Poll: Would You Still Buy PlayStation Consoles Without Activision Blizzard Games?

Don't play a single one of them, so that's a yes from me!

There's only one activision game I play and that's overwatch and it seems the sequel is still coming plus its already been announced that all new pvp maps, modes and heroes that are in the sequel are also coming to overwatch 1. Plus with valorants rumoured console release overwatch will be forgotten.

So yeah this is no loss for me

Also most of their top earning games are on mobile and PC only

This is no where near the loss that Bethesda was to playstation gamers

i go where the games and population is . you put yourself at a disadvantage when you become a fanboy .

though i prefer playstation & this really sucks . looks like i can’t say sony with a “$” anytime soon . this was the biggest new low i’ve ever seen in gaming from M$$$$$

I don't play CoD, I do play Blizz games but on PC, so of course I'll buy a Playstation.
My only concern regarding this aquisition is what will the future be when you have a monopoly on one side, the loss of quality, the prices, etc etc

As much as I dislike the acquisition, realistically it probably wouldn't change much for me. I haven't been a fan of COD since the PS3 era, Crash Bandicoot 4 and CTR:NF were both amazing, but more Crash games aren't guaranteed, and Spyro seems to be dead. Doesn't help that the team behind Crash 4 got relegated to Warzone support studio.

Both Activision and Bathesda have run themselves into the ground with uninventive unfinished copy/ paste games and greedy practises.
Sony's exclusive lineup has been worthwhile for a 5th generation in a row and enough to sell a console on.

Call of Duty isn't gonna do anything for me anymore. The superior Apex is free and the original Infinity Ward is at EA.
Even Spider-Man is free (as in out of their claws), as much as I want that franchise to be improved, Activision was absolutely running that IP to the ground for a decade. Fallout and ES games had always been outdated and never interested me.

I was rooting for MS for having Flight Sim and Forza Horizon which I really wanted. Couple more games and I'd even buy an xbox I said. Not this way. Not gonna support any monopoly

Think I'll be fine with multiplat and Sony games

Sure, I play the odd Activision/Blizzard game, but the Microsoft acquisition of the company wouldn’t affect my desire to own the latest PlayStation console in the slightest. I have a Series S, but my PS5 will always be my primary system!

The question should really be 'How long do you think playstation consoles can last with Microsoft throttling Sony into submission?'

The few acti/blizz games I'd consider playing are games I'd rather play on PC so we're all good... better now because game pass PC is a thing.

Only gamers disappearing from playstation are the casuals for call of duty and as we know casuals don't care much for anything but fifa, fortnite and cod, meaning playstation's exclusives will still get the high sales

Cor - just come off Twitter as I’m already tired of the hyperbole.

This will blow over in a couple of weeks just before I get to enjoy Dying Light 2. Lovely.

Couldn't care less about any of their games just worried about the precedent the acquisition sets

I would buy any console without Activision. So yes.

Sony need to get Riot games and Hi-Rez on their portfolio

@UltimateOtaku91 unless you're a Call of Duty fan. Otherwise I completely agree with you

I don't remember anything Activision-Blizzard related games that made me want to go buy a specific console so the answer is obviously yes, I'd still buy a PS console. In fact, I don't know of anything Activision-Blizzard games that I enjoyed. I mean, there's the N.Sane trilogy but I see them as part of the PS legacy more than anything relating to ActiBlizz. There's a lot of better games out there that are worth playing than anything they made in recent years.

Activision Blizzard and Bethesda mainly produce uninspired yet overhyped, soulless cash cows. I do have a series s, but these acquisitions add zero value to the Xbox lineup.

With the number of Bethesda games in people's homes you'd think they are worth $70B not Activision. Don't own a single Activision game since MW2.

@UltimateOtaku91 that’s a pretty stupid take. You do realise the ‘casuals’ as you call them, far outnumber any other type of gamer combined. Sony have been so successful by tempting those casuals over with exclusive COD deals etc. If more casuals shift over to other systems eventually because of this deal, Sony sales could go down for their games too, because even ‘casuals’ can buy PlayStation exclusives believe it or not.

I honestly can't remember the last Activision game I was exited for so no loss for me. I only hope Bobby kotick gets deemed redundant and canned

I'll still buy Playstation consoles. I have a PC with a Game Pass sub so I can still play the exclusives.

Nothing changes for me. PlayStation will always be my main console. I'd take GamePass out for a month when there's a game or three that I can binge in that time. But won't stick around with it or pay every month.

Games these days are so long and there's so many I want. Bethesda and Activision have a very low number I'm interested in so they can be replaced. I don't think any of us really need more than one console. But just having PS4/5 and a Switch is enough to keep me busy that my backlog continues to grow

What is the point in buying a big publisher when every platform already gets all the games that publisher and their developers offer?

Simple, it locks out only one platform, PlayStation. Phil and his customers are huge hypocrites. Phil says "exclusives are bad for the industry" and "it's not about punishing PlayStation" then what is the point in a move like this when you were already getting the games?

Guaranteed, when PlayStation gets their next timed exclusive Phil and his fans will make big complaints about it while conveniently ignoring this. It's bad for the industry no matter how his next PR spin will try to say otherwise.

I personally am not affected by this (yes I own a Series S too, but 🤫) as I don't really play Acti+Blizzard. Like others, I'm concerned with the long-term ramifications this will have on the gaming industry overall.

I’m a huge fan of Sony’s exclusive first party games, so I’ll always own a PlayStation.

What Microsoft is doing, however, is making me reconsider what my primary console of the future will be. Or if I will transition back into a PC gamer first and foremost.

I don’t think I’ve actually played any of their games in several months due to the abuse. I used to play Overwatch but not anymore. So this doesn’t really affect me personally, but it’s not a great deal for the industry. I’m obviously still going to play on PlayStation.

I don't play Activision games anymore, was a big call of duty fan at uni, but not for nearly 10 years now.

Don't think this is really the right audience to ask this question though. As I knew what the responses would be even before I voted.

Yes. What an odd question?

Why is it so doom and gloom on this site?

I know that die hard PS fans will protect Sony at all costs and pretend it is not a big deal. But obviously there’s a huge market for these Call of Duty games , not too mention other games from this and previous acquisitions. There will be shift to Xbox for the masses, diehard fans will be loyal no matter what, it is the other non commital fans that Sony needs to worry about

@GADG3Tx87

To be fair, I do think Sony is an unfortunate causality of Microsoft’s plans, not the ultimate target.

Meta, Google, and Apple are working to force their way into the game industry.

