GamerRN you remind of that episode in Rick and morty show where they brainwashed people. Fucking idiot.

I'm sure there are fanboys who wish for a painful death to this deal, but I think most objectors have sensible reasons to not want it to go through. Microsoft's acquisitions so far have had damn near zero impact on me, so I don't care about the games really. The big issue for me is not about gaming at all, actually. The side issue for me is gaming which involves Microsoft being the biggest company of the three with the most capital to outright buy three large players in the industry (yes, I'm counting Mojang) to acquire Minecraft, Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Call of Duty, Candy Crush, etc etc etc. Do you see the issue with a company just coming by, seeing so many successful IPs they didn't create, goo shopping, and acquire them? And not just acquire them, but also starve competitors using XGP because they're wealthy enough and can afford to do Day One? I promise you, Microsoft will make XGP a lot worse if they are successful in destroying the competition. If you don't know that, you don't understand Microsoft.

Fanboyism is cheering on the acquisition of extremely large, profitable publishers while also having the most capital. Microsoft sees these popular money makers and they want to own it. Sony acquiring Bungie is a problem to me as well. I don't know how well they will commit to allowing them to remain "independent" so we'll see.

I feel that the one acquisition Microsoft made that I get was positive and showed they have a renewed commitment to quality was Playground. That was an excellent choice: they have a great history of creating great games for Xbox and it felt natural. But all of this? Bethesda I can say makes some sense. Still very bad, but I can understand it. ABK? for no reason other than to kill competitors and have bargaining chips. Let's not play.

Guess that makes a Sony/Nintendo/PC fanboy then, but how well are those studios Microsoft bought actually doing? Shouldn't they have a much higher output of games then they actually have?

Do we really need one or two companies to go on a buying spree and create a monopoly/duopoly? Buying every developer and publisher they can and monopolizing the entire industry or getting pretty damn close to it, there's not a great deal of companies that can rival Microsoft when it buying up the competition (and I don't think you want some of those other companies buying up developers/publishers).

It's pretty obvious that Microsoft plans to squeeze out their competition and acquire as much as they can for gamepass.

Your rationality behind the deal makes you look like the fanboy tbh. If you can't distinguish the difference between buying a developer and a publisher, then words are lost on you.

To all you idiots who object... You realize Microsoft is in 3rd place in the gaming market, right? So why wouldn't you want them to catch up?

^ @343, people have tried explaining this to you many times over the past year. We've all now given up, since it's clear you lack the mental aptitude to understand.

That's actually kinda accurate of both PS fans and Xbox fans, I still dislike how Jim's handling PS though.

@S2 I hope you keep that same energy when Sony buys Square and/or Capcom 😉

I don’t see MS making COD exclusive though, they want the $$$ from PS.

Taking COD away from Playstation insane? Maybe, but wasn't taking the next Elder Scrolls away from Playstation insane too? That's got a huge following in gaming. Dunno... We're all speculating on how insane MS is... specifically how much are they willing to do to crush their competition. That's where you just gotta know Microsoft...

"I hope you keep that same energy when Sony buys Square and/or Capcom 😉"

You better keep the same energy as well

@Crazy Zenimax games don’t generate any where near as much revenue as COD does on PS - and COD does it every year. Zenimax games are spread apart.

@Outside I’ve said time and time again I’m fine with acquisitions, it’s normal in this industry. You saw no complaints from me when Sony bought Bungie.

Normal in the gaming industr? When the last company like Activision been bought?

@orchard
I would see Sony buying Capcom/Square as bad (but on a much smaller scale because those are not a publisher like Activision)

But as Ive stated before, the MS fans cheering this acquisition have no right complaining at that point , Or ever again when this happens again and again with all manner of large companies gobbling up the industry.

This acquisition will have profound legal implications that will set in motion acquisitions until the industry is all carved up. So no complaining from you at that point Orchard.

@Orchard,
I actually wouldn't be surprised if Sony bought Square-Enix, they already have a somewhat close relationship, and Sony has bailed them out before, Spirits Within anyone? Although SE games are like a hit and a miss for me in this age, they're games are no longer system sellers for me.