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Activision - Why They're Hated 

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Activision is one of the largest makers of video games. They were pioneering as the original third-party publisher and have since been responsible some of the most popular video games of our time. Unfortunately, they have developed a negative reputation over the years and this video attempts to explain the reasons behind it.
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@JakobLogan
@JakobLogan 2 года назад
You missed one other big sticking point for some of the hate. 2 years ago he laid off 800 people while boasting about record profits to investors and giving himself a huge bonus.
@Planag7
@Planag7 2 года назад
That's a huge one he will sacrifice other smaller employees to maintain the stock prices of his company the dudes already got that 155 million dollar bonus it's insanity
@taylorleeforcongress8470
@taylorleeforcongress8470 2 года назад
That was the day Activision's artistic competency died.
@JakobLogan
@JakobLogan 2 года назад
@@Planag7 yeah, I was surprised when microtransactions was the 5th point. Sure people complain about microtransactions, but I dont think I've ever had microtransactions come up when discussing the hate for Bobby Kotick and Activision.
@champnotchicken4318
@champnotchicken4318 2 года назад
I mean that's just business. if you don't need 800 people then you should get rid of them.
@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234
@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 2 года назад
Activision is one of the only companies that blatantly says: "All we care about is profit"
@switchspeedster2671
@switchspeedster2671 2 года назад
There's a few more reasons you missed why Activision is hated: 6. Massive layoffs despite receiving record profits. Along with overpaying the CEO 7. The many, many companies shutdowns and dismantling of companies into smaller groups into an oversaturated series 8. The Downfall of Blizzard Entertainment, along with the infamous Blitz-Chun event 9. The awful Sexual Harassment/Misconduct workplace that surrounds the workplace. (Edit: I need to add a 9th bullet point because of recent events)
@NEEDFORSLEEP213
@NEEDFORSLEEP213 2 года назад
That’s basically his ea video plus most of us know how fuck over employees are at both
@IAmNotAFunguy
@IAmNotAFunguy 2 года назад
There are more reasons then that but for me to tell you you're going to have to purchase the Extra Reasons Pack for $12.99
@abzu96
@abzu96 2 года назад
@Harry Engel Wyatt Cheng is one of the lead Directors of Diablo Immortal which is the free-to-play mobile version of Diablo. During BlizzCon 2018, everyone was extremely hyped for a new Diablo game after years of waiting. Then Mr. Cheng came on the stage and made the announcement that the newest Diablo game is coming to mobile and it’s free-to-play. Yeah… you can imagine the reception that Acto-Blizz received.
@switchspeedster2671
@switchspeedster2671 2 года назад
@Harry Engel Its basically an event where the winner of a Hearthstone tournament didn't receive his winning prize due to speaking out as Pro Hong Kong. (Which is a movement about Hong Kong trying to keep its Democratic rule from Britain. The rule was supposed to end in 2050 and then they will have to be absorbed back to China with its totalitarian government. But China began to reinforce these forces way too early than its expected.) And he got banned by Blizzard from his comments, most likely due to Activision•Blizzard not censoring his comments means that as a company they side with Hong Kong, and thus they will be removed from the Chinese market. And Activision always follows the money. So they side with China in this one
@abzu96
@abzu96 2 года назад
@Harry Engel wait, I got mixed up! Chug was a pro Hearthstone player from Hong Kong! During his live stream of winning a huge tournament he put on a “Free Hong Kong” as part of the protest. To please the Chinese Market, Acto-Blizz took away Chug’s winnings and banned him from competing in future esports tournaments. This cause a huge protest from the western player base and force Acto-Blizz to unbanned and return Chug’s winnings. I can’t believe I nearly forgotten this.
@BigEOT3
@BigEOT3 2 года назад
Hold on to your panties, They’re about to be more hated than EA.
@aaronlaughter6471
@aaronlaughter6471 2 года назад
Hell has frozen over has it.
@NewLightning1
@NewLightning1 2 года назад
Atleast from what im seing ea seems likely to be "kinda" better
@Random_dud31
@Random_dud31 2 года назад
@KingNyx Nah man. See the details in the lawsuit. Its real disturbing
@mrdeath9198
@mrdeath9198 2 года назад
@KingNyx they're doing good lately
@theguy6080
@theguy6080 2 года назад
All for firing for “misconduct” when it saves em money though
@CortezaDeAbedul
@CortezaDeAbedul 2 года назад
This video is more relevant than ever now again.
@ethyboi1420
@ethyboi1420 2 года назад
yeah 100%
@Bladieblah
@Bladieblah 2 года назад
Why what happened?
@Bladieblah
@Bladieblah 2 года назад
@@CortezaDeAbedul Oh I knew about that. Yeah it's pretty fucked up, toxic corporate culture at it's finest. Let's hope something changes and some managers/HR gets laid off and replaced
@JayPlusForerunner
@JayPlusForerunner 2 года назад
@KingNyx The man's a prophet
@Agent-57
@Agent-57 2 года назад
I will side with neither party here. Activison is trying to downplay the situation and the protesters are well trying to exaggerate it. The whole harassment thing happens in many companies they are targeting them . Now I am already tired of those Femanazi people but this people really need help so yeah help them get a good pay . Corrected the grammatical mistake and cleared the misunderstanding between me and our Spanish friend
@catzblu999
@catzblu999 2 года назад
I wish you hadn't glossed over the Blizzard merge. That was a massive catalyst for their current reputation and I know there's a lot to cover there. I understand why you skipped it in the interest of the video length, but it's the area I believe a lot of folks including myself focus on.
@intense79nick
@intense79nick 2 года назад
What... you guys don't have cell phones?
@stuntmonkey00
@stuntmonkey00 2 года назад
Yeah, there simply isn't any happiness in any of the major Blizz franchises anymore. WoW is is an abomination of what it used to be, Jeff Kaplan abandoned OW2 mid development, WC3 Reforged was a shambles, Hearthstone is just a skinnerbox time-sink and most spectacularly of all, cancelling the HotS competitive scene just before Christmas right after reassuring the people in the HGC league that it would go on for another year. There isn't one thing that Blizz has done in the past 3 years that has made them respected or endeared by their fans, and they have bled a massive about of talent to start ups and to Riot which is just on the other side of town.
@remancyrodill4474
@remancyrodill4474 2 года назад
Had nothing to do with Activision itself as a new corp structure was created for the merged cos. Independent Blizzard exec teams fault (beloved devs of WoW) fishing for a cash out through stock comps but folks like to suk their arses for some reason.
@Korrux
@Korrux 2 года назад
"The Decline of Blizzard, What Happened?"
@chriskay1449
@chriskay1449 2 года назад
IT's not a merger. Activision and Blizzard are two separate companies under one roof by the name of Activision-Blizzard.
@MehOhWell222
@MehOhWell222 2 года назад
“I’ve waited a long time for this.” “Haven’t we all?”
@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234
@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 2 года назад
He should do a video on Valve, 2k, and Nintendo
@ericancion2442
@ericancion2442 2 года назад
Did you mean in this this format because I think valve and Nintendo are pretty good and 2K isn't that bad at all
@flumpledorf
@flumpledorf 2 года назад
Yeah none of those companies can really be hated if you know enough about them.
