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Microsoft expected to finally buy Activision Blizzard next week (www.eurogamer.net)

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[-] Disgusted_Tadpole@lemmy.ml 58 points 8 months ago

Activision Blizzard has become such a huge pile of disgusting shit that people are quite tempted to see what would happen if the devil Microsoft buys it.

What a time to be alive

[-] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

Yeah, never thought I'd live the day to see it but here we are. Blizzard use to be the darling of all gamers, only one who did things right and released games when they were actually done. Then money hungry shitheads took over.

[-] Clbull@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I'm just happy to potentially see Bobby Kotick, Ion Hazzikostas, Mike Ybarra, etc ousted.

Don't get me wrong. Fifteen years ago I would have flipped if Microsoft put in a bid to buy Vivendi and get their paws on Blizzard, after seeing how badly they ruined Rare. Activision tanked the brand so bad that I'm actually rooting for Microsoft.

[-] LetMeEatCake@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

I don't think Kotick is at all certain to be kicked out. As easily as I can see MS letting him go with an enormous golden parachute, I can just as easily imagine them keeping him onboard because all they care about is Activision's ability to make money.

In all likelihood Blizzard isn't going to be managed any differently. Microsoft's modus operandi with gaming acquisitions is to leave the leadership in place and let the dev/publisher run itself. Why is everyone expecting different here? The most likely outcome is MS does nothing to Blizzard and Blizzard continues on more or less the same trajectory as before.