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@Fishticon plus PlayStation plus charges you 17 bucks for no brand new day one games

@Fishticon it’s one dollar. no, nobody should care about this price hike. My comment about anti xbox is based off of their other topics, and how they headline.

It’s one dollar people!!! This site comes off sometimes anti-Xbox and more pro PlayStation. Your headlines come off more pro PlayStation, and that’s not even what happened in like the case for Activision.

@Belkan yeah, Sony’s is to not have a competition.

Microsoft has still been releasing quite a few other games on PlayStation and PlayStation Plus. Trust me, I wish Microsoft would stop playing nice and just without the middle finger.

@Belkan it’s because they’re asking for more millions from microsoft then of Sony. If you sit down and really think from the business perspective, you would see what Microsoft is doing, which it’s literally the only thing they can do to compete with Sony.

Things I want;

Gears
Perfect Dark
State of Decay 3
Contraband
HaloBattleRoyale
Off Brand Monster Hunter -Rumor

Smash Brothers Clone for Microsoft W/Activision/Blizzard/King character also.

That headset is fire. Very beautiful

Dino Crisis 2!!!!! Please

Upgraded graphics to Sea of Thieves

Remake of

BloodWake
Brute Force
Kung Fu Chaos add Xbox characters.

Reboot to

Halo
Gears of War
Banjo Kazooie

Activision/Blizzard/King approved by CMA and right now all games are on Gamepass after the show.

@TakeItEasy that’s not it at all but I do get the vibe that a lot of people defend Sony, when Sony is the monopoly in the console market.

Phil didn’t lie when he said they’ve already lost the console war.

That’s why Microsoft is thinking outside the box. game pass is where they’re making the majority their money. problem is they can’t ditch the Xbox because if they do that, and bring GamePass onto PlayStation, in order for it to be on PlayStation they’re going to demand a percentage of what game pass makes. That’s not what Microsoft wants.

@TakeItEasy The CMA and FTC concern's are silly. When Sony joins cloud gaming, who do you think will be the leader?

The top leaders are Tecent and Sony. Most developers Tecent, Sony, and Embracer Group.

CMA math is wrong. This deal closes. No one gets hurt and Microsoft raises in the market a little.

Microsoft wanted this buy in order of reason. 1. King, this helps with mobile and King has a lot of developers. 2. Blizzard, really helps the PC market. Sony even bought PC only developers. 3. IP’s, helps blow up Game Pass. 4. More developers and studios. 5. Call of Duty, it’s just a bonus. I don’t think they care about COD has much. CMA tried to get them to sale Activision and keep the two. That defeats 3 and 4.

@GADG3Tx87 @Moonglow Phil Spencer really has stayed true to his word.

Play gamepass on Xbox, PC, Steam Deck, Smart TV’s, and Phones.

10years on other services exposes their IP’s to new gamers, then make exclusive to Game Pass.

Wish people could see the reason Game Pass isn’t on PlayStation. Phil Spencer said 7 or 8 years ago that he hopes PlayStation Plus, Nintendo Plus, and Game Pass could be on each others console, eliminating exclusives.

I think the problem is everyone expectations. Microsoft bought these studios when they were already had a game just released or an exclusive contract with PlayStation.

It takes 400 developers to release a AAA title in two years. None, keyword none of Microsoft Studios have 400 developers. PlayStation has eight Studios over 400, three of them are over 800.

Microsoft has seven developers that are around 100 some less.

But Microsoft has to have something to showcase at the shows.

That’s why Microsoft needs this Activision blizzard king merger. It’ll get them closer to the development, power of PlayStation.

@Tharsman Phil Spencer said he’s going to be over ABK and the top dog at Bethesda will be over Xbox after the merger is complete. Then probably retire after a year or 2.

@Kaloudz @Tharsman Phil’s already come out and said he wants to do a call of duty every two years, not every year. This will open up developers to actually be able to work on the dormant IP‘s

@Serpentes420 @Kaloudz He did! People are focusing too much on the console war.

