Apparently King is the money-printing machine that this deal was primarily about, all the Activision/Blizzard games are just a bonus
I don’t doubt this to be true, but all the attempts to block the deal have centered around Call of Duty.
That’s only because of Sony. They’re the only ones that kept bringing up CoD - accusing, without evidence, that MS is going to make it exclusive to Xbox.
Phil Spencer / Microsoft only ever talked about CoD in response to Sony’s allegations - and that was to say they have no intention of taking CoD from PS and to offer long term deals as assurance.
And furthermore, to confirm that because they’re a distant #3 in the market, cutting off Activision’s biggest game from the current market leader would be a great way to cut off a big chunk of their new acquisition’s revenue.
I agree completely, I actually want this deal to go through for a few reasons.
- I want CoD on game pass so I don’t have to feel guilty about dropping the game after 2 weeks into season 2.
- I want Sony to get a kick up the arse and stop being 100% reliant on third person action adventures. I want a new Killzone and Resistance.
- Phil Spencer, while being a corporate executive, seems genuine, and he actually plays games. Jim Ryan on the other hand, comes across as bit of a cockend.
