@Kaloudz Higher courts tend to reject cases that are dismissed before even heard by lower courts. There are rare occasions, but most are dismissed outright.
@NEStalgia I know what they did. But don't act like that isn't something they knew going in. I think they were surprised by 360 going down BC path and felt forced to shove a PS2 inside it. But it shows that they never planned to be BC after PS2 and wanted to regurgitate old games for more profits ever since the PS3 era.
@themightyant So you are saying that they weren't BC since PS2 until Xbox forced their hand finally. That "original model" on PS3 was quickly shoved out when they realized they could repackage the same games for more money. No excuse as to why they ended BC on PS3 other than that. Most PS3s in circulation are NOT BC and it isn't even close.
Hope they pull the offer after the sale goes through and Microsoft releases CoD on everything but PlayStation. It's really what they deserve, and Microsoft can say they gave them multiple offers and they turned them down, which is true.
Private Division's last ditch attempt to make money on it before the IP becomes fully Microsoft's. Guessing this was some agreement made with them. Notice the responses to tweet complaints tells them to contact Private Division?
@Romans12 you clearly didn't read GamingTrend's review then lol! "2023 has already been strong with Game of the Year contenders, and Atomic Heart is another one of them."
There wasn't even a shooter nominated for Game of the Year this last year. The year before's Game of the Year (Deathloop) is on Game Pass.
@Nintendo4Sonic Cuz Game Pass is awesome that's why. Most people don't replay the same game multiple times, so physical ownership doesn't mean much when you can save a ton of money with Game Pass. You are still free to pay more money and own the disc if you want. I like knowing what's coming down the pipe for Game Pass and most others do as well. Be dumb not to mention it when it's happening.
@AdamCorela Yeah, they have to pretend they won't so that they can feign all this outrage about the Activision purchase. Then after it goes through, I could totally see them be like "Xbox forced us to do this". They are the masters of spin.
@grumpypotato No, they really aren't. KS is (supposed to be) for indie devs that are self-publishing and need the money upfront. Big difference vs a large publisher incentivizing pre-orders. However, KS is complete garbage when it comes to monitoring that the project follows through, and they won't give you a penny if the project creators are scammers. I got burned big time on KS and will never use it again. Absolutely zero protections and KS won't even refund their cut from the funding. So, they are scammers too.
FINALLY! This is the only way to save Halo Infinite since the devs are seemingly incapable of making maps. Blow this open and let the community save Halo.
If it ain't on Game Pass, I couldn't care less. Ubisoft is so boring and so terribly run at this point. They literally just re-release the same crap every year. Ives is terrible at his job.
@jordan1992 Wow dude, you do realize that words can have different meanings based on how they are used in a sentence right? Like when someone says they are buying a "budget item", that is short speech for saying they are buying a "low budget item". The term "budget" does not always mean cheap. When a corporation announces it's annual "budget", it doesn't announce it's annual "cheap".
And wow, you literally defined the term "budget" with "limited budget"!!! Seriously, how do you function in a society without this understanding? I am honestly amazed that you have. You are mocking me for your complete lack of understanding basic language. Keep facepalming and digging that hole though...
@jordan1992 Is language your first language?
"Budget - an estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time"
AAA budget means: "an estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time" for "a huge game being made for years".
It's very sad that I am explaining this right now...
@BRT15 It wasn't crap, but it didn't quite live up to Left 4 Dead's level. Was fun for a little bit, then lost interest as it got fairly repetitive... Turtle Rock can't seem to get over that hump and find a long-lasting hook to their games as they venture on their own.
I'll wait for it to arrive on Game Pass like it's predecessor did. I enjoyed Deliver Us the Moon, but I got enough of a backlog to where I can wait for Mars.
@uptownsoul Compulsion games is not Naught Dog. Same number of studios is a meaningless comparison when different studios produce different levels of games. Not every studio makes AAA budget games and not all should. I shouldn't have to be explaining this...
@uptownsoul Yes, but not at the same level. There are multiple ways for them to try to get at the same level. They could go a different path, but this is one path.
@theGoodChap I can agree with you there. It is getting pretty crazy overall with gaming. Lot of rugs being pulled out from under established IPs and fanbases on both sides. I will say that I do believe most of Activision's games will remain cross-platform. Some of them are too big of a cash cow to pull exclusive. But, you'll get the whole "buy it on PS5 or get it on Game Pass" comparison.