@darter9000
@darter9000 2 года назад
Valve is the uncle you barely see, but have fond memories of. Nintendo is that ranty, old school uncle, he has yet to really go overboard, but you really hope he catches up with the times-his insistence on handwritten communications is getting annoying. EA and Activision are like the uncles that tries to con you each time you meet, they won’t even give you the time of the day unless you pay em a dollar, but yet you are completely annoyed as your friends and family gush about how great those uncles are…
@flumpledorf
@flumpledorf 2 года назад
@@darter9000 Nintendo does what they do on purpose. They make less powerful hardware to keep the price of their stuff down. They have been the best selling console in the United States for 2.5 years. This is why I say people don’t know anything about them.
@jamesbond-cj9wh
@jamesbond-cj9wh 2 года назад
Lmao, this vid needs a quick update. Those court documents were sickening.
@SIOYGYG
@SIOYGYG 2 года назад
More like disturbing
@MASTEROFEVIL
@MASTEROFEVIL 2 года назад
What court documents?
@historylovingvileplume895
@historylovingvileplume895 2 года назад
@@MASTEROFEVIL They are being sued by the state of California for sexual harassment against female workers.
@cuteasduckk
@cuteasduckk 2 года назад
@@historylovingvileplume895 Not just sexual harassment, but potentially drove a woman to suicide because of the horrible working conditions for women.
@stephano_jvr
@stephano_jvr 2 года назад
@@cuteasduckk Thank you for actually mentioning that part because it seems that nobody is actually talking about that on here. Literally, the main point showing the extent of their nauseating, repulsive (I could go on) behaviour. Maybe that's just me though because I work in mental health on psychiatric wards in the UK...
@jonathangoodman9089
@jonathangoodman9089 2 года назад
1980: Activision is founded on the idea of game developer support and recognition. 2020: Activision actively destroys game developers lives and careers. Thanks Bobby.
@SirBlackReeds
@SirBlackReeds 2 года назад
What makes you so sure Kotick is the devil and not the dragon?
@mikelisteral7863
@mikelisteral7863 2 года назад
women destroy nations. with their constant socialism
@isaiahadams1208
@isaiahadams1208 2 года назад
Speaking of Activision’s lack of originality, let’s not forget about their movie based games. Which is pretty much the first thing I think of when I think or hear of Activision.
@sd-fz3wn
@sd-fz3wn 2 года назад
Fuck, 10 year old me remembers the spinning Activision logo before loading Shrek gokart racing
@nslouka90
@nslouka90 2 года назад
LJN all over again.
@uria3679
@uria3679 2 года назад
Trump and Trump’s Army: stop hating on hard working Americans
@marko-gj1uj
@marko-gj1uj 2 года назад
I miss those days when they published movie based games.
@fatbastard9187
@fatbastard9187 2 года назад
@@uria3679 Trump's Army is the hard working Americans. You forgetting whose asking for freebies like the stimulus checks, free or affordable healthcare, zero student debt, lastly free bottom surgeries. Last one, I made it up lol. But it makes sense
@christopherhart7008
@christopherhart7008 2 года назад
The posted record profits and then fired 800 people the next week. Even the board of directors started to question Bobby Kotick’s pay. He did take a pay cut recently but when your own board is saying the CEO makes to much (he was making the most in the industry at the time) that shows something is out of whack
@nukeahlik254
@nukeahlik254 2 года назад
Now there is even more reason to hate them. With the California lawsuit
@traditionalstone7072
@traditionalstone7072 2 года назад
I just read the article...holy fuckin shit.
@treymoney2549
@treymoney2549 2 года назад
It’s sad how people act like that 😔
@Pammsa
@Pammsa 2 года назад
What happened?
@lordmolag45000
@lordmolag45000 2 года назад
I was just going to tweet this. Thanks anyways.
@Pammsa
@Pammsa 2 года назад
@@treymoney2549 Thank you!:)
@redacted-3886
@redacted-3886 2 года назад
oh man you could’ve waited a little bit longer to make this video or you could make a part 2.
@shanemcmahon2618
@shanemcmahon2618 2 года назад
Had to Google what exactly happened and WHAT IN THE FUCK
@lilrott3n
@lilrott3n 2 года назад
What happened
@RAB-xi1yd
@RAB-xi1yd 2 года назад
@@lilrott3n Massive sexual harassment alegations and a lawsuit.
@p0k3mn1
@p0k3mn1 2 года назад
RAB1618 and it came out like a week after this video came out the timing is wack
@yanmanck1215
@yanmanck1215 2 года назад
@@p0k3mn1 Company Man's perfect timing
@berto8232
@berto8232 2 года назад
I feel you can do a “why they’re hated” for a lot of these gaming publishers.
@katatastrofa6136
@katatastrofa6136 2 года назад
EA, Ubisoft, Sega, Rockstar and Blizzard Edit: Also forgot Bethesda and CDPR for Fallout 76 and Cyberpunk 2077 being shit.
@yoman21a
@yoman21a 2 года назад
Nintendo lately, but they still aren't quite as bad as some of the others
@Arlett777
@Arlett777 2 года назад
@@yoman21a yeah
@GoatStormChaser
@GoatStormChaser 2 года назад
Activision EA SEGA CDPR Rockstar Ubisoft Nintendo Take Two (they own rockstar and 2k but u get the point) 2K 343 Industries (People didn't really like Halo 5) Basically every major game company got problems
@katatastrofa6136
@katatastrofa6136 2 года назад
@@yoman21a releasing a 25 year old game for 60$ (and it's time limited), not fixing JoyCon drift for 4 YEARS, shitty online service, no release of switch pro, instead we got a regular switch with OLED screen (which was a norm in 2011) and 64gb (which was a norm in 2009), yeah they definitely fit into being a shitty company overall
@5m4llP0X
@5m4llP0X 2 года назад
Activision is absolute shit and really their ruining of Blizzard is a huge reason for their downfall. Hell Bobby's "Record Profit isn't enough profit" memo alone should cement him as the worst CEO in history. It spawned 900 layoffs across Blizzard. And then 6 months later many of the jobs were reopened, likely for a greatly reduced salary. They've done this tactic more than once, even.
@MB-ln4yx
@MB-ln4yx 2 года назад
Where’s that memo? Not saying it doesn’t exist but I’d love to see it. Dudes an asshole.
@anasevi9456
@anasevi9456 2 года назад
"ruining of Blizzard is a huge reason for their downfall." Wrong, their downfall was already well underway back in the Vivendi era, Activision just gave the wrong sorts already there enough allies to drive out all opposition faster. Certain developers turned executives, who were never the original talent [but posed as if they were]; drove out all the actually talented original developers who cared about the quality of their games. Todd Howard Syndrome killed Blizzard, Activision just pushed the clock forward.
@stickyrice38
@stickyrice38 Год назад
Activision just scammed thousands of players in a bad way
@5m4llP0X
@5m4llP0X Год назад
@@stickyrice38 Oh, how?
@stickyrice38
@stickyrice38 Год назад
They just perma banned thousands of players for no reason
@hopefulgeneration152
@hopefulgeneration152 2 года назад
Oh, they're about to be hated even more after this lawsuit that was filed against them.
@MurrmorMeerkat
@MurrmorMeerkat 2 года назад
Blizzard not activsion
@souls1lver
@souls1lver 2 года назад
The only thing that's gonna kill Activision is Activision themselves
@Dr.D.R.
@Dr.D.R. 2 года назад
well here we are
@SirBlackReeds
@SirBlackReeds 2 года назад
Microsoft: Is our money a joke to you?