Microsoft is a legacy game and console maker at this point. And of the three platform holders, they are the only one who can actually afford to combat Meta, Google, and Apple. Sony and Nintendo are financial peasants compared to the 4 Gods of Tech.

For Microsoft, this is a lot bigger than Sony. But Sony will be a casualty in the fighting between the four Gods.

I find Sony should continue doing similar acquisitions that play to their strengths. Purchase konami for their IPs, partner with Capcom, square enix etc. They make the games that define PlayStation.

It has a monopoly? Playstation exists. Nintendo exists. Numerous major third party publishers exist. They will all continue to coexist with MS in the market. In what world could you say Xbox has a "monopoly"?

I will always own a Playstation and an Xbox, so this doesn't make much difference to me.

@UltimateOtaku91 and casuals make up the majority sales and puts the most money in their pocket . without casuals there’s no big profit for big games …

The only 2 games i really care for is crash bandicoot and spyro.if both still come to PlayStation than its all goof.word up son

@TheRedComet someone who finally see’s the bigger picture. Well said.

I buy a playstation to play good games. So yes I'll continue to buy one. How many Activision games appear in your annual game of the year awards pushsquare?

Only one I care about really is Spyro but it’s unlikely we’ll get another Spyro game anyway.

It’s unfortunate for the people who do like COD though if they do become MS exclusives (has that even been confirmed yet?).

MS have done what they always do... pay ridiculous sums of money to prevent millions of gamers from playing the multi platform games they love (unless you switch platforms). They did it with Tomb Raider, they did it with the Bethesda acquisition and now this. How are they not the bad guys here?

Just look at all the flak Sony got when they initially said they wouldn’t support cross-party play. This is way worse. I think MS were the biggest mouthpieces in that argument too.

Not sure for me

Most people don’t give a *****

I can't think of any I play except Crash but I decided not to get Crash 4 sometime back. The N.sane trilogy was a fun and solid remake, though.

Considering I don't own a single Activision Blizzard game: Yes

And I don’t think PlayStation can compete in the area of acquisitions, although I hope they can do something substantial. The best thing they can do at this point is continue making exclusive games that are absolute must-buys. Also, Sony has to get complete backward compatibility of all their games from all generations working ASAP.

@BritneyfR_ee Yeah, Sony has never put cash on the table for exclusives... MS certainly didn't honour just such an agreement Bethesda had with them for Deathloop.

@BritneyfR_ee Oh, yeah. I forgot about Spyro. I was hoping one day they would do something like they did with Crash 4 and make a sequel, possibly even call it Spyro 4 (despite it being 7th 3d game made in the original canon), too.

Are we sure the CoD players aren't going to simply try and put the Xbox discs into their Playstations?

@Gremio108 I don't know if they should even be allowed near something as sharp as a blu ray disc in the first place.

@TheRedComet
I mean, yeah they are a threat but my thinking is what is the point in buying a huge publisher where you got all the games anyway? And then proceed to release them everywhere except one platform? If it's about keeping games safe from the likes of TenCent and Apple then why not still sell them to PlayStation if Sony are not their competitors?

How can this be seen any other way? I think Phill is full of it and people believe him. Otherwise he could have both sides of the pie. Xbox fans get the games for a low monthly fee and force PlayStation fans to pay full price. It still favours their primary platform. But no, he locks out another platform entirely meaning this is absolutely about punishing those who don't buy Xbox

I personally don't play anything Activision publishes other than Spyro but this simply can't be justified as good for the industry. Yet Sony gets flak for timed exclusives all across the internet. How is that fair I ask you?

@BritneyfR_ee FF7 remake still isn’t on Xbox because of Sony money….. they both do it. I’ve said this before, neither MS or Sony are good/bad, they’re both the same. They do the same things, the only difference is MS have more cash to make a bigger splash and make bigger headlines. You can bet your house on it that if Sony had 70 billion to spare they’d do the same thing.

The only thing this may do is get me to buy an Xbox or PC in the upcoming years. I’ve been burnout on COD for years though.

This would have made more sense in 2013.Since then, Sony has exceeded just about every third party publisher in game quality. I really think it’s a desperate move, too little too late.

I won't even notice the difference.

All I care about is Diablo.

I won't run away from Playstation for a single IP (just like I don't run TO one system for a lone IP).

Woah is this question really being asked?

Surely if you love PlayStation it doesn't matter, don't get me wrong it may sway some people options when thinking which games they play but if you like me have had the PlayStation since PS1 this question being asked wont factor into your mind.

I am more annoyed with Microsoft even buying them and the fact it puts me off wanting to any longer own my Series X, I still like Xbox in general I have no issue with them it's just more the choices being made and they are just buying publishers for the sake of it.

I only bought one Activision game in the last decade (Sekiro) and I didn't even like it. With ever corporate takeover, Microsoft just keeps confirming to me that I'm not in their target demographic.

Unfortunately the other 99.9999999% of gamers are.

Definitely...no question.

Horizon, Uncharted, God of War, Ratchet & Clank, Spider-Man, The Last of Us, Ghost of Tsushima, Infamous, Killzone, Sly Cooper, etc... Sony has a large and varied collection of IP under their sleeve.

The question is what should they do going forward?

First, strengthen your partnerships with Japanese publishers like Square, Capcom, and Bandai.

Second, establish new studios (which I realize takes time) to develop new IPs. These IPs should focus on genres that Sony's 1st party offerings currently don't cover: first person shooters, survival horror, etc.

I genuinely have zero interest in Call of Duty and have never spent a penny on them. I was eyeing Sekiro but that's the only Activision (published) game I've been remotely interested in for quite some time.

Honestly, Insomniac has a more interesting output than all of Activision to me.

I play activision blizzard games on pc anyway and it seems like I'll be playing more and more 3rd parties on pc in the near future

Honestly couldn't care less about Call of Snoozy, they're immensely dull and never caught my interest anyway. The Crash Bandicoot thing is probably the biggest loss because its a mascot, but one great game in twenty years isn't exactly a great record for a franchise. It's not like Nintendo losing the rights to Mario. Congrats to Microsoft for buying the bro-iest developer, hope they manage to sort out all those sexual harassment and abuse of power issues that come with the purchase.

@Athrum yeah I’m more convinced this is just another death knell in the company’s product quality, so as a PC gamer this action is even more worrisome

I honestly just hate the bethesda and Activision acquisitions cause of ps5 having dualsense. It just makes games have a better feel to it. So unless Xbox makes something similar I'm just not going to buy one.

