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lafindestase t1_iuk3o6n wrote

Reply to comment by Mr_Piddles in Microsoft will keep Call of Duty on Sony platforms "as long as there's a PlayStation out there to ship to" by XXmynameisNeganXX

Call of Duty is a tiny portion of Microsoft’s revenue stream, sacrificing some of its sales could easily be deemed worth it to harm their main competitor in the gaming sector. Not insane at all.

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Mr_Piddles t1_iuk45hb wrote

It would hurt Activision and in turn their stock. If they stop supporting PlayStation Call of Duty , it’ll likely happen in the next generation, when they have a chance at converting people.

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JaponesBaiano t1_iuk54ld wrote

Maybe PS5 and Series X are going to be the last consoles.

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Mr_Piddles t1_iukajfl wrote

I doubt it, consoles are easy mode for games. No fiddling with settings, you know that any game you get for an Xbox or PlayStation will run. It’s just too convenient for most people.

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RayGun_zyz t1_iuk7nyb wrote

I think due to the competition between sony and microsoft, they will keep making them until consoles as a concept entirely fail. and even then microsoft is the only company who can afford to take some 10 year hit in hopes they monopolize the market. If this round fails then sure this may happen, but i have many friends who saved 700 bucks by buying a console instead of a pc so far.

I got a pc during covid and although i play it about every day i still like having my ps5 to play on occasionally because well, it was pretty cheap considering the specs you are getting with it. And i know i'm going to have it for 10+ years as long as it doesn't break. People harp on 60 fps but imo 60 fps is perfectly fine for story games and i've even found myself to prefer optimized 60 fps vs. uncapped fps quite a lot on some games. Hell bloodborne alone is a great example of even 30 fucking fps still cannot ruin a great game. It's annoying for sure, but optimized right it is not nearly as bad as people talk about because they are thinking of unoptimized fps on their pc.

Conclusion: lower fps does not look good on pc gaming, but lower fps can look just fine on console gaming that is optimized for that lower fps rate. This along with the cheap price point to play next gen games, consoles are still more alive than ever. I can understand if you have some beast of a pc. But those of us buying used 590s just to play games on pc, we would like to still get a console.

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Geawiel t1_iuk8cn8 wrote

VR. I keep my PS5 mainly for VR. I don't have to go nuts to run a PCVR. PSVR 2 looking really good too. Wish there were more games, but I think that's just about around the corner. I'm already happy they're updating No Man's Sky.

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ernyc3777 t1_iuk7bbq wrote

I would have thought that before Game Pass became so profitable. Xbox will have a Series S type console available even if Sonys gaming division somehow went under to reach the market of people who just want to plug and play games for cheap.

I hope we never get to that point. Sony and Microsoft make each other better by competition

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danrod17 t1_iuk88u7 wrote

Activision isn’t even going to have stock. That’s what happens when a company gets bought. Lol.

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Mr_Piddles t1_iukaxth wrote

Okay replace Activision with Microsoft. Because Activision not hitting their normal metrics is going to hurt the company.

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danrod17 t1_iukb77e wrote

Barely. Microsoft bought this company with cash on hand. A single game or even all of the games from a single developer is barely going to be a blip on the radar for them. Plus, forcing consumers to their own eco system will be seen as a win, regardless of a lack of sales.

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lordofpersia t1_iuk6dkf wrote

Xbox is cool these days. Moving on from exclusive and pushing for more and more cross play. Most Xbox exclusives are also on PC. Sony had fought them on cross play for years before they finally gave in for some games.

Xbox definitely learned from the disastrous DRM policies that destroyed the Xbox one launch a decade ago. Phil Spencer changed everything. I just wish he was more firm with the dumpster fire that is 343i. My favorite game series. The series I grew up with. The series that is supposed to be the flagship Xbox game is sinking

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Java2391 t1_iukbx4f wrote

Phil spencer has already stated cod will stay on all platforms. The future of gaming IS cloud streaming. Games are barely existing in a physical state at all, most only have a minor amount of data on physical discs and are requiring you to download and install the whole thing on the console anyways. Digital and cloud IS the future and where everything is going. Stop being an ignorant dip and think long term. Fact is that microsoft wants gamepass on everything so they can make more money. they made 2.9 BILLION last year of gamepass, this proves not only is it viable, but that it is their primary focus. Console hardware is going to be pointless in the near future streaming games directly to tvs, laptops, phones, tablets, etc. gives you a whole lot more options and further cements streaming as the right move.

https://www.destructoid.com/xbox-game-pass-revenue-cade-2-9-billion-in-2021-microsoft/

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