mcmonkeyplc
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Jan 18, 2022 21:30:34 GMT
Apple are about to buy Sony right? No not SCE, Sony. If this is true and not a throwaway joke post, this is bigger than any acquisition Microsoft can make, IMO. Also selfishly, I much rather have Apple TV as the OS for my next TV than fuckin' Google TV edit: oh, quick search tells me this is a dumb rumor that's been going on for years, and it's mostly about Spider-Man and its rights I thought it was obvious I was making shit up?! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2022 21:35:56 GMT
One of the DF dudes made a good Twitter point. If MS freed all the satellite studios from CoD servitude they’d have a half dozen studios to make new games. Heh. Watched a video from Nintendo Life of all places about this. Their take was it's bad for the industry as it continues the monopolization, but it's good for Activision Blizzard as it's maybe the only way to really change the culture and remove the CEOs that perpetuated the abuse and fraternity culture there. Also it could free up studios from being Call of Duty factories. Don't know if any of that will come to pass, but it would be funny if Phil's "we're re-evaluating our relationship" was just him saying "fuck it, let's buy them." |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jan 18, 2022 21:36:00 GMT
Is this supposed to be a gotcha? I'm confused. The tweet? Spencer is known for teasing stuff in the background. He sneakily revealed the Series S plus other announcements this way. Activision is on the shelf behind him. I believe it's a photoshop. |
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Post by baihu1983 on Jan 18, 2022 21:37:03 GMT
Ha! Yeah so it is.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jan 18, 2022 21:39:00 GMT
That's why we don't take everything as gospel on Twitter just because there's a blue tick next to their name.
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Post by baihu1983 on Jan 18, 2022 21:41:54 GMT
That's why we don't take everything as gospel on Twitter just because there's a blue tick next to their name. To be fair he confirmed it was fake in the comments |
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Post by 😎 on Jan 18, 2022 21:42:20 GMT
I’m knocking up a 90 tweet long thread about what this means for the industry, it has charts and everything.
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deebs
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Post by deebs on Jan 18, 2022 21:43:36 GMT
Historically, MS won't change anything, they never have in the past. They buy publishers and developers and let them carry on doing their thing as they always have. And for better or worse, they always seem to be fine feeding them enough rope for their acquisitions to hang themselves with.
Maybe that's changed in recent years, but I don't think so.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jan 18, 2022 21:43:54 GMT
I’m knocking up a 90 tweet long thread about what this means for the industry, it has charts and everything. It better have a bloody Excel spreadsheet with different coloured cells or I'm out. |
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Post by baihu1983 on Jan 18, 2022 21:58:41 GMT
5 pie charts or don't bother
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Post by Fake_Blood on Jan 18, 2022 22:01:27 GMT
So that management that let the abuse happen probably all have a bunch of stock that just got bought by MS at almost double the price?
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Post by Frog on Jan 18, 2022 22:02:31 GMT
Yeah pretty much, it should lead to a better working environment for the employees though in the long run so it's not all bad news.
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Post by 111 on Jan 18, 2022 22:04:07 GMT
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Post by Frog on Jan 18, 2022 22:23:46 GMT
He is already worth almost double that, hopefully he invests in something new and loses the lot the slimy bastard.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Jan 18, 2022 22:25:05 GMT
That's why we don't take everything as gospel on Twitter just because there's a blue tick next to their name. I hope they've learned a valuable lesson this day |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jan 18, 2022 22:26:08 GMT
That's why we don't take everything as gospel on Twitter just because there's a blue tick next to their name. I hope they've learned a valuable lesson this day You joke but it's definitely an issue. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jan 18, 2022 22:36:58 GMT
I see EG are reporting on this, LIVE. Hopefully they've got subscriber only content about gardening or some shit to balance it out.
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Post by BigOrkWaaagh on Jan 18, 2022 22:52:27 GMT
I see EG are reporting on this, LIVE. Hopefully they've got subscriber only content about gardening or some shit to balance it out. It does make me laugh the shit they make subscription only. Truly the Games With Gold of premium content. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2022 22:57:13 GMT
Speaking of Games with Gold, everyone download Radiant Silvergun.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jan 18, 2022 23:25:05 GMT
I see EG are reporting on this, LIVE. Hopefully they've got subscriber only content about gardening or some shit to balance it out. It does make me laugh the shit they make subscription only. Truly the Games With Gold of premium content. Ha, fuck I've never thought of it that way but really is. |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jan 19, 2022 0:10:20 GMT
It's interesting that the post highlights Game Pass so much. They really are pushing that hard.
It's a great deal at the moment, but I wonder how long that can remain the case. Surely prices are gonna go up at some point, Netflix style.
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KD
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Post by KD on Jan 19, 2022 1:12:04 GMT
They will stop the conversation from gold before they raise the price.
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Post by aubergine on Jan 19, 2022 3:31:33 GMT
I’m seeing a weird consensus from everyone I’d listen to in that this is both astonishing and, also, nobody gives a fuck, because Activision only make CoD, a game for teenage boys, and WoW, a game for mouth-drooling addicts, and nobody is sure who is actually playing them now apart from that they’re out there.
I was only saying days ago to someone that movies are fuck-all compared to video games dollar-wise. We get movies cracking a billion every couple of years it seems, but CoD and WoW were pulling in a billion each per year what, twenty years ago?
Look at Disney buying Star Wars and Indiana Jones for $4billion compared to $70billion for this roundly-hated grope factory.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Jan 19, 2022 4:07:20 GMT
CoD and WoW were pulling in a billion each per year what, twenty years ago Not sure it was that long ago, but for a while. I was gonna say that the perception about Activision only making CoD couldn't be true, but it's not far from the truth: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Activision_games:_2020%E2%80%93presentBut Blizzard has Diablo, Overwatch, Hearthstone and possibly Heroes of the Storm, which must all pull in a pretty decent amount of cash. |
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Jan 19, 2022 5:11:33 GMT
It will be nice to have one fewer game launcher at least.
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Post by Onny on Jan 19, 2022 5:25:26 GMT
Look at Disney buying Star Wars and Indiana Jones for $4billion compared to $70billion for this roundly-hated grope factory. Just like to interject here and say that I enjoyed the term “roundly-hated grope factory” enormously. |
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Post by dangerousdave on Jan 19, 2022 6:02:22 GMT
Much like any large gaming acquisitions, the big name titles eventually fade away and lose their shine. When Playstation users come to terms with not being able to play the next Elder Scrolls or Call of Duty, or Overwatch, they'll move on to something else. Other developers will grow to fill that void over time and new, sought after series will take their places.
As a Switch user primarily, I've played very little made by the biggest western 3rd party publishers and I've never really felt like I was missing much.
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Post by ToomuchFluffy on Jan 19, 2022 7:12:06 GMT
possibly Heroes of the Storm Did I miss something? I thought that was dead and gone. |
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Post by neilka on Jan 19, 2022 7:12:46 GMT
As a Switch user primarily, I've played very little made by the biggest western 3rd party publishers and I've never really felt like I was missing much. You were missing much |
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Post by ToomuchFluffy on Jan 19, 2022 7:16:00 GMT
If you have a Swtich, you don't have to worry about any of this shit You misspelt PC. As for crying Sony COD bros, anyone playing an fps without a mouse has already failed. Fluffy torn between Cat-person and PC-person. |
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