I'm selling the Ps5 now!

Someone earlier dismissed this saying casual games (playing only fifa, COD and fortnite) are the only one that will care so it won’t affect Sony’s sales but surely casual gamers make up 95 percent of the market. That would be devastating.

I love PlayStation but have to say they affordable Xbox series s, coupled with game pass and exclusives like flight sim, now mean I have both.

I own a PlayStation and PC for this very reason, as long as PlayStation keeps getting exclusives I'll still buy PlayStation

Yes, I don’t really play their games.

For (largely my own) reference, these are the games I bought last year, along with price (because I couldn’t be bothered to delete):

Jan:
FF7 - £6.49
FF8 - £7.99
Yakuza Kiwami 2 - £9.59
Yakuza Remastered Collection (3,4,5) £24.99
Yakuza 0 - £3.99

March:
Tesla vs Lovecraft - £1.79
Art Pulse - 99p
Metropolis: Lux Obscura - £1.99
Jewel Fever 2 - 99p
Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes - £1.59
Aer: Memories of Old - £1.91

April:
Judgment (PS4) - £4 (£15, £11 trade back)
It Takes Two - £10 (£32, £22 trade back)
Titan Quest - £6
Shenmue 3 - £8
EA Play one month - £3.99 (specifically to play A Way Out with the wife after we finished It Takes Two and wanted their other game).

May:
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise - £7.99
Brothers: A tale of Two Sons - £3.74
Yakuza 6 - £6 (£15, £9 trade back)

June:
Vasara Collection - £0.89
Tinker Racers - £0.39
Flatland: Prologue - £0.16
Savage Halloween- £0.39
Timber man Vs - £0.84
Elea - £0.99
Whipseey and the Lost Atlas - £0.99
Racket Fury (PSVR) - £FREE
PS+ 12m - £32.85
Stretch Arcade - £0.58
Asdivine Hearts - £4.79
Antiquia Lost - £4.79
Swordbreaker - £0.79
Vasilis - £0.79
Miles Morales (PS5) - £3 (£28, £25 trade back)

July:
Yakuza Like a Dragon - £4 (£18, £14 trade back)

Sept:
Kitaria Fables - £12.79
Cave Diver - 0.79
Immortals Fenix Rising - £20
Life is Strange True Colours - £12 (£42, £30 trade back)

Oct;
Life is Strange Wavelengths - £9.99
R&C: Rift Apart - £14 (£40, £26 trade back)

Nov: Lost Judgment - £38
1yr PS Plus - £33.32

Running Total = £309.48

I don’t think there are any Activision games on there. I’d be most annoyed if MS bought Sega. Even then though, it wouldn’t make me get an Xbox. In fact it would harden me against the platform / MS. I’d just largely become a PSVR2 gamer.

Still, 6% of a potential 100m gamers is a lot! This poll is quite interesting in that respect.

I buy PlayStation’s to play PlayStation games .
Can play the rest on my PC

I'm pretty sure with how Microsoft is buying all these developers that Sony probably won't be making a PS6. Could be why the big push is for VR . I wonder if my next year they buy EA.

It’s not like I never play them and don’t like them but I can easily do without any of them tbh. Crash and Spyro belonging to Xbox is what kinda stings.

I don't care about Bethesda or Activision to be honest, no call of duty, no overwatch not even for Crash but I know Call of Duty is the franchise 90% of people who buy a console (xbox or ps) did buy the console for so this is pretty much game over for Sony, PS games are fantastic and enough for me but they don't sell 100m units and I don't know what investors will do from now on so let's enjoy the last PlayStation.

I play almost nothing from that publisher, but I'm also not the sort of consumer whose purchasing decisions will be impacted by this.

Although, at the moment, I'm not really sold on either PS5 or Xbox Series. I'd like to say I'm all-in with PC, but even that is in doubt thanks to the hyper-inflated prices of GPUs these last few years, and Nvidia seems more interested in milking that desperation with higher-price, lower-value products than actually righting the ship for normal consumers.

Er do they make the brilliant PlayStation Exclusives I play each year??? Er no, so of course I will stick with PlayStation And if I was forced to leave PlayStation I'd just go Nintendo really I despise Microsoft so much I could never 'Jump in'

Diablo, Crash and Hawk is all i play from them. Thing is what i play and most on here play doesn't matter, taking COD and i guess Overwatch 2 away is a massive knockout to Sony and will harm PS unless Sony do something big. MS have just showed they can buy any gaming company they like and that is scary because they will do this again unless legally stopped.

The only franchise from them that I play is Overwatch, but I play a LOT of Overwatch. For the time being I have had no interest in buying a PS5, Im happy with my PS4. I have never owned an Xbox and their games do not interest me, but I could see my friends jumping over to Xbox this generation (none of them have upgraded from PS4 yet) mainly for Elder Scrolls, Fallout and Diablo which they are all fans of.

I don't play any. The Bethesda acquisition hit harder than this personally. But, i can leave without either one. Even from Bethesda i only played Elder scrolls and Fallout.

I don't care about cod, so yeah I would still play PlayStation

The (current) results of this poll are heartening.

Who misses something they don't use?

Never have cared about FPS games so it doesn't affect my choice at all.

I will always buy PlayStation for as long as they make one.
Doesn't bother me as much as the Bethesda acquisition did, don't get me wrong I hammered COD back in the days of COD 4 and MW but haven't played one for years.

As long as Sekiro 2 isn't announced, I'm think I will be ok over it.

I will still always buy PS since I like the games they produce (in-house), simple as that.

I love your site and all, but your milking it hard with all the posts about this. I get that it’s a huge transaction that impacts a lot of the gaming world, but ones such as this could’ve been spread out and posted tomorrow or the next day. Just so much clutter and disorganization.

Only really care for Crash and Spyro. NGL Activision are the scum of the earth anyways.

I occasionally play a COD here and there but that's it pretty much it so the deal doesn't really bother me on a personal level. Same with Bethesda.

I know that this is a bigger deal than the Bethesda acquisition, but I was more upset about Bethesda because they actually have franchises I play and care about. And even there it was kinda like...oh well, too bad. Activision/Blizzard and MS are a good match in my opinion, and I don't really care about any of those franchises being exclusive.

@GADG3Tx87

I never once said it is actually fair in the way that you are speaking of.

Sony was going to be a casualty one way or the other. Say Microsoft wasn’t making these moves. And instead Google or Apple buys Activision. Or even worse, Tencent. Then they release these games solely as streaming titles for their streaming services on mobile and PC devices only. Since Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft doesn’t allow competitor’s services on their platforms, The games are still locked out.