@lifeisshrt7929
@lifeisshrt7929 2 года назад
@@SirBlackReeds thats not really killing them that’s making them bigger and better since Microsoft takes gaming seriously now. The only thing it’ll kill is Bobby Kotick and the old ways of how the company worked
@gregbell9839
@gregbell9839 Год назад
Activision will never die if people don't stop buying their crap games and stupidly blowing money on their microtransaction garbage. Until people pop their heads out of the sand Activision will live on forever.
@maxleon61702
@maxleon61702 Год назад
Some facts and I bet SEGA can do better with Crash and Spyro than ActiBlizz in our Universe.
@JonTheVGNerd
@JonTheVGNerd 2 года назад
Activision's obsession with CoD will be their eventual downfall.
@AEMoreira81
@AEMoreira81 2 года назад
Activision also owns Candy Crush (although that is operated independently from King's Malta offices).
@LittleRadicalThinker
@LittleRadicalThinker 2 года назад
@@AEMoreira81 I think they operate in three quite distinct parts, activision, blizzard and kings. Activision blizzard is like more and more activision like though. I really want to fuck Activision blizzard shut down more sc2 contents development.
@NEEDFORSLEEP213
@NEEDFORSLEEP213 2 года назад
Maybe but cod is like Coca Cola now it has a flavor others will try to replicate but there’s only one Coca Cola
@mistycredo4861
@mistycredo4861 2 года назад
@@NEEDFORSLEEP213 yup, alot of people play Call of Duty
@n124ajdx
@n124ajdx 2 года назад
@@AEMoreira81 just to make it clear Activision only published Sekiro in the US and thank god Fromsoft didn't let Activision interfere in the game development, Bandai Namco is the publisher for Fromsoft games now.
@Lucky_9705
@Lucky_9705 2 года назад
Studios Activision Ruined/Killed: -Bungie -Blizzard -Bizarre Creations -Beenox -Toys For Bob -Vicarious Visions -Infinity Ward -Sierra Entertainment -Shaba Games -Luxoflux -Red Octane -Radical Entertainment -7 Studios -Neversoft -Raven Software -Treyarch
@legendsnakeman6226
@legendsnakeman6226 2 года назад
Toys for Bob and V. V are still doing well, take a look at their newest titles (crash, spyro, Tony hawk...) and see how much of a success they had
@Lucky_9705
@Lucky_9705 2 года назад
@@legendsnakeman6226 they’re all now entitled to Call of Duty
@zed77yt3
@zed77yt3 2 года назад
@@Lucky_9705 No they aren't, do some research
@swickzy9250
@swickzy9250 2 года назад
surprised Treyarch ain’t here.
@Custer_X_Of_The_DAU
@Custer_X_Of_The_DAU 2 года назад
I hate Activision because now we can't have anymore good Tony Hawk games.
@Amy-J
@Amy-J 2 года назад
Not even a day after I watched this, we can add allegations of ‘Frat Boy Culture’ to the list.
@mikelisteral7863
@mikelisteral7863 2 года назад
frat boy culture. says all the mentall ill feminists
@joelvelez2538
@joelvelez2538 2 года назад
And yet you assholes keep lining up to buy their games. I don’t get it.
@KareemHillJr
@KareemHillJr 2 года назад
Now they're hated for a whole nother reason now.
@dominant2576
@dominant2576 2 года назад
other*
@moissaniteshinierthandiamo3934
@moissaniteshinierthandiamo3934 2 года назад
Correct regardless of grammer
@eduardopantoja9115
@eduardopantoja9115 2 года назад
What happened?
@KareemHillJr
@KareemHillJr 2 года назад
@@eduardopantoja9115 Sexual harassment and abuse allegations.
@triadwarfare
@triadwarfare 2 года назад
That's the blizzard side of things. While I agree Activision's money-first culture is terrible, the current Blizzard allegations have nothing to do with it. It happened way before Activision started micromanaging Blizzard's finances and laying off staff.
@connercoughran4677
@connercoughran4677 2 года назад
How to make a hated game company (the "EA / Activision way"): 1. Start a company trying to credit game devs more 2. Make modest incomes 3. get bought out by investors, who care more about profits over people 4. buy out small game studios and milk their loved franchises to death
@NEEDFORSLEEP213
@NEEDFORSLEEP213 2 года назад
Call it the ray kroc effect when a person sees what they can have themselves through other peoples hard work
@dandruff3414
@dandruff3414 2 года назад
@@NEEDFORSLEEP213 100% facts
@test-ti1xj
@test-ti1xj 2 года назад
@@NEEDFORSLEEP213 True
@dillonc7955
@dillonc7955 2 года назад
I dislike Activision because its so blatantly obvious that their games are rushed, yet they still charge 60(+) dollars for what feels like a half complete game. I pre ordered their most recent CoD game, couldn't even play the beta without the game literally shutting my console off.
@Swordhero111
@Swordhero111 2 года назад
Your fault for preordering lol never preorder
@LittleRadicalThinker
@LittleRadicalThinker 2 года назад
Activision is supposed to be hated, but blizzard is the good dog, until corrupted. But It flies under the radar because of blizzard.
@cunk9437
@cunk9437 2 года назад
You don't really have too much room to talk since you're the one preordering their games and actively supporting their shitty business tactics.
@normanwestern9450
@normanwestern9450 2 года назад
Facts
@DoomWar1
@DoomWar1 2 года назад
Who the fuck preorders Activision games?
@Ineedgames
@Ineedgames 2 года назад
EA: We force and underpay out workers to over work them selves to death. Ubisoft: We sexually harass our employees to the point of suicide. Activision: I can do both and proud of it.
@nikamiruashvili1571
@nikamiruashvili1571 2 года назад
Wait ubisoft did WHAT!?!?!?
@Pakistani890
@Pakistani890 2 года назад
@@nikamiruashvili1571 he's joking
@donnatelliunderwood2592
@donnatelliunderwood2592 2 года назад
@unvillage Based lol
@m4TT5
@m4TT5 2 года назад
@@Pakistani890 he’s not joking what are you talking about
@insectbite1714
@insectbite1714 2 года назад
@@m4TT5 he is joking
@JiffyScooters
@JiffyScooters 2 года назад
the timing of this video couldn’t be more accurate
@PNN-Legend
@PNN-Legend 2 года назад
Not even the investors like Kotick. He's one of the most over-payed CEO's in America and the investors hate that.
@thelouster5815
@thelouster5815 2 года назад
Because investors by nature are greedy.
@brilobox2
@brilobox2 2 года назад
@@thelouster5815 people who put their money into a company and actually add value to the business expect to see returns, not Bobby’s wallet getting bigger for doing basically fuck all.
@thelouster5815
@thelouster5815 2 года назад
@@brilobox2 Except Bobby is the one being told to crunch an additional 10 hours on top of the 60 he's already worked that week while being paid fuck all.
@edddie7563
@edddie7563 2 года назад
@@thelouster5815 capitalism my friend, don’t like your job quit. That’s just how it is don’t blame the game just learn to play it better.
@thelouster5815
@thelouster5815 2 года назад
Edddie Good advice. Too bad the jobs that would be available to Bob will all pay around the same as the one he quit, barely helping him at all and leaving the only option being he works hard enough to hopefully get a promotion. “Hoping” being the operative word here.