@jordan1992 this isn't sports. Business doesn't function with equal cap space and draft picks. If companies want to dump more capital into "buying itself to the top" they can. They are risking more capital by doing so. And the fact that this doesn't even put them over Sony, negates that point. This merely makes them a legitimate competitor again with the dominate Sony. If Xbox then proceeds to buy EA and Ubisoft, then I'd be getting concerned about that.
@uptownsoul why is every company required to follow the same blueprint? They aren't. The fact that all these Sony fans are constantly on here freaking out about Xbox becoming actually formidable again just shows how entitled you all are to having the dominate console and Sony reflects that same attitude.
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Re: Activision Won't Allow Sony's 'Disappointing Behaviour' To Impact Long Term Relations
@Fenbops Right, like how Square Enix hates Xbox players for no reason. See, grudges...
Re: Saints Row Unveils 2023 Roadmap, Featuring Lots Of Free Content
Do they have a roadmap to make the game not hipster trash?
Re: Pokémon-Like 'Cassette Beasts' Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass With Multiple Dates
Cassette Beasts and where to find them...
Re: Amazon Spring Sale: Best Deals On Xbox Consoles, Game Pass Subscriptions And More
They need to seriously cut the price on these expansion cards...
Re: MultiVersus Is Being Delisted And Taken Offline Until Next Year
Might as well stick a fork in this game
Re: Group Of 'Gamers' Who Tried To Sue Microsoft Faced With Dismissal In Court
@Kaloudz Higher courts tend to reject cases that are dismissed before even heard by lower courts. There are rare occasions, but most are dismissed outright.
Re: Group Of 'Gamers' Who Tried To Sue Microsoft Faced With Dismissal In Court
@NEStalgia I know what they did. But don't act like that isn't something they knew going in. I think they were surprised by 360 going down BC path and felt forced to shove a PS2 inside it. But it shows that they never planned to be BC after PS2 and wanted to regurgitate old games for more profits ever since the PS3 era.
Re: Group Of 'Gamers' Who Tried To Sue Microsoft Faced With Dismissal In Court
@StrawberryWave Brings more parity to the competition instead of just Sony stomping all over everyone. Competition is good for the consumer.
Re: Group Of 'Gamers' Who Tried To Sue Microsoft Faced With Dismissal In Court
@themightyant So you are saying that they weren't BC since PS2 until Xbox forced their hand finally. That "original model" on PS3 was quickly shoved out when they realized they could repackage the same games for more money. No excuse as to why they ended BC on PS3 other than that. Most PS3s in circulation are NOT BC and it isn't even close.
Re: 'Tchia' Could Be Heading To Xbox Following Impressive PS5 Reviews
Tch Tch Tch Tchia!!!
Re: UK CMA Documents Reveal Six Companies In Favour Of Xbox ActiBlizz Acquisition
@Thrussted Agreed, I totally think participant C is Valve aka Gabe Newell.
Participant E is 100% spot on with all of this!
Re: Here's What Might Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In April 2023
Nothing really of note here whew!
Re: Watch Out, Resident Evil 4's Remake Has Supposedly Been Leaked
Spoiler, Leon and Ashley survive and escape. How do I know these things?!?!....
Re: Sony Remains 'Extremely Sceptical' Of Reaching ActiBlizz Agreement With Microsoft
Hope they pull the offer after the sale goes through and Microsoft releases CoD on everything but PlayStation. It's really what they deserve, and Microsoft can say they gave them multiple offers and they turned them down, which is true.
Re: The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition Is Getting Mixed Feedback For Xbox Series X|S
Private Division's last ditch attempt to make money on it before the IP becomes fully Microsoft's. Guessing this was some agreement made with them. Notice the responses to tweet complaints tells them to contact Private Division?
Re: Video: Digital Foundry Questions Whether Features Should Be Dropped On Xbox Series S
Yet somehow, the PC releases scale lower and no one says a word...
Re: Phil Spencer: Xbox Won't 'Play The Game' Of Adding Exclusive Content To Call Of Duty
Oooh, nice sizzle from Phil. Sony is in no position to say anything.
Re: Halo Infinite's 'Biggest Multiplayer Update' Yet Shown Off In Season 3 Launch Trailer
@Sol4ris I want Valhalla back.
