ActiBluffzard the bluffing videogame publisher with MASSIVE common sense failure

The way i look at it, maybe they'll keep the COD series on the PS3, but drop all other support with games that are new IP or games like guitar hero that might profit from the ps3 version, but not enough profit to go though the hassle to port it to the ps3.

well only time will tell what activision would do. I dont think it will happen.

LOL

Maybe he`s trying to scare sony...hes doing a horrible job at it.

but they won't, it's that simple.

Either way, i bet he got a bollocking off a few people at activision for saying what he said.

The playstation platform overall delivers a large amount of activisions profit, the PS3 delivers the right amount of game sales in relation to its install base, on activisions games.

If i was sony, while it would be a big risk - i would PUBLICALLY call him on his bluff, for one reason and one reason only, he had no place at all saying that for activision.

A nice big "Oh, alright we'll make the first move, we won't be approving ANY of your games you submit for certification from now on"..

Millions gone down the drain for the PS3 versions of games they are developing.. that would shake things up.

I reckon it's just a bluff as well, but I think it does highlight 2 things: 1) It IS more expensive to develop on the PS3 and 2) The PS3 itself is still too expensive. I'm not trying to troll or be a fanboy, I'm just saying that even developers are saying this - big developers, this is what more than just a few fanboys seem to think.

I've no doubt that Sony will be committed to dealing with both of these points in the near future, but still it's something to think about the next time someone accuses Microsoft of "buying" multi-platform titles. Maybe the "ease" and "cheapness" is what's really swaying more developers?

I hope Activision does it. We need more drama going on in the gaming world. It's getting too stale lately. I'll favor anything that kicks Patcher in the nuts.

lol

What would happen if activision does it?

Anyone want to contribute some ideas?

for sony to have a $199 console so early in it's 10 year life cycle is stupid.sony is not working with a 5 year product.it's a 10 year product.

ps1 was a 10 year product.
ps2 will be a 10 year product.
psp is going on 5 years.and sony wants 5 more with psp go.

if a system

plays cds,dvds and upscales them,bluray,has a web browser,bluetooth support,hdmi support,7.1 support,1080p support,upgradeable hard drive support,motion control support,streams movies,tv shows,music because of the web browser,plays ps1,ps2(mine does),ps3 games,usb support,wifi support,etc...etc.....ecta fricken setera,

you mean to tell me that $399 is too expensive?get the f#ck out of here with that.it's too fricken cheap.

activision is just trying to sell way over priced bullsh!t that works for one game as they have been doing with their music game.

STFU with all this "ps3 is too expensive."GTFO of here!"

apocalypse................... ..

everyone fail.

I personally am a little questioning of Activision's motives on this.
The PS3 has a strong install base and a loyal following,perhaps lacking somewhat in NA but still by no logical means 'failing'.MW2 will do a disgusting amount of sales as it stands now,on both platforms without a doubt.It stands to reason that the 360 numbers will be greater,it is more affordable and has the benefit of a year+ of exposure.The PS3 could(reasonably) do with a price cut but to presume rather insist that it gets one in order to accommodate the impending arrival of MW2 isn't realistic or fair rather greedy and underhanded.I suspect that unseen 'machinations' abound in this despite Activision's claim to the contrary.
I sympathise with the price cut school,hell I paid 649$ cdn.for mine,but I also believe it is Sony's decision and they will do it when they choose not because Activision feels it right.

Two things

#1 - The PS2 accounts for $284 million or 21.95% of console revenue. The PS3 accounts for 241 million in console based revenue which is 18.62% of console revenue. Together that's 40.57% of their total console based revenue and 17.34% of the total revenue. There is no way that are going to piss of Sony by withdrawing support from the PS3. If they drop the PS3 and Sony responds by pulling the PS2, suddenly Activision is 20% smaller and it console business is 60% smaller.

The board wouldn't let that happen. This guy would be out and the PS3 would be back in before Activision would miss a single PS3 or PS2 release date.