@wh4221
@wh4221 2 года назад
Honestly, Activision is sort of like the worse aspects of Nintendo, Microsoft, and EA combined. They could gives less than a shit about their fans (Nintendo treats their fans by essentially ripping them off at every turn). They also abandon franchises for various reasons (Microsoft is getting better at not doing this, but they seem to be the company most infamous for abandoning franchises, even if it isn’t for money like in Activisions case). They also embody most of EA with shady business practices, micro transactions, and franchise abandonment. I don’t know whether ea or Activision is worse, but they’re pretty neck and neck along with Ubisoft.
@BigBargeXL
@BigBargeXL 2 года назад
Couldn’t have said it better myself
@flumpledorf
@flumpledorf 2 года назад
Bruh you don’t know enough about Nintendo. They might make some stuff super expensive but they treat us fans very well. You can just look at My Nintendo and Club Nintendo by themselves. Sure some stuff is dumb but if you actually did your research you could easily repeal all of your bullshit. I’m not a huge Microsoft fan but what you said about them is far from their worst problems but I will always agree that they are better than EA or Activision.
@silversonic99
@silversonic99 2 года назад
@@flumpledorf people don't understand that not every game has the same value. Same way an old geo metro isn't as valuable as an old mustang. Playstation and xbox games just aren't as valuable and do not hold their value well. Even in the used market, old Nintendo games are generally more expensive than old xbox and playstation games
@wh4221
@wh4221 2 года назад
@@flumpledorf Actually out of all these companies, I’m the biggest fan of Nintendo (I own a Wii U for corn sake), so I think I know what I’m talking about when I say they rip off their fans. You seriously think I should pay 60 dollars for a Wii port with small changes and buy an amiibo for 25 dollars not scalped just to experience the full game? 85 dollars for a 10+ year old game, give me a break. The online is garbage, the ways they give us to play old content is almost non existent or very limited, and club Nintendo doesn’t even exist anymore. I’m sorry, but you’re kind of ignorant (not stupid, just ignorant). Even Activision provides better ways to play their classic games with the crash and Spyro remasters. I’m not even comparing the quality of the games to these other companies, not once did I say that their games are bad (Nintendo’s games are usually always good so there’s that), but Nintendo has an abundance of anti-consumer practices that are hard to get behind from someone who not only likes quality games, but also quality service.
@flumpledorf
@flumpledorf 2 года назад
@@wh4221 I know what you mean. I also own a Wii U. Yes there may be some small stuff that can be dumb but if you don’t want to buy Skyward Sword then you don’t have to. You already own a Wii U so just get the Wii version there for 20 dollars. I don’t know what game you are talking about that you bought for 85 dollars but then just don’t buy it. If you are talking about 3D all stars then you got scammed. Also if you own a Wii U (or even a 3ds) then you can already play most if not all of the retro Nintendo games you could ever want. Many of this games are just for one dollar. While yes their online service is garbage, it is the cheapest and already gives you tons of NES and SNES games for free. If you want to play game and watch games then just get a ds collection on the 3ds eshop or get one of the newer game and watch systems for the anniversaries. And yes I know that Club Nintendo shut down years ago and that My Nintendo is significantly worse. At least Nintendo has been trying to put some more physical stuff on the service. I can see why some people might not like them a ton but they know how to capture nostalgia which Microsoft and Sony either don’t know how or can do at all. They keep their prices for the consoles down to draw in customers and games up because they have nothing to hold up the company if their video games completely fail. They have had the best selling console for 2.5 years because of what they do. I know they do some stuff that is very bad for consumers but so do Microsoft and Sony. I stay away from Sony completely (because ew) and really just play Nintendo and keep up with Microsoft. They both do some dumb stuff because they are large companies that can crash and burn if too many things go wrong. If you want more info then please allow me to direct you to CGP Grey’s videos; ‘Death and Dynasties’ and ‘The Rules for Rulers’. Yes these are mainly talking about governments and other political bodies, but Grey acknowledges that this also applies to large companies. Now watch the videos to have whole new lens on how you view large companies. We many hate EA and dislike Activision but they still have some merit as large companies. We are in total right to dislike them as long as we know what we are talking about. Also fuck Sony.
@titancrash8926
@titancrash8926 2 года назад
This video DESERVES a part 2 one of these days
@kelvincuellar2427
@kelvincuellar2427 2 года назад
Who’s here after the activision lawsuit?
@DunDunDuuuuuum
@DunDunDuuuuuum 2 года назад
That comments pack for $9.99 joke was hilarious Lmaooo
@noonefromnowhere99
@noonefromnowhere99 2 года назад
If you don't like what a company is doing, stop giving them money.
@osod3caramelo550
@osod3caramelo550 2 года назад
Agreed. Speak with your wallet b/c companies could care less about anything else other than your money. Businesses are there to make money and if we don't like their approach on something, then stop buying their products, and have the company reevaluate their business strategy.
@CrimsoniteSP
@CrimsoniteSP 2 года назад
Harder said than done. We all hate microtransactions, yet even the most malicious offers are still being bought by millions. There could be an in-game offer that gave you nothing for $25 and it'd probably still sell.
@Okwardi
@Okwardi 2 года назад
@@CrimsoniteSP I love how y'all start complaining yet meanwhile y'all buying roze skins in warzone or some shit like as if you're not part of the problem lmaoo
@Ineedgames
@Ineedgames 2 года назад
We don't give them money. It's the stupid people with too much money that do.
@katsudon2048
@katsudon2048 2 года назад
Not all people are stupid tho
@Horvie01
@Horvie01 2 года назад
Whos here after news about the lawsuit?
@dixonsmith1580
@dixonsmith1580 2 года назад
Oh boy. This aged well.
@EmmureMARIO64
@EmmureMARIO64 2 года назад
Activision-Blizzard makes so much money and they’ll lay off 1,000 of their employees without any explanation
@luchaescolar
@luchaescolar 2 года назад
Less employees, more money for Activision
@wyw201
@wyw201 2 года назад
They did provide an explanation in their financial disclosure. Basically they have no intention of spending money on new development, milking existing franchises is far more profitable.
@bathangalley9446
@bathangalley9446 2 года назад
“They even took the one reason I still played over watch *cries* my Jeff”
@danielstarr9037
@danielstarr9037 2 года назад
Activision: Why they’re hated Answer: corporate anti-player bullshit
@RobertK1993
@RobertK1993 2 года назад
Every publisher.
@Whydidimakethisacc
@Whydidimakethisacc 2 года назад
Funny thing is, their sales contradict that answer. If they were anti-player, their sales would be declining. They’re actually gaining more paying customers, who are players, every year.
@nespartan2807
@nespartan2807 2 года назад
@@Whydidimakethisacc most are kids who don’t know any better
@channel45853
@channel45853 2 года назад
@@nespartan2807 sure, it's just kids even though statistics say that more adults age 18-54 have a higher statistic of being gamers. www.statista.com/statistics/189582/age-of-us-video-game-players-since-2010/
@anna-flora999
@anna-flora999 2 года назад
@@Whydidimakethisacc still anti player
@nathanatkins950
@nathanatkins950 2 года назад
This aged well
@Makoto03
@Makoto03 2 года назад
This was made before the scandal. Activision is even more hated now.
@mikelisteral7863
@mikelisteral7863 2 года назад
hated by who? mental ill feminists? haha
@johnhoftb
@johnhoftb 2 года назад
There are three things your forgot to mention, all from this year: * Activision moving studios over to support for their others. * The reports saying the Call of Duty game scheduled for this year (which had already been pushed back) being such a shitshow, they basically went "all in" * And Kotick taking a 50% pay cut (with the stipulation he'd get it back when everything was fine again).
