Microsoft was, in some ways, forced into the business of dedicated video-game consoles a decade ago, after recognizing that general-purpose PCs weren't gaining enough traction in the living room. In an interview that appeared over the weekend, the CEO of a major video-game publisher suggested that the console business might be working out too well for the Redmond company, to the detriment of companies such as his.
Former CEO describes lawsuit filed by Swedish pension fund as a "collateral attack" on Activision Blizzard.
Kotick Made $155 million from MS in the buyout, the little b*tch needs to stop whining. Thanks to this Microslop deal and massive industry consolidation thousands upon thousands of devs and other workers lost their livelihoods. This greedy piggie pervert needs shut up and f-off.
The former Activision CEO said in an interview that PlayStation 1 is what transformed gaming the most because of its innovative technology.
First game I played on my PS1 was FF7, and it was the best game I'd ever played in my life up until that point and for many years after. I was originally all on Nintendo. But since PS1, I've been mostly all on Playstation since. I got a Switch though
Been all in on PS since PS1. I played Metal Gear Solid and FF7 on there first. I've had the Genisis, SNES, Dreamcast, Saturn, Gamegear, Gameboy, N64, Switch and all the PS systems except The Go and PSP
lmao copium. Bobby Kottick sucks and is wrong except when he strokes your ego hahaha come on man since when are we listening to Epstein's friend.
You're not making the point you think you're making...
Most would agree the PS1 was a pivotal point in gaming history. Has nothing to do with Bobby stroking egos lol.
If you disagree, feel free share what you think changed gaming the most.
I feel like I was born at the right time... to experience the various impacts the gaming hobby has witnessed over the years. From the initial offering of Pong, to the cart swapping era of the VCS (2600) to Nintendo and the NES dominance and the new beginning of Genesis. But nothing is as transformative as the PS1. I was 22 at the time of its release and for the first time felt that gaming was aimed at my age group... it was more mature and just overall a different vibe than any of the previous generations / platforms i grew up with. Shelling out that $299 on launch day as well as picking up such classic as Wipeout and Ridge Racer. It was a magical time.
....and i have never experienced anything like it since. Sure there were better systems released after, but I was spoiled by the PS1. It was truly revolutionary... and everything after that was just evolutionary.
Your journey sounds a lot like mine. My first console was Atari 2600 when I was 7. Then I got a ColecoVision, Commodore 64, TurboGrafx, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn. What's funny is that I originally was not interested in the Playstation when it first came out. I had a Nintendo 64 after my Sega Saturn, skipping over the Playstation. It wasn't until Final Fantasy VII was released that I suddenly wanted a Playstation and finally realized on what I was missing out on.
i agree with you that the ps1 was transformative, but I don't think that it was more mature than previous systems. the Sega cd and tgx16 already crossed that line with a ton of their titles.
The original PlayStation is still my favorite console, that and the PS2. I will never forget the vast amount of amazing games and everything complete on the disc, no downloading, no online, and games were just fun. I am glad I grew up during this era and I definitely had a great childhood in terms of gaming.
I actually strongly agree with this. You have to look at where a lot of these major franchises started or became mainstream, and it was on this platform. It sucks seeing where gaming is now as compared to then, but it is what it is.
The former Activision Blizzard CEO has recalled his first meeting with Satya Nadella, stating that he advised Microsoft to give up on Xbox by saying: "You shouldn’t be in gaming. You’re not a creative company".
..if he knew what he was doing, he wouldn't have sold Activision. By saying to them they lacked creativity... and then selling them the creativity, his words ring hollow.
Bobby sold ABK at highest price they will achieve. After the end of the pandemic the entertainment industry lost a lot of value.
He made the most money for the investors and himself. Best deal he ever made. I never liked it, but it is what it is.
He saw the writing on the wall and cod was the only thing keeping Activision afloat MW3 wasn't received all that well and extended development times have forced this weird half release followed by a full games schedule eg mw3 was a half release compared to MW2 and bo6 is a full release with the rumoured game this year being bo7
This has impacted them negatively but Microsoft spins the numbers constantly
He knew exactly what he was doing. He convince Xbox that they had zero creativity. You know why Xbox bought Activision, because they knew they had zero creativity. They way i looked at it, Xbox bought creativity.
@darthv72
You do know that MS bought his shares in ABK for way over the market value, right? Bobby is the biggest winner in that ABK deal.
Stifling creativity at Activision. Bravo!
Activision used to be visionary, releasing games that were hits and misses with the only endeavor of creating something.
This is coming from a guy who put more than half their teams to make COD. Not saying MS is creative but at least their not making Halo Sweat shops like he did with COD.
Sacrificing all kinds of potential studios and ips.
To be fair, it's a bit rich for him to say that Xbox lacks creativity when Bobby had like 11 or 12 studios all just working on Call of Duty. He refused to let Infinity Ward make their sci fi shooter which is what ultimately led to the firing of Jason West and Vince Zampella, the mass exodus of IW devs, the creation of Respawn, and Titanfall/Apex Legends. Bobby is not in any position to talk about creativity.
Lol.. you people are so gullible. You see the title and just go with it. If you watch the video you will see that he said Microsoft was the best choice. But of course that would be left out purposely. Same old crap , different day.🤷♂️
I imagine
Satya Nadella: I know right? I just work here, I get paid either way, so heck if I care
Has the future of gaming ever been console? No? Oh, I guess PC then.
Sounds to me like Kotick wants a piece of live, thats all.