January 18, 20224 yr https://news.microsoft.com/2022/01/18/microsoft-to-acquire-activision-blizzard-to-bring-the-joy-and-community-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device/ I wonder what Microsoft are up to, and if this will have any major impact on MSFS. One thing it does show is how much spare money Microsoft actually has. Message to mods, I don't know if this is posted in the right area of Avsim, move if necessary. AMD 9800X3D, NZXT X73 RGB AIO COOLER, Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WIFI7, 64GB 6000MHZ RAM, 4TB Samsung Pro NVME, 4 TB Crucial P3+ NVME, 4TB Crucial SSD, Gigabyte Gaming OC Geforce RTX5090, Antec C8 ARGB Case, X55 JOYSTICK/THROTTLES, LG 4K C4 42" TV/Monitor 120 Hz, 2 Dell 1080 monitors. Honeycomb Alpha Yoke, Bravo Throttle. Thrustmaster TPR Pedals. Moza AB6 FFB Joystick, Pimax Crystal Light VR, Tobii Eye tracker, Steelseries Arctis 7+ Wireless Headphones.
January 18, 20224 yr Good for game pass, that's for sure 5800X3D, 4090FE, 64GB DDR4 3600C16, Gigabyte X570S MB, EVO 970 M.2's, Alienware 3821DW and 2 22" monitors, Corsair RM1000x PSU, 360MM MSI MEG, MFG Crosswind, T16000M Stick, Boeing TCA Yoke/Throttle, Skalarki MCDU and FCU, Logitech Radio Panel/Switch Panel, Spad.Next
January 18, 20224 yr Mods please move unless someone can figure out how this applies to MSFS or Asobo. AMD Ryzen 9800X3D/ Asus ROG Strix B650E F Gaming WiFi / Asrock Taichi 9070XT / 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo DDR5 6000 / 2x ADATA XPG 8200 Pro NVME / Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 / Seasonic Vertex 1000w PSU / Lian Li LanCool II Mesh Performance / Asus VG34VQL3A / Topping E70 Velvet DAC & L70 Amp /Sennheiser HD660s2 Thrustmaster Boeing Yoke + TCA Sidestick + TFRP Rudders
January 18, 20224 yr It’s useful in that those worried about continuing “server costs” may find some comfort… some of us forget that MS’ stapler budget is bigger than the GDP of several countries. Best- Carl Avari-Cooper
January 18, 20224 yr It's Microsoft trying to compete and kill off Sony as the IP king.. ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING / i9-9900k @ 4.7 all cores w/ NOCTUA NH-D15S / 2080ti / 32GB G.Skill 3200 RIPJAWS / 1TB Evo SSD / 500GB Evo SSD / 2x 3TB HDD / CORSAIR CRYSTAL 570X / IPSG 850W 80+ PLATINUM / Dual 4k Monitors
January 18, 20224 yr 31 minutes ago, eaim1973 said: https://news.microsoft.com/2022/01/18/microsoft-to-acquire-activision-blizzard-to-bring-the-joy-and-community-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device/ I wonder what Microsoft are up to, and if this will have any major impact on MSFS. One thing it does show is how much spare money Microsoft actually has. Message to mods, I don't know if this is posted in the right area of Avsim, move if necessary. Microsoft and their CEO Satya Nadella are up to making money and increasing the stock price. It has been a wonderful investment with great dividends. Mark CYYZ
January 18, 20224 yr Just now, MarkW said: Microsoft and their CEO Satya Nadella are up to making money and increasing the stock price. It has been a wonderful investment with great dividends. It's smart.. For once Microsoft has a CEO that isn't resting their laurels on Windows or the smartphone market.. They are becoming what they once were. A gaming franchise. ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING / i9-9900k @ 4.7 all cores w/ NOCTUA NH-D15S / 2080ti / 32GB G.Skill 3200 RIPJAWS / 1TB Evo SSD / 500GB Evo SSD / 2x 3TB HDD / CORSAIR CRYSTAL 570X / IPSG 850W 80+ PLATINUM / Dual 4k Monitors
January 18, 20224 yr 11 minutes ago, 6297J said: Call of Duty: Flight - here we come! Not according to the mods on the MS forum although I accept it's unlikely that the mods have personal knowledge of the thinking behind the acquisition. I suspect, as mentioned above, that it's to help MS compete with Sony etc. Give people power to really test their personality.
January 18, 20224 yr It would not be undue for the FTC to look into the concentration of the game industry around MS. Yesterday Bethesda, today Activision/Blizzard, rumors are that Ubisoft is next. Then EA 😀 ? Not good for gamers, creativity comes with competition not integration. Dominique Simming since 1981 - [email protected] GHz with 16 GB of RAM and a 1080 with 8 GB VRAM running a 27" @ 2560*1440 - Windows 10 - Warthog HOTAS - MFG pedals - MSFS Standard version with Steam
January 18, 20224 yr Activision have very large Multi-player community and broke sales records on gaming with COD, they will not mind subscribing to online game pass as they already do for COD. And it`s one of the games that has one highest active gamers in millions at anytime around the world. Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard in Blockbuster $69 Billion Deal | Tom's Hardware (tomshardware.com) Edited January 18, 20224 yr by G-RFRY Raymond Fry.
January 18, 20224 yr Now that Word has decided it is a better stylist than I am -- at least more in tune with certain cultural streams -- I can only imagine future ATC where every transmission starts with a description of the controller, (My link started with the actual presentation, but I removed it because someone gilded the lily, so to speak later into it.) Anyway, if you don't know what I mean, there was a recent presentation by MS, so I can envision, "United 812, I am a Caucasian female with long blond hair who goes by she/her. I'll deal with your request for an emergency landing after you provide your genetic profile, preferred personal pronouns, and a description of what you're wearing. I'm really interested in details of the last."
January 18, 20224 yr MS report 25 million game pass members just think what mite be when they get XBOX Series X in stock in the future. Raymond Fry.
January 18, 20224 yr 4 hours ago, Maxis said: Mods please move unless someone can figure out how this applies to MSFS or Asobo. This forum is for the discussion of things you might discuss when going into an airport hangar. So you think some one in the hanger wouldn't be interested ? Let the moderators moderate.
January 18, 20224 yr 4 hours ago, Dominique_K said: Not good for gamers, creativity comes with competition not integration. Whilst you are absolutely correct, nothing creative has come out of any of those AAA companies for a good 10 years now so i don't see really see any negatives to this deal.
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