Re: Here's What Might Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In March 2023
Guardians of the Galaxy was better than I thought it would be. Everyone needs to play Tunic. The game is spectacular!
Re: Microsoft And Sony Fail To Make Activision Blizzard Agreement At EU Court Hearing
Microsoft getting Nintendo to sign it is the nail in the coffin to Sony's absurd argument.
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Critics Think Of 'Atomic Heart' On Xbox Game Pass
@Romans12 you clearly didn't read GamingTrend's review then lol! "2023 has already been strong with Game of the Year contenders, and Atomic Heart is another one of them."
There wasn't even a shooter nominated for Game of the Year this last year. The year before's Game of the Year (Deathloop) is on Game Pass.
Re: Xbox Game Pass RPG 'Lies Of P' Heads To The Service In August 2023
@Nintendo4Sonic Cuz Game Pass is awesome that's why. Most people don't replay the same game multiple times, so physical ownership doesn't mean much when you can save a ton of money with Game Pass. You are still free to pay more money and own the disc if you want. I like knowing what's coming down the pipe for Game Pass and most others do as well. Be dumb not to mention it when it's happening.
Re: Saints Row's Disappointing Reboot 'Underperformed' For Embracer Group
I mean the picture above told me enough that this game would suck...
Re: New RPG 'Sea Of Stars' Causes Controversy As Devs Leave Xbox Owners Hanging
@AdamCorela Yeah, they have to pretend they won't so that they can feign all this outrage about the Activision purchase. Then after it goes through, I could totally see them be like "Xbox forced us to do this". They are the masters of spin.
Re: New RPG 'Sea Of Stars' Causes Controversy As Devs Leave Xbox Owners Hanging
@Banjo- Prepare to wait a long time. Squeenix is essentially, a Sony company now...
Re: New RPG 'Sea Of Stars' Causes Controversy As Devs Leave Xbox Owners Hanging
@grumpypotato No, they really aren't. KS is (supposed to be) for indie devs that are self-publishing and need the money upfront. Big difference vs a large publisher incentivizing pre-orders. However, KS is complete garbage when it comes to monitoring that the project follows through, and they won't give you a penny if the project creators are scammers. I got burned big time on KS and will never use it again. Absolutely zero protections and KS won't even refund their cut from the funding. So, they are scammers too.
Re: New RPG 'Sea Of Stars' Causes Controversy As Devs Leave Xbox Owners Hanging
In some ways, this could also sound like it'll be shadow dropping on Game Pass. Here's hoping.
Re: Analysts Predict Xbox's Activision Blizzard Deal Will Close Soon, Despite UK Objections
What a bunch of dorks. This is just a game to CMA and FTC...
Re: Apex Legends Becomes Less 'Battle Royale' With The Introduction Of Traditional Team Deathmatch
This game has fallen off soo much in the last couple seasons.
Re: Halo Infinite Launches New Matchmaking Playlist For Forge Maps
@InterceptorAlpha To be fair, most people hate Big Team Battle lol! I do it as a warm-up but it gets old quick.
Re: Halo Infinite Launches New Matchmaking Playlist For Forge Maps
FINALLY! This is the only way to save Halo Infinite since the devs are seemingly incapable of making maps. Blow this open and let the community save Halo.
Re: Xbox Leak Reveals Ubisoft+ Will Include 60+ Games, Here's The Full List So Far
@UltimateOtaku91 Being part of Game Pass automatically makes EA Access a better value.
Re: Xbox Leak Reveals Ubisoft+ Will Include 60+ Games, Here's The Full List So Far
@ironcrow86 Danks gamma not see
Re: Xbox Leak Reveals Ubisoft+ Will Include 60+ Games, Here's The Full List So Far
If it ain't on Game Pass, I couldn't care less. Ubisoft is so boring and so terribly run at this point. They literally just re-release the same crap every year. Ives is terrible at his job.
Re: 'Inkulinati' Is Getting Impressive Feedback On Xbox Game Pass So Far
That review was probably written by UltimateOtaku
Re: Activision Blizzard Thinks Sony's 'The Last Of Us' Can Help Justify The Xbox Acquisition
@jordan1992 Yeah I'm done... Can't help willful stupidity...
Re: The 'Worst Xbox Game Of 2022' Is Shutting Its Servers This May
Lol, they are shutting down the single-player? Wow, can they suck any harder?
