@Shinaxis theyll bring up exlusivity on final fantasy ( I don't give a 💩 about it lol ) conveniently forgetting Sony spent alot of money promoting it for the PS1 for it to become as popular as it is today
@Floki I just can't see it being profitable when you look at the cost of halo infinite which is as far as I know the most expensive game ever & I doubt they've made anywhere near what they spent on it back even after those cat ears
@StylesT we've had discussions before I won't hide the fact that I think you're biased towards Xbox just like you think I'm biased towards playstation , may I ask are you American
@Floki yeah I know , most people on here will tell you that gamepass Is making them money but it isn't it's losing money until it has enough subscribers & they raise the price
@NeoRatt I have Xbox one , switch & ps5 just not been interested in anything on the other 2 consoles in a long while I got the switch really just for mario & the Xbox for gears of war & halo & the latest halo really pissed me off
@cburg please tell me what agenda I have , is it to convert everyone on pure Xbox to playstation because that would be a waste of time , I can't remember most of the stuff I learned in school I have a brain disorder
@Floki I don't think they really have that much leverage I think If Xbox was to drop charging for multiplayer (ironic since they started it with Xbox live gold) it would shift alot of players over to Xbox I know Id buy all my multiplayer games on Xbox if the paywall was dropped
@Banjo- I think you're blowing the size of the ps5 out of proportion , I'm in the minority I really love the design of the ps5 it looks really cool to me
@NeoRatt streaming isn't a viable option for most people & will never be better than playing a game natively besides I like to own & collect the games I like
@Floki I think starfield is much more high profile than deathloop or ghostwire , it's a new IP but it's got alot of hype around it & people see it as basically an elder Scrolls game in space I'm not sure Bethesda would've felt a deal with that game would've been worth it , redfall on the other hand I couldve seen being another timed exclusive
@BBB they didn't announce platforms but they were in development & they won't have only been developing for Xbox unless Microsoft had paid them to do so which I'm sure everyone in here would condemn , so once the acquisition went through someone at Xbox said to shutdown developing the playstation versions which I think is 💩 because it's just wasting the work they did
@Fenbops I know that I just don't think it was very pro consumer of them & that it was contrary to Phil Spencer's comments about not wanting to take games from other platforms
Don't care what they say the fact remains the minute that acquisition went through starfield & redfall became Xbox exclusive when they were going to be multiplatform
@JayJ I'm not making up excuses you can't say one second we want these big next gen games & don't want PS4 & Xbox one holding them back & the next start saying publishers are obliged to release there games on nintendos inferior hardware
@JayJ because Activisions games are multiplatform they don't need to sign deals that say they'll put games on certain platforms the only reason Nintendo switch doesn't get modern cod titles is because the hardware is outdated & getting them to run acceptably on the system would be an investment that they obviously don't feel would be worth it
@NEStalgia 'I don't think Sony is getting their marketing deal renewed even if Activision it's still in limbo that's for sure.' , Microsoft would've outbid them regardless
@JayJ 'trying to deny COD to Nintendo fans all over' , you do know Activision are perfectly capable of making call of duty games for nintendos consoles they don't need uncle Phil to swoop in & show them how 🤣
@electrolite77 so you think Microsoft should've complained to regulators about Sony acquiring bungie while they were in the process of the largest ever gaming acquisition? Lol
@Tasuki 'Did MS pull this BS when Sony acquired Bungie??' they'd just acquired zenimax & were in the process of this Activision acquisition when Sony acquired bungie how could they have possibly complained about it 🤣
