The Video Game Thread

[Juggernaut]

 

[Reality]

 

[dreghorn2]

I like this ^^^^

Please be as good as it looks.

 

[Juggernaut]

 

[Lutonio]

I just want to remind all you game fans on the night of this playoff loss that Elden Eing is less than two months away.

Better days are indeed ahead.

 

[dsturgeon]

55 inch display is weak. This must be from 2005

If it is not augmented reality glasses with the X1 haptic bootsuit with the microfiber crotch inlay, or nuero linked into my brain, it is not worth it

 

[Reality]

 

[Hoofbite]

Microsoft is buying Activision for like $70B. Been on Xbox since the beginning but I don’t care for 1 enterprise to hold all the cards. I want competition out there to give all platform users the best experience.

there’s still gonna be competition among the studios within M$ but ultimately the same guy is going to make the call. Don’t care for it.

 

[Reality]

Microsoft is buying Activision for like $70B. Been on Xbox since the beginning but I don’t care for 1 enterprise to hold all the cards. I want competition out there to give all platform users the best experience.

there’s still gonna be competition among the studios within M$ but ultimately the same guy is going to make the call. Don’t care for it.

Activision has a lot bigger problems right now with lawsuits, very questionable work environment issues, best people leaving, worker walkouts, etc.

While I agree that too much consolidation is a bad thing, this is one of those situations where Activision's future may depend on another company with authority taking over and making decisions that a lot of the Activation executives seem unable or unwilling to make.

 

[Hoofbite]

Activision has a lot bigger problems right now with lawsuits, very questionable work environment issues, best people leaving, worker walkouts, etc.

While I agree that too much consolidation is a bad thing, this is one of those situations where Activision's future may depend on another company with authority taking over and making decisions that a lot of the Activation executives seem unable or unwilling to make.

Was that across the board or just Blizzard? I mean, can’t be too bad if they just got $70B.

I dunno. I’m sure it’ll be insignificant in the long run. M$ will probably just stay status quo on the titles to avoid player attrition, but the possibly of never improving turns me off.

 

[The Ominous]

Nintendo dominates the eastern market with an iron fist and M$ is sweeping up the west. PlayStation might be in trouble. If Call of Duty is exclusive, M$ will make their money back on that franchise alone.

 

[SlammedZero]

I love it!!! Microsoft out there making moves!!!

 

[BigStar]

Microsoft is buying Activision for like $70B. Been on Xbox since the beginning but I don’t care for 1 enterprise to hold all the cards. I want competition out there to give all platform users the best experience.

there’s still gonna be competition among the studios within M$ but ultimately the same guy is going to make the call. Don’t care for it.

FROM Software (Dark Souls/Sekiro/Elden Ring) I believe is a segment of Activision...was thinking of how well those games are made and I just don't want the top people messing with a good thing through these conglomerates and maybe down the line with exclusives.

 

[BigStar]

Activision has a lot bigger problems right now with lawsuits, very questionable work environment issues, best people leaving, worker walkouts, etc.

While I agree that too much consolidation is a bad thing, this is one of those situations where Activision's future may depend on another company with authority taking over and making decisions that a lot of the Activation executives seem unable or unwilling to make.

That's a mess over there, I just watched a few youtube videos on it. Also didn't realize they're the Call of Duty folks so...makes much more sense tbh. I'm thinking Dark Souls precision may be FROM software, where Activision as a whole is like an underage kegger that doesn't end even when the cops show up lol

 

[Reality]

That's a mess over there, I just watched a few youtube videos on it. Also didn't realize they're the Call of Duty folks so...makes much more sense tbh. I'm thinking Dark Souls precision may be FROM software, where Activision as a whole is like an underage kegger that doesn't end even when the cops show up lol

Some of the stories being posted and shared are really damaging the company's reputation, especially when not all people involved or responsible are being removed. The stories being posted online definitely present a "frat party" environment.

 

[CATCH17]

This is kinda late but I played the Elden Ring closed beta a couple of months ago and it was awesome.

Now just waiting for the full release. Got about a month.

If they get the Multi Player right the game is gonna be amazing imo.

 

[Hoofbite]

One company I would like to see M$ buy would be Gearbox. I want another Borderlands but one that doesn’t suck. Second game was almost perfect. Everything after has been worse.

 

[Reality]

^^^ A lot of good open world video games are scheduled to be released in 2022.

 

[Juggernaut]

 

[Lutonio]

One company I would like to see M$ buy would be Gearbox. I want another Borderlands but one that doesn’t suck. Second game was almost perfect. Everything after has been worse.

Have you see this? It’s an entire game modeled after the Borderlands 2 Dragon Keep expansion. I thought the Pre Sequel has meh and Borderlands 3 plain bad, but I think this looks really good.