OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Looking at
levyjl1988
's setup he shouldn't have any reason to be mad. Dude is rich as fuck. He could buy Activision and gift it to MS if he wanted.

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It's a childhood problem thing.Looking atlevyjl1988 's setup he shouldn't have any reason to be mad. Dude is rich as fuck. He could buy Activision and gift it to MS if he wanted.
Jesus man. You act like Xbox does not do exclusive deals. Are you blind or just misinformed?You can clearly tell who the PS fanboys are in this thread. At least I’ll get to play Starfield on my Xbox when it releases. Pc players will enjoy it too. PS losses out, now you know that’s how it feels. I’m sick of all the fucking exclusivity deals Sony has with multi platform content in multi-platform games. Fuck off Sony PS. They can’t even keep a good IP going like Gravity Rush and kill the servers, fuck Sony PlayStation.
You could hire Dr Phil or Jordan Peterson. You got the cash. Work through that trauma that Sony caused.It's a childhood problem thing.
They didn't do half enough to youwell, they fucking did so fuck Sony.
Yep. I personally think CoD will continue on PS forever, and that offering Sony to publish it on PS only for 3 years more is a negotiating tactic to end getting the 30% cut on PS reduced for MS games, or to allow them to put their own MS store and GP on PS without paying Sony nothing instead of 30%.Except that MS has stated a bajillion times now that they have no intention of removing them from Playstation.
MS, Nintendo and MS always paid for 3rd party exclusives. And Sega too before MS and Sony had consoles.What he's referring to is Sony's continued practice of taking traditionally 3rd party developers, and paying them to make games exclusively for 1 console.
No, it isn't the same. MS bought big publishers including the biggest 3rd party publisher and biggest 3rd party IP. This is something Sony and Nintendo didn't do.Both companies are essentially doing the same thing. They're just going about it different ways. MS is buying up publishers to ensure their content is on their platform. Sony is signing exclusivity deals to ensure that their content is on theirs.
Ahhh fuck, i hope not. Phil is Sony’s best CEO, i hope he stays. If he gets replaced, maybe the new CEO will actually be competent enough to get good games released. We don’t want that now do we?Yep. Phil could very well be gone soon. Imagine how bad it looks spending 100 billion dollars and still getting whipped.
Explain why governments don't allow companies to absorb as many smaller other companies as possible to kill off competition and to become more and more powerful?Why not explain your view instead of just being condescending?
Did you miss the point of my post or something? I said if Sony had that kind of money to consolidate the industry, it would be bad.It's not "bad". It's only bad as it will force Sony to finally think outside the box and level the playing field. There's nothing inherently wrong there. It's competition. What the naysayers are upset about is the status quo being changed. Being challenged. Change is hard. I get it. But it happens all the same. Sony is not immune to this.
This is absolutely false. Microsoft hasn't been acquiring studios for decades. Up until 2018, they only had, I think 5? And they depended heavily on Forza, halo and gears. The reason they have had as many issues they've had is because they didn't have the talent or dev houses to truly compete with Sony, who had numerous studios and IPs over decades of dominating this industry. They didn't even have the backing of their own company.
And to say they can't manage studios is disingenuous! They've only started to acquire studios within the last couple of years. Then, the whole of the world faced an epidemic! Every and all industries were changed for the foreseeable future.
I'll agree that they need to start releasing games from all these studios in the VERY near future. But to state they don't know how to manage studios or that they've been acquiring studios for decades is equivalent to the FTC stating that Microsoft went back on their word to not make Bethesda games exclusive, when that's not what they said and have kept to what they actually stated in the initial contract. It just ain't true, chief!
Think outside the box? What is thinking inside the box? Making and releasing great games in-house from the ground up?It's not "bad". It's only bad as it will force Sony to finally think outside the box and level the playing field.
If you really want to go there, these big tech US companies all got so big due to government granted privileges creating an unfair playing field. They all received government grants early on which helped cement their positions and/or overtake already established companies. All of them get privileges that small businesses don't get.Explain why governments don't allow companies to absorb as many smaller other companies as possible to kill off competition and to become more and more powerful?
There's many reasons, some obvious, others less so, but a lot should be common sense. One extreme is the company basically gains more power than the government itself.
Think of the game where everyone starts as small dots. The bigger dots move around and can eat any smaller dots and thus become bigger. Then they can eat any other smaller dots. Eventually, you are left with one huge dot that has absorbed everyone and e everything.
The end result?
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If you have a decent PC, there's no reason to own an Xbox over a Playstation. Playstation has big high quality exclusives, and Xbox doesn't, and it's been that way for a very long time now.
