Just to add fuel to the fire, I’m happy with the buyout of Activision. When I heard about it several people said to me Call Of Duty would be Xbox exclusive, which I said ‘No, it will never happen’, as it’s a massive money maker. But it would be good that the studios Activision owns could then start making new games and not be sucked into the Call Of Duty yearly update.
Microsoft, on the other hand, had a cry, threw their dummy out their pram, pulled out the cheque book and left the prices bit blank. I know that after they sign the paper work for Activision Blizzard they will then say Call Of Duty is Xbox only. After this I wouldn’t buy an Xbox at all, it’s not worth my time anymore.Sony doesn’t have as much cash to splash. They’d probably do exactly the same thing in Microsoft’s position.
Imagine how much money could be spent if a user subscribes to several of their favourite developers every month at an average of £10. What seems like an unfair business model to many may end up being way too convenient for us all to complain about very soon.Do you mean publishers? Because most developers don’t release more than one new game every three years or so, so a subscription service doesn’t really make sense for them. EA Play is probably the closest to what you’re suggesting and it’s already part of Game Pass Ultimate.
As for the impact on games that’s where I am more unsure. If Microsoft were drawn to purchase Activision because they feel they were under-utilising their stable of IP, wasting their studio talent literally churning out Call Of Duty and the odd other game here and there, and will change the focus of the company onto creating more original, innovative or creative experiences then it’s great news. Certainly Phil Spencer’s comments so far point to them creating more than Activision currently do.
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is it a fanboy/girl writing these articles?
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