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[aerts1js]

So many people were awfully smug during that entire acquisition of Activision trying to paint it as somehow being good for gaming. It made zero sense.

Sure if I knew it would have resulted in Forza and Halo being on PS5 i’d have agreed, but pretty sure that was not on anyone’s bingo card.

What has the acquisition actually resulted in? Layoffs, studio shut downs, and a complete implosion of the xbox brand.

The threads now are mostly people just (rightfully) dunking on phil or whatever but I genuinely wonder where the people that were pro acquisition are now AND at what point they realized they were a clown?

 

[MMaRsu]

What has it impacted exactly? I see nothing wrong with the acquisition.

Implosion of the Xbox brand.. give me a break. Everyday there's another Xbox doom and gloomy thread and its getting boring.

According to another user the Xbox brand imploded because they are releasing their games on PC day one

Everybody has a different view on it.

By the way, I dont own an Xbox but I do own a PS5, competition is good and Xbox leaving the console business would be horrible for consumers.

But im glad we are all cheering on the Death of Xbox© over here

 

[nowhat]

Everybody has a different view on it.

Yeah, and the sales figures of the Series consoles paint a pretty bleak view of it.

 

[cormack12]

Layoffs are industry wide. Aside from switching owners its pretty much business as usual isn't it?

I think it's probably more likely they made the acquisition already knowing their strategy when we were in the dark.

Those who were looking forward to COD being on Game Pass were proven right, and Sony's fears were proven to be misguided and it didn't impact them at all.

All in all, it's just a talking point and hasn't impacted us as players at all.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

 

[reinking]

What has it impacted exactly? I see nothing wrong with the acquisition.

Implosion of the Xbox brand.. give me a break. Everyday there's another Xbox doom and gloomy thread and its getting boring.

According to another user the Xbox brand imploded because they are releasing their games on PC day one

Everybody has a different view on it.

By the way, I dont own an Xbox but I do own a PS5, competition is good and Xbox leaving the console business would be horrible for consumers.

But im glad we are all cheering on the Death of Xbox© over here

I'm not trying to move them all over to Xbox anymore. -Phil Spencer

 

[MMaRsu]

Yeah, and the sales figures of the Series consoles paint a pretty bleak view of it.

Pretty sure that has nothing to do with the Activision acquisition though? They were already bad.

No wonder after most gamers left Xbox in the past after the Xbox One DRM fiasco. They went over to Sony's PS4 and never looked back. Logically ofcourse, Xbox One had nothing interesting to offer gamers.

Xbox Series X is a much better device but optics on Xbox are just soured to the point of people not wanting to invest in its ecosystem.

 

[Sebastian1295]

They hide in the gaming threads mostly and pretend that they're neutral gamers or that they never championed the acquisition to begin with to save themselves the embarrassment. And some of them have switched allegiances from xbox gamers to PC gamers or nintendo gamers etc.

 

[MMaRsu]

I'm not trying to move them all over to Xbox anymore. -Phil Spencer

Not sure why that is a bad thing. Dumbass console war bullshit.

 

[SJRB]

They committed sudoku.

 

[OverHeat]

They got ban?

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Not sure why that is a bad thing. Dumbass console war bullshit.

Nobody is saying it's bad.

 

[damidu]

idiots were unknowingly cheering the total destruction of their favorite plastic box,
honestly it cant get more poetic than that.

 

[Calverz]

Is COD day one gamepass?
If so then I’m still smug

 

[Kenneth Haight]

They’re still here, they’re just saying this was all part of the master plan all along.

 

[wvnative]

We were under the delusion that the richest company in the world, knew how to manage their business.

 

[aerts1js]

Pretty sure that has nothing to do with the Activision acquisition though? They were already bad.

No wonder after most gamers left Xbox in the past after the Xbox One DRM fiasco. They went over to Sony's PS4 and never looked back. Logically ofcourse, Xbox One had nothing interesting to offer gamers.

Xbox Series X is a much better device but optics on Xbox are just soured to the point of people not wanting to invest in its ecosystem.

The acquisition resulted in a forced third party stance which resulted in people no longer feeling the need to purchase the console. This new strategy resulted in MS having their worst year - ever - for console sales. You really couldn’t connect the dots?