For many people in these threads if they didn't spout bullshit they would have nothing to spout at all.Sony Acquisitions:
May 21, 1993 - Psygnosis
December 1, 2000 - Bend Studio
January 22, 2001 - Naughty Dog
August 7, 2002 - Incognito Entertainment
December 7, 2005 - Guerrilla Games
January 25, 2006 - Zipper Interactive
May 15, 2007 - Sigil Games Online Inc
September 20, 2007 - Evolution Studios, Bigbig Studios
March 2, 2010 - Media Molecule
August 2, 2011 - Sucker Punch Productions
January 8, 2019 - Audiokinetic
August 19, 2019 - Insomniac Games
June 29, 2021 - Housemarque
July 1, 2021 - Nixxes Software
September 8, 2021 - Firesprite
September 29, 2021 - Fabrik Games
September 30, 2021 - Bluepoint Games
December 10, 2021 - Valkyrie Entertainment
February 1, 2022 - Lasengle (gaming division of DelightWorks)
March 21, 2022 - Haven Studios
July 15, 2022 - Bungie
August 29, 2022 - Savage Game Studios
Microsoft Acquisitions:
January 11, 1999 - FASA Interactive
April 19, 1999 - Access Software
June 19, 2000 - Bungie
December 5, 2000 - Digital Anvil
May 3, 2001 - Ensemble Studios
September 24, 2002 - Rare
April 6, 2006 - Lionhead Studios
October 12, 2011 - Twisted Pixel Games
June 5, 2012 - Press Play
November 6, 2014 - Mojang
June 11, 2018 - Ninja Theory
June 11, 2018 - Undead Labs
June 11, 2018 - Compulsion Games
June 11, 2018 - Playground Games
November 10, 2018 - inXile Entertainment
November 10, 2018 - Obsidian Entertainment
June 9, 2019 - Double Fine Productions
September 21, 2020 - ZeniMax Media
January 18, 2022 (Pending) - Activision Blizzard
10 of Microsoft's 18 completed acquisitions were made prior to 2018, and 9 of those 10 were completed prior to the start of the Xbox One era (which began November of 2013). That means they completed the same number of acquisitions through the end of 2017 that Sony did, and Sony had been in the console game almost a decade longer than Microsoft. Don't spout bullshit without doing any research.
well, they fucking did so fuck Sony.
I have all the consoles
Ah the tried and true bullshit argument. Meanwhile, this is your PC.
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Time to stop posting, McCaffrey.Prove it. The EU Commission disagrees and said so loud and clear.
Organic growth means to grow their business mostly by releasing more products than before, reaching new markets, optimizing internally some businesses with the goal of selling more, increase the average revenue per user or in general to make more money.That is, at a clear disadvantage compared to a much larger park of competing consoles.
The only way for Xbox to function as a division or go to hell (due to pressure from shareholders) depends on this type of decision and not on romanticizing the "organic growth" that's read on the forums, the only one that can afford that privilege is Nintendo.
Imagine saying “overstated” about CoD, when the recent one just crushed all time records in sales, and produced over $1billion in revenue in mere days.SONY puts out bullshit statements overstating the value of COD, so MS throws its own whooper out there. I see nothing wrong. Two crooks trying to steal from each other - I dig it.
Imagine saying “overstated” about CoD, when the recent one just crushed all time records in sales, and produced over $1billion in revenue in mere days.
Yes, after the acquisition, Nintendo will be the console maker generating less revenue of the 3 even if will be the one generating the biggest profit (MS being the less profitable one).Sick of this crap. Nintendo's success under pins everything he is trying to allege. Maybe, just maybe there is only room for 1 powerful system and 1 alternative like what Nintendo brings. The truth is 3rd place in this industry still seems profitable. I really don't care if the ABK deal goes through. Having the HD twins may have worked in the past, but Microsoft has really pushed gamepass and service gaming as its own blue ocean style strategy.
Yes, CoD makes a lot of money and as Sony says to regulators it's important. But as MS says it isn't that important and Sony would be ok without it because CoD represents a tiny part of the market even in the PS market, because the gaming and PS markets are super huge.Imagine saying “overstated” about CoD, when the recent one just crushed all time records in sales, and produced over $1billion in revenue in mere days.
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Fuck you Sony, at least we have an original IP on Xbox now and it's exclusive.
We've reached politics level of lies passed off as truth at this point. If I was a regulator I would have made Microsoft send someone over and read their statements around COD not being that big of a deal. If they can keep a straight face maybe we let the deal go through.Imagine saying “overstated” about CoD, when the recent one just crushed all time records in sales, and produced over $1billion in revenue in mere days.
People who purchase CoD in the ecosystem, also purchase other games and DLC as well. They are out of the ecosystem, their spend on other products is out as well.Yes, after the acquisition, Nintendo will be the console maker generating less revenue of the 3 even if will be the one generating the biggest profit (MS being the less profitable one).