@connor8292
@connor8292 2 года назад
Beenox is the *only* studio who worked on Crash and Spyro since 2017 to still be in the state it was back then.
@Honed-
@Honed- 2 года назад
"they do put out amazing games." *shows cod mobile* me: how dare you
@osm1718
@osm1718 2 года назад
If you're a CoD fan you'd be surpised on how good that game is
@Honed-
@Honed- 2 года назад
@@osm1718 well, its nothing like call of duty online, many cod fans have been asking for that, but they decide to give us a mobile version. i want to play a game like cod thats free to play, on a controller or mouse, that has all the bells and whistles that a high end pc can give/ console, no war zone dose not count cause that's a battle royal, not a team deathmatch or search and destroy.
@brandonsaquariumsandterrar8985
@brandonsaquariumsandterrar8985 2 года назад
It use to be good, but Activision filled it with microtransactions and refuses to fix the bugs
@DarkDyllon
@DarkDyllon 2 года назад
@@hamschh Yeah, when that bullshit was going on a lot of gaming companies started doing that. Rocket League had this aswel, so did Apex Legends, I don't want shitty politics in my video games, but hey, the "woke" community will eat any company that will "support" their cause. Burn, Loot, Murder, nothing more nothing less.
@rexamidalion
@rexamidalion 2 года назад
@@Honed- you do know trhat you can play codm on an emulator that spportr controller and mouse and keyboard. what do you mean by the bells and whistels of pc and console? putting codm on the highest graphics can look almost the same as what your used to. codm has almost all the gamemodes that MW19 has.
@expendableround6186
@expendableround6186 2 года назад
This video aged wonderfully.
@E_Chap
@E_Chap Год назад
Just found your channel today and I've been listening to your videos for the last 8+ hours while at work. Great stuff man, keep it up!
@jmanx360
@jmanx360 2 года назад
Activision still sells old Call of Duty games and their DLC packs at full price, with quite a few of these games now over 10 years old. Even EA will heavily discount most AAA games and DLC a few years after release.
@user-bz9sj8mh5d
@user-bz9sj8mh5d 2 года назад
FUN FACT: Bobby Kotick played the Oakland A's owner in the movie "Moneyball".
@SlapstickGenius23
@SlapstickGenius23 2 года назад
Deep Sick Irony.
@Ofdensen
@Ofdensen 2 года назад
FUN FACT: I just wanna leave work early and get high.
@uncensored008
@uncensored008 2 года назад
@@Ofdensen Hang in there brother!
@passionthethrillcarny3134
@passionthethrillcarny3134 2 года назад
"our goal is to take all the fun out of making video games" Me: WHAT
@tynamozapokemando2089
@tynamozapokemando2089 2 года назад
Aged like fine wine, bottoms up Non toxic GAMERS 🎮 🍻
@Matheus-vw6ur
@Matheus-vw6ur 2 года назад
🍻
@ghostzombies3252
@ghostzombies3252 2 года назад
As a CoD player I've been PAINFULLY waiting for this one
@sevenbrian1806
@sevenbrian1806 2 года назад
Same 😩
@brandonsaquariumsandterrar8985
@brandonsaquariumsandterrar8985 2 года назад
They ruined cod mobile
@JonTheVGNerd
@JonTheVGNerd 2 года назад
I stopped playing anymore CoD games after Black Ops II. Didn't looked back.
@ghostzombies3252
@ghostzombies3252 2 года назад
@@brandonsaquariumsandterrar8985 They ruined the CoD franchise in general From CoD 4 to BO2 was 6 years of fun AND little to no issues WHAT SO EVER From Ghosts to now is basically a dick measuring contest of figuring out which of the 3 developers can make the shittiest game on planet Earth AND piss of the fans the MOST I think Ghosts/Infinity Ward (also Infinite Warfare IS a runner-up for their worst CoD) is winning thus far, but SHGames pulled a fast one outta knowhere with CoD WW2, stopped THEIR CoD 2020 release, and I think they fell off the map Treyarch seems to at least have SOME of their shit together (although BO4 is only good for Blackout, don't @ me)
@Americanspy-hn2kw
@Americanspy-hn2kw 2 года назад
@@JonTheVGNerd last good multiplayer
@carsonrichardson9814
@carsonrichardson9814 2 года назад
They crushed my dreams of more Starcraft games
@taylorleeforcongress8470
@taylorleeforcongress8470 2 года назад
You'd think the mega corp would milk all successful franchises dry.
@amanwithdope
@amanwithdope 2 года назад
😭 it’s really weird. SC and SCII have really significant esports followings… why not keep releasing skins and warchests?
@brianmiller1077
@brianmiller1077 2 года назад
@@amanwithdope Is that really satisfying content? I'd love more story and new mechanics/playstyles. I think they did a fine job with SC2
@TheAmazingCowpig
@TheAmazingCowpig 2 года назад
@@brianmiller1077 I know lots of people really liked the campaign, and the co-op was well-liked too, but it's undeniable that SC2 has been *the* face of player vs player RTSs for more than the past decade. Not to mention, skins and warchests were relatively easy content to make, compared to, well, more game (unfortunately).
@MarioKirby8
@MarioKirby8 2 года назад
But wait there’s more!
@benoden5838
@benoden5838 2 года назад
Support independent developers and small studios before they’re bought out by the big guys, I try not to support activision but the Spyro reignited trilogy was pretty good.
@katsudon2048
@katsudon2048 2 года назад
Like 34bigthings
@Carlton_Banks
@Carlton_Banks 2 года назад
If there's someone else who embraces the role of _"cartoonishly evil"_ villain so well as Bobby Kotick, I don't know who it is.
@rhapzodyk541
@rhapzodyk541 2 года назад
I'm amazed at how many people still buy their products
@Xinthose
@Xinthose 2 года назад
I think I will forgo them now after watching this video.
@technopoptart
@technopoptart 2 года назад
i'm not. a combination of exclusive rights on childhood favourites and a long arm owning other development studios while having those studios be the ones named on games causes enough conflict and confusion for a lot of people to keep buying anyway. there are also people who, for one reason or another, shrug their shoulders and decide to "support the game not the company" by buying the games regardless and only complaining about the problems
@user-kb1hw2yq2f
@user-kb1hw2yq2f 2 года назад
It's called addiction. Same reason females with black eyes go back to their aggressive boyfriends week after week.
@AshrakAhmed
@AshrakAhmed 2 года назад
well as long as customer puts money down for your product, investor will still invest and the CEO will still get bonus, so never understood the hate for the CEO or the company when my hard earned money is enabling and supporting them to do so year after year! It's always easy to blame someone else for our own shortcomings I guess, rather than not buying the product!
@IQUnder30
@IQUnder30 2 года назад
I didn't get this in my feed 'til after the Lawsuit from California came out
@MarioMastr
@MarioMastr 2 года назад
The irony of a company making the subtitle to their game “It’s about time” is surreal
@moonshinemike5410
@moonshinemike5410 2 года назад
Activision goes out of their way to ruin anything their customers like
@roshelltannen9698
@roshelltannen9698 2 года назад
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@bradpollard444
@bradpollard444 2 года назад
Facts! Have you seen Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 tf was that trash?
@watershipfalls5520
@watershipfalls5520 2 года назад
Just like Disney.
