Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Buyout: Gamers' Hope or Despair?
The nearly two-year-long saga of Microsoft buying one of the largest video game publishers in the world has come to an end.
The nearly two-year-long saga of Microsoft buying one of the largest video game publishers in the world has come to an end.
Keep in mind that Jim Ryan made these comments a year ago, way before the recent controversial price increase to the PlayStation Plus.
Affected parties, mainly parents who found unexpected charges from in-game purhcases, will only have until January 17, 2024 to file a claim.
To be fair, Larian Studios and those who played Baldur's Gate 3 in Early Access were the only ones who believed in the game.
We're pretty sure nothing is bigger for Microsoft's upcoming Xbox pipeline than the mid-gen Xbox refreshes and the next Xbox platform.
The Game Pass' revenue model has been criticized for being ineffective but it it appears to play a role in Microsoft's revenue stream.
This is less of an upgrade compared to the Xbox Series X and more of a proper refresh of the company's current console lineup.
To no one's surprise, a flagship console is still on the cards for the Xbox platform albeit it'll be part of the company's plans for "cloud hybrid games."
It would've been interesting to see how a Microsoft-Nintendo merger would turn out and how long it would take.
At best, the next Nintendo console will be as powerful as the PlayStation 4 Pro and will benefit from better utilization of Nvidia's DLSS technology.
The FTC botched an opportunity to pause this merger, a setback that Microsoft and Activision declared could have potentially killed the deal.
And, just like that, Microsoft's bid to buy one of the largest video game publishers in the world just took a step closer to becoming real.
Nintendo has taken the spotlight and dominated the hearings that were expected to be a showdown between Microsoft and Sony.
While Microsoft may have ownership of Minecraft, it's Nintendo that reigns as the true king when it comes to the game's revenue.
It looks like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will come out around the same time that its predecessors have always launched.
In any case, neither The Elder Scrolls 16 nor The Elder Scrolls VI is coming out in 2026, despite what the lawyer is claiming.
It's been nearly a decade since Call of Duty graced a Nintendo console, with the last installment being Call of Duty: Ghosts back in 2013.