621 hours with 421 spent on NBA 2K21 and 70 on NBA 2K22... I need to add more diversity to my library.
621 hours with 421 spent on NBA 2K21 and 70 on NBA 2K22... I need to add more diversity to my library.
It wont be long term, they are talking about current CoD imo...It's already been confirmed they don't intend to make COD exclusive. Whether this only means for the deals that have already been agreed with Sony or they will publish it across all platforms like they have the Minecraft remains to be seen in the long term.
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Doesn't work for me
For me perosnally I couldn't care less. I like some Blizzard games (Hearthstone and Overwatch) but the Activision catalogue does nothing for me really.It wont be long term, they are talking about current CoD imo...
I like your optimism..... most would be okay with timed exclusivity, but I have a feeling this is about full exclusivity going forward. Let's see... I'm not that fussed either tbf.For me perosnally I couldn't care less. I like some Blizzard games (Hearthstone and Overwatch) but the Activision catalogue does nothing for me really.
Saying that they're hugely popular among casual gamers. MS have received quite a bit of backlash based on this acquisition and will want to have positive PR to attract more users.
I can see the big titles like COD remaining available everywhere. For this gen at least. I think the occasional time Activision publish something out of their normal wheelhouse it'll be Xbox/Gamepass exclusive.
Are they any good? Was looking at the lastest one but there's a lot of awful user reviews online.621 hours with 421 spent on NBA 2K21 and 70 on NBA 2K22... I need to add more diversity to my library.
@VeevaVee will be upset.It's already been confirmed they don't intend to make COD exclusive. Whether this only means for the deals that have already been agreed with Sony or they will publish it across all platforms like they have the Minecraft remains to be seen in the long term.
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I’m glad. If only Sony were as consumer friendly. But we’ll see what happens when those agreements come to an end.@VeevaVee will be upset.
Yeah it's nothing we didn't know or that wasn't obvious. Like Bethesda, deals that in place they honour (and who knows how far ahead Activision and Sony had a deal in place.. could be a good few years yet) and similar to ESO or Fallout 76, Warzone will stay on Playstation.It's already been confirmed they don't intend to make COD exclusive. Whether this only means for the deals that have already been agreed with Sony or they will publish it across all platforms like they have the Minecraft remains to be seen in the long term.
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I like them a lot… 2k21 was ruined by the fact they completely botched pick and roll defense and you could just get to the basket with ease. They fixed that in 2k22 but managed to ruin CPU offense but that can be fixed quite easily with sliders. I still think it’s one of the best sports games.Are they any good? Was looking at the lastest one but there's a lot of awful user reviews online.
I do think long term MS hope to choke Sony out of the console space and acquire every big dev.I like your optimism..... most would be okay with timed exclusivity, but I have a feeling this is about full exclusivity going forward. Let's see... I'm not that fussed either tbf.
Yeah.. If they weren't already working on an FPS multiplayer franchise they certainly will be now.I held the opinion when the deal happened that COD would remain on PlayStation. Don't know why, really, but I still think that will happen. And it has nothing to do with Phil Spencer coming out yesterday and saying it because I wouldn't trust that guy as far as I could throw him.
The doomsday merchants in various quarters of the internet who are proclaiming the demise of PlayStation are ridiculous though, regardless of whether COD remains on the platform or not. "It's over for PlayStation" Calm the feck down
Obviously losing COD will be a blow (the numbers tell you that) but I'm sure they'll survive. Would love for them to actually focus on a First Person multiplayer shooter now. I know others have tried to take on COD and have failed, but if ever there was a time to really go for it, it would be now.
His desire to see it remain on the platform could well be "You can have it, but it's going to be through Game Pass on PlayStation, or not at all".It's already been confirmed they don't intend to make COD exclusive. Whether this only means for the deals that have already been agreed with Sony or they will publish it across all platforms like they have the Minecraft remains to be seen in the long term.