For Microsoft, this is an easy call to make. Grab up who you can while you can. Because the other Gods of Tech are awake now and realize how much gaming brings in every year. Hell, Apple made more money off of iOS gaming royalties than the Big 3 combined over the past two years. And that’s them not even trying to compete in the industry. Google wasn’t far behind.

Whether we like it or not, consolidation of Western publishers is coming. They are all going to picked off by tsunami forces that make Sony and Nintendo look like ripples in a pond.

Of the three, Microsoft is the only one who can compete on their level. Which is why they’ve gotten serious finally. If you take the threat of the other Gods of Tech out of the equation, this is a move Microsoft probably wouldn’t have made. Not because the Xbox division wouldn’t want to, but because Big Daddy Microsoft Corporate wouldn’t have cared. Big Daddy now sees the threat that the other God’s pose. If they let them take over gaming, that’s an amazing amount profit Microsoft will never see.

Why are you guys acting like Activision is the Holy Grail of gaming lol
Who the heck gets consoles just for their games (COD)...

I know I’m just a single consumer but the last COD I bought was advanced warfare. Never played diablo or wow. I’d miss crash and spyro more!

I’d be more bothered if this was Ubisoft…

I bet money when I get an xbox, I won't buy any activision game.

Bethesda, sure, I like a few from them.

Funny how the reality is that activision is 10 times bigger than bethesda, but I think Activision is 10 times ***** than Bethesda.

@UltimateOtaku91 I Think Tencent Owns Riot Games.

It sucks that PlayStation will lose crash and spyro but as for the rest, Microsoft is welcome to activision. That is an absurd, insane amount of money to spend on a studio. Maybe now is a good opportunity for Sony to create something new and better. Black and Killzone were solid Sony made FPS that they could revisit and bring to a new generation. Personally, I play PlayStation for single player games and Xbox can’t touch Sony (or Nintendo) on these so they can buy as many studios they want but it doesn’t mean they’ll have good games

Much like the Bethesda deal theres only one game I'll miss and there's no guarantee that there'll ever be another Crash Game.

The only Activision-Blizzard franchises I play are Diablo and Starcraft, and I play both of them on PC.
I currently have a fat PS3, a PS4 Pro and a disk PS5, all bought mainly for the exclusive games.
So this buyout has no impact on my supporting Playstation.
As long as they continue to make those awesome "masterpiece tier" games, they will certainly get my money.

@AFCC

They didn’t do this because of us. Old school gamers tend to play a lot of single player games. We buy a variety of titles each year. We tend to move on from one game to the next frequently. We even do that with multiplayer titles. We switch titles frequently and abandon them. We once defined the industry. But we don’t anymore.

Because no matter how many games we buy from each publisher, it’ll never get close to the amount of money Live Service games make. And those games have much lower development costs. In many cases, the gamers im talking about play one game. And that’s it.

Both of my best friends are who have been targeted for these purchases. One friend of mine plays only 2K NBA. He buys the new one every year, spends two thousand or more hours engaging with it, and buys a decent amount of micro transactions.

My other friend is a bit closer to me in how he games, but not like he used to. He will buy a variety of games, but it always comes back to Fortnite for him. I’ve looked at his list. Even games he was hyped for, like Resident Evil Village, has maybe two to three hours of play. Fortnite is his deal. He’s sunk more than 2500 hours into it on PS5 alone. Another 5000 hours on the PS4 version. He has a collection of skins worth more than he’s willing to admit. He’s spent an insane amount of money on the game since 2018 when he started playing it, only ceasing his advancement when he didn’t have internet service for six months.

Those are the sort of gamers that are the target. Not people like us. Call of Duty’s fan base plays just call of duty. They will buy a console just for it.

@TheRedComet
Yeah I get what you're saying but I think this behaviour, whoever it be between Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo or any of the others buying up big publishers hurts the industry more than it helps it. I see your point and agree to a degree but I think this is creating a bigger divide than ever and those who celebrate it for the sake of "my box is better than your box" are cheering for something that will do more harm than good.

Microsoft leaving the other two platforms out is just plain anti-consumer in my opinion. And I'd say the same if Sony did it. Only difference is they can't afford a huge publisher and anyone they have acquired are generally small, and mostly, unknown fish. Not that it's any more right to do so. We need big third parties and soon there won't be if this continues.

I would definitely still buy PlayStations but I’m very much now of the opinion that I’m also going to need to buy my first xbox

@Anke Ubisoft fought pretty hard against a hostile takeover a few years back, I don't think their interested in selling.

I love Overwatch, I hope I can buy+play Overwatch 2 on PS5. But if not, I'll just play other stuff. There's tons of amazing games coming out in 2022.

@GADG3Tx87

Trust me, I see it as a huge negative for the industry.

But I will say this. I would much rather see Microsoft, a company that (for now anyway) will sell us a box that can play games off of a disc or from a traditional download, have these sorts of IPs and publishers over a James Bond villain like Google, who will lock them solely behind streaming.

What a silly question, get outta here!

Apparently Sony has secured Persona 6 as an exclusive title. So yes

@NinjaSixx

It’s not about Sony.

It’s about the Gods of Tech having awoken and preparing to force their way into the traditional gaming industry.

And unfortunately, Microsoft is the only one who can compete with their ungodly cash reserves.

@poetwarlord if its the pvp of Overwatch you love then you can still play the pvp content from overwatch 2.

They have already announced that all new pvp maps, modes and heroes from overwatch 2 will be added to overwatch 1, and both games can against each other

To play R&C, Wolverine etc I have to buy a PS5. To play Xbox games, I need ANY device Game Pass exists - PC, Mobile/Tablet, and, as the only console currently supporting Game Pass too, Xbox

Call of Duty will keep Warzone, make the Multi-player free to play, and then let Treyarch, High Moon, Infinity Ward, Raven, Sledgehammer etc make the games they want to - whether new IP's or games from MS's growing portfolio of IP's of which CoD is) and they will ALL be on Game Pass.

If they decide to make a new FPS story in a military setting that CoD name would fit, then that will be exclusive to Game Pass but CoD is 'changing' for everyone....

This is the wrong forum for this poll. On this, or any other PS enthusiast group how many of us do buy the console for games like CoD or FIFA? But we're like 8% of the install base. Most of those 110M PS4's aren't us. Most of them aren't the people hyped for GoW:R or HFW. Most of them are people that just bought a box to play CoD on because their friends do. The poll here doesn't mean much. Most of the PS4 owners don't even buy Sony published games at all. It's easy to forget that MLB The Show is Sony's #1 1st party game. On any fan site, you'd never guess it.

