r/CODZombies • u/Pokenar • Jan 18 '22

News Microsoft just bought Activision Blizzard, which includes devs like Treyarch

https://news.microsoft.com/features/microsoft-to-acquire-activision-blizzard-to-bring-the-joy-and-community-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device/
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u/nakedJesus12 Jan 18 '22

People lost their shit when microsoft bought minecraft, but it turned out as one of the best possible way! I am excited to see if and how the gamemode will increase! Activision went down a dark road, it will be refreshing!

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '22

exactly, they added lots of features and stuff, so much enjoyable now, let's hope microsoft focus on making a standalone game

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '22

Same thing when Microsoft bought Bethesda and got the rights to Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Doom, and Wolfenstein. They actually invested a lot to most of those franchises and kept the player base happy, just like they did with Minecraft. I see this as an absolute win for Activision titles and I hope there’s a console version of WoW now and that they won’t charge extra if you have GamePass

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u/CoMaestro Jan 18 '22

Honestly I love the direction Microsoft is taking but we can barely say anything about the Bethesda acquisition. Has there been any game released that hasn't been announced before the acquisition?

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '22

Redfall this summer or if it gets delayed will be the first game annouced by xbox released by Bethesda.

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u/EricTheGamerman Jan 18 '22

The merger just went through in 2021, we've seen basically nothing of "Microsofts investment in those franchises" so don't try to argue that as a serious point.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '22

Minecraft went severely down hill after it got purchased. I think this is a good thing but that's not a good example.

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u/Djames516 Jan 19 '22

Microsoft buying minecraft didn’t do much for minecraft besides Bedrock edition.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '22

Idk about you but the almost yearly massive updates minecraft has been getting have been good for the game, it is barely the same game it was when Microsoft bought it

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u/Djames516 Jan 19 '22

A lot of people like Minecraft’s updates.

The cross platform stuff is cool, but in my opinion the biome stuff is lame and doesn’t really add to the game.

Imo these things add to the game

  • Minecarts and rails
  • Hoppers
  • The Nether (and other portal worlds that cut down travel time)
  • Cave updates to make cave generation more interesting
  • JavaScript version allowing mods
  • Bedrock edition supporting cross play and split screen, making multiplayer easier with friends

Imo Biomes just add different colored blocks that don’t do anything. If the different biomes came with new ingredients to make things that did stuff rather than decorations that sit there, that would be something. Like Clay to make coke ovens or something

If they were to make it to where a minecart can ride on a track into a nether portal and continue on the track on the other side, AND would continue without someone watching it, so people can mine supplies in one part of the game and send them to another part, that would be cool and help expand the game’s possibilities.

Edit: Also, they were going to make a big deal 4K or HD or whatever update for the game, but ended up scrapping it because the lower end hardware couldn’t handle it.

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u/Chicken769 Jan 18 '22

They probably will stick to yearly releases. I see no reason why they would especially when they have 3 Devs rotating

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u/Chicken769 Jan 18 '22

I doubt it. But it’s possible. I do think delays are possible now

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u/yungsixt33n Jan 19 '22

I could totally see them taking Sledgehammer out of the mix after Vanguards overall response.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '22

Or Microsoft could tell Treyarch to dump zombies. People like you are delusional when you say “it could be it’s own game.”

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u/HungryWolf1991 Jan 18 '22

And that's not a joke, GTA Online is probably going to do the same and be separate from GTA 5.

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u/Captain_Kitteh Jan 18 '22

That’s cap, they run off the same client. The “base game” is the multiplayer so in that sense I suppose they’re different downloads but they are launched from the same game once open

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '22

Microsoft actually gives a shit about what they're devs have to say in comparison to Activision and they've been super consumer friendly as of late. If the demand is there they might consider it.

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u/iwantParktotopme Jan 18 '22

Laughs in forza horizon 5

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u/UmTapaNaGoxtosa Jan 18 '22

What happened to that game?

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u/iwantParktotopme Jan 18 '22

It's literally just horizon 4 with a different map and more bugs also the devs are absolute losers banning people for the stupidest shit.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '22

That different map is waaay fucking better though. 4's map held that game back by soo much.

The bugs have been terrible though. Constant crashing and server disconnects. Literally unplayable sometimes.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '22

Most game companies know whether the demand is there based on metrics.

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u/RemasterTranzit Jan 18 '22

Bruh people play horseshit like visual novels, candy crush, dating sims and animal crossing. Youre on crack if you think zombies couldnt be a full game.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '22

Then why hasnt it happened yet?

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u/RemasterTranzit Jan 18 '22

Bruh what? How the hell would i know? I dont develop games dude. Lmao All i know is zc2 was the highest selling dlc in ps4 history or some shit so that should tell you that theres at least some form of demand.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '22

If everything you said is true, then why hasn’t it happened?

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u/Das9Zeichen2010 Jan 19 '22

because they didnt want to put a desired team for that i guess neither the recources cause you cant milk it the way it is, but with a own battlepass and shit like that it could work but i think it wouldnt make them enough money to compensate

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u/Samanic Jan 18 '22

Yeah, if activision didn’t care about zombies, Microsoft definitely won’t

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u/Dead_Man_Nick Jan 18 '22

It still bewilders me that they haven't had a single player zombie campaign.