After activision/blizzard deal, which console interests you? (Poll)

Generally PC, but when it comes to consoles it's Nintendo.

They make better games, generally don't give a shit about being a movie and have minimal DLC.

Of those though, Steam Deck. Got a big Steam lib so don't really need to purchase any games for it.

Xbox Series X, Switch, and PS5 interest me. All three have enough games that I want to play on them. Got a Switch already just need to get an XSX and PS5 next.

My new gaming laptop has proven to be much better than my series s, ps4 or my switch, so that.

I wouldn't say it had moved the needle one way or another for me on the consoles, since I've got a PC

This acquisition has absolutely no effect on my choice of gaming platform whatsoever.

Activison/Blizzard are the biggest studios with the most games I don't care about.

Still PC, followed by PS5, and Switch.

Had little to no interest in consoles or mobile gaming before, so as always my interest lie with PC.

With that said, I am slightly interested on a Switch or Steam Deck. @TheEroica and I had a little conversation the other day in another thread and the idea of a handheld has piqued my interest.

With Activision or not, Sony has significantly more talent than MS.

We will see in the next 5 years what MS will accomplish with their new studios, as of right now i would recommend PS5 over XSX, still PC >PS5 > Nintendo or PS5 and XsX are good combos

PC. The acquisition is major for sure, but nothing for me. Still game primarily (90%ish) on PC. PS5 for console use.

It's still PS5/PC for me. The acquisition won't affect me much.

Ps5 is useless without cod. Who will even buy one without cod? 🤔 xbox all the way, then switch. Most of the ps5 games are movie games anyways. You watch 50%, you play 30%, the rest is filler.

Still PS5. I don't think I've played a single Activision/Blizzard game for years, apart from Sekiro.

Nothing's changed, still PS5.

Still PS5 and Switch simply because they offer better games than the rest. (I don't care CoD or OW at all.)

That's funny! lol

Why is the steam deck a separate option? its a PC.

Anyway i dont think i have bought a game from Activision/Blizzard in about 10 years. they dont produce/publish a single game that interests me. Under duress, the only game i would buy from them now is Sekiro. I think Maybe Modern Warfare was the last game i bought for them. i can't think of anything else.

So who ever has them has literally 0 baring on my preference for gaming platform (Which is still PC).

Xbox even before the Activision deal. Having 2-3 exclusive games a year at $70 a pop isn’t reason enough for me to get a ps5.

I've always owned a ms console I don't play on pc. The Activision deal doesn't do much for me as I don't tend to play any of the cod games. I own a ps5 as my main with the series s for gamepass probably pick up an X down the line but enjoying both systems equally.

PC, even more enticing now since Gamepass keeps getting stronger.

Switch and Toilet Gaming should be the same category.

Still a Nintendo/PC fan....

Switch, Steam Deck, toilet gaming.

Feeling that call from within that there's more to this journey than the couch and a big TV? Get it brother....

Call me when MS creates a game on the level of gow2. Probably won't be a thing for the next five plus years.

LMAO! Imagine being a person who's cheerleading PS5 and PS5 games day and night without even owning it all the while stuck playing games at 720p/sub 30 FPS in 2022.

I don't have a "current gen" system right now , but PlayStation has done a good job getting me the most interested and excited in the short term. I also have Gamefly so I can rent whatever retail games come out on PS5.

Shorter term (I already played Miles Morales and Sackboy)

• Megaton-Tier - God of War Ragnarok , Horizon Forbidden West
• 1st-Tier - Spider-Man 2
• 2nd-Tier - Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart , Returnal , Demon's Souls
• 3rd-Tier -
• 4th-Tier - Astro's Playroom
• 5th-Tier -
• Not interested-Tier - GT 7 , Destruction AllStars

The combination of Horizon Forbidden West coming so soon and having 4 other games I want to play make me want a PS5 now. I also want to play Iki Island on PS5 at some point. I haven't played that yet. Ragnarok is coming too!