@LangTrangGang don't bother, it's worthless...

Hope MS push crash bandicoot as their mascot, that would be awesome

I bought the tony hawk remaster second hand, screw giving Kotick money! Other than that, I played the COD ww2 campaign when they gave it away on plus and that's it. Have to say that a huge, perhaps unseen component of this deal is the popularity of COD mobile in Asia and an xcloud version that performs better may be something that helps funnel new gamers into gamepass subscriptions (or just mtx purchases). It doesn't affect me and even as a gamepass gamer, I'm not enthusiastic as someone who's not into COD. Hope they sort the culture at both Activision and blizzard out alongside reinstating vicarious visions.

I wish people would rally and boycott practices like this too. "Welp Microsoft did a super scummy thing but I guess that's it. There's literally nothing we can do."

Except there is. We can say no. We can vote with our wallets. "I can just buy it on PC" isn't a punishment for them. They still get your money. They still win.

@TheRedComet I mean, they only allow that now because when they tried the James Bond super villain move with the Xbox One, Sony was there to slap them across the face with a 1 minute video.

Like a bond supervillain however, Microsoft learned. They realized that they first need to crush Sony before they can realize their ambitions and so here they are with the death Lazer slowly traveling up towards Sony's crotch...

This is a stupid question really and one that shouldnt really need asking..as for diablo and overwatch not really being much of a pull i think that you just showed how much you really dont know..losing call of duty is a big deal but losing the diablo franchise is the bigger deal for me personally..i dont really like overwatch but it has its own hardcore following which probably equals call of duty (not in terms of numbers obviously..i'm talking loyal fanbase) so to be perfectly clear here i find this question insulting to playstation owners who have supported their favorite console over the decades to suggest they are that quick to jump ship over this..not push squares finest moment here...

@PenguinL same

@Fenbops not the same though is it 🤔

Sure its not ideal but in truth if Activision games were important to me if have would have bought an Xbox with its gamepass it's better option for the multiplatform games.

People have long goaded Xbox of not having enough games so not surprising they did this.

Sony seriously needs some big japanese acquisition. Sega, or SQEX. Or Bamco.

Don't really play Activision or any western rpgs . My main games are j-rpgs so doesn't really effect me

The only series I really care about from them anymore is Diablo, but given that Diablo IV isn't going to be like the past games, I likely wouldn't be buying any of their games anytime soon. I've been over Call of Duty for a long time and only occasionally play them if they have a good campaign and I get it later when it's cheap. So, as others have likely said, I'd still buy a PlayStation as this changes very little for me even though it is obviously a gigantic deal for the industry.

@Hibari89 doubt Sony has that kind of capital. Sony are a much, smaller company to Microsoft.; in fact until ps4 Sony were practically going bankrupt. Even there efforts to compete will gamepass will probably fall flat on its face, Sony just don't have the money to compete against Microsoft on even ground unless they do something like collaborate with Nintendo although saying that Sega almost exclusively release their games on PlayStation.

Sony have a massive library of games and IPs. But is it enough to sway the average gamer? There will be people that will only buy an Xbox because COD is exclusive to it. Can Sony hit back against MS somehow?

I'm sad to see THPS, Spyro, and Crash go to MS, but if they ever release new ones in these series I can at least just play them on Steam.

Of course people on a PS fan site is still gonna buy Playstation consoles. We really need to be asking the random guy in video game section of Wal-Mart if he can deal with losing CoD.

Most definitely would still buy PlayStation.

best looking games xbox gets gonna be filled with mircotransactions enjoy i dont care for the cod or battlefield games let them all play on the same network so they can have fun on there little maps running around shooting eachother thinking they have skills with no tournaments enjoy

Is this really a ln article/question?. Of course. Activision have not released interesting games since the 90s ... No interest in COD. Blizzard have better games in recent times but not my cup of tea.

@Royalblues why do Sony need to acquire a publisher when they already have the superior first party studios? No matter what MS buy they can't match Sony or Nintendo for first party quality.

a poll like this is going to be biased towards forum goers, who likely spend a lot of time on a variety of games. This is like getting GTA exclusives (which might be next) it's huge for casuals, and the way they are going about it is honestly pretty crappy.

Sony should buy EA. You take away our guns we're taking away your sports.

@Royalblues gamers went to PS4 because the hardware was better. The marketing was better, the price was better. The exclusives that were made in-house were better along with the 3rd party. This is one company who has a monopoly in one industry trying to do the same to another. It is not real competition. As the xbox division itself would not be able to make such crazy purchases. Sony won back mindshare by making the better product. From most reviews they did it again with PS5, and MS is just buying the most popular IP to compete.

Except for the Spyro and Crash series, I don't play Activision Blizzard games :/

@TheRedComet Why is Tencent worse then MS is it because they are Chinese? Lets be honest here these US based companies all got fined in Europe and not because they are such a nice bunch of people. I think corporate US has done more damage to the world then the Chinese.

The original PlayStation sold over 100 million without Call of Duty. The PlayStation 6 can do the same. Positive mental attitude is what you need. Too many negative Nellies.

@Medic_Alert same.

I've been a platform-agnostic hobbyist who's owned thousands of games across pretty much every machine that's come out since the NES and Sega Master System. I already had both a Switch and an XBox Series X (both of which I have dozens of games for, especially thanks to the latter's BC titles), and although I'd been on the fence I grabbed a PS5 during a Best Buy Black Friday sale and received a $75 PlayStation Store gift card over the holidays...that so far has remained unspent, and here is why: there's simply nothing current-gen that piques my interest from Sony, aside from Horizon: Forbidden West.

Now, history says that more games support is coming. But what KIND of games support is the question, and that goes beyond merely who the publishers are. I've personally never gravitated toward the glut of FPS/third-person, post-apocalyptic/zombie apocalypse, ultra-violence, kill-them-before-they-kill-you, dark tropes that routinely dominate shows like E3 as well as the mega-publishers' presentations (like the half-dozen Ubisoft titles you could swap the names of and no one be the wiser every year). I enjoy a wider variety of genres, especially JRPGs, SRPGs, and Strategy, but also delve into retro Arcade games and compilations, platformers, and anything else that suits my personal taste. Franchises like Everybody's Golf/Hot Shots Golf, the next Dragon Quest, the next Trails of trilogy (and the Crossbell duology), stuff like Civilization, I can play countless hours of. And I loved making tracks, maps, etc. in games like ModNation Racers and TimeSplitters for the PS3 and PS2, respectively.