@Kaloudz I doubt it this has only been made public to put pressure on Sony & because of the scrutiny of the acquisition what's actually in this contract won't be as simple as it sounds from Phil Spencer's words
@Kaloudz we haven't seen the terms for this deal it just says we've done this deal to bring cod games to nintendo for 10 years but it doesn't say which cod games weather or not there'd be console parity , weather they want to add Xbox live integration unless they go into details about this deal & I'm sure they'd say they can't do that , it's all just speculation
@A_Khoi_Nguyen they should've been there at launch though & the cancellation of local co-op not long before the feature was supposed to be added soured it lol
@CunningPig while prices may have been higher in the past when you take inflation into account gaming has also become much more mainstream than it used to be & a big increase in sales will offset that just look at the latest cod as an example there's no way they needed to charge £70 for it to make a huge profit but greed is in their DNA lol
@UltimateOtaku91 this just confirms that all zenimax & eventually Activision games will be 70 at launch (they would've been without the acquisitions anyway lol) but we know Microsoft aren't going to be the good guys & reverse the price hike on them
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Re: EU Responds To FTC's Concerns Over Microsoft's Acquisition Of ZeniMax & Activision Blizzard
@JayJ like has been mentioned before with them having a hand on the US Military I think that's wrong
Re: EU Responds To FTC's Concerns Over Microsoft's Acquisition Of ZeniMax & Activision Blizzard
@JayJ come on dude Microsoft has a long history of breaking anti trust laws Sony doesn't stop throwing out the word fanboy without doing research
Re: EU Responds To FTC's Concerns Over Microsoft's Acquisition Of ZeniMax & Activision Blizzard
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Re: EU Responds To FTC's Concerns Over Microsoft's Acquisition Of ZeniMax & Activision Blizzard
@Shinaxis theyll bring up exlusivity on final fantasy ( I don't give a 💩 about it lol ) conveniently forgetting Sony spent alot of money promoting it for the PS1 for it to become as popular as it is today
Re: EU Responds To FTC's Concerns Over Microsoft's Acquisition Of ZeniMax & Activision Blizzard
@Floki I just can't see it being profitable when you look at the cost of halo infinite which is as far as I know the most expensive game ever & I doubt they've made anywhere near what they spent on it back even after those cat ears
Re: EU Responds To FTC's Concerns Over Microsoft's Acquisition Of ZeniMax & Activision Blizzard
@JayJ would you say you're biased ?
Re: EU Responds To FTC's Concerns Over Microsoft's Acquisition Of ZeniMax & Activision Blizzard
@StylesT we've had discussions before I won't hide the fact that I think you're biased towards Xbox just like you think I'm biased towards playstation , may I ask are you American
Re: EU Responds To FTC's Concerns Over Microsoft's Acquisition Of ZeniMax & Activision Blizzard
@Floki yeah I know , most people on here will tell you that gamepass Is making them money but it isn't it's losing money until it has enough subscribers & they raise the price
Re: EU Responds To FTC's Concerns Over Microsoft's Acquisition Of ZeniMax & Activision Blizzard
@NeoRatt I have Xbox one , switch & ps5 just not been interested in anything on the other 2 consoles in a long while I got the switch really just for mario & the Xbox for gears of war & halo & the latest halo really pissed me off
Re: EU Responds To FTC's Concerns Over Microsoft's Acquisition Of ZeniMax & Activision Blizzard
@JayJ have you seen the comments I've made on push square I'm critical of all of the big 3
Re: EU Responds To FTC's Concerns Over Microsoft's Acquisition Of ZeniMax & Activision Blizzard
@cburg please tell me what agenda I have , is it to convert everyone on pure Xbox to playstation because that would be a waste of time , I can't remember most of the stuff I learned in school I have a brain disorder
Re: EU Responds To FTC's Concerns Over Microsoft's Acquisition Of ZeniMax & Activision Blizzard
