If you think Microsoft would ever be able to buy all of those companies i have bad news for you.This is basically Sony admitting that they can't compete with MS when it comes to the long game. At some point Sony will just have to face the fact. MS is a $2 trillion dollar company with unlimited resources. Sony is barely a $100B company and in our lifetime will never come close to sniffing the financial might that MS wields. After the Activision deal closes, MS can easily go out, acquire Ubi, Take-Two, Capcom, EA and that cost would still be chump change to them. MS will become the dominant force in gaming. It's not a matter of IF, but when.
If you think Microsoft would ever be able to buy all of those companies i have bad news for you.
It's not about if they have the money...it's the fact they would have a monopoly on their hands...that would never be approved
and? Welcome to the world of business. It would be one thing if it was establishing a monopoly, but its not.
They’d be paid out, the owners of Activision don’t own a 100% stake in their company either.not really. tencent owns a 40% stake.
Imagine Link constantly using hand signs to communicate with his err...adopted son, since Zelda spend .......most time with ganondorfEven if that meant Sony merged with Nintendo and turned Zelda into a sad dad walking sim?
People clearly not aware of the guy but yes. How did Take-Two, EA and co become "their devs"?This Joe Smhoe is one of the worst fanboy i have ever seen on twitter, if you think the fanboys here is bad, hes on another level.
Over COD? Genshin Impact makes more than all of them combined... lol.Because it could weaken PlayStation and their ability to stay competitive.
Over COD? Genshin Impact makes more than all of them combined... lol.
Pepperidge farms remembers.I remember when some people claimed that Sony will just develop a CoD killer to deal with that. Good times.
It wouldn't make sense for them to have all those studios to control and be a part of their company.I don't think they would buy all of those companies, but I do think they will push the envelope to as far as it can go.
Like with psygnosis?
Psygnosis at one point had 45% of the marketshare in Europe. Where does Activision have 45% marketshare?No, Psygnosis had no industry leading franchises, when it was acquired by Sony, last I remember. It is nowhere near a fraction of what ABK represents today. Also, Psygnosis was bought by a new comer, which had the excuse of getting into uncharted territories: MS has has 20 years as a player in the market.
There is literally no precedent to this move, regardless of your allegiances/preferences. That is a fact.
Look at the thread title then look at this. Thread title is click bait and people don't usually read beyond the thread title.Honestly. Who cares? Call Of Duty is just a generic military shooter that has the casual crowd. I'd much rather Sony focus on being Sony. And that is, add to their 1st party, introduce new IPs just like the do every generation. They should remember to cover the fps and wrpg genres.
They’d be paid out, the owners of Activision don’t own a 100% stake in their company either.
Psygnosis at one point had 45% of the marketshare in Europe. Where does Activision have 45% marketshare?
Most memorable playstation games are actually third party. Play Astros playroom on PS5 and you will see how many of the little game references are from Capcom, konami, Square, etc.From reading the text under Sony’s name, I don’t see them mentioning their first-party studios anywhere.
It looks like they are talking about other third-party developers.
It wouldn't make sense for them to have all those studios to control and be a part of their company.
It's not just about buying studios. It's about keeping them as well. There's a lot more to it than just throw money at these companies.
Psygnosis owned 40% of the european market at its peak, Sony had a monopoly for a decade there and only got a threat with Xbox 360 and then Switch. I find ironically hilarious when EU questioned since outside of UK Xbox has been in a distant third place but that's their obligation.No, Psygnosis had no industry leading franchises, when it was acquired by Sony, last I remember; At its peak, It was nowhere...and I mean nowhere close to what ABK represents today . Also, Psygnosis was bought by a new comer, which had the excuse of getting into uncharted territories: MS has had 20 years as a player in the market.
There is literally no precedent to this move, regardless of your allegiances/preferences. That is a fact.
So similar to today, just inflated. It was a big deal at the time when they did it.You realize that the company that cost £20 millions in 1993, kept releasing titles on the Saturn and N64. You realize that the european market at the time was a big joke, literally, when it comes to home consoles (93). Are you even old enough to remember the Psygnosis games?
People can not be serious when they try to suggest that this move resembles that move.
Psygnosis owned 40% of the european market at its peak, Sony had a monopoly for a decade there and only got a threat with Xbox 360 and then Switch.
So similar to today, just inflated. It was a big deal at the time when they did it.
