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Retailer puts warning notice on PS5s: ‘Microsoft has bought Activision!’
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Phunkydiabetic
Banned
You mean like millions upon millions of people do, you do realize how many games Activision sells don't you?
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TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Games....or units?
That can mean two things
1( They sell many units of one game.
2) They only sell one game
Both are correct
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TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
I've had 12 years in retail
You'd be surprised what you have shitty rules they have.
I once got a disciplinary because as was about to go on lunch & I took an item to counter and said I was going to buy it and I was just going to get my wallet from my locker
Between that time? The item was confiscated and I was told to report to the manager after my break.
It wasn't the last one so I still got one, just went back and picked up another one
But apparently THAT was classed as withholding sales.
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Leyasu
Banned
Fucked upI've had 12 years in retail
You'd be surprised what you have shitty rules they have.
I once got a disciplinary because as was about to go on lunch & I took item to counter and said I was going to buy it and I was just going to get my wallet from my locker
Between that time? The item was confiscated and I was told to report to the manager after my break.
It wasn't the last one so I still got one, just went back and picked up another one
But apparently THAT was classed as withholding sales.
Fare thee well
Neophyte
So he is warning people about game availability changes due to major company buyouts? And doing it against his monetary interest for customer awareness? At least that's what it looks like to me.
Also fuck man. If I saw a store with both xbox and playstation just chillin for sale, I'd buy both. Where is this paradise?
Also fuck man. If I saw a store with both xbox and playstation just chillin for sale, I'd buy both. Where is this paradise?
alabtrosMyster
Banned
It's not like the effects of this deal (if any) would show up in the next few months, we may not see anything significant happen before 2023,
Also, I'm sure that this is a low level employee, the kind that roams this very forum.
MasterCornholio
Member
I've had 12 years in retail
You'd be surprised what you have shitty rules they have.
I once got a disciplinary because as was about to go on lunch & I took an item to counter and said I was going to buy it and I was just going to get my wallet from my locker
Between that time? The item was confiscated and I was told to report to the manager after my break.
It wasn't the last one so I still got one, just went back and picked up another one
But apparently THAT was classed as withholding sales.
That makes no sense to me. Pretty shitty that they did that to you.
Kerotan
Member
France is heavily dominated by playstation. The call of duty brand will suffer there if it ever leaves playstation.
I know pc is an option but playstation players are used to non crossplay lobbies and would rather not play if they were forced against the PC hackers.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Shhhhhht
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
I've had 12 years in retail
You'd be surprised what you have shitty rules they have.
I once got a disciplinary because as was about to go on lunch & I took an item to counter and said I was going to buy it and I was just going to get my wallet from my locker
Between that time? The item was confiscated and I was told to report to the manager after my break.
It wasn't the last one so I still got one, just went back and picked up another one
But apparently THAT was classed as withholding sales.
as someone who was in retail, get out when you can!
i was a manager in gamestation then I moved to game and finally to Grainger games for a short time which included the launch of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox one….I had this one employee who would actively try and talk customers out of buying the Xbox one…even when they had pre ordered it…he would literally make smarmy comments and say stuff like “what are you doing you should buy a PS4 don’t you know x game is 720p on Xbox one?” Even when the customers said stuff like I want to play dead rising 3 and forza he would scoff at them….I used to have to discipline him all too often.
the worst part is I agreed at the time that people should buy a PS4 at first but tbh the Xbox had a better launch line up of exclusives for probably the first year.
man that guy was an intense nerd….lol he was ok though just a hardcore fan.
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Edgelord79
Gold Member
Guess it could be illegal as that phrasing isn't exactly true. Technically Microsoft hasn't purchased anything and they have only signed a letter of intent to purchase.
Don't think this is real. If it is, meh, whatever. Much ado about nothing. Pretty dumb either way by the retailer.
Don't think this is real. If it is, meh, whatever. Much ado about nothing. Pretty dumb either way by the retailer.
nush
Gold Member
Shitty management at retail is a common thing, power tripping jobsworths at the peak of their entire working career. I spotted a few of them I'd worked with years later, still working in shitty retail or similar jobs.
DForce
NaughtyDog Defense Force
And.....?
Still number one selling Playstation game. Keep reaching tho
Based on your stats from the other day, it's not a popular multiplayer game.
PS-Timetracker
Want to know how long it took you to finish your favorite game or complete that super hard platinum? Just add the bot as a friend on PSN to see your stats in detail.
ps-timetracker.com
It's 19th.
01011001
Banned
Based on your stats from the other day, it's not a popular multiplayer game.
PS-Timetracker
Want to know how long it took you to finish your favorite game or complete that super hard platinum? Just add the bot as a friend on PSN to see your stats in detail.
It's 19th.
