Microsoft announces yet another 10-year deal, with firm behind Switch cloud games
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They have to, as that will probably be the only way for Nintendo console owner to have COD at all...
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At this pace MS will be coming to my house and ask me to sign a 10 year deal for Call of Duty.
"Gamernyc can you please sign this agreement to allow us to allow you to play COD for the next ten years. We are trying to be a wolf and convey our pseudo narrative that we want to give more choice to gamers when in actuality we are trying to get in any which way possible, to then shut the door in the long run.
Who these clowns think they fooling lol
Who these clowns think they fooling lol
Here's the thing, the general population in favour of this deal will not think for two seconds to consider the implications these deals have - if they are anything substantial, that is. Signing a 10 year deal whereby they distribute their games over the cloud to other providers will make those providers reliant on their cloud services, further advancing their self interests in expanding that market. Once the 10 period is done companies will either have to sign new deals at what could be a substantial premium or lose access to those products.
As many said, it's a trojan horse, and while I can see it being useful for the general population, I doubt regulators will fall for this trick. Time will tell, of course.
As many said, it's a trojan horse, and while I can see it being useful for the general population, I doubt regulators will fall for this trick. Time will tell, of course.
Just want to play games. Can't wait till it's all over. Either way it goes. This needs to end.
Glad this has been brought up, and hope regulators are sharp enough to catch on. MS wants these other companies to basically advertise their product for them for 10 years.
It seems like they basically want to come off as just a content provider to these other services and platforms for 10 years, building up relationships with customers on those other platforms, then once time's up, siphon away the content as well as users on those other platforms and services so Microsoft can lock them into their own platform & service offerings.
Like you said, these other cloud companies and platforms are still relying on Microsoft's cloud utilities & services as a part of these deals, whether that be for cross-service crossplay (leaderboards, global ranks etc.), online timed event hostings, redundancy backend etc. Almost all of these other companies are also unable to provide many of these things themselves, in large part because they won't be owning the content that's being licensed: Microsoft will.
Why would anyone want a large monopolistic organization with a history of having horrible taste, horrible organizational culture, and bad management practices that also lies to regulators consistently to gobble up the video games market?
Because they like one plastic box over the other. It's tribalistic behaviour, not an ounce of critical thinking.
Why always 10 years deals?
What happens when the 10 year contracts are over?
10 years is not a lot of time in the tech word.
Why the need to make deals when they still not own activision?
This is the questions journalists should be asking on twitter!
I think it’s clear what MS is trying to do, either people are really stupid or are just trying really hard to not see.
What happens when the 10 year contracts are over?
10 years is not a lot of time in the tech word.
Why the need to make deals when they still not own activision?
This is the questions journalists should be asking on twitter!
I think it’s clear what MS is trying to do, either people are really stupid or are just trying really hard to not see.
Nice grift.
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A lot goes into kabuki theater, hence the 10 year deals and "remedial" allowances. It's amusing to see idealists with a certain world view deal with the contradictions as it relates to the institutions they somehow believe are the vanguards of the "greater good"... specially on a clear cut case with a prime offender. But I'll say no further, let time do all the talking. It has already done so much.... for those smart enough to notice of course.
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They are trying to perpetuate this belief that the deal is a "done deal" to convince others but I'm sure it is having a negative effect and will make entities such as the FTC even madder.
Also trying to make it seem with these (in bad faith) agreements that they are for the gamers.
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