If you have gamepass why would you pay? That game, as a Microsoft owned ip will be on the service indefinitely from day 1. If you think this fact won't severely hurt Starfield sales wise I don't know what to tell you. They'd be luck to hit 20 million. My guess is you'll hear some engagement metrics from Microsoft at the outset then you won't hear anything from them sales wise afterwards as they do not want give up their phony narrative regarding gamepass effect on game sal...
Microsoft is reckless with their gamepass model because they do not care about the overall health of the video game market, as gaming is not a big source of their income. They will take almost any risk if it means increased marketshare and damage to the long-term viability of its platform competitors.
@Chriswheeler22, lol 😆 😂 🤣.
Hope it's all xbox fans want it to be.
More propaganda from the xbox crowd.
It's problem that has always existed in comicbook writing, power scale. There are characters way more powerful than Superman in marvel and dc, like galactus, but they are much more interesting because of how they are written. Superman is great but he is not very interesting and he is not the most important comicbook hero, Spiderman is.
Sony is looking out for themselves, just like the board of Activision didn't give damn when signing on to this deal with Microsoft. You can feel the sense of desperation and frustration coming from these execs.
@Orchard, this deal ain't going through. All the remedies recommended by the cma were structural. Behavioral remedies were not seen as feasible by the cma with what is before them. But as a courtesy to Microsoft/Activision they are giving them a chance to come up with something before agreeing to divest or officially blocking the acquisition.
@thesoftware, if and when this deal collapses Kotick and the other executives who pushed for this deal will be voted out of office before new leadership crawls back to Sony. You don't screw a deal like this up and remain in leadership.
@porkchop, do you not understand? The regulators themselves have determined that this proposed purchase would hurt UK consumers if it was allowed to go ahead, the debate about Sony's place in all,this is over.
@Obscure, Sony is the only rational actor out on this issue. Just what would Sony have to talk about with Activision while the outcome of this proposed purchase hangs in the balance? Lol. "Hey let's talk about extending that marketing deal.....whoops we're owned by Microsoft now, sorry". Lol. Kotic is just floundering around looking for some way to save his golden parachute.
Why would they with the specter of the acquisition hanging over everything. Lol.
@sparky77, "so you're telling me there's a chance", gif.
Sounds like the know its going to be blocked.
You make smart bets, not expecting them to all pan out. It's not like Sony is changing their business model to live service games.
Exciting times
19 days folks, I haven't even touched th gt7 I bought over the holidays, can't wait!!!!!!
@Outside, there will continue to be weird energy around psvr2 from those who wish it to fail. I want it to succeed as it is the only platform that's providing something that feels genuinely new. Can't wait to play gt7.
There is always this meta discussion about the long-term viability of vr by people who weirdly want to prove that it will fail.
Perceived value is hurt because it's backed by the Microsoft/Xbox gaming system.