Activision-Blizzard executive tweets that Jimbo said "I don't want a Call of Duty deal, I just want to block your merger"
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Something tells me PS will be fine without them. They just need to buckle down And invest in some more games. Both 1st party and go hardcore on taking away 3rd party games from MS like they done with Bethesda and will do with Activision. Fair is Fair.
Then make Bungie games exclusive to PS just like MS will do with Activision games and done with Bethesda.
MS is gambling big time, spending 80billion in hoping they take PS customers away
Then make Bungie games exclusive to PS just like MS will do with Activision games and done with Bethesda.
MS is gambling big time, spending 80billion in hoping they take PS customers away
You do realise that if the sale doesn't go through it's very likely all current Activision leadership takes the boot, right?
They will probably take the boot either way, if they don't cash out on their own.
Yes, of course the cash out is just in the very improbable case the deals goes through. That's why you see Lulu acting like that on Twitter.
I'm sorry Peter, but this comment just shows how ill-informed you are.
First and foremost, not only is Lulu openly stocking the flames on an acquisition she stands to gain from, showing how shit she is as a professional, but she is also leaving key information out of the equation. Even with all the redacted stuff, it's very easy to understand why Microsoft's "deal" is only a tactic to try and make them look good in the public eye. A poison pill, if you will. Microsoft would be better just admitting that they have no interest in having CoD / ABK games on PS consoles, instead of sneakily trying to propose deals whose only point is to force Sony to either not offer something or to have to increase prices so that they can compete (or take in the deficit):
I will agree that Sony wants to get the deal blocked, as they should, because this deal will not benefit anybody except for a company that has consistently trailed behind the others in offering us, gamers, what we want: Quality games.
Now, if you think Activision will be offering Xbox anything if the deal is struck down... You really don't understand business. Lulu, as well as the whole E-Suite at Activision, have a vested interest in the sale going forward: Their stock were probably granted at a much lower price when compared to the acquisition, meaning they stand to gain monetarily for it. They don't give two fucks if it's Microsoft, Sony, or the Arab Prince for Oil Endeavours.
When / if the deal fails, all of them will get the boot and will be replaced by new leadership that will surely try and secure Activision's best interests: To have an ongoing partnership with the best-selling platform.
It is actually way around. Activision demolishing relationship. First and foremost, she can't speak as m$ employee yet, she also can't speak about the contract because it suppose to be confidential info, did she just tell us that m$ and activision breaking laws?
In the end of the day, where they will go with CoD? No one else will offer the better terms than Sony.
This is ridiculous spin from you and others like you. It is part of the case about m$ and sony. Activision should have never interject into this conversation, it is highly unprofessional.
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Yea, at this point she's getting compensated in some way or form in how her PR presence has been. Either Directly through AKB or through another way behind the scenes by a third party.
If you are primarily a PR person for a company, your job is to be pro whatever the company is trying to do. The pay out thats on the line for execs/ceo's and old guard share holders who want out because of the ongoing scandal/court case need this deal to go through.
If it doesn't they dont get the payout, and their shares will probably be worth less since announcement shares plummeted to like 66 something then went back up to 79. Where its stayed. When the scandal hit in 2019, they had a low point of 46$ a share. And after Modern warfare 2019 launched and warzone it shot back up to a high of 100 even with the ongoing scandal. But information had not reached its peak on that.
Then in summer of 2021 it hit hard, and shares plummeted. Thats when MS swooped in and talked to them, and negotiated 95$ share price. Which is insane. mostly for over a year they have hovered around 79$ a share. If this deal closes, they will be getting a premium of 95$ a share. Thats a insane market value for anyone who owns stock.
Which surprising Wedbush Michael Pachter's firm and himself own a fairly decent amount of including also stock in Microsoft. Which is why he was used for PR about how the deal should go through.
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It is not enough to succeed, it is others that must fail
She's an EVP and COO. She will be paid bwhen her stock is fully acquired by MS.
This girl is a know bullshitter in the twitter... Jimbo didn't say that.
Said that of course JImbo rejected the deal.. it is not in Sony interest to have that weird deal... the merge is bad for Sony... that means that eventually every and all game published by Activision Blizzard won't release on PlayStation.
Jimbo made a lot of bad decisions in the past but not accepting that bullying deal is not one of them.
Said that of course JImbo rejected the deal.. it is not in Sony interest to have that weird deal... the merge is bad for Sony... that means that eventually every and all game published by Activision Blizzard won't release on PlayStation.
Jimbo made a lot of bad decisions in the past but not accepting that bullying deal is not one of them.
That’s not what was said at all. She’s being a cry baby on Twitter like always.
The fact that some of you are believing this is funny.
The fact that some of you are believing this is funny.
I mean regardless that's Sony position. They don't want to Microsoft own Activision. I bet if was any other company than Nintendo and ms they would be fine
I’m so tired of this…
I also blame twitter… so much noise, confusion and drama comes from that platform.
I also blame twitter… so much noise, confusion and drama comes from that platform.
How can you shrug off a lie in a regulatory process like this? Context matters.
Of course Sony doesn’t want MS to buy Activision. As they shouldn’t and there’s very good reasons. Nobody should want MS owning Activision.
The point is Jim Ryan did not say those specific words. You can’t boil down a larger argument to something simple like that. She is fucking crazy and just wants to get paid. I hope she gets fired after the deal fails.
I don't think its a lie. I believe obviously in a better formatted way of saying it, Jimbo behind closed doors probably said like I hinted at, that the bigger talking point was the deal in itself.
COD was just a talking point for media blitz since COD is the biggest IP in the ABK deal. But playstation knows Microsoft owning ABK means not just no deals for COD, but for other titles they have had deals for. Like Crash, Skylanders, Tony hawk, Overwatch, Diablo WOW.
Jimbo is not working this hard just for COD. He knows the whole picture he knows Sony's finances, knows where other sectors are money wise. He knows ABK money they see a cut from is super important to nor just Playstation but the industry.
People forget Activision has been around before Playstation before Nintendo.
it amazes me how someone who brags about how he knows about the industry can write stupid shit like this XD