That is possible. They do have rumors of a shinny new IP they have been working on since Destiny 2 dropped in 2017. Maybe Sony decided it’s gone be good and will fill a need for them.
Sony CEO says more acquisitions on the way.
Looks like they’re definitely looking to play catchup.
If this becomes an arms race of buying up all the middle-tier publishers and developers that’s probably going to be bad for gamers. Of course I hate artificial/marketing exclusivity in gaming and it seems like that’s what this is going to be about.
At least Microsoft has a pretty cool philosophy now - all their xbox stuff comes to PC and to gamepass, so really, Microsoft buying up tons of stuff benefits me personally, but there’s too much centralization in the gaming industry already.
Same with me. My Game Pass keeps getting more valuable with each acquisition.
Oh man…Myth is one of my favorite games ever. So, so good.
I never played the original Myth, but Myth II was amazing.
A twist in the story:
Well, I am less bothered by Activision now, I used to play WOW but last expansion was the worst one, worse than Cataclysm, so not going back.
However, I remember them buying Rareware about 20 years ago, and erm, some kinnect games, Grabbed by the Ghoulies, one Banjo Kazooie game later, and they’re a MMO company with Sea of Thieves which I have absolutely no interest in.
I tried that game. It was so boring.
Having played Pirates of the Caribbean Online as a child, I thought Sea of Thieves was really cool. They used to have a Pirates of the Caribbean immersive video game at Disney Quest which involved you & friends getting on a ship prop and manning a prop cannon that interacted with a big projection display. That was the coolest thing. But never got into Sea of Thieves for some reason. I’ve thought about it from time to time but only ever did the tutorial.
~Max
Bump.
The inevitable antitrust holdup has occurred. In this case, in the UK.
The FTC is also opposing the merger, and is seeking an injunction to temporarily halt the deal while they pursue longer-term enforcement.
And the judge has lifted the temporary injunction and is allowing the merger to move forward, having found that the FTC had not demonstrated that it would likely win an anti-trust action against Microsoft and Blizzard. The FTC could still proceed with a trial in August but is unlikely to do so. Microsoft and Blizzard could close the deal as soon as this week.
And the market contracts further. I suppose I have the same opinion I had 18 months ago.
As @Cervaise (and others) have hoped, closure of the deal puts Kotick on a countdown to depart the company (with a very golden parachute).
He’s gone as of the beginning of next year with $375 million.
My heart bleeds for his hardship.
If that’s what it takes to get his diseased paws off the primary game that I play, it’s money well spent.
But I have to worry he’s going to go off and find some other going concern to infest.