Gamepass will continue being the 3rd game subscription in consoles after PS Plus and Nintendo Switch Online. In mobile there are subs like Apple Arcade or the Google Play sub, in PC there are others like Amazon Prime Gaming. Multi game subs isn't a blue ocean.
Yes, CoD makes a lot of money and as Sony says to regulators it's important. But as MS says it isn't that important and Sony would be ok without it because CoD represents a tiny part of the market even in the PS market, because the gaming and PS markets are super huge.
i wonder if he asked Shu was they were being so mean to them??
Is Phil appropriating Japanese eyes?
What if I told you is gonna release on Playstation as well?![]()
Fuck you Sony, at least we have an original IP on Xbox now and it's exclusive.
I don’t give a fuck if you buy it or not.Save us all the "I'm an (insert console here) owner." Nobody is buying it and at this point it really just tells me you exclusively play PS.
Oh thank god. I was so worried.The truth is that you shouldn't be so concerned. Because while you think it's been 7 years, in reality it's only been 4. So come back in 3 more years, and we'll discuss your "concern".
And they will do all that, then the deal will still go through, all this is the illusion of some sort of regulation.Let's be clear about something that most people seem to miss. Before any significant M&A happens it's the duty of the regulators to contact the competing parties and get their views on the particular deal. This doesn't start from the competitors "whining" about stuff in media, but it's the regulators soliciting a response.
There are teams of lawyers on each side dealing with this sort of inquiries from the regulators and it's their job to take those things seriously.
The bigger the deal, the more scrutiny will take, but this sort of inquiry happens even in much smaller M&As on any given market.
And I know this from personal experience having worked for a bit more than 8 years in a very high profile law firm that focuses on massive corporate deals and transactions (not as a lawyer, but in IT/Automation Management). There are literally processes in place where the buying party has to provide direct contacts of the competitors (phone numbers, emails, etc) for the regulator to survey and discuss. I would be surprised if in this case Microsoft wasn't the one forced to inform the regulators that Sony would be one of the competitors that should be surveyed for the approval of the deal.
And Jim is being totally professional crying about this to anyone that will listen, looks more like a childish tete a tete from both sides to be honest.That's Phil's side of the story. He doesn't need to come to public and say that, the regulators will do their job and the lawyers will pass on his concerns. There's nothing to be won by him coming to public with this bullshit. It's unprofessional as fuck and reeks of desperation.
The other component just as if not more vital than the money (as far as Sonys concerned) is the time.Imagine saying “overstated” about CoD, when the recent one just crushed all time records in sales, and produced over $1billion in revenue in mere days.
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I was just sorting my games out. I say vote with your wallet, and I did, this is my Xbox One/ X physical collection so far. My Xbox 360 collection is double this. I actually got to sort that out too…
I definitely prefer Microsoft over Sony for sure and will continue to support them. Sony is too restrictive for my taste.
There were studios I didn't even know we're actually part of Xbox in it's earlier years. Appreciate the listSony Acquisitions:
May 21, 1993 - Psygnosis
December 1, 2000 - Bend Studio
January 22, 2001 - Naughty Dog
August 7, 2002 - Incognito Entertainment
December 7, 2005 - Guerrilla Games
January 25, 2006 - Zipper Interactive
May 15, 2007 - Sigil Games Online Inc
September 20, 2007 - Evolution Studios, Bigbig Studios
March 2, 2010 - Media Molecule
August 2, 2011 - Sucker Punch Productions
January 8, 2019 - Audiokinetic
August 19, 2019 - Insomniac Games
June 29, 2021 - Housemarque
July 1, 2021 - Nixxes Software
September 8, 2021 - Firesprite
September 29, 2021 - Fabrik Games
September 30, 2021 - Bluepoint Games
December 10, 2021 - Valkyrie Entertainment
February 1, 2022 - Lasengle (gaming division of DelightWorks)
March 21, 2022 - Haven Studios
July 15, 2022 - Bungie
August 29, 2022 - Savage Game Studios
Microsoft Acquisitions:
January 11, 1999 - FASA Interactive
April 19, 1999 - Access Software
June 19, 2000 - Bungie
December 5, 2000 - Digital Anvil
May 3, 2001 - Ensemble Studios
September 24, 2002 - Rare
April 6, 2006 - Lionhead Studios
October 12, 2011 - Twisted Pixel Games
June 5, 2012 - Press Play
November 6, 2014 - Mojang
June 11, 2018 - Ninja Theory
June 11, 2018 - Undead Labs
June 11, 2018 - Compulsion Games
June 11, 2018 - Playground Games
November 10, 2018 - inXile Entertainment
November 10, 2018 - Obsidian Entertainment
June 9, 2019 - Double Fine Productions
September 21, 2020 - ZeniMax Media
January 18, 2022 (Pending) - Activision Blizzard
10 of Microsoft's 18 completed acquisitions were made prior to 2018, and 9 of those 10 were completed prior to the start of the Xbox One era (which began November of 2013). That means they completed the same number of acquisitions through the end of 2017 that Sony did, and Sony had been in the console game almost a decade longer than Microsoft. Don't spout bullshit without doing any research.