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Eventually, maybe. No way he can enforce that currently. Sony still have contracts for timed exclusivity to some COD shit.His desire to see it remain on the platform could well be "You can have it, but it's going to be through Game Pass on PlayStation, or not at all".
Nearly happened in the 90s.Is it time for Sony and Nintendo to do the unthinkable?
They cannot. They have a higher market capitalisation (260B for Disney vs 140B for Sony), but Sony has higher revenues and higher profits, and Disney definitely does not have 200B or so to buy Sony. At best, they could do a 1.5-1 merge in favor of Disney.Even after this deal MS are still a fair way behind Sony on gaming revenue.
Apple, Disney or Meta will acquire Sony or buy PlayStation at some point anyway I'd expect. Only deal challenge is with them being a Japanese company. Part of this move from Microsoft is no doubt pre emptive with that in mind.
NintonyIs it time for Sony and Nintendo to do the unthinkable?
This would be interesting however I’d imagine Sony would need to get its shit together given the fiasco with the PS 5 stock which is still ongoing.Is it time for Sony and Nintendo to do the unthinkable?
Fiasco? A little over a year since its launch, it's their fastest selling console ever despite ongoing global semiconductor shortages, which clearly seem to be affecting newer manufacturing lines more.This would be interesting however I’d imagine Sony would need to get its shit together given the fiasco with the PS 5 stock which is still ongoing.
Don’t think Nintendo would tolerate such amateurish production.
Absolute fiasco yesFiasco? A little over a year since its launch, it's their fastest selling console ever despite ongoing global semiconductor shortages, which clearly seem to be affecting newer manufacturing lines more.
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Meta buying Playstation would be pretty hilarious to be fair. It'd instantly go from one of the world's most beloved and loyal brands to one of the most hated.Even after this deal MS are still a fair way behind Sony on gaming revenue.
Apple, Disney or Meta will acquire Sony or buy PlayStation at some point anyway I'd expect. Only deal challenge is with them being a Japanese company. Part of this move from Microsoft is no doubt pre emptive with that in mind.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if there was a Meta and Sony(or MS) deal at some point. If they're going heavy on VR then gaming will be part of that i just wouldn't expect it to be a buyout.Meta buying Playstation would be pretty hilarious to be fair. It'd instantly go from one of the world's most beloved and loyal brands to one of the most hated.
Apple? Maybe, but unlikely, they're not as in to big acquisitions as Microsoft.
Disney? No chance, as Revan said, Sony would be impossible for them to acquire.
Also Sony would never willingly sell the Playstation brand or section, it's easily their most profitable.
How are global stock shortages a Sony fiasco?This would be interesting however I’d imagine Sony would need to get its shit together given the fiasco with the PS 5 stock which is still ongoing.
Don’t think Nintendo would tolerate such amateurish production.
One of them (could be someone like a Tencent too) will look to acquire them I'm sure of it. Japanese element definitely adds a barrier though.Meta buying Playstation would be pretty hilarious to be fair. It'd instantly go from one of the world's most beloved and loyal brands to one of the most hated.
Apple? Maybe, but unlikely, they're not as in to big acquisitions as Microsoft.
Disney? No chance, as Revan said, Sony would be impossible for them to acquire.
Also Sony would never willingly sell the Playstation brand or section, it's easily their most profitable.
Tencent is already the 2nd biggest in terms of gaming revenue I think?They cannot. They have a higher market capitalisation (260B for Disney vs 140B for Sony), but Sony has higher revenues and higher profits, and Disney definitely does not have 200B or so to buy Sony. At best, they could do a 1.5-1 merge in favor of Disney.
On the other hand, Meta, Google, Apple, or Amazon could likely afford to buy Sony (in the case of later, funding it via Amazon shares) but I do not see Sony being interested in that for at least another few years. They totally dominated the last console war (more than double the sales of XBox) and despite that you cannot buy a PS5 cause of chip shortage, they still sold more than XBox console. I think they still have the better first-party games, and I am not sure how much long term these purchases will hurt them. For example, Fallout has gone to crap, and the last ES was in 2011, so Bethesda even going full Microsoft, won't hurt Sony too much. WoW was always a PC game so that won't hurt Sony. Call of Duty sure, but then Sony was never that big in first-person shooters (unlike Microsoft who has Halo and Gears). At the end of the day, despite the Bethesda and Activision Blizzard purchase, Microsoft Gaming will still have a lower revenue than Sony.
