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it only remains EA and Ubisoft for PS's third parties now.



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the-pi-guy said:

To add, the deal isn't done until next year.

Bandorr said:

"Bobby Kotick will remain as Activision Blizzard CEO after Microsoft acquisition""
So something shitty happened. They waited until the company tanked. Bought it. And kept the person in charge of all the shitty things.. in charge of the company.

So MS did nothing about the situation but enable the guy in the first place. Disgusting.

There's a good chance they'll remove him after the deal is done.

It's worth noting that Microsoft's FY 2023 begins July 1st 2022 so it could be this calendar year.



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INCITATUSBR said:

it only remains EA and Ubisoft for PS's third parties now.

Epic, 2K, SquareEnix, Namco, Sega, etc... I mean, there are lot of other publishers out there that can make third parties for Play Station.

People are just overeacting to this one :)

At the end, it is only Blizzard games + COD that are really big names, like 5 games.

Blizzard games are by far my favorite games on PC, so for me this is amazing as they are all going to be on GP day one! But for the rest, I don't know... meh



Remembering either a news or thread where someone was saying Activision was approaching Sony and Ubisoft approaching MS. As always the insider saying that information was completely wrong =p



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

fuck if they add wow into gamepass i might relapse



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Crazy news! They've been building up momentum this gen with XB pass and this is surely a game changer. Surely Sony have to respond now...

Also I love how Nintendo are just chilling in the corner like here's another Kirby game



TheWalrusCaesar said:

Yeah Im sorry I hate this. Not at all excited for every gaming company to be bought out by a larger one and have every game locked behind some system’s ecosystem

Everyone wants to be like Apple. Phil is not a fan of play anywhere like he spouts often.



Random_Matt said:
Otter said:
haxxiy said:

Insanely huge consolidation. I wonder if Sony will be forced to respond (maybe with something like Take-Two).

Sony do not have that kind of cash, and Take-Two wouldn't sell to Sony.

Assuming an average premium, Sony definitely could afford an all-stock deal and perhaps even a stock and cash deal. Of course, whether that would be accepted or not is anyone's guess. EA tried it, once, coincidentally after another market deal involving Activision.

Regardless, I'm almost certain this is all hypothetical since Jim Ryan likely believes their first-party lineup is solid enough.



 

 

 

 

 

Random_Matt said:
TheWalrusCaesar said:

Yeah Im sorry I hate this. Not at all excited for every gaming company to be bought out by a larger one and have every game locked behind some system’s ecosystem

Everyone wants to be like Apple. Phil is not a fan of play anywhere like he spouts often.

yet im playing FH5 on my phone right now



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Join the Prediction League http://www.vgchartz.com/predictions

Instead of seeking to convince others, we can be open to changing our own minds, and seek out information that contradicts our own steadfast point of view. Maybe it’ll turn out that those who disagree with you actually have a solid grasp of the facts. There’s a slight possibility that, after all, you’re the one who’s wrong.

Random_Matt said:
TheWalrusCaesar said:

Yeah Im sorry I hate this. Not at all excited for every gaming company to be bought out by a larger one and have every game locked behind some system’s ecosystem

Everyone wants to be like Apple. Phil is not a fan of play anywhere like he spouts often.

My go to is never believe Phil statements.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."