Microsoft buys Activision
(www.bloomberg.com)
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All those rumours and accusations make a different story when we realize MSoft was looking to buy. The big M may have rung Activision through the sewers of the public eye to get a better deal.
Microsoft now owns formerly Playstation mascots.
I'm glad you said it because my conspiracy brain immediately went there
Seems obvious
It reminds me of Public Opinion about star wars right before Disney bought Lucasarts.
i dont think oub opinion of SW was influnced by disney unless you remember some articles that were two or thrice removed from them?
Remember all of the articles saying the prequels sucked and the IP should be given to someone else? Remember how right before the first sequel we were told it was dedicated to the true Star Wars themes?
Exactly the first thing that came to my mind when I heard this news!
They still overpaid, but that is a good theory. I heard the value of the company was around 50b and now they sold it for almost 69b, that is a big difference.
Yeah but think of all the consoles they just sold from people who played cod exclusively and only played it on PlayStation
I think it's more likely they saw the opportunity, rather than being involved. Kotick remains, why would they drag him through the dirt then keep him around?
I've read he is being pushed out after the deal is finished. It could be hogwash though.
I remember the same thing happening with Mojang, so there is a precedent here.