Splatoon >>> Cod anyways

na you deleted that paragraph cuz you knew it was dumb as f*** and didn’t make sense once you typed it out nice try tho

You’re the most miserable person on this forum, go do something with your life

This isn't really a monopoly though we have been over this multiple times. Microsoft would still be firmly in second place compared to Sony. There would still be plenty of available companies that make first person shooters nor would Microsoft be the only ones who own making first person competitive shooters or anything of the short. Other companies just don't really make them because call of duty itself came so continuously and high production value even if the game itself was disappointing.

Many of us are saying microsoft and sony need to be forced to make their own multiplayer shooters but don't really because part of how call of duty makes so much money too is all the various microtransactions. We haven't had a first person shooter in a while that drops then just drops map packs. There tends to be some level of in game currency

Maybe this move doesn’t make Microsoft a monopoly instantly, but I don’t see how it can be understood as anything other than anti-competitive. The whole 10-year agreement doesn’t really convince me of anything either, since that’s about the point where the next console generation will be picking up steam and removing one of the best selling games year in and out from your competitors will definitely have an impact on PlayStation sales

I dislike the direction shooters have taken towards GaaS too, not sure what that has to do with the acquisition though

"I don't understand how it can be viewed as anything other than anti competitive"

Again if the Call of duty games come to gamepass, they have offered to have gamepass on other consoles. The games would 100% still come to pc. They would come to nintendo and sony for 10 years. We really got to this point partially because of Sony paying so often for timed exclusivity, getting dlc a full year early or exclusive game modes to the point where they became the place to play. It will have an impact on playstation sales yes but if you look how much playstation is leading by, the other reasons people buy a playstation and their revenue it isn't that crazy.

"I dislike the direction shooters have taken towards GaaS too "

It has to do with basically every first person shooter is trying to be cod, see cods success or at least follow their general model. Sell with a season pass . Do seasons. Map packs. Skins and customizations sell options. It has to do with the acquisition because its the reason COD is so popular in the first place. Yes sometimes dropping yearly but people know that others will be online on a COD game for years, they will get support, map packs, skins, servers stay online for years even as new ones release.

lol Sony don't want to add it to plus and save gamers money thats the last thing they want to do

lmao this deal need to happen already but jim ryan might be a genius if microsoft start offering some crazy s*** to get that deal pushed through

1 thing I can assure you from all this is that Jim Ryan is not a genius

Microsoft finally got something. They just need some games now

dudes still talking about monopoly when even after this goes through microsoft would have less than 10% of the gaming industry

bozos I swear

The activist on deal is dead. Thank you UK

Source that it’s dead?

I only see them saying “it could harm gamers”

It’s not dead

F*** the UK

"Resulting in high prices" when they wanna offer it on gamepass

@ShintaroKago need you to stir things up itt.

Lmao shouldn't even buy that s*** if they gotta sell cod tbh

If they gotta sell cod deal is good as dead imo. Im sure they will try to work something out

Microsoft thinks they can get it through with behavioral remedies and not selling cod

Hiliarious reading the shambles from msft stock holders and fanboys on resetera

They losing they minds about this

Blizzard is ass and toxic as f*** they would be an easy split candidate