Comments on: Pot Meet Kettle: Activision, the new Black

By: PlayStation LifeStyle » Kotick Earned 15 Mil in 2008; Has the Nerve to Suggest Higher Prices?

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:54:15 +0000

[...] everyone had salaries like Mr. Kotick, CEO of Activision, then we could afford the astronomical prices Activision charges for their games. But this is [...]

By: MakaiOokami

MakaiOokami — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:08:15 +0000

All I have to say… is… Crappyvision needs Sony WAY more than Sony needs Craptivision. Sure it will be a hit on Sony’s software sales, but ya know what? That just means less competition for games like Killzone 2, Resistance 2, and companies like EA and others are capable enough.

I mean Skate is doing well, Rock Band 2 would dominate if they would treat Europe and Australia nicer, Burnout Paradise has been a game changing (literally) experience, as well as a HUGE change in game marketing. I don’t care about Modern Warfare 2. There are people who would LOVE a game like M.A.G. or klilzone but are so obsessed with Call of Duty, Socom, or Halo, that they just won’t give a title time to work it’s magic.

Give me 1 game Sony can’t live without. Prototype just eats up a few sales from people who got off on the wrong foot with Infamous. I could go on. I would rather do without Craptivision. It’d make boycotting them so much easier. Cause then I wouldn’t even have to look at game labels anymore.

By: KnaveX

KnaveX — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:49:11 +0000

“which will literally take you for a ‘ride’ with it’s $119.99 price tag. Or DJ Hero, at the same $119.99 price, might have you ’scratching’ your head”

come on…

By: darkangel269

darkangel269 — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:19:09 +0000

Tim, sorry… guess Im a gamer snob but the activison line up over the last several years has just been crap. GH isnt big because it is good, it is big because HMX made it and Activision took it over and flooded the market with it. Rock Band puts GH to shame
There are enough shooters on the market at this point that CoD really is just a name rather than a quality game. I havent seen a new game that impressed me since True Crime, LA (in 2003). Speaking of which, they have just been re writing COD, GH and Tony Hawk over and over again for the last 6 or so years. Way to work hard huh?

By: DGR8Mc187

DGR8Mc187 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:16:36 +0000

Great article Sev. I am really liking all the editorials you guys have been doing lately.

Please keep’em coming.

By: Bacon4thetakin

Bacon4thetakin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:32:55 +0000

2 things:

1. TimPV3 needs to calm down and re-read the article for what it was intended to be read for

2. I love all of the puns in this article; makes it fun to read

By: JasperLoons

JasperLoons — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:59:59 +0000

Hmmm, maybe I just missed something, but isn’t the PS3 bundle actually $180 cheaper not $80?

By: Brent

Brent — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:25:55 +0000

@TimPV3:
It doesn’t matter if you are not forced to buy the bundles. Activision is still charging that much for a game and people are still buying them. You have to look at the big picture.

By: StalkingSilence

StalkingSilence — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:06:29 +0000

and also, Why the Star Trek picture? haha

By: StalkingSilence

StalkingSilence — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:02:55 +0000

Great article, I never thought of it from that perspective.

By: KwietStorm

KwietStorm — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:29:54 +0000

Nothing more needs to be said after that read.

By: dbigfeet

dbigfeet — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:14:02 +0000

it is intersting that one CORPERATION would bash another about its pricing. Activition shuld be working internally with Sony to lower its price. Not get into an ESPN style, war of the words in the media

By: Voyou San

Voyou San — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:59:02 +0000

if i remember correctly didn’t Sony account for the biggest percentage of activision’s 2008 profits?

By: DeAno Jackson

DeAno Jackson — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:50:37 +0000

Nice write up, Sev.

By: TimPV3

TimPV3 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:30:58 +0000

Calling out the Prestige Edition and whole band kit for Guitar Hero is pretty shitty, they’re not requiring you to buy the whole thing, I’d assume if you like Guitar Hero you would’ve gotten a guitar by now (or if you have taste, you would’ve got Rock Band instead).

And darkangel, seriously, do you have ANY idea how many games Activision puts out? Expand your horizon to cover more than just our exclusives, because when the holidays come around, nobody gives a shit or knows what inFamous is. It’s all about franchise games like Spiderman, Guitar Hero, Spyro the Dragon, Tony Hawk, or Call of Duty to name a few.

Yeah, Tony Hawk and Spyro have sucked ass, but kids have shitty taste. And saying Guitar Hero doesn’t matter? I hate the game, but come on, you can’t deny sales numbers! If those were only on 360, what parent in their right mind would purchase a PS3? I’m sure little 10 year old Jimmy will LOVE sophisticated games like Resistance 2 or Metal Gear Solid 4.