#13 my dude. Warzone, you know the Battle Royale, is part of Modern Warfare and is therefore tracked as such.
all the other CoD games since then are tied into Warzone and therefore Modern Warfare. you basically have to combine the playerbase of whatever the newest CoD is (in this case Vanguard) and that of Modern Warfare as they are both closely connected and you can unlock weapons for Warzone in Vanguard (and the other way around I think... or at leats weapon attachments can be unlocked for the Vanguard Weapons you use)
this is how it looks starting a modern Cod game, since they all tie into Warzone many play all of them to unlock weapons for their loadouts in Warzone and stuff like that
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DForce
NaughtyDog Defense Force
My post wasn't serious. I was being sarcastic.
This stat is based don't just 12.5k players and he used it to prove a game wasn't popular online, even years after a game was released. Only 12.5k out of 120 million+ are taking part in this tracking website, not the entire install base.
Bojanglez
The Amiga Brotherhood
In 5 years time?
Concern
Member
DForce
NaughtyDog Defense Force
His explanation didn't help. He literally just proved my point. It's nowhere near the top.
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
Theres not 5 years to 2024.
Relativ9
Member
The people who work in these stores usually aren't the brightest, and usually not above console warring. I managed a GameStop for a few years in my early 20s, and we had one part timer who put stickynotes on all our gameguides saying "toilet reading for noobs".
I would bet this is one employee acting on his own.
I would bet this is one employee acting on his own.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
This has been proven to be fake and posted by one person, not a store directive since then I believe.
Not sure why this topic is still open.
Lognor
Banned
And I'm supposed to believe this one random person on a forum? Nah. Calling bullshit. Just damage control on his part I'm bettingLet me respond to this again.
A thread was made on Resetera an hour ago.
Retailer puts warning notice on PS5s: ‘Microsoft has bought Activision!’
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/retailer-puts-warning-notice-on-ps5s-microsoft-has-bought-activision/www.resetera.com
The exact comment I was referring to was linked.
PlayStation Studios |OT25| Aloy brings a bow to a giant machine fight Sony - OT
It just means make your console decision accordingly, the text looks photoshopped to me though
You guys seriously get so defensive on here.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
DForce
NaughtyDog Defense Force
A few people said it came from the forum, that doesn't mean that's actually what happened. I just mentioned what happened and you just threw a fit.
Unknown?
Member
Yes, and so do micro transactions and mobile games.
MarkMe2525
Member
Just as likely that a troll walked in and slapped this notice up.
Swift_Star
Banned
Huh? I think you’re not fine, ok.You tried your best on this one, I applaud you, I really do.
dbilyliker
Member
Lionel Richie
Member
Fired for what? Making Snoy fans online mad?
UnravelKatharsis
Member
You wouldn't. Like everything in the modern era, I'd be willing to bet it's completely staged. Fanboys on both sides are everywhere. Someone who loves their Xbox a little more than your average fella probably threw this up and snapped a photo then removed it before his boss caught wind.
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Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
… and a typo here.
. Pretty sure that store has policies around placing signs like this in front of merchandise. Not even COD going exclusive would be grounds for this because it would not impact returns to store: by the time it becomes exclusive the user would have to return to Sony not the store they bought the console from.
French know about Xbox, it's just that most of 'em prefer others brand (but Xbox isn't a non factor like in Japan).
Call of Duty is also quite popular in France.
Console sales in France in 2021
NSW: 1.23M
PS5: 0.60M
XBS: 0.21M
Ventes de consoles en France en 2021 – Ludostrie
Les chiffres de ventes de consoles en France en 2021, année dominée par la Switch, alors que PlayStation et Xbox subissent la pénurie.
ludostrie.com
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Nezzeroth
Member
They’ve already said it won’t be exclusive.
Max Payne’s Baretta
Banned
I’m about 99% everything after 2023 will be exclusively.
There’s no reason to leave it multi , you guys are doing the same thing again as with Beth. It’s going exclusive
ManaByte
Rage Bait Youtuber
Again, that place creates their own reality. They still pretend that the guy who sold them off and ran wasn't a convicted homophobe.
KungFucius
King Snowflake
Let me see. They have 0 PS5s in the store and sell out within minutes, similar for XSXs, but they have some XSSs. Isn't this sign just lame, manipulative advertising for the XSSs sitting in the next case?
KungFucius
King Snowflake
This is not true. The 2 situations are not the same. COD games sell every year and have established communities on each platform. MS needs to consider how they handle this, because they inherit PS5 COD players as customers. Moving COD to Xbox exclusively does not guarantee that a significant % of those customers would switch platforms after having a PS5 for a couple of years. Second Annual COD games sell more copies collectively than the 1 or 2 Bethesda RPGs that get released each gen. The sales COD generates was a big part of the price MS payed.
I expect MS to make these games exclusive at some point, but probably not in the middle of a generation. If they do, it will depend a lot on the current state of the industry in 2024 and beyond.