Re: Activision Blizzard Thinks Sony's 'The Last Of Us' Can Help Justify The Xbox Acquisition
@jordan1992 https://www.theicon.com/5-aaa-games-and-their-budgets-how-much-was-spent-how-much-was-made-and-was-it-worth-it There you go pal. Now run along to English class.
Re: Activision Blizzard Thinks Sony's 'The Last Of Us' Can Help Justify The Xbox Acquisition
@jordan1992 Wow dude, you do realize that words can have different meanings based on how they are used in a sentence right? Like when someone says they are buying a "budget item", that is short speech for saying they are buying a "low budget item". The term "budget" does not always mean cheap. When a corporation announces it's annual "budget", it doesn't announce it's annual "cheap".
And wow, you literally defined the term "budget" with "limited budget"!!! Seriously, how do you function in a society without this understanding? I am honestly amazed that you have. You are mocking me for your complete lack of understanding basic language. Keep facepalming and digging that hole though...
Re: Zombie MMO 'The Day Before' Reveals 10 Minutes Of Uncut Gameplay
Safe to say this game is Undead on Arrival... Someone should've actually watched this The Day Before and told them not to release it.
Re: Activision Blizzard Thinks Sony's 'The Last Of Us' Can Help Justify The Xbox Acquisition
@jordan1992 Is language your first language?
"Budget - an estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time"
AAA budget means: "an estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time" for "a huge game being made for years".
It's very sad that I am explaining this right now...
Re: Xbox Game Pass Shooter 'Back 4 Blood' Has Officially Ended Development
@BRT15 I played on Game Pass. Yeah, I'd be more salty had I paid full price.
Re: Xbox Game Pass Shooter 'Back 4 Blood' Has Officially Ended Development
@BRT15 It wasn't crap, but it didn't quite live up to Left 4 Dead's level. Was fun for a little bit, then lost interest as it got fairly repetitive... Turtle Rock can't seem to get over that hump and find a long-lasting hook to their games as they venture on their own.
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Critics Think Of Xbox Planetary Adventure 'Deliver Us Mars'
I'll wait for it to arrive on Game Pass like it's predecessor did. I enjoyed Deliver Us the Moon, but I got enough of a backlog to where I can wait for Mars.
Re: Activision Blizzard Thinks Sony's 'The Last Of Us' Can Help Justify The Xbox Acquisition
@jordan1992 I have no idea what you just said...
Re: Activision Blizzard Thinks Sony's 'The Last Of Us' Can Help Justify The Xbox Acquisition
@uptownsoul Compulsion games is not Naught Dog. Same number of studios is a meaningless comparison when different studios produce different levels of games. Not every studio makes AAA budget games and not all should. I shouldn't have to be explaining this...
Re: Activision Blizzard Thinks Sony's 'The Last Of Us' Can Help Justify The Xbox Acquisition
@uptownsoul Yes, but not at the same level. There are multiple ways for them to try to get at the same level. They could go a different path, but this is one path.
Re: Activision Blizzard Thinks Sony's 'The Last Of Us' Can Help Justify The Xbox Acquisition
@theGoodChap I can agree with you there. It is getting pretty crazy overall with gaming. Lot of rugs being pulled out from under established IPs and fanbases on both sides. I will say that I do believe most of Activision's games will remain cross-platform. Some of them are too big of a cash cow to pull exclusive. But, you'll get the whole "buy it on PS5 or get it on Game Pass" comparison.
Re: Activision Blizzard Thinks Sony's 'The Last Of Us' Can Help Justify The Xbox Acquisition
@jordan1992 this isn't sports. Business doesn't function with equal cap space and draft picks. If companies want to dump more capital into "buying itself to the top" they can. They are risking more capital by doing so. And the fact that this doesn't even put them over Sony, negates that point. This merely makes them a legitimate competitor again with the dominate Sony. If Xbox then proceeds to buy EA and Ubisoft, then I'd be getting concerned about that.
Re: Activision Blizzard Thinks Sony's 'The Last Of Us' Can Help Justify The Xbox Acquisition
@uptownsoul why is every company required to follow the same blueprint? They aren't. The fact that all these Sony fans are constantly on here freaking out about Xbox becoming actually formidable again just shows how entitled you all are to having the dominate console and Sony reflects that same attitude.