Félix “xQc” Lengyel reacts in his Twitch stream to a Twitter post about Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, calling it what he believes to be the “real problem” of Activision Blizzard.
xQc is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch based on viewer hours (via sullygnome). He was previously a professional Overwatch player on a team in the Overwatch League but was kicked out due to inappropriate behavior.
He is also known in his streams for occasionally losing his temper and vocally expressing his frustration.
“This message goes directly to Activision Blizzard”
What does xQc say? In a Twitch stream from February 28, 2023, the streamer reacts to a Twitter post from CharlieIntel. It addresses that Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, an 8-year-old game, has technical issues on Steam, but a soon-to-come update is supposed to help.
Here, xQc criticizes how long it has taken to address the issues. Then he berates what he believes to be the “real problem” of Activision Blizzard and makes a statement:
“This message goes directly to … Activision Blizzard, um, Treyarch Studios, whoever the hell makes this game. Listen … it’s cool that you’re fixing the game we can’t play. The real problem is the prices! I have spent the last three years advocating on my entire platform! To fix the prices, okay?”
Here you can see the clip on YouTube:
He is outraged that it is so expensive to get the entire game on Steam and fumes: “That’s $800 for old content!” It doesn’t make sense and is one of the most expensive items in the entire Steam store. He demands a price reduction, otherwise, nobody would buy the game.
What he means is the “Call of Duty Franchise Collection” on Steam
xQc goes even further: “If you significantly lowered the price, okay, then people would actually buy it for what it’s worth. I will play your game, people will play, all the free advertising, because I enjoy playing the game. Okay? Until then, you get this”.
He then shows the middle finger to the camera. He clarifies that if the company adjusts the prices, they would have his support by showing a thumbs up.
How does the community react? A large part of the comments under the YouTube video agrees with xQc’s criticism and supports the streamer in his opinion. Some suspect a selling strategy behind it, while others broaden the criticism to the gaming industry as a whole.
- SamuraiGekko: “He is stating facts”.
- Markus: “The only reason they don’t lower the prices is that they don’t want people playing the older games. They want you to spend all your time on the newer releases so they can milk you with microtransaction purchases”.
- Jesus Lugo: “I’ve been saying this for ages…not just about Activision. Greed has taken over the gaming industry”.
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