Longer term -

• Wolverine - I would expect a 2nd-Tier game at least from the great Insomniac.
• Ghost of Tsushima 2 - I expect a sequel and another 2nd-Tier game at least from the great Sucker Punch. I also love me some inFAMOUS. So if they go that direction , that's cool too.

I have a good amount of confidence in PlayStation Studios developing/publishing if history is anything to go by. There should be enough other things to play - killer , filler , and stuff in the middle ranges of those.

Microsoft has Hellblade 2 possibly around the 2nd-Tier range in the short term and it doesn't seem that is close to release yet (Maybe 2023?) , but what they showed recently didn't get me excited yet. Everything else out now or soonish are more lower-tier filler , lower interest , or no interest stuff.

I'm not a fan of Bugthesda wrpgs and when I see possible Bethesda clones I get turned off a bit too. I'm trying to keep an open mind , but so many wrpgs I either skip or are overrated when do I try them. Not a big fan of the genre I guess. Shooters are fine , but are typically more filler than killer. I really don't have a good feel on what some of their farther out games are going to be like in my mind - Perfect Dark , Fable , etc. Only time will tell.

@lebanese_boy said:

Basically this. Despite I own Xbox Series S just to play a few last-gen games, PC is the clear winner and I have no love for Activision anyways and Blizzard is long gone for me.

I mean, PC gets everything from the MS first party, as well as increasing amounts of PS "exclusives" after a delay. If it weren't for GPU shortages i'd say the PC would have won SW and we could shut down this forum.

if I were to get a console today it'd be the PS5 but i'm holding off on that to see how things shake out with Sony releasing stuff on PC

PC.That's easy. It gets all of XBOX's games from these acquisitions on top of also getting the better version of Sony's best exclusives. So it gets the most video games and the best version of most of them. No brainer.

I mean it won last gen with 130 more AAA/AA games than the second best system here at GS. It has by far the best online with the most active games and biggest communities and most genres. It's the only option if you want serious competitive gaming or are into esports. It has the best gfx and performance. It has the most features. No brainer.

Only issue is the price, and that's due to a once in a century pandemic.....so if you want to gloat about something that has killed millions so you can have a temporary win over a piece of plastic you do you.

To give the other systems a chance. And they still got stomped.

it's all about delivering quality games. and which platform gets what, and when, and for how much. the devil's in the detail.

still a lot of unknowns and a lot to prove. im fine sticking with my ps5 and pc for now

Uh oh everyone watch out, the PCMR is here representing in full force

I'm a playstation guy but I gotta admit if all activision/blizzard/bethesda games are gonna be on gamepass I'm gonna have to get a series x or gaming pc. Especially since I don't really have to pay for gamepass since my buddy gave me his old Xbox and I don't really have to pay for gamepass since he just logs on to his account on my Xbox.

PC is a console?

PC, without hesitation.

If I didn't have a PC, definitely Series X

Currently own PC, PS5 and a Series S (for BC games at 60fps)

PC is all I've needed since consoles became poor mans PC. I liked the cartridge-based consoles EXCEPT SCREW U SEGA I BOUGHT CD AND 32X AND SATURN AND U. FUCKED. ME.

Was done with consoles after that. On PC I never have to worry about my platform being dumped prematurely. Or at all, actually.

Because this isn’t a biased post at all.

PC. We get all of the above.

Stupid poll is stupid but considering the source, par for the course. lol

Only two of the six listed are actual consoles. :P

Despite this being system and fanboy wars, realistically I'm happy to own any of the 3 main consoles :)

MS's acquisition of Activision/Blizzard will have no effect to Xbox in terms of new/exclusive games for the next 4 to 5 years. Availability on gamepass is all youre going to see.

Still most interested in the computers that aren't locked down.

Consoles are le succ

Considering I have my PC, this doesn't really affect me. I have no real use for an Xbox, and I'd rather get a PS5 or Switch.