Why Do People View the MS Acquisition of ABK as a "Good Thing?"

[CGI-Quality]

Cobretti2 said:

CGI-Quality said:

They don't have any trouble with that. 

Regarding complacency, I disagree. They just released a new VR device, a pro controller, a gaming monitor, and plenty of games up to this point. If that stuff is of no interest to you, I get that, but they've not just sat around doing nothing. Both them and Nintendo have knocked it out of the park with what they've got and their commercial reception is a testament to that. 

Also, Microsoft acquiring Acti isn't going to move the needle. COD is remaining multiplatform (the only place this could have had a seriously negative impact on them). The purchase is not about exclusive games because there is a far bigger target and mindset at play.

It's a positive impact for Nintendo. Haven't seen a COD game in years on the system.

Pro controller that costs just under half the console in AUS 339 vs 699 is hardly a selling point and a new monitor cool but not something most people are dying to upgrade when they have a perfectly fine working TV.

Innovation I meant more from games perspective, they used to be more exciting in the past now I don't know maybe I am getting older. Maybe cause we used to get E3 and it was all in your face and was more hype for games now it just feels flat. Hell maybe cause the bar was so high for so long, got used to that feeling and now it feels underwhelming, as looking for the next level of high.

I agree in terms against Microsoft they are way ahead, but well no one really expect much from Microsoft so bar is low anyway lol.

Oh, it's cool if those things don't work for you. I just see it as helping their catalogue.

Also, game innovation has been in the backseat since the 7th gen. Companies have found their comfort zones and release what works for their them and their fanbases. I'd say it's an industry-wide fever!

Norion said:

CGI-Quality said:

They don't have any trouble with that. 

Regarding complacency, I disagree. They just released a new VR device, a pro controller, a gaming monitor, and plenty of games up to this point. If that stuff is of no interest to you, I get that, but they've not just sat around doing nothing. Both them and Nintendo have knocked it out of the park with what they've got and their commercial reception is a testament to that. 

Also, Microsoft acquiring Acti isn't going to move the needle. COD is remaining multiplatform (the only place this could have had a seriously negative impact on them). The purchase is not about exclusive games because there is a far bigger target and mindset at play.

It's for sure gonna move the needle. All Activision Blizzard games being on Game Pass and Microsoft having control of marketing of them going forward will make a difference. I've seen people say that Hogwarts Legacy is a Playstation exclusive so stuff like the Xbox logo being at the end of all the trailers will matter.

As long as COD is on PlayStation, it will not move the needle in any serious capacity. They are the lead system by several orders of magnitude and Xbox has had the marketing rights to plenty of games that still sold better elsewhere. To the casual, walk-in-and-buy the game customer, marketing rights will hardly matter. The reason it works in favor of PlayStation is because it's much bigger worldwide, so more people on the system = more people keeping word alive that COD can still be had on it despite Xbox's acquisition of the parent company.

Regarding Game Pass — recent polls/studies have shown that Warzone, for example, is bigger even on PC than Xbox. So, those on it would likely grab the newest CODs on PC Game Pass. Sure, some folks will pick up an Xbox who don't care to/know how to construct a rig and/or don't own a PlayStation, but that number would have to be an industry-shakin' to make a splash like that. I just don't see it happening. 

What's sure to occur though is a burst of life into Xbox's veins (ecosystem). That's really what they need. 

Last edited by CGI-Quality - on 15 July 2023