@yellowbananago
@yellowbananago 2 года назад
@@watershipfalls5520 Disney's been terrible lately lol
@TexasDragon
@TexasDragon 2 года назад
The biggest problem for Activision is that they’re putting all their eggs in one basket with Call of Duty. If that falters, Blizzard alone ain’t gonna be enough to help them. They’ll be screwed. Putting your eggs in basket is probably the worst thing you could do as a company
@pyramidhead0420
@pyramidhead0420 2 года назад
Because 20 straight years at the top isnt good enough ? Lmao. The game has already died multiple deaths only to be revived like the fucking highlander.
@kalebproductions9316
@kalebproductions9316 2 года назад
The benefit or positive side of computer games is a tough thing to argue for, to begin with. I was briefly a game developer in early 2000s. The hours were long. The game we made was not that fun. It published and I have credits but quite frankly it published because it had to. It was a launch title for the original xbox. The people I worked with were mostly jerks. Half of the people who worked on the game were let go after the launch. The whole thing was just not fun. The whole computer game industry thing, I think, has had the soul sucked out of it. Arcade games were fun in the 80's because if they were not, the coins would stop flowing instantly. Perhaps that's what is needed. A way of making games where the player gets it for free up front and pays a little each time they play it, a very small amount, less than $0.25. Something where either you pay now play later, or play now pay later. That would put pressure on studios to make games that are actually fun.
@rathenslog8490
@rathenslog8490 2 года назад
I was a GM for Wow back in 2006-2007. I was never around so many people I hated in one place ever before or since that.
@kaet8333
@kaet8333 2 года назад
This kind of sounds like demos that used to be popular back in the day
@gregbell9839
@gregbell9839 Год назад
Unfortunately, this is what happens when you try to mass produce art. It takes a lot of people a lot of time to make a game these days. Those people need to be supported during the process. Because of unlawful government laws surrounding how companies are created and managed, which ties in to the unlawful 16th Amendment, it's necessary for artists to work under the umbrella of a corporation. Basically, the government created "laws" which, as it turns out, are against the law, in order to make money off of the people. So now you have to have people with business degrees, and whatever degree they make up to tie into that sort of thing, who live to take advantage of everything they can in order to make the most money possible out of other peoples' ideas and work coming in and taking charge. Which is why most corporate heads are sociopaths. (Not kidding. A study was done.) This right here is what ultimately kills art. Video games have always been a form of art. I'm an artist and programmer myself. Once those business people take control of art they try to find ways to streamline production and maximize profits. 100% of the time this destroys the artistic mind of the employees, and ushers in the standard negative corporate-related mindset. Like in the Bob's Burgers episode where the kids start up a company for a class. Everything was going great until the corporate side of the process destroyed the artistic side of the process. We get into making games for the fun of it; it's highly enjoyable to those of us who do it. The mental destruction of the corporate mindset will never be good for art. However, it's an absolute must if you're to be able to live off of your art. There has to be a middle ground. I'm all for bringing back arcades, and even bringing about an arcade-style of home gaming. Though the latter part has already been done in some cases (Ace Combat Infinity, for instance), it hasn't yet been done to perfection. Unfortunately, it will never be truly achievable so long as the 16th Amendment is in place. When we can strip away the largest parts of the financial bullshit the government inflicts upon everyone, it'll be easier to accomplish. Take away that stress, and we could eventually have game developers who once again can have fun at work all the way up to retirement, and not just for a few years before some asshole comes in, buys the place, and ruins it all. I hate to throw in politics, but those idiots ruin everything you can find from sea to shining sea. And it's still a valid point. On one hand, it's a good thing that the government can have the ability to be able to tell corporate leaders that they can't treat people like disposable trash, and if they do they get fined and potentially lose their ability to operate. On the other, it sucks because they can get greedy and put incredible financial strains upon businesses one way or another. There's a saying in the military; shit rolls downhill. Someone at the top says, "Let's get stupid because it benefits me." The stupidity and the strain ends up almost entirely on the little guy who has to work 80-90 hour weeks in order to "make it happen". It's the biggest joy-sucker ever. The depression is real. Real bad. When sociopaths are in control, there is no joy. By definition they don't care about people, and it's felt by everyone who works for them. But people need to eat, so they put up with it. There's a simple fix for it. But we're not at Ghana or South Africa-level yet, so it isn't going to happen for another year or two. We'll get back on track. At least I hope we will. And gaming will once again be enjoyable from concept to final product.
@kalebproductions9316
@kalebproductions9316 Год назад
@@gregbell9839 Albert Camus said sometimes to do the right thing you have to be a rebel. The only answer to this beast is to make another beast which is on your side. There are unions which are being created in the game development community, the more the better. Make a shark but it's your shark, a union.
@gregbell9839
@gregbell9839 Год назад
@@kalebproductions9316 I've never been a fan of unions. They tend to be destructive. Ruining businesses and jacking up costs in order to overpay workers. But in this case it may be warranted.
@oogatooga8280
@oogatooga8280 2 года назад
Man predicted the future by 2 weeks.
@YouJustAmazeMe
@YouJustAmazeMe 2 года назад
Remembering old ea and blizzard gets me sad, but Activision hits me in the heart..especially when I load up some old ps2 games...that swirling intro for their logo, then the gorilla and eyeball for neversoft 😔
@brandonsaquariumsandterrar8985
@brandonsaquariumsandterrar8985 2 года назад
I miss playing black ops 2 with my friends
@MB-ln4yx
@MB-ln4yx 2 года назад
I forgot that feeling till I played the new tony hawk remastered games and I saw it and I was like wow I remember those days when u were a kid and u just knew it was going to be a great day after starting it up. Even EA used to give me that feeling with the old madden games. It’s so sad cause u know they’ll keep puting out the same content only case noones competing with them and so because of that people will continue to buy.
@Ava6581
@Ava6581 2 года назад
The fact that Activision forces it’s studios to release a new call of duty every year no matter how broken, uninnovative, or unfinished, is good example of why people hate Activision. And to maintain this yearly release cycle once great studios like Raven, High Moon, Toys For Bob, and many others are robbed of their individuality, forced to forever work as support teams.
@clipperfan1714
@clipperfan1714 2 года назад
How is cold war rushed
@cheyennereynoso4116
@cheyennereynoso4116 2 года назад
Ive been watching this channel for like three years now. It’s crazy how fast time flies.
@alyssarasmussen1723
@alyssarasmussen1723 2 года назад
This video has aged well
@The_Horizon
@The_Horizon 2 года назад
easy, P2W.
@miguelalayon6590
@miguelalayon6590 2 года назад
Less Go!
@starbrownie
@starbrownie 2 года назад
perfect comment
@jarronwilliams1281
@jarronwilliams1281 2 года назад
P2w?
@PhonyFox_A
@PhonyFox_A 2 года назад
I don't think p2w makes you better at codm thought.
@orb6013
@orb6013 2 года назад
@@jarronwilliams1281 pay to win
@gtotheunit91
@gtotheunit91 2 года назад
It's funny that Activision is practically a one franchise publisher now! I don't see anything in the pipeline that isn't CoD related.