 

[Humdinger]

 

[MMaRsu]

The acquisition resulted in a forced third party stance which resulted in people no longer feeling the need to purchase the console. Over the last year since they announced this new strategy resulted in being their worst year - ever for console sales. You really couldn’t connect the dots?

Xbox Series hasn't been doing well since launch. PS5 has left them in the absolute dust.

Why would consumers step into a platform ecosystem where none of their friends are?

Your thinking that it has anything to do with exclusives is dumb, sorry.

Ofcourse not having interesting games has a lot to do with the system not selling in the first place, but optics around Xbox were already bad to begin with. Regardless of this strategy switch.

 

[Sebastian1295]

Not sure why that is a bad thing. Dumbass console war bullshit.

 

[A.Romero]

I didin't defend it but I also don't see how is so terrible.

 

[IDKFA]

So many people were awfully smug during that entire acquisition of Activision trying to paint it as somehow being good for gaming. It made zero sense.

What has the acquisition actually resulted in? Layoffs, studio shut downs, and a complete implosion of the xbox brand.

The threads now are mostly people just (rightfully) dunking on phil or whatever but genuinely wonder where the people that were pro acquisition are now AND at what point they realized they were a clown?

Thanks for the excuse to bust out this gem.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

At what point of the proceedings did Microsoft realise they couldn’t make these games exclusive?

I think that’s when Satya stepped in and forced Xbox to go from being a console platform to a third party games publisher.

 

[MMaRsu]

Lol, I can only laugh at it. I don't care about a plastic box. I play my games on PC 99% of the time.

The PS5 is only here for GTA6

I don't care specifically about Xbox. I care about a healthy game industry. Nintendo and Sony is not it. Especially not for consumers

 

[Js562]

 

[ergem]

Little did they know the acquisition would spell the doom of xbox as we know it.

Some grounded people here warned them about it.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Thanks for the excuse to bust out this gem.

This, ladies and gentlemen, is what severe mental illness looks like.

We joke about “suicide watch” on these forums, but in this case it’s no joke. What happened to him?

 

[Guardian Monkey]

So many people were awfully smug during that entire acquisition of Activision trying to paint it as somehow being good for gaming. It made zero sense.

What has the acquisition actually resulted in? Layoffs, studio shut downs, and a complete implosion of the xbox brand.

The threads now are mostly people just (rightfully) dunking on phil or whatever but I genuinely wonder where the people that were pro acquisition are now AND at what point they realized they were a clown?

It was and still is a good move for Microsoft having a gaming presence.

My question is where are people that thought the Switch was going to fail.

 

[DeepEnigma]

The Marching Orders™ changed.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Are you maybe confusing GAF posters with the clickbait YouTube personalities? Personally when it comes to GAF, I don’t think it’s played out like either side expected.

On one side you had people worried this would mean MS was taking CoD exclusive to Xbox and it would dramatically change the market and that never happened.

On the other side you had Xbox posters excited for an onslaught of ABK games on GamePass and that never happened either.

We are all still here from both sides.

 

[aerts1js]

Lol, I can only laugh at it. I don't care about a plastic box. I play my games on PC 99% of the time.

The PS5 is only here for GTA6

I don't care specifically about Xbox. I care about a healthy game industry. Nintendo and Sony is not it. Especially not for consumers

You still sound upset.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Bobby and Lulu? They got their $$$ bags and has to stop themselves from dying of laughter.

 

[reinking]

Not sure why that is a bad thing. Dumbass console war bullshit.

I am not sure if it is a good or bad thing but it is not warrior bullshit. It is the boss of Microsoft saying that they are pretty much bowing out of the console race. It was not that long ago that Xbox meant the console to most people. This new "Xbox is a platform" was created after the ABK acquisition and people use it wanting to prolong the warrior BS. You are right though, console warring is bs.

 

[aerts1js]

Xbox Series hasn't been doing well since launch. PS5 has left them in the absolute dust.

Why would consumers step into a platform ecosystem where none of their friends are?

Your thinking that it has anything to do with exclusives is dumb, sorry.

Ofcourse not having interesting games has a lot to do with the system not selling in the first place, but optics around Xbox were already bad to begin with. Regardless of this strategy switch.

