Microsoft Acquires Blizzard

[Gusington]

^I wonder how much that dark cloud played into this deal.

[Jarhead0331]

Ooooooo.... I think this is bad news. Microsoft's record on PC games is not good IMO, and I do not play any other kind of game, except board games. I remember when Warcraft came out....long ago...sigh.

What? Why? Halo, MSFS, Age of Empires IV, Gears of War, etc. Studios under MS have released some great games.

[88mmkwk]

Ooooooo.... I think this is bad news. Microsoft's record on PC games is not good IMO, and I do not play any other kind of game, except board games. I remember when Warcraft came out....long ago...sigh.

What? Why? Halo, MSFS, Age of Empires IV, Gears of War, etc. Studios under MS have released some great games.

And don't forget one of my personal fav's:  Atomic Games' Close Combat Series (at least the early ones)....

[Con]

I think the area of concern will be exclusivity
Gaming and entertainment is all about controlling exclusive content.
You will see pc and Xbox games only under the Microsoft brand
Get ready for having an Xbox account and subscription in order to get access to buy and play the games

[Grim.Reaper]

I think the area of concern will be exclusivity
Gaming and entertainment is all about controlling exclusive content.
You will see pc and Xbox games only under the Microsoft brand
Get ready for having an Xbox account and subscription in order to get access to buy and play the games

Maybe, Maybe not.  Look at the PlayStation...originally had a number of exclusive titles now moving to the xbox (The Show) and PC (Gods of War).  I am no Blizzard game expert, but didn't several of their previous titles only get released on certain platforms forcing you to have an account or use their service?

[Jarhead0331]

I think the area of concern will be exclusivity
Gaming and entertainment is all about controlling exclusive content.
You will see pc and Xbox games only under the Microsoft brand
Get ready for having an Xbox account and subscription in order to get access to buy and play the games

Maybe, Maybe not.  Look at the PlayStation...originally had a number of exclusive titles now moving to the xbox (The Show) and PC (Gods of War).  I am no Blizzard game expert, but didn't several of their previous titles only get released on certain platforms forcing you to have an account or use their service?

Yes. Battle.net.

[TheFjordFox]

Well, I hope they make better decisions than blizzard have been making the last few years...

Maybe they will finally fix the abandoned mess that is Warcraft 3 Reforged? Because that BS made me lose a lot of faith in blizzard. A. Lot.

[al_infierno]

Well, I hope they make better decisions than blizzard have been making the last few years...

Hear, hear!