Phil has already come out and said it’s not about console wars, which it’s not, what they’re looking for is more games, more different IP‘s on Game Pass, equals more subscribers!

If Microsoft could back out of the console market, they would, the only reason their still in the console market is because it has a lot of gamers in it. They can’t bring GamePass to PlayStation because then PlayStation would have pole, and slap fees for GamePass being on there. So, Microsoft has to have an Xbox console

@Serpentes420 why use the word takeover? It sounds so hostile. Last I checked Activision wanted to sell. Microsoft is just the highest bidder.

@Kevw2006 again all you guys keep comparing consoles. Microsoft isn’t competing with consoles. Phil has said numerous times he doesn’t care about the console sales. It’s about subscribers.

The reason Game Pass isn’t on Sony’s console is because of the large market that they bring to the lower class citizens that can’t afford high end PC. If there wasn’t an Xbox Console it would just be PlayStation, Sony would charge Microsoft and want a percentage of game pass cut to be on the PlayStation console.

How some people don’t see this or understand, baffles me

@TheArtfulDodger cod is not the only ip activision/Blizzard/king have.

Plus you keep comparing just Sony and it’s 70% consoles. So, that lets me know you’re missing the point. It’s not about the consoles!!! Phil has repeatedly said this. Which lets me know you’re not understanding what Microsoft is trying to do.

@Banjo- agree

@TheArtfulDodger it’s really too long to explain so just save my comment, and I’m telling you in 10 years call of duty will be exclusive to Xbox.

A lot of people say that Phil Spencer has lied I have yet to see where he’s actually lied. Phil Spencer said his goal is to get games in more peoples hands. last I checked gamePass is on cell phones, computers, Xbox, web browsers, Steamdeck, and soon NVidia will have everything including halo.

Phil. Spencer also said that existing Bethesda IP‘s will remain multi platform. Every time an update or expansion has come out for elder scrolls online fallout 76 Skyrim have all come out and then patched same day as the Xbox version. See. elder scrolls Skyrim is an existing IP, but elder scrolls six is not an existing IP. People were looking for the word franchise.

It’s a business Phil didn’t lie that Microsoft has lost the console war. what he talked about in meetings back when they were still on the Xbox one they had to think outside the box. That’s where they came up with Game Pass. Problem is if you bring Game Pass to PlayStation, PlayStation remains the monopoly and then they’ll end up controlling GamePass and that’s not what Microsoft wants. If you can get a game pass successful eventually because of the economy PlayStation will be forced to switch to GamePass’s model, and it’ll actually even the playing field for Microsoft.

The Activision/Blizzard/King merger is an accelerant for their plan.

@UltimateOtaku91 I can’t wait for Microsoft to get Activision/Blizzard/King and make all their games exclusive because Sony never signed any deal.

If you have a PC and want their games you fund Microsoft’s mission to buy more devs.

The FTC will be forced to approve by judge.

the US Senate and rest of US government seem for it.

CMA’s is where I’m lost. But the head of the FTC is from the UK. You’ll see the common denominator.

They can’t back down from this. If they back down from this, any kind of merger, with anything will constantly be scrutinized, they have to stand their ground, even if they lose.

@fizban3332 @fizban3332 your forgetting 2 titles released this year on Xbox from first party studios; Goldeneye and Age of Empires 2

@Banjo- yes, agreed. So Phil Spencer promised price wouldn’t go up after approved merger. But a year after the merger, it probably will. Phil never said never.

As far as it being combined together, it was wishful thinking. You totally missed the point.

@jordan1992 yeah I was just getting at the normal base pay, for one that’s flat line and advertised

@Banjo- No, you missed the point.

GamePass $9.99
GamePass Ultimate $14.99
GamePass Ultimate plus Ubisoft+ $19.99

GamePass is going up in price the following year after Activision Merger

@Banjo- How’s that good?