#2 - Is all of the MMORPG revenue attributable to Warcraft?
Now, THAT is a monster. It is practically the same size as all of Activision's console business added together, and one-third of their total revenue.

Forget about them ditching Sony, Sony should ditch THEM! When the money stops rolling in they'll be crying at Sonys feet...

Actually the best selling PS3 game is not from Activision. Its from Take Two and its called Grand Theft auto IV.

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so that SONY Lowers the price!

they leave sony in this economy they be screwin themselves over even though call of duty games dont sell well as 360 they do very well.

how about if sony told them if they don't start making better games that they would drop them.

If Activision actually leaves Sony. Then, sony would announce a price drop after they leave. Haha, that would have been funny, and kick to the nuts.

It's one saying they would use the money they saved on PS3 development to make other games but whether people buy them is another matter. If they did that and found the extra games didn't sell then they just committed financial suicide. Truth be told only a few of Activision games are 'AAA' and take away the guaranteed COD sales from PS3 to risk the 'possible' sales of new games on 360 and Wii thats a gamble. Shareholders might not be too happy with that, and it's shareholders that really drive company policy.

"If Activision cut the PS3 and PSP wouldn't that mean they could fund more 360/PC games?" Brutal Legend, WET, 50 cent (a solid game) and Ghostbuster, all promising titles, were released to continue to pimp out the Crash Bandicoot series, an ICE AGE videogame, and a bunch of different controls for everything... Dj Hero, TH:Ride.
I wonder if some of you will be happy with Activision if Brutal Legend is delayed 6 months for legal issues.

It's funny how people keep mentioning Singularity and Wolfenstein, both look very promising as millions of copies selling titles but i don't see them selling well on either HD console or PC as Wolfenstein and Singularity have Section 8 (very promising), Halo OSDT, MAG, BIOSHOCK 2, Battlefield Bad company 2 etc releasing in a similar time frame.

And where did all these Blur fans come from, really trolling has gotten that bad that we are hyping up Blur now. A week ago It was Forza 3 vs Gran Turismo 5 vs NFS: Shift. And Now Blur, LOL Granted If all three of these titles are released year end Forza 3 and GT5 will sell massively for their specific system fanbase and as always NFS will be picking up the rear. This is going to happen even if Blur(promising) out reviews them, doubtful.

Im not saying activision games are not good but Blur, Wolfenstein, Singularity will need demos or solid reviews to gain my attention from the PS3 and 360 exclusive line ups, and the stellar 3rd party games. But MW2 is a Must Buy. Plus TH:RIDE and DJ Hero for $120 for a device that only works on one game, LAME

oh well i have a 360 which is fully supported by all third parties and gets the priority it deserves.

the key is to maximize sales, so ignoring the ps3, psp, and the ps2 would be deadly for activision. it is true that cod4(for example) would recoup all of the dev. cost from the 360 alone, but would that be enough to money to please the share holders?

i don't think the ps3 is expensive and i am not a rich person(just plan for what you want to buy and save money), it would be unwise to ignore that others whom feel the same way.

That would be a costly mistake if they did that.

when i first read this i was laughing drop th eps3 and then sony takes away psp and ps2 now you have nintendo ds and xbox. sony has 3 systems to its like killing half your company

Doesn't make sense if they could rip profit from PS3 and they just stop supporting it.
They could try it to it. But, it will keep boosting 1st party to produce more games, which in the ennd will boost hardware.
The more mature PS3 dev. software, the easier and cheaper to produce games. And their move become 'irrelevant' then.

