Since all the acquisitions dating back to Mojang, I think the only game MS has built new for PlayStation is Minecraft Dungeons. They haven't even made a new Minecraft, which really isn't needed.
We don't want 100 sub services, but just cause I said it doesn't mean we wont get them.
You want competition, but think consolidation is bad. Guess what, at this point you can't have one without the other. Gamepass has nothing even close to being competition now.
I can't be anything but befuddled at the people who think Microsoft paid 70 billion dollars to keep one of the biggest Ips in history multiplat.
Like, how do you just wave away 70 billion dollars and get in yo feelings instead? Like, f*** all logic and reason...TF?
Christ you too?
How hard is it? They want to make money. Making COD exclusive is not necessarily even the best way to make money.
I'm out. You people can f*** off.
Go out and watch more Youtubers and parrot their moronic points. Hint: they have to stretch their videos out to 10+ minutes for the monetization, not because they know anything.
Probably a good reason the subscription future is probably going to be a s***ty one
Nintendo is too out of touch for this, both from a hardware standpoint and a network infrastructure standpoint. See that is the variable that I think many don’t consider when they comment on MS leaving hardware behind. You don’t have the same level of control and service penetration when you don’t control the hardware.
My take on this is as follows:
- Any existing game that is on other platforms (i.e. not Xbox, PC), Microsoft will continue to support through it's lifetime. Planned DLC will come out on all platforms and and servers will be maintained until the planned EOL standard with that game. This includes games that are currently out or planned to come out prior to acquisition being finalized.
- Any existing service based game available on other platforms (i.e. not Xbox, PC), will remain in play. This would include Warzone at the very least. If WoW releases on console, I assume that would also apply. These games will be supported on other platforms until it makes sense to no support them (lack of player base/revenue, etc.)
- Since the single player CoD games are tied to Warzone they may also continue on other platforms in perpetuity until it doesn't make sense.
- All other games in my mind will become exclusive AFTER the deal is final (June 2023) AND any current deals have expired around marketing and/or exclusivity. So, this covers new game releases after June 2023 that are not service based or an ongoing service.
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The size of the deal is what will likely keep the game with the biggest money making potential from going exclusive. Again I don't really care either way I don't buy COD and haven't for years I'm just talking about it because it's the big story right now but the more publishers they buy the more expensive supporting GP will be. COD only makes the money it does because it's multiplatform, you won't get every person who plays on PlayStation to sign up for GP on PC or buy an xbox and sub to GP. I am curious how many current COD players on xbox are also GP subs already.
Im sure it had something to do with it because the volume is high with the dip, however its only down about 10% from the 50 days SMA and it still above the 200 SMA, the market has been bad so its really not a bad drop at all. The 20% is from a spike the other day, so using that number makes it sound worse than it is.
How's WoW doing these days? Still the biggest money maker in the MMORPG genre I'm sure.
The game is ass and is bleeding subs but has to still be the leading MMO unless FF14 overtook it
Well with talk of coming to console a couple months ago they might be looking for more players.