I would be willing to pay $20-$25 with Ubisoft+ included in GamePass

@Kevw2006 I know it’s not the same thing, but the logic of this is the same. We all know that there’s marvel comics and DC comics, but a lot of people don’t know Darkhorse comics.

Darkhorse comics is not as popular as the other two, they just don’t have the characters the popular characters to compete with DC or Marvel.

But if Dark-horse comics bought Batman, you don’t think that that would make dark horse comics, super relevant again?

@Kevw2006 the studio building thing. The problem is is it’s the lack of popular franchises or IP’s.

Sony and Nintendo already have a big jump on this, and they built it through years. That’s why the only thing Microsoft, or a new console developer coming in, has to buy popular IP’s.

it’s very hard to find a company that can come in and keep duplicating the IP in good standards. That’s why Cellcom was a very hard on the PS3, because a new developer took over and you see how that turned out same way with twisted metal. No on the PlayStation side it’s the same thing with gears of war and halo.
But every once in a while, you get lucky with Spider-Man, or a developer can come in and make something of it.

So no, I don’t think that’s a Microsoft’s fault. Fanboy ism is real. And you Gotta have the right product to pull people away.

@Kevw2006 @Neverwild have you guys noticed they cut production down an PSVR 2? It’s because Microsoft is actually building something to compete with.

I mean, Sony literally dominates the market to where they can turn around and claim that they’re already making profit from the PS five then put in a cheaper heat sink, then they made heatsink even cheaper because they redid it twice.

Then they upped the cost on the PS fives after they’re already making profit in every country except the US because the US has Microsoft and they’re competing

If you guys are oblivious to the monopoly that Sony has your nuts.

They literally have $1 trillion company by the balls.

@Neverwild dude are you not read my posts? I’m not mad about the Spider-Man thing I was using it as an example I’m for the merger I’m for Sony to have Spider-Man like I said, I like the competition.

@Kevw2006 dude you’re not listening to anything that I’ve said. When you get a chance look up the size of the developers, you’ll find that they more than double the size of Xbox is studios.

Naughty dog actually has two studios. They’re broken into team a team b . Dude trying to drive and talk at same time. The studio that makes Killzone and Horizon has three studios.

Sony has six studios that have over 400 developers

Microsoft has zero. If I remember correctly 343 Industries is their biggest studio.

@Kevw2006 either way competition is good.

Because of this merger, Sony is no longer big focusing on PlayStation VR. They upgraded the PS five before it was even announced because they had beta builds of the Xbox series X, and realized how much more powerful it was, and made a last-minute adjustments on the PS five.

They got the beta build of the Xbox because of MLB the show. A lot of people don’t look stuff up so they don’t know that, I thought I’d fill you in on something new, because the PS five was severely under powered and had a standard hard drive in it originally.

There’s multiple PlayStation executives and developers and third-party developers that talked about it before the console was even announced.

Also, go back and look at my comment earlier about the 360 versus the PS3 in the PS3 versus the PS4

@Kevw2006 dude you can literally say the exact same thing about the Call of Duty® series. You’re spinning it to fit your narrative.

Every call of duty is a different story, that’s not like the others, and doesn’t take place during the same time.

@Sol4ris agree!

@Kevw2006 that’s the same logic I can use for the next call of duty, Diablo, elder scrolls

Pretty sure call of duty black ops five isn’t on PlayStation

I’ll say it again competition is good. When the 360 was killing it. Sony had to step up their game during the PS3 era and they released more titles and new IP‘s, then they did on the PS4 era. (First Party) not third.

on the PS4 they never released a Socom, Twisted Metal, Resistance, Warhawk, and others.

PS3 new ips Resistance, Starhawk, PlayStation all-stars, little big planet, MAG, folklore, heavenly sword, the last of us, uncharted, Demon Souls, and much more

PS4 new ips? Maybe VR ip games

@Sol4ris literally all of Square Enix AAA titles are PlayStation exclusive.

MMO’s, the good final fantasy’s (lol), Forspoken, and others.