@Floki I don't think they really have that much leverage I think If Xbox was to drop charging for multiplayer (ironic since they started it with Xbox live gold) it would shift alot of players over to Xbox I know Id buy all my multiplayer games on Xbox if the paywall was dropped
Re: EU Responds To FTC's Concerns Over Microsoft's Acquisition Of ZeniMax & Activision Blizzard
@Banjo- I think you're blowing the size of the ps5 out of proportion , I'm in the minority I really love the design of the ps5 it looks really cool to me
Re: EU Responds To FTC's Concerns Over Microsoft's Acquisition Of ZeniMax & Activision Blizzard
@NeoRatt streaming isn't a viable option for most people & will never be better than playing a game natively besides I like to own & collect the games I like
Re: Report: Microsoft Didn't Mislead Us Over ZeniMax Deal, Says EU In Response To FTC Concerns
@NeoRatt Xbox or an expensive gaming pc running WINDOWS not much of a choice bud
Re: Report: Microsoft Didn't Mislead Us Over ZeniMax Deal, Says EU In Response To FTC Concerns
@Green-Bandit don't get me started on Todd Howard that guys a complete tw@ lol
Re: Report: Microsoft Didn't Mislead Us Over ZeniMax Deal, Says EU In Response To FTC Concerns
@Floki I think starfield is much more high profile than deathloop or ghostwire , it's a new IP but it's got alot of hype around it & people see it as basically an elder Scrolls game in space I'm not sure Bethesda would've felt a deal with that game would've been worth it , redfall on the other hand I couldve seen being another timed exclusive
Re: Report: Microsoft Didn't Mislead Us Over ZeniMax Deal, Says EU In Response To FTC Concerns
@InterceptorAlpha why are people saying that Sony have taken cod away from Nintendo then lol
Re: Report: Microsoft Didn't Mislead Us Over ZeniMax Deal, Says EU In Response To FTC Concerns
@Fenbops I didn't hear anything about Sony trying to buy exclusivity of starfield I don't think they would've got it though
Re: Report: Microsoft Didn't Mislead Us Over ZeniMax Deal, Says EU In Response To FTC Concerns
@BBB they didn't announce platforms but they were in development & they won't have only been developing for Xbox unless Microsoft had paid them to do so which I'm sure everyone in here would condemn , so once the acquisition went through someone at Xbox said to shutdown developing the playstation versions which I think is 💩 because it's just wasting the work they did
Re: Report: Microsoft Didn't Mislead Us Over ZeniMax Deal, Says EU In Response To FTC Concerns
@Sol4ris I don't have a narrative I call things how I see them 🤷♂️
Re: Report: Microsoft Didn't Mislead Us Over ZeniMax Deal, Says EU In Response To FTC Concerns
@Fenbops I know that I just don't think it was very pro consumer of them & that it was contrary to Phil Spencer's comments about not wanting to take games from other platforms
Re: Report: Microsoft Didn't Mislead Us Over ZeniMax Deal, Says EU In Response To FTC Concerns
Don't care what they say the fact remains the minute that acquisition went through starfield & redfall became Xbox exclusive when they were going to be multiplatform
Re: Bandai Namco Is Bringing Its Free MMORPG 'Blue Protocol' To Xbox Series X|S Next Year
@Xiovanni I'm surprised Amazon wants to publish games on Xbox with Phil's Spencer taking swipes at them lol
Re: FTC Files Lawsuit To Block Microsoft's Takeover Of Activision Blizzard
@JayJ I'm not making up excuses you can't say one second we want these big next gen games & don't want PS4 & Xbox one holding them back & the next start saying publishers are obliged to release there games on nintendos inferior hardware
Re: FTC Files Lawsuit To Block Microsoft's Takeover Of Activision Blizzard
@JayJ because Activisions games are multiplatform they don't need to sign deals that say they'll put games on certain platforms the only reason Nintendo switch doesn't get modern cod titles is because the hardware is outdated & getting them to run acceptably on the system would be an investment that they obviously don't feel would be worth it
Re: Elden Ring Crowned TGA's 2022 Game Of The Year
My goty is Ragnarok but can't deny the love & praise elden ring has received from the gaming community
Re: FTC Files Lawsuit To Block Microsoft's Takeover Of Activision Blizzard
@Sebatrox you mean Jeffrey Epsteins mate...