@sabotage9926
@sabotage9926 2 года назад
the only game I've seen that isn't cod and is published by activision, is surprising Sekrio; Shadow's Die Twice
@gtotheunit91
@gtotheunit91 2 года назад
@@sabotage9926 very true, although I'm sure FromSoftware didn't want Activision to have any sort of influence on development otherwise they wouldn't have agreed to a deal. But even then, Sekiro came out almost 2 and half a years ago already. Since then, it's been THPS 1&2 but that developer is now part of Blizzard, and Toys for Bob that developed Crash 4 is now part of CoD's ongoing development. lol
@sabotage9926
@sabotage9926 2 года назад
@@gtotheunit91 very true, can't believe it's been that long
@sabotage9926
@sabotage9926 2 года назад
@Harry Engel sekiro is very good, from the same people who made the soul's game, however the combat is extremely different than Dark Souls and Bloodborne
@introspectre7713
@introspectre7713 2 года назад
Hoo boy, you shoulda held onto this video for a few more weeks!
@Helloworld-dt3be
@Helloworld-dt3be 2 года назад
Lol
@giomedina6980
@giomedina6980 2 года назад
You should make a update on the situation that is happening with Activision
@lorddeez1385
@lorddeez1385 2 года назад
I used to play activision games alot as a kid. Just seeing the logo gives me a little nostalgic trip. But they have changed quite a bit since then. Not that great anymore.
@wendyokoopa7048
@wendyokoopa7048 2 года назад
Same. I remember pitfall, and soldier of fortune
@cooleyYT
@cooleyYT 2 года назад
more than a bit qulnn
@harveynorman8787
@harveynorman8787 2 года назад
My favorite, tenchu.
@cooleyYT
@cooleyYT 2 года назад
@@harveynorman8787 what??
@MagCynic
@MagCynic 2 года назад
"Gamers" hate both EA and Activision yet they keep on buying their games and making each company millions. You want change? Stop buying the product.
@OperaVanDubels
@OperaVanDubels 2 года назад
Not it's the casuals that keep buying the game not the core gamers
@uneducatedgamer8881
@uneducatedgamer8881 2 года назад
But they need the money though.
@wolfbones666
@wolfbones666 2 года назад
Support a small game studio today!
@uneducatedgamer8881
@uneducatedgamer8881 2 года назад
@@wolfbones666 They're not as exciting as the bigger studios.
@darkthunder301
@darkthunder301 2 года назад
@@uneducatedgamer8881 Supergiant's Hades
@mikeymcchoas3511
@mikeymcchoas3511 2 года назад
Most of the infocom games were released on iOS and required you to pay extra for maps and hints. It was handled by Code Mystics. When the iPads and iPhones updated their software, the apps required an update as well. Code Mystics stated they would have been happy to do the update, but never got the OK from Activision who never even responded to the request. About $40 dropped on an app that is no longer usable.
@simioneitor1975
@simioneitor1975 2 года назад
Microsoft: *Fine, I’ll do it myself*
@maxleon61702
@maxleon61702 Год назад
None of this would've happened too in an Alternate perfectly balanced World.
@AdmiralBison
@AdmiralBison 2 года назад
This is why it’s important for independent devs to try and stay independent, not sell their souls to the corporate/shareholder devil. Keep control of your work/IP, direct relationship with gamers AND vast majority of the earnings go to the staff and studio. Not feeding dividends to the infinite greed of outside shareholders who don’t do any work and bleed companies dry.
@Jean_Jacques148
@Jean_Jacques148 2 года назад
Exactly it’s important for devs to not go public and not sell out. Otherwise they will be raped and shut down.
@zipzeolocke2
@zipzeolocke2 2 года назад
The big difference is EA boils down to corporate greed, it's the marketing and micro transactions show them to the most greedy of game developers. Whereas Activision eating up Blizzard and totally ruining what used to be a great developer who made the best games! That's why I hate Activision more than EA, I can understand corporate greed more than I can destroying one of my favorite game developers I grew up loving. It's personal when they take something you love and break it into mobile garbage and insult your intelligence. At least EA is trying to apologize and listen to gamers. Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order felt like a great response from them that single player story campaigns really do still matter to gamers!
@anon2427
@anon2427 2 года назад
EA has acquired and then closed down more game studios than Activision has
@trentbolt2006
@trentbolt2006 2 года назад
Mobile garbage really?
@zipzeolocke2
@zipzeolocke2 2 года назад
@@anon2427 yeah but the difference is those other studios didn't carry childhood baggage. With Blizzard it's personal for people like me. It matters so much more
@chesterstevens8870
@chesterstevens8870 2 года назад
@@zipzeolocke2 So you admit the major difference comes down to personal bias? I'm sorry; but I don't care how good anyone thinks Fallen Order was. It will never make up for the egregious and fan-hostile cashgrab that Battlefield 2 was.
@zipzeolocke2
@zipzeolocke2 2 года назад
@@chesterstevens8870 when it comes to corporate greed, they are both equally guilty of those actions. So it does boil down to individual bias, childhood nostalgia that really drives my emotions and many others who grew up loving so many of the games blizzard made in the past, but when they got purchased by Activation and all the original staff is gone they definitely lost their original spark
@slimeplayz164
@slimeplayz164 2 года назад
"You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain"
@zali9657
@zali9657 2 года назад
Anyone else came back to this video after Microsoft acquired Activision
@silentwyvern
@silentwyvern 2 года назад
"Why Activision is hated" Only 12 minutes long. How have you done the impossible?
@filipsequens2157
@filipsequens2157 2 года назад
Honestly I don’t see Activision or EA ever having to change, as long as there are people who will still buy their 19th call of duty or 40th Sims expansion.
@Lancewing
@Lancewing 2 года назад
Will a lawsuit from California concerning Activision Blizzard’s frat boy culture change your opinion?
@DocRiversEnthusiast
@DocRiversEnthusiast 2 года назад
POV: you're watching this after Microsoft bought Activision blizzard
@illeagle9560
@illeagle9560 2 года назад
Been binging this channel all day at work. Good shit man
@kaleiohulee6693
@kaleiohulee6693 2 года назад
You can't really have a list like this and not include their evolution of Blizzard. People can actually remember what Blizzard was like before and compare it to what it is today. That is a major reason the company is hated now.
@Htx.lunatic
@Htx.lunatic 2 года назад
If people are stupid enough to spend $20 for a costume on Call of Duty, why shouldn't Activision be smart enough to sell it to them?
@thelouster5815
@thelouster5815 2 года назад
Most of the customers who do that are young and ignorant. Boycotting doesn’t work and never has.
@TheZigzach
@TheZigzach 2 года назад
Thank you.
@honkhonk8009
@honkhonk8009 2 года назад
@@thelouster5815 Nope. Their all 8-13 years old. Their in the age range that spends the most on micro transactions and makes the most revenue for apps and games. Parents are irresponsible and let their kids play and buy whatever they want. I know multiple people in real life that spend hundreds on games. They were all in that age range when they did.
@acupofcoffee9082
@acupofcoffee9082 2 года назад
i agree and disagree. yes let the idiots waste their money but at the same time that send Activi$ion the message that that is what we all want and then call of repeat is just one big microtransaction. the SBMM algorithm is even involved to the point where if you buy a skin or a camo or whatever that i have not, it will put you in a game with me so that when you kill me i will see it and want to buy it. jokes on them though, the last "microtransaction" i made was back in cod 4 when they released the map packs.
@_exxotik
@_exxotik 2 года назад
Yeah we are not forced to buy..we choose to buy and complain..so i guess we want everything free n how are the companies suppose to make money
@galekeoma7276
@galekeoma7276 2 года назад
It is good to see that you do not dance around possibly negative or pessimistic information about companies anymore.
