Microsoft Tries to Buy Activision Blizzard

[hudson]

SOCOM Confrontation on PS3 was my CoD in the 1990's

[Brad]

Confrontation came out in 2008 but other than that I’m with you brother! I loved that game. Shame we can’t play it today. I still have the physical big boxes copy with the Bluetooth headset. It’s completely useless but I can’t part with it.

[Neon Ignition]

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Nice move. Means nothing to Nintendo who won't care about holding them to it but it screws Sony's argument up something rotten

[briareos_kerensky]

I think Nintendo went "Uh? Wha...? Call Of Wha? Eh?"

[nonny]

I've said way back they need to support Switch. The install base is just too big to ignore though I am sure it would be no easy task getting some modern day COD titles running on the machine.

Maybe this is where Switch Pro finally comes into the frame? I know Apex Legends is massively gimped on the Switch but Doom and some other impossible ports give you some hope.

However they do it, its a smart move. I also see Valve have put out a statement about the Steam support which is just laden with some ammunition.

[Cassius_Smoke]

A new Xbox exclusive game series 'Duty Calls' enters the scene...

[Neon Ignition]

Presumably it's either the mobile version ported or a visually cut back Warzone. It's a bit late in the day for a Switch Pro to turn up now and sales would be beyond niche for the franchise to run on it now. Switch 2 is possible but it's likely it's just a token thing in the end

[nonny]

I'd even take some classic COD re-releases on the switch...

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.eurogamer.net/small-band-of-gamers-team-up-to-sue-microsoft-over-activision-blizzard-deal

America - The Lawsuit Nation
Meaning 10 fanboys try to sue MS for buying Activision

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.eurogamer.net/500-public-comments-to-the-cma-on-microsoft-activision-deal-were-abusive-or-unintelligible

First public consultation lands heavily in MS's favour

[Cassius_Smoke]

We all know it's going through. All this has done is made Sony look stupid, made MS go into war mode, and made the fan boys on both sides wank themselves into Oblivion.

[nonny]

I just want it done now to be honest. It's brought out the absolute worst in people on either sides and accomplished nothing.

I'm actually sick of hearing about it and I want to hear more from Microsoft about what it's 24+ studios are doing and what/when stuff is coming in 2023/2024.

[CMcK]

and made the fan boys on both sides wank themselves into Oblivion.

Sony fanboys aren't allowed to do that as it's an Xbox exclusive!

[fishbowlhead]

Sony fanboys aren't allowed to do that as it's an Xbox exclusive!

That sir, was brilliant.

[dataDave]

I spotted that (thanks, capital 'O') but couldn't work in anything witty!