Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B. Officially confirmed. Bobby Kotick leaving MS on 29th Dec.

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by Xeno » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:49 pm

rinks wrote:
Photek wrote:to be fair they at there lowest price right now! Bobby Kotick is gonna be fired into the sun!

He'll cope.


Under the deal, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, who has faced calls to resign over the cultural problems within his company, will remain CEO and report to Microsoft’s Xbox boss Phil Spencer.


https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/18/microso ... ision.html

It's only one source but...

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by SEP » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:50 pm

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Tomous wrote:Sony are strawberry floated


The pointless remake of TLOU says otherwise 8-)


Sony will remake TLOU until the end of time. When the world ends, everyone will be playing nothing but the latest releases of TLOU, Skyrim and Super Mario Bros 1.

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Dual » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:50 pm

Victor Mildew wrote:People with Gamepass:

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:lol:

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Cuttooth » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:51 pm

Xeno wrote:
rinks wrote:
Photek wrote:to be fair they at there lowest price right now! Bobby Kotick is gonna be fired into the sun!

He'll cope.


Under the deal, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, who has faced calls to resign over the cultural problems within his company, will remain CEO and report to Microsoft’s Xbox boss Phil Spencer.


https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/18/microso ... ision.html

It's only one source but...

Oh so when they said they were "evaluating their relationship" with Activision Blizzard they meant it literally.

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Dual » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:51 pm

Imagine owning a Sony console right now. Just lol :lol:

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Victor Mildew » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:52 pm

Dual wrote:Imagine owning a Sony console right now. Just lol :lol:


If anyone could get one, they'd be pissed off right now!

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Photek » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:53 pm

Twitter is going to be amazing today! :lol:

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Peter Crisp » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:53 pm

Microsoft could have built a football stadium on the moon for Luton Town FC with that kind of money :x .

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by SEP » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:54 pm

Someone on my team at work loves Call of Duty. Has a PS5. Ouch.

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by rinks » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:54 pm

Peter Crisp wrote:Microsoft could have built a football stadium on the moon for Luton Town FC with that kind of money :x .

And the atmosphere would be the same.

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Christopher » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:54 pm

rinks wrote:
Peter Crisp wrote:Microsoft could have built a football stadium on the moon for Luton Town FC with that kind of money :x .

And the atmosphere would be the same.



:lol: :lol:

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by SEP » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:55 pm

rinks wrote:
Peter Crisp wrote:Microsoft could have built a football stadium on the moon for Luton Town FC with that kind of money :x .

And the atmosphere would be the same.


:lol: :lol: :lol:

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by rinks » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:55 pm

SEP wrote:Someone on my team at work loves Call of Duty. Has a PS5. Ouch.

I'm sure they won't make it an Xbox exclusive.

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Photek » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:56 pm

rinks wrote:
SEP wrote:Someone on my team at work loves Call of Duty. Has a PS5. Ouch.

I'm sure they won't make it an Xbox exclusive.

...

For now...

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Photek » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:57 pm

rinks wrote:
Peter Crisp wrote:Microsoft could have built a football stadium on the moon for Luton Town FC with that kind of money :x .

And the atmosphere would be the same.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Lagamorph » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:57 pm

Wut?
Well that came out of absolutely nowhere.

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Victor Mildew » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:57 pm

SEP wrote:Someone on my team at work loves Call of Duty. Has a PS5. Ouch.


Most people outside of core gaming do though, so many people only play shite like COD and fifa, nothing else :dread:

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Tomous » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:57 pm

An Xbox and Game Pass is absolutely perfect for the "I only buy COD and FIFA" each year crowd

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Victor Mildew » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:59 pm

Tomous wrote:An Xbox and Game Pass is absolutely perfect for the "I only buy COD and FIFA" each year crowd


Very true. A series S, in camo, bundled with COD and a year's gamepass would sell billions.

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PostRe: Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $70B.
by Monkey Man » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:59 pm

There's going to be so many articles on whether COD, Overwatch 2 etc will now be exclusive or multiplatform.

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