Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months agoMicrosoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition, Call of Duty now part of Xboxwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down10cross-posted to: technews@radiation.party
arrow-up170arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition, Call of Duty now part of Xboxwww.theverge.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square18fedilinkcross-posted to: technews@radiation.party
minus-squareStillhart@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up15·11 months agoNot a fan of market consolidation. It’s bad for the consumer at the end of the day. But if I were to look for a silver lining: 1 More quality Gamepass content and 2 Maybe MS can save Blizzard from itself.
minus-squareabir_vandergriff@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-211 months agoI look forward to 5-10 years from now when the people who were kids now start pointing to this acquisition as the negative “turning point” for Blizzard because they liked Overwatch 2.
Not a fan of market consolidation. It’s bad for the consumer at the end of the day.
But if I were to look for a silver lining: 1 More quality Gamepass content and 2 Maybe MS can save Blizzard from itself.
I look forward to 5-10 years from now when the people who were kids now start pointing to this acquisition as the negative “turning point” for Blizzard because they liked Overwatch 2.