@Kevw2006 Spider-Man games has always been multi-plat and on all platforms, even Sega before they went out of the console business.

I also haven’t looked up all the franchises. I don’t really care about the franchises. I think buying studios is important for the gaming industry and companies. Remember, it’s all about competition and competing. I own both consoles.

I do believe in order for anyone to compete with Sony. They have to be allowed to buy some of these companies with established franchises.

Sony’s been around for how long? Basically, since the beginning it’s allowed them to accumulate studios and franchises to where people can’t just start up their own Console and be successful.

Microsoft is doing the only thing they can do to compete. If Tencent starts their own console like it’s rumored, they’ll do it the absolute right way.

@Sol4ris i’ve always considered Square Enix and their studios first party PlayStation studio.

Sue for taking Spider-Man and Wolverine games off other consoles and made it exclusive. When they started out on every console.

I didn’t see people complaining when Sony was buying studios and taking franchises off other peoples consoles.

I pointed out in a comment earlier of games that are already released just this year and people don’t recognize them as Microsoft Studios because their games are on other platforms (PS, PC, Phones, and or Switch).

This merger allows Microsoft to compete, not take over.

@Rmg0731 @AstraeaV They just released Hi-Fi, Mighty Doom, Goldeneye, Age of Empires 2, and Ghostwire.

Soon Minecraft Legends and RedFall.

Later this year Forza Motorsport and Statfield.

Pretty sure I over looked a already released game or later released game.

Your guys first party game releases are ridiculous and shows they need this Activision merger.

Sony is releasing a bunch of remasters and games that was already worked on before the pandemic

Microsoft owned 5 studio’s I think a year before the pandemic. What did you expect?

Do some research the size of some of these studios are small that Microsoft owns. Naughty dog, Santa Monica studios, Bungie, and others eclipse how many developers are in one of Microsoft Studios.

Microsoft’s xbox game studios releasing 2 AAA titles in one week.

Redfall releases in a month.

Microsoft is releasing games this year

@jordan1992 and they’ve kept their word about not limiting games to one platform.

All Microsoft games are on PC, Xbox, TVs, cell phones, Steamdeck, and Nintendo when they allow it

I have yet to see Microsoft and or Phil Spencer lie this GEN

Sony on the other hand, is full of something. Sony said everything that started out on PlayStation years ago should stay on PlayStation because it was multi platform, that was their argument for call of duty, but Spider-Man has literally been on every platform ever made, Sony made it exclusive Haha

Either way, Microsoft isn’t going to make call of duty exclusive. So, let it go. Minecraft is still on everything, no limitations to Content, and or quality.

@jordan1992 whatever naughty dog was already talented and you’re crazy

The PS3 had a lot of quality games with quantity.

what kind of Bethesda games do you think that allow? not single player games, they only allow live service games if that.

Either way, Microsoft didn’t lie about Bethesda

@jordan1992 you got to have the quality developers. If you haven’t noticed the quality developers are all tied up. Plus a lot of companies aren’t going to sign up with Microsoft because they haven’t really been successful like PlayStation has.

You can’t just magically make a gem developer there’s a reason they’re called gems

there was way more exclusives that released during the PS3 era then the PS4. They even release their older ips twisted metal, Warhawk, socom, and more. New ips during ps3 uncharted, the last of us, resistance, Little Big, planet, demon souls, PlayStation all-stars, lair, and more

Also, Microsoft never lied about Bethesda. If you go find interviews, the exact words used was existing IPs would remain on PlayStation.
Which they’ve kept their word. The word you was looking for is franchise. Elder scrolls six was not an existing IP yet.

@jordan1992 at the end of the day one thing you and I can both agree on is, we both love gaming.

Think about the 360 and PS3 era, both was killing it with good quality games. Now again, think about the PS3 versus the PS4 era. Write down all of the first party, IP’s new and old do not include remakes or remasters. The PS3 was killing it because they had competition. You’ll find that there’s a big difference