The problem? Some of these (like ModNation Racers) Sony seems to have abandoned, and last I heard Clap Hanz was looking into exploring other projects besides golf, so it's anyone's guess as to when/whether Everybody's Golf may be announced for PS5. And the other franchises I mentioned can all be found on other platforms; heck, Sony's even sharing MLB: The Show now.

My point is that Sony's real problem is A) exclusive, VARIED first-party support (hey, not everyone is into God of War) and B) while likewise lagging behind their system's launch (due to COVID or whatever), Microsoft beat them to the punch by getting some must have first-party titles out this past Christmas (though I still fault them and 343 for launching Halo Infinite roughly 70 percent complete while prioritizing wannabe Fornite skins to further monetize it). Simply put, 2022 is make-or-break for the PS5; Sony MUST get must-have exclusive games out for the console, and that means they can't all look, sound, and play similarly to 98 percent of everything else on the market.

And yes, I realize that I (and many other posters here) don't represent a significant percentage of anyone's hardware or software sales, so that's why they see an acquisition like Microsoft just made as such a threat. Sony needs to look hard at Sega, who sat atop the entire industry during the 16-bit era and had literally bungled their way out of the hardware business only two console generations later. NO ONE is too big to fall.

This is an Obsidian or Bethesda situation for me. I love Obsidian's games, meanwhile Bethesda's games are laughably bad (TES and FO, I mean) but are good for modding. I mean, they're really just frameworks to hang mods on.

You're doing yourself a massive disservice if you play their games on a console because the optimisation is bad, there's limited or no modding, no fan patches, no console commands to fix broken quests, etc. Blizzard's games aren't janky in that way but they're design for PC in particular, in their hearts they're a PC dev. This isn't like if I had to play Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest on PC, where to me personally it'd just feel wrong.

ANYWAY, point is that they're all better on PC anyway so they didn't really exist on console for me, as far as I was concerned. As for Activision, no. Nothing of theirs interests me. I played one of the CoDs once and it was the gaming equivalent of eating a piece of s**t to see if it really tasted as bad as you thought it would - and it did.

@Dodoo I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to buy Ubisoft next.

I rarely play activision games and mostly played japanese games so I still prefer playstation (plus switch and pc).

I couldn't care less. I bought Cold War on sale so I could play zombies. Prior to that, the last COD game I played was MW2, when it was originally released.

@BloodEagle Good riddance. Ubisoft hasn't made a decent game in ten years.

Lol, of course, even moreso actually.
Away,from generic cash cows.

cod and battlefield players are stupid same with the ea sports games you buying those games every year your a sucker imo

@Dodoo same here is ms brought ubisoft i would consider getting a xbox

I have a Switch, PS4 Pro, and PC so this entire fiasco is null to me. I’ll still have access to the games regardless but I’m a lucky one I suppose. Not lucky enough to randomly stumble upon a PS5 or Series X yet, but fortunate nonetheless.

Just have PS4 and PC. Just play any decent ActiBliz titles on PC.
Really this move by MS is a good thing as ActiBliz games sucked and were responsible for too many microtransactions.

I'm only interested in Diablo 4...that'll be on PS5, that deal has already been made. I don't care about CoD or Overwatch. Those are the only games i'm even aware that they publish.

@Medic_Alert absolutely, I play some blizzard games on mobile and PC, so I am not impacted, but corporate mergers and large acquisitions are a good thing. One bad executive or decision will shift the industry, prime example is activision and EA. Remember dlcs, cosmetics, online passes, etc.

Yes. I while I still play Activision Blizzard games, I play them elsewhere. I didn't play Activision Blizzard games on Playstation to began with. I never bought any Playstation system for either Activision IP or Blizzard IP. By in large, I play Blizzard games on PC. I've played some Activision IP on Playstation but that's very infrequently. I'm also not really into CoD.

I own both Series X and PS5, but personally this is doesn’t have any impact to me. I own maybe 3 activision games. I bough COD MW2 remastered on sale, Crash Bandicoot Trilogy and that’s it.

So, I won't get to play Call of Duty XVIII, or whatever version they are on? I'm good. Blizzard used to mean something, but not to me in quiet a while.

I have never been interested in Activision games as long as I've been a gamer. No loss to me.

I don’t currently play any of Activision’s games so not a big concern for me. if blizzard ever put Warcraft three on sale for like $10 I would probably buy that. I don’t really think that’ll put a dent in 68 billion ha ha. I might buy a Series S or X when Bethesda finally releases Starfield and Elderscrolls 6. I’m curious what Arkane will be releasing. Their new vampire game really doesn’t interest me might be really good though but by the time the bugs are worked out will be 2-3 years from now. PS5 Will be my primary gaming machine though. Dualsense is so superior to the Xbox controller its not even close.

Ive got an xbox because its excellent value for money ive got a PlayStation for exclusives so nothing changes for me

@AtlanteanMan

Agreed with the comment about Sony lacking variety among their first party games. I love God of War and The Last of Us for sure, but there are so many different genres beyond Third Person semi-open world action adventure. Such a hyper-specific genre they've honed in on.

Wanna see flight sims, vehicle combat, psychological horror, SRPGs, JRPGs, rhythm games, etc. So much possibility.

I do think Sony has realized it has something of a problem on its hands with how similar its flagship titles are, hence the rumored Twisted Metal reboot and partnership with Square on Final Fantasy XVI, among others. Seems like they are actively attempting to diversify a bit beyond the odd experimental title here and there.

Don't think PushSquare readers are the target demographic for Call of Duty. We are kind of a snooty bunch that look down on the filthy COD "casual gamers" as unwashed, uncultured peasants. That's the general sense I get.

Can't deny CoD moves units though. That game is a lifestyle for some people. I put CoD in the same garbage category as most Ubisoft games, Fortnight, Madden, FIFA, and all the rest of the usual suspects. Doesn't change the fact millions upon millions worship them.

one hundred percent
This purchase does not change my view of Sony.

As long as PlayStation carries single player games - uncharted, tomb raider, final fantasy, dragon quest, persona, stardew valley, etc. I’m in

It is sad to wait +1 year for Diablo 4 if it ever releases (on PS of course)...

I looked down the list of Activision franchises and I don't see a single IP that I would miss. Unlike the Bethesda buyout which hit much harder.

Sure, the potential loss of COD will hit Sony's revenue - BUT - this could actually turn into a positive.