To be honest i think Activision problem is with the PS3 not Sony as a whole. However i feel if they pull their software from the PS3, sony is going to pull Ps2 and Psp from them. Activision was trying to talk smack and didnt think it through. If i remember correctly Activision tried getting COD4 exclusive to the PS3 and Sony wouldn't buy it. You have to remember Sony still loses money with the PS3 very little but still loses $ but the make money from the PS2 and PSP (and going to be stealing with the PSP Go). In a company perspective im going to ride the train of losing very little money on the Ps3 instead of $100+ if there is a price drop. We'll see the cut as soon as development costs are the much cheaper or a new sku. i think sony is waiting for it to be in the same situation losing a little bit with this $100 cut or to actually make a little bit. Activision isnt going to change this. Sony can screw Activision if they want 40% is alot. I'de much rather lose Activision software and still make some money with the consoles instead of going losing bilions by making a price cut to earn more money for Activision. my 2 cents

doubt full. if they "only" dropped the PS3 do you really think sony would let them develop for the PSP and PS2?? of course they wouldnt. to be honest i havent bought 1 single game off activision since the original CoD on the PC. no loss to me at all. oh i bought wow but way before activison merged and i stopped playing before they did

Did anyone know how much a publsiher must pay to Microsoft and Sony for selling the Games? This really woud interest me and i think that coud be some reason for denying some publishing.

what everyone is not thinking of is how Sony would react. If AC were to discontinue support for the PS3, Sony maybe be inclined to cancel all upcoming games by AC for there other 2 systems and this would be an est. 25% profit cut for AC. SO go ahead Activision. Swing the door open for smaller game developers to step in. it will only free up Sony to encourage smaller developers to fill in the gaps. Which can mean more games new IPs and more interesting concepts.

Now that Jim Ryan is gone just need to remove Herman Hulst from his position! And maybe give Shuhei the position he deserved.

This gen hasn't been the best for games, last gen consoles are still out there and now there's been talk of the PS6 and Xbox Two for a year or so. Many games this gen will be ported to next gen and the cycle will continue. The re-release of the Neo Geo AES+, games on cartridge for £70 ($95), gaming is going back in time. Gaming has gone pricing mad with the high cost of games, consoles and controllers. The men and women at the top are clueless.

It’s always interesting to hear behind-the-scenes stories like this, especially involving veterans like Shuhei Yoshida and leadership figures like Jim Ryan. That said, there are usually multiple sides to decisions at that level. It could be less about not “listening” and more about differences in long-term vision for PlayStation. Yoshida played a huge role in shaping the brand, so whatever the reason, his impact is undeniable.

If true, and I'm inclined to believe it is, it goes to show that Sony lost their way when they became more western/didn't respect the PlayStation origin story. Andrew House and Jack Tretton did great work, but they also didn't try to fundamentally change the PlayStation DNA. Ryan oversaw the death of Japan Studio and a live service direction.

I already figured this, good lord imagine if Shuhei took over instead, would've been a platinum era 😩

I miss the first three generations of PlayStation. The way they turned PS3 around, we knew they meant business. We were all worried for a bit there around launch. Eventually from 2008 they started shifting slowly. But since Yoshida was fired, it's never been the same. Still enjoy my PS5 daily. I got a backlog dating back to PS2 lol So I'm fine but new games aren't as appealing anymore.

It seems like we were thrown on to the worst timeline possible where everything is too expensive and the wrong people were put in positions that makes the world a shitty place. We could have had Shu as the head of PS but we got the shitty alternative. Same goes for everyone in power around the world. Doesn’t matter the company or country the majority of us got the shitty picks and the world is declining like never before. I do think PS can come out of this because of their studios, talent and IP but they need someone more in touch with gamers leading things like Shu was. They’re still the best place for console gaming imo but it could be much better than it is especially without the massive live service failures. The rest of the world I have a lot less hope for right now. Hopefully the pendulum swings back towards the good ole days but I’m preparing for the worst.

There goes illuminati distraction story

So now there's certifiable proof that Ryan was in fact "fired", as opposed to when it was first announced that he "retired", in order to save face.

There's another guy who recently "retired" as CEO of another large gaming company, after doing a dismantling job as lead for well over a decade.

seems legit, the business man, fires the one who has ideas to move the business forward.

Jim Ryan is the reason why we are entering year 6 since the PS5 launch and many of us don't feel like the PS5 has gotten started as yet.

I hope going forward, we will see a return to form.