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So, granted, one big company is buying another big company and consolidating a decent chunk of the market for multiplayer fps games. Fewer platforms means fewer

So, granted, one big company is buying another big company and consolidating a decent chunk of the market for multiplayer fps games. Fewer platforms means fewer people play a certain kind of game with the benefit of less development for lower quality ports. Other than the fact that AAA companies can cut costs from this I'm not so sure about what people are negative on this one. So if you don't want to buy a PC or get an Xbox, but you really like CoD, you might be out of luck eventually. I would think that what we're really concerned about is whether indie studios can get off the ground and create new experiences.

Retric 3y ago
Activision is a lot bigger than CoD with Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, etc each have huge followings. So not only does it impact players of a huge chunk of game series, plus any potential future series by Activision but also the viability of alternative platforms. Thus, even pure indy gamers are being harmed here. Worse it’s yet another sign that US regulators have no intentions of limiting monopolistic behavior.
- duped 3y ago
  Roughly 82% of their revenue comes from Call of Duty, Warcraft, and Candy Crush. I'm not sure what the actual breakdown is from there, but they're not exactly diversified. https://www.axios.com/2022/03/03/embattled-activision-facing-increased-attrition https://www.axios.com/2022/03/03/embattled-activision-facing...
  - Retric 3y ago
    That ~20% varies by year but is still ~1.5 Billion dollars per year which is a major studio representing a long tail of properties that come out infrequently. More importantly you need to consider future franchises not just their current properties: Caesar, Crash Bandicoot, Diablo, DJ Hero, Empire Earth, Gabriel Knight, Geometry Wars, Guitar Hero, Gun, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, Hexen, Interstate ’76, King’s Quest, Laura Bow Mysteries, The Lost Vikings, Overwatch, Phantasmagoria, Pitfall, Police Quest, Prototype, Quest for Glory, Singularity, Skylanders, Solider of Fortune, Space Quest, Spyro the Dragon, StarCraft, Tenchu, TimeShift, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, True Crime, Zork, and probably a few others I missed.

Retric 3y ago

Activision is a lot bigger than CoD with Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, etc each have huge followings. So not only does it impact players of a huge chunk of game series, plus any potential future series by Activision but also the viability of alternative platforms. Thus, even pure indy gamers are being harmed here. Worse it’s yet another sign that US regulators have no intentions of limiting monopolistic behavior.

duped 3y ago
Roughly 82% of their revenue comes from Call of Duty, Warcraft, and Candy Crush. I'm not sure what the actual breakdown is from there, but they're not exactly diversified. https://www.axios.com/2022/03/03/embattled-activision-facing-increased-attrition https://www.axios.com/2022/03/03/embattled-activision-facing...
- Retric 3y ago
  That ~20% varies by year but is still ~1.5 Billion dollars per year which is a major studio representing a long tail of properties that come out infrequently. More importantly you need to consider future franchises not just their current properties: Caesar, Crash Bandicoot, Diablo, DJ Hero, Empire Earth, Gabriel Knight, Geometry Wars, Guitar Hero, Gun, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, Hexen, Interstate ’76, King’s Quest, Laura Bow Mysteries, The Lost Vikings, Overwatch, Phantasmagoria, Pitfall, Police Quest, Prototype, Quest for Glory, Singularity, Skylanders, Solider of Fortune, Space Quest, Spyro the Dragon, StarCraft, Tenchu, TimeShift, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, True Crime, Zork, and probably a few others I missed.