Re: FTC Files Lawsuit To Block Microsoft's Takeover Of Activision Blizzard
@NEStalgia 'I don't think Sony is getting their marketing deal renewed even if Activision it's still in limbo that's for sure.' , Microsoft would've outbid them regardless
Re: FTC Files Lawsuit To Block Microsoft's Takeover Of Activision Blizzard
@JayJ 'trying to deny COD to Nintendo fans all over' , you do know Activision are perfectly capable of making call of duty games for nintendos consoles they don't need uncle Phil to swoop in & show them how 🤣
Re: Gabe Newell: Valve Trusts Microsoft, 10-Year Call Of Duty Offer 'Wasn't Necessary'
Will they be doing deals with apple to say they'll be playable on macOS , or google & ChromeOS
Re: Gabe Newell: Valve Trusts Microsoft, 10-Year Call Of Duty Offer 'Wasn't Necessary'
@dimi that's true didn't think about that
Re: Gabe Newell: Valve Trusts Microsoft, 10-Year Call Of Duty Offer 'Wasn't Necessary'
I mean they weren't going to make it exclusive to the Microsoft store because they know steam is better & they'd get backlash for it lol
Re: Microsoft Shows Frustration As Sony Fails To Respond To 10-Year Call Of Duty Offer
@electrolite77 so you think Microsoft should've complained to regulators about Sony acquiring bungie while they were in the process of the largest ever gaming acquisition? Lol
Re: Microsoft Shows Frustration As Sony Fails To Respond To 10-Year Call Of Duty Offer
@Tasuki 'Did MS pull this BS when Sony acquired Bungie??' they'd just acquired zenimax & were in the process of this Activision acquisition when Sony acquired bungie how could they have possibly complained about it 🤣
Re: Microsoft Shows Frustration As Sony Fails To Respond To 10-Year Call Of Duty Offer
Why in the world would he think they'd want to help Microsoft with this acquisition 😂
Re: Microsoft Enters '10-Year Commitment' To Bring Call Of Duty To Nintendo Platforms
@Sol4ris they have themselves to blame because Microsoft is spending 70 billion to buy Activision blizzard ... What
Re: Microsoft Enters '10-Year Commitment' To Bring Call Of Duty To Nintendo Platforms
@Kaloudz I doubt it this has only been made public to put pressure on Sony & because of the scrutiny of the acquisition what's actually in this contract won't be as simple as it sounds from Phil Spencer's words
Re: Microsoft Enters '10-Year Commitment' To Bring Call Of Duty To Nintendo Platforms
@Snake_V5 It will be for the next few years there marketing deals not over yet 😂
Re: Feature: Our Predictions For The Game Awards 2022
I could see the Xbox port for genshin impact being announced
Re: Microsoft Enters '10-Year Commitment' To Bring Call Of Duty To Nintendo Platforms
@Kaloudz we haven't seen the terms for this deal it just says we've done this deal to bring cod games to nintendo for 10 years but it doesn't say which cod games weather or not there'd be console parity , weather they want to add Xbox live integration unless they go into details about this deal & I'm sure they'd say they can't do that , it's all just speculation
Re: 343 Is Rolling Out A Halo Infinite End-Of-Year Update
@A_Khoi_Nguyen they should've been there at launch though & the cancellation of local co-op not long before the feature was supposed to be added soured it lol
Re: Feature: Our Predictions For The Game Awards 2022
@themightyant yeah if kojima announces anything it will mostly be ds2
Re: Feature: Our Predictions For The Game Awards 2022
@themightyant I think that hideo kojima Xbox game is stretching it abit can't see that being anywhere close to being ready to show footage lol
Re: Xbox First-Party Games Are Officially Getting A Price Increase In 2023
@CunningPig while prices may have been higher in the past when you take inflation into account gaming has also become much more mainstream than it used to be & a big increase in sales will offset that just look at the latest cod as an example there's no way they needed to charge £70 for it to make a huge profit but greed is in their DNA lol
Re: There's Apparently A 'Rift' At The FTC Over Xbox's Activision Blizzard Deal
@JayJ aren't Amazon Google & apple all American company's aswell
Re: 343 Is Rolling Out A Halo Infinite End-Of-Year Update
It's been a bumpy ride for Halo Infinite this year - with plenty of highs and lows ..... Where were the highs lol
Re: Video: EA Showcases First 18 Minutes Of The 'Dead Space' Xbox Series X|S Remake
Too much like dead space 6/10
Re: Xbox First-Party Games Are Officially Getting A Price Increase In 2023
@UltimateOtaku91 this just confirms that all zenimax & eventually Activision games will be 70 at launch (they would've been without the acquisitions anyway lol) but we know Microsoft aren't going to be the good guys & reverse the price hike on them
Re: Xbox First-Party Games Are Officially Getting A Price Increase In 2023
@StylesT not everyone wants to pay for a subscription to rent games