Sony will likely be on the backfoot now, which will make them fight harder. Under Jim Ryan, they've been getting cocky and making some fairly anti-consumer decisions. Sont had been approaching pre-PS3 hubris levels recently and it wasn't looking good. Hopefully this will make them start vying FOR the consumer again, like they did mid-PS3 when they were clawing back public opinion.

This could be a good thing.

Sure, there are so many other better games than COD with its zombie mode

Cant say I am, haven't bought an Activision game in years however CoD is year for year the biggest seller or atleast in top 3 so its gonna hurt Sony's bottom end.

My big worry is a follow up buy either S.E or Sega. That'll probably be the turning point for me.

@TheRedComet well you're right. Sometimes I forget that I'm old x)
But it's not the end of the world not having COD...right? Maybe Sony could even start a new FPS...

Imo they don't need to buy studios but they need to buy IPs. Buy Metal Gear and Silent Hills and give it to Kojima, for example

A lot of PlayStation fans won't be happy.......... But I honestly haven't bought a single Activision game for over 10 years?
Doesn't really effect me lol

@AFCC Acti and COD aren't the be-all-end-all, but they are big. As I said before, COD dominates most played game lists. Lots of people play COD and religiously, and 70% of all sales use to be on PS consoles.

If future games become exclusive, it's going to affect a lot of gamers.

Dont think i've played their games on the PS4 beyond giving a PSPlus title a go and then deleting soon afterwards.

Not that concerned for their games in that regard, but this shift is quite monumental for the industry, as a whole and easily will be the biggest shake-up in 40 years of gaming that I have seen.

Realistically, its gonna take a couple of years before we see how this affects Sony overall and a further few, before we see major changes to gaming and how its consumed, if indeed it does.

Right now, i'm happy with my PS5 and I have a PC for access to GP, if i want it.. but to be fair, i'm too busy with life, the majority of the time to feel the need for 1000 games to play at any one time..

Overall, interesting times ahead

@lolwhatno
Lmao that's impressive, great to hear you're having fun! I had uninstalled it a year ago, because I was putting in too many hours lol.
You're now actually hyping me up to install it again, that adrenaline rush is amazing indeed and I miss iiiittt

At this point it seems Microsoft is just trying to bury Sony. Not by making quality exclusives but by keeping anything but exclusives on Sony. Honestly though it is a great idea for Microsoft. Even if the games come to PlayStation Microsoft is still going to make money.

Another blow, gaming is surprised to be for all, what we really have is a big corporation buying up the market through big accusations which then come with smaller companies attached. I have both systems but, I do prefer my playstation. I do Ike it's set up, the games such as GOW, uncharted, JRPGs which fit on playstation, but if ps lose Diablo 4 it will hurt the gaming community as a whole as it all are willing to switch and if this continues playstation will come to an end as there will be no companies making games for them. Elder Scrolls 6, starfield all lost to Playstation.

I don't care who owns the companies GAMING is for all not just those on XBox.

@MetalGear_Yoshi of course they have done it before

@nofriendo Exactly! Not affected by this acquistion at all.

Call Of Duty's been on the decline for years and the rest of their title are meh. Bethesda was a much more important loss from my point of view. Fallout / Elder Scrolls >>>> COD.

I'm more playing on PC these days. Hopefully, Sony will release some kind PlayStation Pass on PC that will trump Xbox Pass. GT, TLOU, BLoodborne, GOW, HZD, Uncharted etc. would crush Xbox's exclusives, which are basically Forza, Halo, and Gears. All generic and boring.

Yeah, I don’t NEED COD. I really just played them for the Campaign mode and that became a secondary for Activision awhile back. I have Crash 4 but haven’t played it yet. I have the Tony Hawk 1+2 remake and I feel like that’s all I need in terms of Tony. To me, the loss of Bethesda was much larger than the loss of Activision/Bliz. My hope is that they don’t buy more companies… I do believe this will force Sony to do more and be more aggressive which should translate to good news for us.

CoD - don't care
Overwatch - oh well
Diablo - a shame but I didn't buy a PS for it
Crash Bandicoot - well Activision killed Toys For Bob and made them CoD support. I wouldn't not buy a PS without Crash, but I might buy an Xbox for it as well, eventually.

I fully expect all these to be timed exclusives anyway. Personally I don't actually want game pass. Like I actively do not want it. I have a huge backlog of games that I already feel bad for not playing I don't need all the flipping games giving me that. I'd rather just actually buy the ones I'm interested in, when I'm interested in them and play them at my own leisure.

I bought a Switch and a PS5 for their exclusives. And I use the xbox strictly as a game pass machine. Perfect setup if you ask me. Ive been saving so much money and played so many games with this strategy its insane.

I buy Playstations because it's the brand I know, the "environment" I know. I'm 28, and I've been collecting trophies for a solid decade+ now. The PS4 era kept me sane, and showed me that Playstation cares about their players. Never had a bad experience.

Just because I'll miss out on Obsidian games and maybe another Dishonored doesn't mean I'm dumping them, or even buying an Xbox. I'm a loyal customer. People toss the word fanboy and fangirl around, but brand loyalty has always been a thing, outside gaming.

Also, I have literally 400 games across PS4 and PS Plus. It would be insane to buy a console that doesn't support them.

(And in case it wasn't clear I don't play any Activision games, they're an afterthought in this mess)

100% id buy a sony console without Activision. Not been interested in COD and multiplayer games in general for a long time. Diablo 3 was pretty cool but defenately not a game i would go and buy a console for if it hit as an exclusive.
Its a shame about crash, spyro and Tony Hawk but see comment above. Atleast we got the remaster of each of those and crash 4 which were all fantastic and will be missed if the series is further developed on.

@Old-Red And here I was thinking that the real question would be ”How long before MS screws all this up?”

@Culjoseth that as well, but only after decimating the industry first.

@UltimateOtaku91 Unfortunately, according to some friends i know in countries whose main language isn't English, casual gamers and games are the norm. It's all COD and Fifa and such. So worldwide Xbox will be dominant.

I already have a PS5 but my potential PS6 purchase has nothing to do with this acquisition. I generally don't play Activision, Blizzard or Bethesda games so the last couple years of big Microsoft buys hasn't affected me.

How Sony handles the rest of the PS5 gen will determine if I bother buying a PS6.

@jFug if Sony can get Konami to either make Silent Hills or give up the IP and make it themselves, that'll cover them on the survival horror front. Makes sense since the only SH games worth playing were PS1 and PS2 only

@Old-Red Oh tomato, tomoto! Screw everything up or decimate it. Either way, I have no confidence they will do the right thing for gamers.

