hurdygurdy21 t1_jdmnfg9 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 3:11 PM

It's funny. I'm scrolling through Reddit while watching FritangaPlays talk about the merger and I see this post. Was half expecting some salt but this is a reasonable take. Sony should focus on all those shelved 1st party titles they have. I would love a new Gravity Rush or Sly Cooper, LBP, hell even a better Knack (second one was pretty fun if I remember right).

I have both consoles so I don't care at this point but it is nuts to see Jim Ryan trying so hard to keep CoD when they have so many other titles that aren't on Xbox and some that will never come to PC (losing hope about Bloodborne, RIP). It's like he doesn't have trust in his brand or something which is not a good look for a CEO.

Oh well. Makes for some good content.

[deleted] OP t1_jdmstkl wrote on March 25, 2023 at 3:50 PM

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mwhite42216 t1_jdn3i4d wrote on March 25, 2023 at 5:06 PM

But it's not just going to Microsoft, Playstation still gets the games as well. Obviously now Microsoft benefits from those sales too, but it's not a total loss for Sony. Microsoft aren't stupid enough to take away the revenue they would recieve from keeping the franchise on Sony consoles too.

BlueMikeStu t1_jdng8ez wrote on March 25, 2023 at 6:35 PM

Call of Duty is literally the fourth biggest franchise in all of gaming, after Mario, Tetris, and Pokemon. By itself, the merger is big enough to warrant investigation by regulator bodies, and that's before you factor in all the other IPs which Microsoft would acquire with the merger on top of that, like Diablo, Overwatch, Tony Hawk, Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, etc etc.

A single Call of Duty game has outsold the lifetime sales of any franchise on OP's list. A single Call of Duty game has outsold the lifetime sales of the entire original Halo trilogy.

Pretending it's just another game series which can be easily replaced is fucking asinine.