Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard

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AshHunter216 said:
That dude talked so much trash during this ordeal and had so many people on his show to dunk on Playstation with, I have no sympathy for a supposed professional.
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Doesn't he work with ign cause how have they let him do this show
thicc_girls_are_teh_best said:
Yeah, I still see MS going after Certain Affinity, Avalanche Studios, and maybe if Embracer offers them up, IO Interactive and Crystal Dynamics. They should theoretically have zero issues acquiring those developers if they want to sell.

But it does cast serious implications on them purchasing almost any gaming publisher from here on out, at least for a really long time. The fact they factored Windows and Azure into their decision for cloud, and considering the content MS wanted to acquire for cloud growth happens to also be content made for the core console gaming market itself, presents a new complication for Microsoft.

Gonna take a little bit for me to wrap my head around a lot of these implications, still kind of processing the megaton of this decision. TBH Microsoft should have just agreed to the divestiture and work out a favorable divestiture scenario for themselves. Ego and greed got the better of them.
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Neither certain affinity or avalanche are independent
 
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Dodkrake said:
The funny thing is, it was Microsoft that leaned on the Cloud angle, not the CMA. They used it to defend the acquisition, and it screwed them. And I disagree, Microsoft will make acquisitions, but they won't (as no company should) be able to buy massive companies just to bolster their offering.
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I could not care less if they make acquisitions if the acquired are smaller studios.
That's what everyone does it and MS is not some special snowflake that deserves premium treatment. If you want to succeed, do it like everyone else.
 
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Don’t you just love to see it 😄
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Bobby's response.... so basically they want to bribe the UK to make them agree. He basically says that outright there.... they don't even try to hide their corruption.
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How does it benefit the UK tech industry? How will it benefit the employees that will be sacked in their thousands?
 
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FatKaz said:
This hate towards the UK is crazy from MS and ABK

1. It's xboxs second biggest market
2. It's one of the biggest gaming markets in europe. I swear i read a while back it overtook germany to be the biggest?
3. UK is a huge market for COD
4. One of Microsofts best studio is in the UK, Playground.
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Philip Spencer has downgraded the UK to a Tier 2 country. When the Nextbox comes out, the UK will be waiting longer for release.
 
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Where is Phil Spencer hiding? Is he finally out of words to say?

Bryank75 said:
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Bobby's response.... so basically they want to bribe the UK to make them agree. He basically says that outright there.... they don't even try to hide their corruption.
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He just referenced them on their own, this deal ain't making it past the deadline to renegotiate with ABK. It's all theater until then.
 
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