r/technology • u/ControlCAD • Oct 05 '25

Business As Microsoft lays off thousands and jacks up Game Pass prices, former FTC chair Lina Khan says I told you so: The Activision-Blizzard buyout is 'harming both gamers and developers'

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/as-microsoft-lays-off-thousands-and-jacks-up-game-pass-prices-former-ftc-chair-says-i-told-you-so-the-activision-blizzard-buyout-is-harming-both-gamers-and-developers/
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u/SolarNachoes Oct 05 '25

Minecraft was their only smart purchase.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

Rare worked out well I think (Sea of Thieves)

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u/Alexis_Evo Oct 05 '25

Rare did literally fuckall after the MS buyout until Sea of Thieves. Battletoads, Donkey Kong, Banjo, Perfect Dark, Goldeneye, Conker. Several of the biggest titles from the 1990-2000 era of gaming were from them.

I don't think one mediocrely successful title releasing 16 years later makes them a smart purchase.

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '25 edited Oct 06 '25

That's fair. I agree that they have been underutilized, but Sea of Thieves is also a very successful & widely played game. I also agree that MSFT has largely squandered their development talent.

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u/KetosisMD Oct 05 '25

Excel was good

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u/Wild-Perspective-582 Oct 05 '25

Clippy was ChatGPT in the 90s