Phil has never had eyes, just two dimples and a mouth
There's therapy available, probably more helpful than forum replies.It's a childhood problem thing.
So what? Around 90% of the PS MAU don't buy the yearly CoD games and the ones who do, part of them already have a gaming PC or Xbox so if going exclusive they'll simply play CoD on Xbox/PC as they already do with other games and will continue playing on PS. Other part of CoD players if goes exclusive will play other PS games instead. Pretty likely if CoD goes console exclusive only a handful million players or so would leave PS to join Xbox, which considering PS growth numbers Sony would compensate them with new users in a handful years.People who purchase CoD in the ecosystem, also purchase other games and DLC as well. They are out of the ecosystem, their spend on other products is out as well.
It has a ripple effect.
Correction: something Sony and Nintendo CANT do.Yep. I personally think CoD will continue on PS forever, and that offering Sony to publish it on PS only for 3 years more is a negotiating tactic to end getting the 30% cut on PS reduced for MS games, or to allow them to put their own MS store and GP on PS without paying Sony nothing instead of 30%.
MS, Nintendo and MS always paid for 3rd party exclusives. And Sega too before MS and Sony had consoles.
But more recently MS does that less frequently with big games because they prefer to spend the money instead on buying their IPs, developers and publishers instead. With the main goal of having more quality 1st party content on their platform (mostly GP) and to increase their revenue and profitability thanks to what the acquired companies provide.
No, it isn't the same. MS bought big publishers including the biggest 3rd party publisher and biggest 3rd party IP. This is something Sony and Nintendo didn't do.
All the companies (not only Sony and including MS) pay for -often timed, often console- exclusives of specific games.
It’s going to flop anyway![]()
Fuck you Sony, at least we have an original IP on Xbox now and it's exclusive.
Since Phil is so nice. And Xbox wants everyone to have access to all games. Why they don't deliver all games everywhere?
Why do they always do this?Sony Acquisitions:
May 21, 1993 - Psygnosis
December 1, 2000 - Bend Studio
January 22, 2001 - Naughty Dog
August 7, 2002 - Incognito Entertainment
December 7, 2005 - Guerrilla Games
January 25, 2006 - Zipper Interactive
May 15, 2007 - Sigil Games Online Inc
September 20, 2007 - Evolution Studios, Bigbig Studios
March 2, 2010 - Media Molecule
August 2, 2011 - Sucker Punch Productions
January 8, 2019 - Audiokinetic
August 19, 2019 - Insomniac Games
June 29, 2021 - Housemarque
July 1, 2021 - Nixxes Software
September 8, 2021 - Firesprite
September 29, 2021 - Fabrik Games
September 30, 2021 - Bluepoint Games
December 10, 2021 - Valkyrie Entertainment
February 1, 2022 - Lasengle (gaming division of DelightWorks)
March 21, 2022 - Haven Studios
July 15, 2022 - Bungie
August 29, 2022 - Savage Game Studios
Microsoft Acquisitions:
January 11, 1999 - FASA Interactive
April 19, 1999 - Access Software
June 19, 2000 - Bungie
December 5, 2000 - Digital Anvil
May 3, 2001 - Ensemble Studios
September 24, 2002 - Rare
April 6, 2006 - Lionhead Studios
October 12, 2011 - Twisted Pixel Games
June 5, 2012 - Press Play
November 6, 2014 - Mojang
June 11, 2018 - Ninja Theory
June 11, 2018 - Undead Labs
June 11, 2018 - Compulsion Games
June 11, 2018 - Playground Games
November 10, 2018 - inXile Entertainment
November 10, 2018 - Obsidian Entertainment
June 9, 2019 - Double Fine Productions
September 21, 2020 - ZeniMax Media
January 18, 2022 (Pending) - Activision Blizzard
10 of Microsoft's 18 completed acquisitions were made prior to 2018, and 9 of those 10 were completed prior to the start of the Xbox One era (which began November of 2013). That means they completed the same number of acquisitions through the end of 2017 that Sony did, and Sony had been in the console game almost a decade longer than Microsoft. Don't spout bullshit without doing any research.