A PlayStation Gamer's Perspective on The Microsoft Activison Buyout


Microsoft dropped a bombshell last week by announcing that they intend to buy Activision Blizzard for a whopping $68.7B! In one fell swoop, Microsoft increases it's studio count to over 30 and will now own the #1 selling game on PlayStation every year: Call of Duty. This type of news is once in a generation and the impact to this can fundamentally change gaming as we know it. Is this the continuation of massive consolidation in gaming? What does this mean for PlayStation going forward? Come check out my video as I dig in!

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