Saying that, obviously these purchases are putting Microsoft in a very good position to fight back after their defeat in the previous console. I still think that Sony are gonna win this console generation war, but it is going to be much closer, or probably a draw like with PS3-XBox 360.
It would also be interesting to see if Sony has any move. For example, buying SquareEnix and ensuring that FF, KH, DQ, TR and other games become exclusive. I do not expect a Sony-Nintendo merge, to be fair, totally different things.
Then there is always the possibility of a new player entering the scene (looking at Tencent).
I imagine they'll keep it multiplatform but also throw it up on gamepass Day 1 to entice people to go for their service instead. It's probably more profitable for them in the long run and they already work with Nintendo in terms of making their exclusive IPs available on other consoles (Ori and Banjo).I held the opinion when the deal happened that COD would remain on PlayStation. Don't know why, really, but I still think that will happen. And it has nothing to do with Phil Spencer coming out yesterday and saying it because I wouldn't trust that guy as far as I could throw him.
The doomsday merchants in various quarters of the internet who are proclaiming the demise of PlayStation are ridiculous though, regardless of whether COD remains on the platform or not. "It's over for PlayStation" Calm the feck down
Obviously losing COD will be a blow (the numbers tell you that) but I'm sure they'll survive. Would love for them to actually focus on a First Person multiplayer shooter now. I know others have tried to take on COD and have failed, but if ever there was a time to really go for it, it would be now.
If there's one thing I'm absolutely not looking forward to in the video game industry, it's a fecking metaverse. Jesus wept.Tencent is already the 2nd biggest in terms of gaming revenue I think?
Could see Sony going for a Konami or Square for sure.
I'm not saying an acquisition will happen immediately, itll be a while yet, but somebody like Meta would be willing to overpay by a lot for Sony if they were allowed to buy them.
I've had about 13 meetings on metaverse this year (I'm sick of it) and some are going all out. Meta aren't planning to slow down on that front and gaming is at the centre of everything they want to do. I think they'd see the vr stuff as complimentary rather than duplicate and it helps them diversify, something they've struggled with, without adding to the anti competition issues they'd face with other acquisitions that could drive similar growth.
They'll certainly put it on gamepass day 1. MLB wasn't Sony's decision right? I thought MLB themselves basically forced it through since it's their license.I imagine they'll keep it multiplatform but also throw it up on gamepass Day 1 to entice people to go for their service instead. It's probably more profitable for them in the long run and they already work with Nintendo in terms of making their exclusive IPs available on other consoles (Ori and Banjo).
Either way, we're forgetting that Microsoft and Sony have had business relationships in the past. MLB The Show 21 is a Sony developed game that Microsoft paid money to put on Gamepass on release. This'll just be a reverse of the situation where Microsoft probably retain further rights to exclusive/timed DLC.
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Mate.. it's not just video game industry.If there's one thing I'm absolutely not looking forward to in the video game industry, it's a fecking metaverse. Jesus wept.
Oh, they'll definitely put it on Gamepass. That's the whole idea. "Here, you can have it on PlayStation, but you'll have to pay £60 for it while we'll have it on Gamepass on release"I imagine they'll keep it multiplatform but also throw it up on gamepass Day 1 to entice people to go for their service instead. It's probably more profitable for them in the long run and they already work with Nintendo in terms of making their exclusive IPs available on other consoles (Ori and Banjo).
Either way, we're forgetting that Microsoft and Sony have had business relationships in the past. MLB The Show 21 is a Sony developed game that Microsoft paid money to put on Gamepass on release. This'll just be a reverse of the situation where Microsoft probably retain further rights to exclusive/timed DLC.