@hanoka That would be nothing short of awesome.

If not, I do think Sony could either revive some of their old horror IP (Siren?) or develop a new franchise.

I am still gonna buy a PlayStation 5 and also PSVR2. I wanted to buy also an Xbox series s for some Xbox exclusives, but that is an absolute no for me now and for the future. Not going to support bullies.

@jFug Siren's been neglected for a while, would be an interesting title to revive. And seeing as Sony owns Team Asobi, I dont see why not! And with the constant stream of new horror IPs cropping up on all platforms, I think yeah, there's a market for a new one by Sony. There's a huge interest in survival horror coming off all these co-op survival horror games and Supermassive's Anthology series, and Resi of course.

I jusr particularly think SH is the ideal ugly duckling waiting to be scooped up and shone its beautiful true nature again, particularly because everyone but their owner cares about it. I was there for the Blue Box Conspiracy lmao. The hype is real but Konami is deaf to it. Konami has shown they give not a whit about it other than pachinko games, and Sony has the chops to revive it. Hell, they were ready to.

Sorry but thats an obvious one , if the voting is any indicator at all...

I've traditionally been an anti-ActiBlizz AND Microsoft person for most of my life. MS scorned me way back and I apparently still hold a grudge to this day haha. I may give their smaller games a shot every now and then, but I've never been a big fan of the other games anyway. They're just cash cows with tons of MTXs in them, so I'm good. There are plenty other shooters, MMOs, and platformers out there that I can enjoy.

@Richnj true but it's not "the end of Playstation" like some people are saying...

Haven’t played a COD since Ghost.

I haven't bought a console to play Activisions games since the Atari 2600 and I can't remember the last game of theirs I really enjoyed. In terms of games, Bethesda is a much bigger deal for me with many games that I enjoy

It's not really about whether you play call of duty or not. The fact is xbox will be market leader within 3 years. PS only gamers will probably end up buying into the ecosystem.....not necessarily buying an xbox but there will be gamepass apps on tv etc

It doesn't change anything for me personally. Companies switching places as market leader is nothing new. Playstation still have their amazing first party titles and can innovate.

I own COD WWII, but that is about it. No loss for me.

I have a PS5 and Series X and get Game Pass Ultimate free with work. I bought a PS5 for the exclusives, superior controller and UI. It absolutely feels more next-gen than my Series X, which really apart from the load times feels very similar to my One X before it. I got a good price on the One X, thankfully, so it's not too bad plus I've got it for the future games.

I wish the DualSense had the grips that the new Xbox controller has, but that's really about it. I look forward to the updated GTA Online with my PS friends while enjoying Forza, Halo et al. on Xbox with those friends.

I can sadly see a number of my PS friends going to Xbox, though. Many of them own a Series S as well purely for Game Pass and if it keeps getting better and better then they've already said a future PS console could be a hard sell to them.

The only one I’ve ever played is Diablo. Would I miss it if the next instalment didn’t come to PlayStation? Yes if it’s still local co-op. But the trend seems to have been towards online cross platform play. It would seem to be a backwards step to go “exclusive” at this stage, especially for games that make so much money post-sale. Why cut off 50% of your income?

What kind of question is this?

Outside of Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, I don't play COD, Overwatch, World of Warcraft isn't even on consoles(so I'm not missing out on that one), and because I don't play 1st Person Shooters: that axes out both COD and Overwatch from my radar.

The same thing can be applied on Bethesda for me as well. The Elder Scrolls never piqued my interest, Doom is a 1st Person Shooter so that's out and I'm pretty sure the rest also never grabbed my attention.

Still gonna support PlayStation because they have the games I actually do care about and want to buy.

That's the bottom line.

Tony Hawk potentially hurts, especially if they remaster/remake THUG, but even so, we have to share the Show with them now, they can give us Tony Hawk, OR Forza Horizon. Lets be fair.

Huh ! I already bought the ps5 in the last year ago and i’m a big fan of COD series but i if M$ want to make this series for Xbox, i will play another game like R6S =)), not problem to me !

This gen, I play all multi-plat games on XBox Series X and I still own and play my PS5, so... yea.

Activision Blizzard is overrated imho. But hey that's me

I said yes as I do play Diablo, but only dabble in the other games if at all. I was more concerned with the Bethesda purchase as I will miss those rpg IPs

@UnlimitedSevens you really think that flight sims, vehicle combat, SRPGs, rhythm games will sell as much as god of war? lol yea I doubt that

Nope, sure don't. But it ain't all about the Benjamins man, was going for a little more nuanced discussion about wanting to see some more variety, not what sells well. How financially successful a game or genre is was never mentioned or brought up in my comment or the comment I was replying to.

We should all probably just play Fortnight forever because, well... it sells really well.

You can have God of War and the other niche titles as well, Sony have done that for a long time but have fallen off a bit since the PS2 days. God of War next to Silent Hill, Twisted Metal... Variety. It's the spice, so I've been told. Let Sony worry about the financials, I'm talking about what would be fun to play. Nothing more, nothing less.

Only Activision game I've played in a long time is Sekiro and I'm not sure if it's even tied to Activision/Microsoft.

In the 50% who don't play AB games

@BritneyfR_ee this is amazing my 10 year old son loves spiderman but has xbox sony has locked his favorite superhero behind a paywall a childs superhero at that so i dont think sony comes outta this smelling like roses, especially when microsoft paid for the engine insomniac used to make spiderman when they developed sunset overdrive for the xbox after sony bought them and made them exclusive publusher. it sucks both ways, dya know also that sony charges 3rd party developers tax if they release the game on xbox as well? incentivising releasing on just ps, xbox just securing its future content

@nofriendo its amazing that cod is the ps4's most played game with 40% of online player base on ps4, me and my son have owned various cod games on xbox 360, xbox one and ps4 my brother also had cod for his ps3 and ps4 everyone i knew had at least 1 cod game, when i had my ps4 cod was the pick up and play sociable game yet reading everyones comments here make me think some of yall gotta be lying, its the best sellin ps and xbox game every year but not one person here plays it were all sitting aling in the dark playing the last ot us? i doubt that. its like saying losing gta aint a big deal.

@deeplays I was surprised at that statistic when I read it. I personally have never played Call of Duty because I don't play online multiplayer games and I'm pants at first-person shooters. (Though I do enjoy the occasional FPS campaign on easy mode, like Doom Eternal, Halo Infinite, Metro Exodus, Titanfall 2, etc.)