I think the gameplan is squarely on beefing up the gamepass offering. I honestly don't think exclusivity was even in the thought process. Unless MS can see a way to make Sony platforms obsolete, they should simply charge a premium for the games to remain on Sony platforms, provided that Sony has a significant player base.

With regards to MS inhouse development capability and IP growth - this move reduces the pressure on Xbox's internal studios to get things right in the short term. Long term though MS is going to definitely need to learn how to build new successful IP.

Wasn't there a rumor that Sony tried to make Starfield timed exclusive for PS5?

I mean. That's benefit for Xbox owners. If Microsoft bought Bethesda sooner Xbox players would have a chance to play Deathloop in 2021 and GhostWire in 2022, not a year later.

But it's clear that main focus of everything is Game Pass. Which is fine by me as a subscriber. 

But it is funny. Because what benefits are PlayStation gamers having from every Sony moneyhat? Did they earn something when Sony made sure that FFVII Remake or Street Fighter V will not come out on Xbox?

Bethesda sold because they weren't that hot financially. So you are risking them shutting down studios or cancelling projects. Which goes along your idea of "new ideas and new games." And Activision Blizzard acquisition is even more interesting because of devs at ActiBlizz studios. Because this deal will make sure that Kotick is gone. And it will make sure that all COD support studios will have a chance to make their own games. Which is a win, right?

Similar was said about Bungie. Destiny and future games will be multiplatform though, under Sony. 

It helps Game Pass in the near future, but could help XB owners in the far future, if Game Pass truly takes off and becomes the main source for console gaming. Then you would likely see MS selling considerably more XB consoles than PS consoles, and most of them being the cheaper model, like the Series S now.

If Game Pass doesn't take off, then it's only going to be a big benefit to XB owners if those games are all made exclusive, otherwise what was the point?

I disagree

The reason is because with ms having these acquisition it will not just be for xbox, but also pc,m and pc gamepass, xbox gamepass and mobile via cloud. This targets a significant number of gamers that have the opportunities to play their ips which is a good thing

Plus being on gamepass, those who cant afford to buy physical copies at full price, will be able to afford gamepass. Eg. I am based in nz and 1 year of gamepass ultimate is 240 per year. Which is 2 and a bit of the game is 100 nzd per pop or 3 max if its 80 per game. With gamepass u play easily 10 games in few months which covers that.

Not only that, cause it targets a larger customer base, developers can take risk in making new ops that's different to what we are used because they know the large player base that can play their game. That benefits us as we have more games to play

I agree that spiderman is a new ip

While this is strictly correct, I'd say that one of the primary reasons that an acquisition is beneficial to shareholders is because it is beneficial to customers. At the end of the day, every dollar that Microsoft brings in comes because a customer chose to buy from Microsoft. The better the value to a potential customer, the more likely they are to give you their dollars.  

In other words, I'd say that acquisitions, and the vast majority of business decisions, are made with both of these things in mind, because they aren't really competing ends. 

I don't expect a rabbit in the hat right now but in long term I do. Also, creativity is someway forgotten. Why? Because they are selling good (old stuff) with just better resolution.

The people who called you a salty fanboy are just that themselves.

Either way, these aquisitions guarantee that Sony can't moneyhat any of these games. That's at least something.

It supposed benefit Gamepass not Xbox per se. MS doesn't give a toss, which platform you play your GP games on, as long as you keep paying. At this point XB is just an "enabler" for the GP. Also you assume that none of their 25+ development studios will ever come up with a new IP. I find it hard to believe TBH.

One point of view; developers tend to favor the console with more sales so with MS having Bethesda and Activision games exclusive that will definitely push Xbox console sales MS desperately needs. So overtime, if Xbox console sales far exceeds Playstation then you can bet Xbox will get a lot more 3rd party exclusives and deals etc...thus the benefit is that Xbox gamers will be getting more games.