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Microsoft is buying Activision-Blizzard
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For $70 billion. Nuts.
ID: ht6b5aeID: ht6bw1rMade Bethesda acquisition look like buying an indie publisher lol
ID: ht6d3fdAnd at that time it was the biggest acquisition in the industry and now... they just dwarfed that like it's nothing
ID: ht6cakaCall of duty sits at the top of the sales charts year round. with almost no issues. $70 billion was likely just over the "gtfo" price tag that the activision ownership quoted when Phil came knocking.
edit - also fucking candycrush is probably worth 10's of billions by its self.
ID: ht6bph7I’m surprised Sony still remains a larger gaming company. According to Microsoft: “When the transaction closes, Microsoft will become the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony.”
Guess I didn’t realize how big Sony gaming really is.
ID: ht6ecrfSony has some huge mobile titles that make more money than any of their console games could dream of. Then they also have some huge console exclusives like Genshin Impact that are selling tons of digital content and they are taking a cut of that.
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Microsoft really does have fuck you money, holy shit
ID: ht6bg2vThey’re a trillion dollar dollar company. They’re one of the few companies with fuck you money.
Edit: Microsoft has rough 135 billion cash on hand.
ID: ht6cxf4Edit: Microsoft has rough 135 billion cash on hand
Well, probably not anymore
ID: ht6bv8hatvi shares rocketed in pre market
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ID: ht75g1dMaster Chief in COD when?
ID: ht7djb9For $30
ID: ht77922Now they own Doom, Halo and COD.
They own all the most famous fps
ID: ht7c3hmAlso overwatch.
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70 billion. And microsoft still denies me bing reward points by using their search engine in Sweden.
ID: ht7qjwbHow do you think they got all that money?
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It’s official for anyone wondering:
ID: ht6odlh"Creators of...Tony Hawk..."
I always knew there was something up with that dude
ID: ht7gllwTony Hawk himself is now a Microsoft exclusive
ID: ht6e336"Creators of... Tony Hawk"
Does he know?
ID: ht7e602Skills that good aren’t born, they’re made
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Make Warcraft 4 you cowards
ID: ht7pkgrAnd redo the remake of WC3
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I just woke up and this doesn’t feel real.. this is CRAZY
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Absolutely crazy. The two biggest FPS titles of the last 20 years are now under one roof.
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Quick facts:
• Microsoft has purchased Activision-Blizzard for $68.7 Billion USD
• This is officially the largest acquisition in video game history. The second largest is Take two acquiring Zynga for almost $13 Billion USD.
• Phil Spencer has announced that, upon finalization of the deal, available Activision-Blizzard games will be added to game pass
• Microsoft does not expect this deal to close until Fiscal year 2023 (MSFT's Fiscal year starts in July, 2023)
• Upon the deal closing, Microsoft will be the third largest gaming company by revenue, behind Sony and Tencent
• Bobby Kotick will continue to operate as CEO along with his current team during the transition period. Once transition is over, Phil Spencer will assume the role of CEO.
• There is no official word on if Bobby Kotick will be removed or will remain with the company in any official capacity post-transition.
• as of now, it has been rumored that Activision-Blizzard games will continue to release on all consoles, now and in the future. (Although things can change as we saw with the Bethesda acquisition)
ID: ht7hfxsI hope Bobby falls on a bed of legos and nails on his way out the door
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At some point it would just become cheaper to buy Sony to prevent games from coming to PlayStation.
ID: ht6do29I used the PlayStation to destroy the PlayStation.
ID: ht6s1w4Microsoft now owns Crash and Spyro, if that isn't a 'your children are mine now' moment I don't know what is.
ID: ht6gd8fYeah Sony's entire value is only triple that of Activision Blizzard. PlayStation studios or just all PlayStation related stuff a lot less.
ID: ht6i9v7According to Microsoft: 'Microsoft will become the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony. '
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Fucking WHAT?
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Holy crap. This is monumental. I fucking hate Activision and don't play their games but nonetheless this completely shifted the power dynamic
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Holy shit
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No more COD money for PlayStation
ID: ht6c1guI wonder if COD will stop being an annual release.
ID: ht6q7gmIntroducing COD 365 and the innovative Ribbon HUD so you can collaborate with other players on OneDrive in a variety of new gameplay styles
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The only plus here is seeing how Sony responds. They obviously can’t buy big 3rd party companies but they can revive old IP’s like MAG, Socom etc.
ID: ht7xiegThey panic and launch the PS6 next month
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Microsoft just casually spent half of Sony’s market cap and nearly all of Sony’s typical sales figures.
ID: ht6l2bvMicrosoft just spent more money than they have made in the 20 year history of Xbox, with one purchase.
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Well sony just got a fire lit under their ass to get a new resistance, killzone, socom in development asap.
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This is the first blow that really really worries me for SONY. Call of Duty is one of the biggest gme sellers and as much as I think its overrated it's the number one reason most of my students own a PS4 or PS5. I honestly am not sure what SONYs next move could even be.
ID: ht7ymf1The only thing Sony could do at this point is buy Rockstar and make GTA exclusive
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WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK
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Wow. Is Call of Duty about to be an Xbox exclusive?!
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Wait, and they bought Bethesda (EDIT: Zenimax) for just 7.5 billion? What the actual fuck.