimer117
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Anyone with common sense who isn’t console warring knows this. This argument even gets more stupid considering Nintendo just posted their financials and they’re outselling everyone without that much or no third party support at all. Sony has strong financials as well. This anti trust non sense is just a narrative by Sony loyalists. Notice how no one ever shows concerns for why these games won’t be on Nintendo platforms it’s always Sony.
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Jigsaah
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He's so wrong...so much. How do you get so talented?
Sony buying Bungie may be unpopular, but it's not an act of desperation. Every acquisition they have made seems to be a carefully cut puzzle piece for a plan they have yet to fully reveal. The trends are there. They buy folks they've had working relationships with. Even though Bungie was originally a Xbox developer in more recent times they've struck deals with Playstation. Maybe it was more Activision than Bungie, but by association it's still Bungie. Live services is not Playstation's forte. So Jimbo is dipping his toes in the water.
Sony buying Bungie may be unpopular, but it's not an act of desperation. Every acquisition they have made seems to be a carefully cut puzzle piece for a plan they have yet to fully reveal. The trends are there. They buy folks they've had working relationships with. Even though Bungie was originally a Xbox developer in more recent times they've struck deals with Playstation. Maybe it was more Activision than Bungie, but by association it's still Bungie. Live services is not Playstation's forte. So Jimbo is dipping his toes in the water.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Patcher doesn't seem to understand how inflation works either.
itsjustJEFF
Member
Nintendo gonna Nintendo. Honestly... do they really need to acquire anyone? Nintendo fans are Nintendo fans because of the games Nintendo makes... they go else where if they want something else.
I don't know if ppl realize this, but Nintendo is EVEN more arrogant than arrogant Sony or arrogant Xbox ever was. I think ppl get fooled by the art style and games them make, but make no mistake that Nintendo is as cut throat as those other guys.
I don't know if ppl realize this, but Nintendo is EVEN more arrogant than arrogant Sony or arrogant Xbox ever was. I think ppl get fooled by the art style and games them make, but make no mistake that Nintendo is as cut throat as those other guys.
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ChuckeRearmed
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Even if they buy Capcom, they still won't reach the second place even in revenue.
And as mobile gaming market is growing - and it is growing and growing fast - with studios and publishers popping up left and right, it is not a big deal either.
Eidos, Crystal Dynamics, IO, Avalanche, Sega, Capcom, lets go!
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a multicultural team of v
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When large companies start talking about how they want more regulation it is because regulation serves not to restrict large corporations but to create a large enough barrier of entry to prevent any smaller competitors from entering the market.
Will be interesting to see what happens when Apple gets involved... they won't even let other companies use their messaging platform, they sure as fuck won't share their meta. Actually, this is probably what Microsoft has in mind - they want to make sure that if Apple ever wants to compete in the meta space they HAVE to allow compatibility.
lh032
I cry about Xbox and hate PlayStation.
but I lose the game I loved, I dont want to game on more than 1 platform >.<
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
TBH I only read the ERA equivalents of these threads for the lulz most of the time. It's so funny seeing them tiptoe around things so they don't get banned. It's just really funny sometimes.
I'd agree in terms of scale the Psygnosis purchase isn't on the same level as Zenimax or certainly Activision/Blizzard, those parts are true. But at a fundamental level, they're of the same ilk. A publisher was acquired in both cases, regardless of their size, and they were for similar purpose. IMO I think making a comparison simply on scale is a bit moot because the market was a lot smaller back then and the largest publishers, relatively speaking, were smaller than a lot of the mid-sized publishers in the market today.
That said anybody making it like Psygnosis being purchased was a "death blow" to Sega is being ridiculous xD. They had maybe a handful of games on Sega systems at best before being acquired, the only one I can name off top of my head was Shadow of the Beast (an Amiga port).
Oh yeah, definitely were pretty big on Amiga; I've seen some channels dig into their history and it's pretty extensive. But even in places like Europe, I always got the impression publishers like Ocean were quite bigger and more prolific.
Then again, that might be due to the fact Ocean loved to make licensed games. A lot.
Bernd Lauert
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kingfey
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They would have to ditch console spaces before that. If they do it, then they wont be in the monopoly after that.
As long as they are in that market, there is risk of monopoly element after activision purchase.
wvnative
Member
Am I the only one interpreting this as thinly veiled threat?
ChuckeRearmed
Member
I remember the golden post on era where a guy said that he can't play the same games if they are on xbox
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Nintendo is the only platform holder who has guaranteed 30M+ sellers without dropping the price. Mario Kart 9 is gonna be one of the best selling games ever if it comes out on Switch.
Brigandier
Member
You could literally make a bingo card with all the bullshit he's spouted over the years regarding the gaming industry 
Andodalf
Banned
MS Buying the Military confirmed. Time to unify the marketplace
kingfey
Banned
if you take mustache and the hair, he looks like satya.
Big boy going in full dry not giving a f lol.
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
Ask the fanboys (& fangirls) begging Joe Biden to stop the deal on Twitter.
I swear, you can't make this shit up
ChuckeRearmed
Member
As long as Nintendo exists, Microsoft is not a monopoly. I mean Playstation 2 was not problematic for a lot of posters despite being effective a home console market share monopoly so...
The problem for you is that Satya Nadella knows a whole lot more about the FTC’s processes and what they look out for than you do. And he’s clearly sounding VERY confident, with very logical arguments.
I suspect you will continue to hope in vain that this deal falls through.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
This is basically the modern FTC