@dengernoodle4391
@dengernoodle4391 2 года назад
Fine wine doesn’t age this well
@EmberGyaru
@EmberGyaru 2 года назад
Oh my sweet deities, I cannot be the only one who gets irked watching people "play games" in ads. Watching them waggle the left analog stick, NEVER touch the right analog stick, button mash, and just generally hold the controller awkwardly is like nails on a freaking chalkboard to me. Ugh...
@eyeamstrongest
@eyeamstrongest 2 года назад
its cause they're always playing fighting games, but badly
@nikolainyegaard
@nikolainyegaard 2 года назад
Make a video on Rockstar and their absolute milking of GTA Online
@poweroffriendship2.0
@poweroffriendship2.0 2 года назад
I'll have two number 9s, number 9 large, number 6 with extra dip, number 7, two number 45s, one with cheese, and a large soda.
@Jezz16
@Jezz16 2 года назад
These videos are great! Could you do the Huntington Learning Center?
@humantrash7980
@humantrash7980 2 года назад
This has either aged like wine or milk (lawsuit update)
@ashkitt7719
@ashkitt7719 2 года назад
Why not both?
@ScottyPimpinATL
@ScottyPimpinATL 2 года назад
Meanwhile Rockstar over there laughing about dangling carrots in front of us until GTA whatsoever comes out. We are their zombies.
@amosamwig8394
@amosamwig8394 2 года назад
dont be a zombie then
@killwillv2610
@killwillv2610 2 года назад
@@amosamwig8394 I haven't played GTA v faithfully in over a year, but that's doesn't matter, because hella kids still play it. Rockstar allows god mode glitches to run rampant, all while patching money glitches within hours of them becoming aware of them.
@yourboizach9681
@yourboizach9681 2 года назад
I no longer buy games until 2ish months after release and I see positive reviews...
@TheMissingDislikeButton
@TheMissingDislikeButton 2 года назад
wait until it's free in epic game store
@connorcornwall1404
@connorcornwall1404 2 года назад
But they makes pretty good games(in term of single player/story mode)and always stick to their quality.the only thing they screwed up is the shark card
@Ollie_04
@Ollie_04 2 года назад
I will give Bobby Kotick one thing. He knows what he's doing and he's not trying to hide anything. (Except the workplace environment of course) He's not like Android Wilson trying to give the players a "sense of pride and accomplishment" Edit: this aged poorly
@blueberry5822
@blueberry5822 2 года назад
“He’s not tryint to hide anything” aged like milk
@thomasgiles1393
@thomasgiles1393 2 года назад
@@blueberry5822 why
@blueberry5822
@blueberry5822 2 года назад
@@thomasgiles1393 the big blizzard/activision lawsuit saying they basically covered up rape culture
@Ollie_04
@Ollie_04 2 года назад
@@blueberry5822 I'm talking about milking franchises and how transparent he is about it
@Lancewing
@Lancewing 2 года назад
@@Ollie_04 Should have been specific.
@majoraxx2427
@majoraxx2427 2 года назад
Once this lawsuit in finished were gonna need a part 2 Company Man.
@LordyT34
@LordyT34 2 года назад
This video is three weeks old and it's already aged like the finest wine
@Palahume
@Palahume 2 года назад
Reason #1: They ruined the greatest MMO in history. That one reason alone is enough to get a company to be hated forever.
@jettslappy7028
@jettslappy7028 2 года назад
Everquest was the better game. Fight me!
@Palahume
@Palahume 2 года назад
@@jettslappy7028 I never played it. I can't disagree with you.
@86TrapHouse
@86TrapHouse 2 года назад
Yea.. They destroyed Archeage
@V2ULTRAKill
@V2ULTRAKill 2 года назад
@@Palahume wildstar was better Fight me
@narrahian9713
@narrahian9713 2 года назад
FF14 and GW2 are now the top MMOs because of them.
@spencerfrancis8349
@spencerfrancis8349 2 года назад
Man I’ve learned more and more about stocks and stuff then ever before thanks company man!
@MrRezRising
@MrRezRising 2 года назад
This video is for you, then. I made a bundle on ATVI stock when Fortnight made their stock drop from 75 to 45. Focus on areas of your personal interest. GL!
@spencerfrancis8349
@spencerfrancis8349 2 года назад
@@MrRezRising yo thanks man I appreciate it
@DeadnotAlive
@DeadnotAlive 2 года назад
At the beginning Activision was actually made good and cared for games. Honestly after the year 2013-14 they started becoming the EA 2.
@Sully_The_Rat
@Sully_The_Rat 2 года назад
Probablyyyyyy gunna need an updated video for this
@eugene44569
@eugene44569 2 года назад
when i was a 3rd grader skylanders were real big and the game was pay to win to some degree because they made your purchase each of the toy figurines so you can play the game correctly. that's why toys to life started fading away in popularity
@willg3220
@willg3220 2 года назад
Bobby needs devil horns. Always. He said it makes it hard for him to get dates. He earned them
@SirBlackReeds
@SirBlackReeds 2 года назад
Or does he?
@technopoptart
@technopoptart 2 года назад
@@SirBlackReeds he does. big curvy one, wee nubby ones, ones bearing a striking resemblance to knobs....
@ndJssFlurt
@ndJssFlurt 2 года назад
So, everyone here knows about the lawsuit thingy, right? My question is this; in the aftermath of this lawsuit, should Activision/Blizzard go bankrupt what happens to all those franchises underneath them?
@The_Muznick
@The_Muznick 2 года назад
so when do we get the part 2 follow up? Probably should have held on to this one for a couple of weeks.
@JakobLogan
@JakobLogan 2 года назад
I firmly believe that there is no such thing as a non-consumer in our society, and that as consumers we have to take that responsibility more seriously. If you complain about Activision but you buy any of the games they release, then you are actively hurting the situation, not helping it. Despite having been a fan of Guitar Hero, Tony Hawks, CoD, Warcraft, starcraft, diablo and many other franchises under their umbrella, I have boycotted them for more than a decade now.
@JohnSmith-wx9wj
@JohnSmith-wx9wj 2 года назад
THIS!!!
@meregaming1770
@meregaming1770 2 года назад
I haven't bought anything since blitzchung. Fuck Activision, fuck blizzard.
@lpnp9477
@lpnp9477 2 года назад
Activision seems to handle their employee relations much worse than EA, so for that reason I rationally apply more vitriol to Activision. But on a personal level, I like SSX more than I like Tony Hawk games, which I still like quite a lot. A new(ish) Tony Hawk game was released last year. The last SSX game was released in 2012. So again, personal level, I kinda hate EA more for subjecting me to watching their summer event every year hoping for some SSX, Burnout, NBA Street, Skate or Mirror's Edge title to be announced only to leave in abject self-inflicted disappointment. Both can burn and have their IPs auctioned off to indies in a perfect world.
@ressljs
@ressljs 2 года назад
Yeah, for all the hatred aimed at EA from gamers, it seems their employees don't see so disgruntled. And I'll risk the anger of the mob by saying something positive about Activision. I know there are exceptions, but among the AAA publishers, Activision seems to do the best job of having their games in a "finished" state at launch. EA, Bethesda and Ubisoft seem much more willing to... "Oh my God, it's an abortion! But will fix it later ;)"
@AuggieG42
@AuggieG42 2 года назад
Activision didn't become so hated until Vivendi merger. Once that happened Activision realized how much money they could make with little effort.
@CrookGX
@CrookGX 2 года назад
This video is more relevant every day.
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