Games Inbox: Activision Blizzard positivity, single format dreams, and Lego Star Wars magic
The Friday Inbox wonders if Nintendo will get drawn into the upcoming acquisition wars, as one reader goes on an Elden Ring news blackout.
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The shape of things to come Long-time reader, since the glory days of Digi, first time giving my take on things, but I think the Microsoft take over is a good thing. It shows Microsoft is pushing for a better proposition for its Game Pass service and with the cloud and play anywhere I’m hoping we are seeing the end of consoles being needed to actually play games, which I see as a win for gamers everywhere.
I guess I’m dreaming of a world where I can play any game regardless of the hardware (or lack of) that I own, much like other forms of media such as music and movies. I’d happily subscribe to anything Sony released in the Game Pass space if cloud streaming is available.
I’ve seen talk of it being them taking the easy way to success but I don’t really buy that, I think long term it will benefit us all as they take us to a point where we don’t need to ‘pick a side’ by putting down hard cash on a console.Jay
One or the other If it wasn’t Microsoft, it would be Amazon or Google eventually hoovering up the big gaming publishers.
Microsoft said a few years ago it doesn’t see Sony and Nintendo as its biggest long-term competition in the cloud space, which is inevitably where gaming is headed.
We should be grateful it’s Microsoft and not Google, etc. doing this.
Frankly, Sony isn’t big enough to compete with the behemoths at play here.
Which is why I see them partnering/bought out in next few years.Jez
Great news for all some In terms of Microsoft snapping up Activision Blizzard, I was as surprised as anybody at the news, and of
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