Evil Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has claimed that he is frustrated by the current online business model put out by Microsoft. Of course, it's not concern for consumers or the simple fact that Xbox Live is a massive con that has upset the flame-haired demon, it's classic greed. He's just annoyed that Microsoft benefits more from Xbox Live than publishers like Activision.
“We’ve heard that 60% of subscribers are principally on Live because of Call Of Duty,” Kotick said. “We don’t really participate financially in that income stream. We would really like to be able to provide much more value to those millions of players playing on Live, but it’s not our network.”
“We have always been platform agnostic. [Consoles] do a very good job of supporting the gamer. If we are going to broaden our audiences, we are going to need to have other devices."
Kotick actually raises an interesting point, that Microsoft is able to benefit from any game you'd buy Xbox Live for, and the publisher of that game doesn't benefit outside of the initial sale. That said, however, this stuff never sounds good coming from an Activision executive, especially one who thinks fans are "clamoring" for a subscription-based Call of Duty. I'd rather have Microsoft nickel-and-diming us than Activision, if one company has to.
Kotick Frustrated By Xbox Live Model [Edge]
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11:30 AM on 07.05.2010
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Kotick just wants to slap ads on something and get a revenue stream going. I seriously doubt 60% of live players got Live solely for COD, I think he read something wrong or had something READ TO HIM wrong. Most likely the statistically data he's quoting is that 60% of Live players play COD, that hardly justifies him in attempting ANYTHING let alone benefit from a revenue scheme from MS for this. This is just one moment in history and to cement something new at this point in time would be dumber than shit on rice.
Also what the hell is he talking and smoking on about other devices? Leading into phone apps or what? The DLC is a good enough revenue stream as it is, one that Activision is not unknown of to milk.
The guys a fool whos only achievement is sitting on a publishing house and letting others run it, I've yet to hear the guy say anything intelligent.
then map packs might be free
fuck. that. dude.
Think about it, Call of Shitty and World of Warcraft as ActiBox's exclusives? That's at least 20 Million sold right there(rough estimate of WoW+CoD userbase).
map packs will never be free on consoles, the only reason they've been like that for the PC was due to people hosting their own servers, etc. Now that Steam has fucked that up, EVERY ONE will pay for DLC. That was the goal the entire time. Free?! lol.
No, that didn't go over my head. I wasn't defending or supporting what he said, I was just pointing out that free XBL would increase the audience that Activision could sell maps and such to. I wasn't commenting on ads or any supposed service he might want to run. Don't hit me because I didn't call him an ass or anything :-)
so bascially your saying that everybody on xbox live should subsidise all the gullible saps that are dumb enough to buy those map packs
Your right that Microsoft is bigger. But there are millions of XBL users who only pay for gold to play CoD: MW2. As much as I dislike the game now, it is definitely pulling in a lot revenue for Microsoft.
Either way though, MS would survive without it.
Where ya been? Haven't seen you post very often lately.
that's not actually true...ask any Chromehounds players if Microsoft is still maintaining those servers. In fact, Microsoft never did host the servers as it was just Sega paying out for it. That's also why EA shut down a lot of games on their servers.
'MWAHAHaha it want more money! Most people use xbox live for cod we should get MORE MONEY!!!!!!!
Nice, now you just need to get the platinum. LOL
Microsoft, we want some of your XBL money, dawg!
That's right, go support other platforms where you can make all the revenue streams you want, like...
Oh wait, there really aren't any others they haven't supported left.
What was his threat again?
You do not require to pay whichever microwave brand you got said microwave from for it to work even though they made it and it is their product. You do however need to pay your electricity bills because your microwave will not work without any fucking electricity.
Unless your microwaves are suddenly fitted with transmitters that stop it from working without that payment you're not going to give them any money. Why not patc- put them in you ask? Well Bobby because it's a teribble idea. n
No one is dumb enough to buy microwaves they need to pay for every time they want to reheat some shit when they can go get a normal one like everyone else.
Especially when yo- they just fired and sued the people that design their best microwaves because they asked for their fucking paycheck. You dick.
@NoGod
Kinky.
He's been Bobby Cocklick in my head for a while now.
It has a nice ring to it. :)
It's called Ethics, look it up.
Well how about fixing the busted ass game that is MW2. This has to be the worst case I have seen ever in lack of support (from the top down) to improve upon/fix/patch one of the biggest titles to ever launch. You would think by that statement from Kodick that Activision was actively trying to fix it's game to improve it's "value". puh
As soon as we get another descent shooter, COD is dead.
Without Xbox live Modern warfare 2 would not have sold as much as it did, they should be happy with the service that sells their games, I really hate activision. Greedy little bastards.