Man I fucking hope this will cause them to wake up and stop making so many remakes and remasters(looks at my PS5)
“I still like you, you will be fine “
Man I fucking hope this will cause them to wake up and stop making so many remakes and remasters(looks at my PS5)
“I still like you, you will be fine “
Sorry, but you are mistaken.First party alone is enough. Nintendo has literally proved that for decades. What are you talking about?
AoCW is this you in irl?
I know but that road just leads to where the TV/movie industry is right now, and it isn't something I am interested in.
I mean a future where Sony buys EA and you have to buy a Playstation to play FIFA, and Microsoft owns Activision and you need to own an Xbox to play COD, is just stupid, and I don't even play either of those games (well, I was addicted to Warzone for a year, but...). I'll just sit here and continue to play my fan-translated SNES and PSX games instead.
eh. Nintendo has survived what two decades without CoD, Elder Scrolls and GTA? Sony will be fine as long as they realize that their main business is consoles. Not chasing the PC audience for a few million dollars. Learn from Nitnendo. Focus on first party and creating value in your IPs. Sony was actually doing this up until a few years ago. They had patiently built up their studios and were finally seeing them break the 20 million barrier but they threw it all away with cross gen games and PC ports. Now the brand is diluted unlike Nintendo.I don't think they need to outright buy multibillion $ companies, but if they lose all the big players, like Ubisoft, EA and TakeTwo, they're going to need at least double or triple the amount of exclusives they're releasing right now to even justify being in the hardware space.
It'd be great to see them build that many studios up over time, but I don't think they have the time anymore.
Sonys only comebacks are either EA, Take-Two, or Squenix, or all 3
Yeah, the worst has yet to come. This isnt over. There will be bidding wars in the next couple of days and no one will come out stronger. If Sony wins the bidding war, they will be in debt and that will cost them in the budget for PS division. If MS wins, they wouldve consolidated the market even more, but at least xbox owners might get more gamepass value. If Apple or Google win, we are all fucked.Yeah, this consolidation era sucks ass but nothing Sony can do about it. Microsoft could stop here and Sony would be fine, but they need to assume that any of these big third party players can be swooped up at any time. Not just by Microsoft, but Amazon, Apple and Google are also looming threats.
Compare Sony today to where they were in 2010 and compare where they were in 2010 to where they were in 2000.Sony doesn't have anywhere near the first party clout that Nintendo does. Not even close. They will never be Nintendo.
What the fuck is up with this sub? Playstation Nation is fine, relax. lol jesus no one died.
go check out cod sales numbers$70 billion on a studio that just makes CoD and World of Warcraft is just too much. They can do a lot more with just one billion.
I just realized that now Microsoft owns both the Hexen IP AND Raven Software.
I don't do the console war stuff as I own ps5/pc/oculus/series x/switch/switch oled and soon a steamdeck lol....But nah bro this is bigger than big.
I never claimed that people weren't playing Overwatch on PS4, I'm claiming that people don't play the game as much as they used to.
Before Overwatch got cross play, I never had issues finding matches on PS4. The PS4 was the highest selling console of last gen and Overwatch was a huge seller, so it would be ludicrous to claim people weren’t playing the game on it,
Activision's yearly revenue last year was $8 billion. This move will take them 9 years to even out. more seeing as how PS is the dominant platform and I doubt they spent $70 billion to continue publishing these games on PS consoles.go check out cod sales numbers
Go walk up to a stranger on the street and ask them if they've heard of Kratos or Nathan Drake. Then ask him if he's heard of Mario or Donkey Kong or Zelda. That's the difference.Compare Sony today to where they were in 2010 and compare where they were in 2010 to where they were in 2000.
Sony probably has the most high quality studios under its belt at the moment. Do they need to expand and diversify, absolutely, but it's a stretch to say they aren't close to Nintendo. In many ways they are ahead of Nintendo, obviously just not in all ways.
If I'm Sony, I'm trying to buy Bungie and maybe From Software (KADAKOWA) by the close of business today. Obviously not that quickly, but you get my drift. These would be measured responses that largely outweigh Microsoft's decision to spend big on a publisher that doesn't have one IP on the upswing.
I hope it doesn't, I got a PS5 in my living room and in my studio.It hurts them, but if you're thinking that them losing COD will kill their service.... then you're in denial.
I never claimed that people weren't playing Overwatch on PS4, I'm claiming that people don't play the game as much as they used to.
It hurts them, but if you're thinking that them losing COD will kill their service.... then you're in denial.
I never claimed that people weren't playing Overwatch on PS4, I'm claiming that people don't play the game as much as they used to.
Go walk up to a stranger on the street and ask them if they've heard of Kratos or Nathan Drake. Then ask him if he's heard of Mario or Donkey Kong or Zelda. That's the difference.
It's not those specific IPs that are the problem here (for me at least), it's what this might mean if MS just keeps going like this. There won't be a PlayStation by the end of it, they can't survive on just their own first party games.
I still plan to buy a playstation 5 when they're more readily available if that makes you feel any better.
Man I fucking hope this will cause them to wake up and stop making so many remakes and remasters
People need to calm down a bit.
All that matters is the games, not the publishers they come from. Sony will do fine if they make good games.
Nintendo doesnt port their games to PC.
They are big because they are a closed eco system. You cant play switch games on the Wii U. You can play PS5 games on the PS4.
Yup just like they did starfield and Doom.Calm ye. Microsoft will treat most of these franchises like Minecraft and keep them available to all, especially Call of Duty.
Yep. If you cant have a meltdown over this news then when can you meltdown? This is the biggest gaming acquisition of all time.Let’s not underestimate how big of a deal it is to possibly have Call of Duty as a exclusive lol
That’s like the best selling game on both consoles. This deal is insane so the reaction is understandable ….70 billion… this is mind blowing news
Not Sudoku, please! You still have so much to play games for!The old ways are best. So this is what I recommend:
Nintendo does. And quite well.
I agree should be a 24 hour ceasefire from the mods on banning as this news is massive.If you cant have a meltdown over this news then when can you meltdown? This is the biggest gaming acquisition of all time.
I think everyone should get a pass today lmao. Let them celebrate/gloat/cry in peace.
You shouldnt.I don't play any Activision games except for D2R, which is gonna last another 20 years I hope. Why the hell should I worry?
Ubisoft, EA and Activison have no games for me. They haven't had for ages.
Not Sudoku, please! You still have so much to play games for!
Calm ye. Microsoft will treat most of these franchises like Minecraft and keep them available to all, especially Call of Duty.