Literally in your same reply you state exclusives are “dumb” but then say xbox had no interesting games. I guess Sony's exclusives did have a positive impact on its optics?

 

[IDKFA]

That’s what mental illness looks like.

We joke about “suicide watch” on these forums, but in this case it’s no joke. What happened to him?

I heard he left YT and became an estate agent when the "console wars" didn't go the way he wanted.

 

[Fbh]

As a playstation player I wanted MS to actually make COD exclusive to put some pressure on Sony.
Instead they basically went full third party, and now Sony have less pressure than ever to actually put out games or be more consumer friendly.

So yeah I guess I was wrong in supporting it.

 

[Katatonic]

They'll be re-activated when the time comes to push Gamepass on other consoles.

 

[GigaBowser]

good because i play cod on switch 2 now thanks you ms

 

[Skifi28]

They didn't expect the acquisition to be better for Playstation/Switch owners than Xbox owners, so naturally they're either in hiding or just in denial.

 

[BigLee74]

They’re playing the games on Gamepass?

 

[GHG]

What has it impacted exactly? I see nothing wrong with the acquisition.

Implosion of the Xbox brand.. give me a break. Everyday there's another Xbox doom and gloomy thread and its getting boring.

According to another user the Xbox brand imploded because they are releasing their games on PC day one

Everybody has a different view on it.

By the way, I dont own an Xbox but I do own a PS5, competition is good and Xbox leaving the console business would be horrible for consumers.

But im glad we are all cheering on the Death of Xbox© over here

Looks like the discord is back I guess.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

good because i play cod on switch 2 now thanks you ms

I’d take Splatoon 4 over COD any day.

 

[Rawbutt Jellybean]

They’re playing the games on Gamepass?

Ya, the value of GP has gone up for me. Why should I be unhappy?

 

[jroc74]

Little did they know the acquisition would spell the doom of xbox as we know it.

Some grounded people here warned them about it.

"Be careful what you wish for"...remains undefeated.

I dont have a popcorn bowl big enough for how the past 3-4 years went.

 

[Sony]

Oh boy... A lot to unpack there..

So many people were awfully smug during that entire acquisition of Activision trying to paint it as somehow being good for gaming. It made zero sense.

What has the acquisition actually resulted in?

- Arguably one of the most popular games in the world on a subscription service, playable on release, with more to come
- No more bullshit marketing and console exclusive content

Layoffs, studio shut downs, and a complete implosion of the xbox brand.

Your argument that the acquisition has resulted into all of the above is not supported by the simple fact that layoffs happened industry wide. There were no extraordinary layoffs as a result of the acquisition compared to what happened in the industry.

The threads now are mostly people just (rightfully) dunking on phil or whatever but I genuinely wonder where the people that were pro acquisition are now AND at what point they realized they were a clown?

Stop tribalizing around pro or against acquisition. Are there benefits to gamers post acquisition than pro acquisition? The answer is yes and that is all that matters.

It's still mind boggling to me how a platform that offers so much benefits to gamers is being shat on, on a forum supposedly by and for gamers.

 

[Jetpac]

So many people were awfully smug during that entire acquisition of Activision trying to paint it as somehow being good for gaming. It made zero sense.

What has the acquisition actually resulted in? Layoffs, studio shut downs, and a complete implosion of the xbox brand.

The threads now are mostly people just (rightfully) dunking on phil or whatever but I genuinely wonder where the people that were pro acquisition are now AND at what point they realized they were a clown?

Do yall wake up with Microsoft on your minds? Srs question.

It’s just not that deep. Microsoft is fine.

 

[adamsapple]

What happened to all the people that were cheering over that MS Activision acquisition?​

Still here, baby.

Loved playing BLoPS 6 on GP day 1.

 

[GHG]

Ya, the value of GP has gone up for me. Why should I be unhappy?

As has the price, which so many of you were insistent it wouldn't throughout the regulatory approval discussions.

 

[proandrad]

The money for the astroturfing ran out.

 

[MMaRsu]

Literally in your same reply you state exclusives are “dumb” but then say xbox had no interesting games. I guess Sony's exclusives did have a positive impact on its optics?

It's dumb because it's a tiny piece of the entire picture, so yes.