Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard
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Anecdotal and YMMV, but I know more women who play CoD than men.
the last one i played had a bunch of pink-hairs flying around on jetpacks, lmfao.
Yep, also character customization that lets you change hair colors is nothing new at all and has no bearing on quality.
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And a few tens of millions of people still bought it.
the last one i played had a bunch of pink-hairs flying around on jetpacks, lmfao.
Too many “hardcore” gamers stick their heads in the sand about games that don’t match their tastes being huge successes. COD, Madden, FIFA, NBA2K, they may not appeal to core gamers, but there are a LOT of non-core gamers buying them, and continuing to buy them.
According to Idas, China is expected to approve the deal.
Still looking to see what the CMA have to say though.
Still looking to see what the CMA have to say though.
They said what they’re going to say, and MS said it’s unacceptable, so just expect a “Fuck you!” from the CMA to MS.
COD is still at the top of every sales chart year after year. They have built a formula, production pipeline, and fanbase which only yearly sports games have. Casual gamers buy consoles just to play COD/Fifa/Fortnite. This needs to be a wake up call to Sony to have a plan B, Xbox had its system seller multiplayer fps in Halo, Sony needs something just as strong. They basically need to create the pipeline that Sony san diego has for MLB the show but create an FPS out of it.
China expected to approve Microsoft/Activision Blizzard merger, according to local lawyers
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China expected to approve Microsoft/Activision Blizzard merger, according to local lawyers
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) is likely to approve Microsoft’s acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard, despite the review process being slowed down by potential complaints, two Chinese antitrust lawyers wh... To […]
If ONE (1) of the four of the EU, FTC, CMA and China says no, it’s a no for the deal.
This isn’t a step. And with the CMA having made it clear they’ll only approve if all COD-related business assets are divested, and MS telling the EU they will not proceed if divestment is required, tell us where that leaves things.
So I've looked at the CMA's statement on remedies again and while they don't totally close the door on behavioral remedies being enough, it seems like it would be pretty difficult to convince them to go for that. I think Idas is right to still be on the fence about the deal.
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Slow your role champ, just reporting what's in the news regarding the acquisition lol.
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I like this smokescreen where they continue sharing stuff. In China, where the Western market has little penetration, this deal is inconsequential. In the UK, EU and US, where there's a risk of it affecting competition, it is relevant. And I'm still not sold on the "rumours" that the EC is happy with behavioral remedies especially in Lieu of this:
www.cnbc.com
Notice that one of the things they asked MS to divulge was number of active users.
EU targets U.S. tech giants with a new rulebook aimed at curbing their dominance
New European antitrust regulations could dramatically reshape the business models of technology giants like Meta, Apple, Amazon and Google.
www.cnbc.com
Notice that one of the things they asked MS to divulge was number of active users.
This is probably similar to markets like Saudi Arabia or Brazil approving it.I like this smokescreen where they continue sharing stuff. In China, where the Western market has little penetration, this deal is inconsequential. In the UK, EU and US, where there's a risk of it affecting competition, it is relevant. And I'm still not sold on the "rumours" that the EC is happy with behavioral remedies especially in Lieu of this:
EU targets U.S. tech giants with a new rulebook aimed at curbing their dominance
New European antitrust regulations could dramatically reshape the business models of technology giants like Meta, Apple, Amazon and Google.
Notice that one of the things they asked MS to divulge was number of active users.
Not exactly, China is one of the Big Four who could kill the deal with a “no”.
Hmm, I had thought that the console market was pretty small over there given that a ban was only just recently lifted.
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True, but that doesn't mean they can't be toppled or beaten. How many kings have fallen in the 40+ years of the Industry? Who would have thought Atari or Sega would fall out of the console business? That Fallout would be made by the same team that created TES? That Battlefield would one day be less popular than COD?
The hardcore gamers (enthusiast/hobby gamers) don't stick their head in the sand, they just ignore the fads that have existed forever. FIFA and Madden have dominated for decades as well as CS:S, Quake and Unreal (remember those?!). These fads come and go and are the waves that the industry rides on, but anchoring your future to these fads is what usually sinks the big boys.
CoD et al will always be popular, but they will never be the main reason people buy into a platform.
True, they may be considering the Netease issue and decided that someone else needs to handle it in China.
The CMA found in their investigation that a large number of people buy these consoles for access to COD.