FloridaGatorMan t1_j1ikud5 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 5:31 PM

Reply to comment by SpiderFudge in Microsoft will fight U.S. over $68.7-billion Activision Blizzard deal by Brook030

Companies do not tend to improve when they are bought out by much larger companies. They tend to experience extensive layoffs, budget cuts, and projects cancelled. Blizzard has made strides to have a better work culture and being owned by Microsoft will not accelerate that. Being owned my Microsoft will only further guarantee more games like Diablo Immortal are released.

acprocode t1_j1kbork wrote on December 25, 2022 at 1:30 AM

Every studio that has been bought out by microsoft has become worse. This isnt hyperbole, I honestly cant think of a single first party title from microsoft since 2017 that was actually good. Forza 5 may be the only one, along with halo infinite (the free 2 play multiplayer not the actual game). But yea basically all of their studios they bought produced shit.

FloridaGatorMan t1_j1kbxn0 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 1:32 AM

It’s often a consolidation and competitive move. The most you buy up, the less competition there is, the more you can focus on 1-2 money makers. I would not be surprised to see Blizzard dump everything but call of duty.