> Most folks in gaming seem to welcome the merger because Activision has long been anti-consumer / bad stewards of game franchises, and many people feel positiv

> Most folks in gaming seem to welcome the merger because Activision has long been anti-consumer / bad stewards of game franchises, and many people feel positive about the direction of the Xbox division as of late. Yes, my big hope here is selfishly that Microsoft is able to salvage what's left of Blizzard and Microsoft has been the most consumer friendly of the big 3 this last couple of generations.