Similarly based on what we've heard Activision games will still be released on other platforms.
Lastly yes I am old enough. I played plenty of Psygnosis games as a kid on PC (mostly Lemmings though on my 286) maybe I had a 386 by the time Lemmings came out. I can't remember.
It was already during the console boom in Europe, they were pretty big at the first half of the 32-bit era.You did not read anything I wrote...
There's always excuses why it's "different."It was already during the console boom in Europe, they were pretty big at the first half of the 32-bit era.
dude are you even hearing yourself right nowThis is basically Sony admitting that they can't compete with MS when it comes to the long game. At some point Sony will just have to face the fact. MS is a $2 trillion dollar company with unlimited resources. Sony is barely a $100B company and in our lifetime will never come close to sniffing the financial might that MS wields. After the Activision deal closes, MS can easily go out, acquire Ubi, Take-Two, Capcom, EA and that cost would still be chump change to them. MS will become the dominant force in gaming. It's not a matter of IF, but when.
Some people are legit stupid enough to think Xbox will throw away money by ignoring COD on PlayStation platforms. A platform north of +140 million users. Like....FUCK !!dude are you even hearing yourself right now
if Microsoft goes out and acquires Ubi, Take Two, and EA they're basically going to have regulators on their ass. They will never grow to that size without the government stepping in, and even if they did all they'd really do by acquiring those companies would just be to kill all the brand recognition and household names they have by making it exclusive to Xbox. Why the hell do you think MS is keeping COD and Minecraft multiplatform? It's not because of investors like everyone says, but the simple fact that keeping COD exclusive would massively decline their sales and revenue. Exclusives don't sell well, and they don't do well in comparison to multiplats, and on a platform like Xbox with a userbase smaller than the other 2, if they even attempted that it'd be futile. The only company who can do that is Nintendo, because their consoles and IPs are so recognizable, they go beyond video games and are icons of pop culture. Mario's more popular than Batman, Spiderman, Mickey mouse and Sonic the hedgehog. Xbox and Playstation aren't exactly popular to anyone who doesn't game and are completely out of the loop with video games.
There's always excuses why it's "different."
Platinum’d it. While there are references to third-party devs in Astro’s Playroom, the vast majority of references I can remember were homages to PlayStation in general.Most memorable playstation games are actually third party. Play Astros playroom on PS5 and you will see how many of the little game references are from Capcom, konami, Square, etc.
they aren't out here to please fanboys or sell consoles, they're out here to make money. i'd say it's working.Some people are legit stupid enough to think Xbox will throw away money by ignoring COD on PlayStation platforms. A platform north of +140 million users.
Yeah fuck PS, because lets keep COD exclusive to Xbox only and ignore the millions of dollars in additional revenue the IP can generate on competing platforms
LolIf the US military faces any sort of scandal then that’s the end of COD as a brand and franchise. So how good is it really?
If the US military faces any sort of scandal then that’s the end of COD as a brand and franchise. So how good is it really?
Context doesn't matter
Nuances don't matter
Scale doesn't matter
Life is just much simpler when you don't have to think
dude are you even hearing yourself right now
if Microsoft goes out and acquires Ubi, Take Two, and EA they're basically going to have regulators on their ass. They will never grow to that size without the government stepping in, and even if they did all they'd really do by acquiring those companies would just be to kill all the brand recognition and household names they have by making it exclusive to Xbox. Why the hell do you think MS is keeping COD and Minecraft multiplatform? It's not because of investors like everyone says, but the simple fact that keeping COD exclusive would massively decline their sales and revenue. Exclusives don't sell well, and they don't do well in comparison to multiplats, and on a platform like Xbox with a userbase smaller than the other 2, if they even attempted that it'd be futile. The only company who can do that is Nintendo, because their consoles and IPs are so recognizable, they go beyond video games and are icons of pop culture. Mario's more popular than Batman, Spiderman, Mickey mouse and Sonic the hedgehog. Xbox and Playstation aren't exactly popular to anyone who doesn't game and are completely out of the loop with video games.
Even then, it was never MS's goal to acquire the entire industry. They don't give a shit about that kinda stuff. They just want everyone to subscribe to Gamepass. If they can get the most popular franchises of all time on their platform to achieve that, they're gonna do it. It's not about acquiring the whole industry, it's about getting the most gamepass subs.