Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard

AshHunter216

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Have I missed anything the passed few days? Last I saw MS was still trying to appease eu, ms has seemingly given up on appeasing the cma at all, and the ftc asked for the receipts for all these fake deals Microsoft is touting?
Some UK devs sent the cma responses in favor of the deal.
 
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Have I missed anything the passed few days? Last I saw MS was still trying to appease eu, ms has seemingly given up on appeasing the cma at all, and the ftc asked for the receipts for all these fake deals Microsoft is touting?


No significant change. All parties are working to their best to get the result in their respective favors.
 

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I really don’t think a few anonymous devs in favor of the deal is going to make a difference. If the cma is against the deal there is more than enough evidence to be against it and they seem to be more informed than Microsoft astroturfers would have you think. Chris dring pointed out console splits today and I don’t think those do Microsoft any favors in the uk. I still think the deal is dead in the uk and If Microsoft is still trying to appease the eu then it’s probably not the sunshine and rainbows resetera makes it all out to be there either. In my opinion.
 
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I really don’t think a few anonymous devs in favor of the deal is going to make a difference. If the cma is against the deal there is more than enough evidence to be against it and they seem to be more informed than Microsoft astroturfers would have you think. Chris dring pointed out console splits today and I don’t think those do Microsoft any favors in the uk. I still think the deal is dead in the uk and If Microsoft is still trying to appease the eu then it’s probably not the sunshine and rainbows resetera makes it all out to be there either. In my opinion.
I agree that the argument that Sony has a monopoly in the UK market isn't a very good one based on the hardware numbers. Differences in software sales just come down to how long it has taken them to put out compelling content, as well as Gamepass changing the way content is consumed on there in general.
 

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I really don’t think a few anonymous devs in favor of the deal is going to make a difference. If the cma is against the deal there is more than enough evidence to be against it and they seem to be more informed than Microsoft astroturfers would have you think. Chris dring pointed out console splits today and I don’t think those do Microsoft any favors in the uk. I still think the deal is dead in the uk and If Microsoft is still trying to appease the eu then it’s probably not the sunshine and rainbows resetera makes it all out to be there either. In my opinion.

EU passing the deal is a much safer bet, CMA Is the real hurdle for MS in order to get the deal approved.

FTC is just stalling for time and I don't see them having any impact other than trying to make MS peace out themselves because of the time delay.
 
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These dudes are like $3 male prostitutes tricking for rich daddies in limos on Sunset Boulevard.

Have I missed anything the passed few days? Last I saw MS was still trying to appease eu, ms has seemingly given up on appeasing the cma at all, and the ftc asked for the receipts for all these fake deals Microsoft is touting?

No, not really. Just more of the same crap.
 
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Where it’s at.
I really don’t think a few anonymous devs in favor of the deal is going to make a difference. If the cma is against the deal there is more than enough evidence to be against it and they seem to be more informed than Microsoft astroturfers would have you think. Chris dring pointed out console splits today and I don’t think those do Microsoft any favors in the uk. I still think the deal is dead in the uk and If Microsoft is still trying to appease the eu then it’s probably not the sunshine and rainbows resetera makes it all out to be there either. In my opinion.
The CMA has made it clear that their outlook is the long view of the health of the market, not the immediate desires of companies or consumers, which is what it should be.
 

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They'll probably get reported and thread-banned sooner or later.



Which is funny considering the ones sucking Microsoft's balls are the biggest console warriors on that forum. Tigerfish419, Sullivan, Mauler X, Frieza, Vigilante Joker etc. are some of the biggest non-self aware corporate shill fanatics for a company I've probably ever seen.



What's funny is that the developer complaining about PlayStation and wants to envision Xbox as a bastion, is arguing for equity, not equality. His complaints about PlayStation are no different than how storefronts like Steam operate; ironically Steam and PS Store are the biggest respective storefronts on PC and console. It's almost like the companies that actually RELY on game revenue to be self-sufficient treat gaming like a business and not a charity.

Also nothing necessarily stops stand-out indies from getting ad space on those storefronts, your game just needs to do something REALLY good to stand out and catch on. Fall Guys, Hades, and Among Us are great examples of that. Most indie games are "good enough" but when you're also competing with bigger AA and AAA games for space and attention, you need to be a lot more than just "good enough" and that's without the effect of ad space.

Because the average gamer is going to look at indie Dirt Dig Neo Plus, then look at GTA5 on sale for not much more, and if they haven't played either, guess which one they're likely to get? Not Dirt Dig Neo Plus.

Also...it's always easier to be a bigger fish in a smaller pond.
That dev must be the guy from descenders, he is s well know ms shill
 

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Its miserable, and the worst thing its been protected by they mods, thats why pieces of shit like that vigilante joker guy can be so agressive with People who doesnt want the deal

Didn't the same power-tripping mods who used to be on GAF migrate to Resetera?
 

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Some food for thought regarding ERA:
They were 100% sure Series S would be the most sold this gen and they were wrong. Era is always wrong about most things so don’t take them seriously. It’s a good place for news and that’s it.
Xbots are a very noisy minority and their big thing,gamepass is taking them the way of irrelevance on retail spaces
 
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Look at the shit his company makes

Epitomises Gamepass filler


This is like something you'd expect from a budget Kemco or Jaleco arcade dev team from the early '90s.

And those were already budget-level arcade developers as-is.

Some food for thought regarding ERA:
They were 100% sure Series S would be the most sold this gen and they were wrong. Era is always wrong about most things so don’t take them seriously. It’s a good place for news and that’s it.

Barely even that. If you've got your feeds set up right (you follow the people who tend to break gaming news first), Twitter is easily better. I'd even say GAF is better for gaming news too.

This place is still new compared to the others so it'll take more time but we've got a couple people who are pretty timely with new gaming happenings. It's always appreciated.



You really got duped into thinking Post Up is a lawyer, huh?
 

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You really got duped into thinking Post Up is a lawyer, huh?


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It's a tweet sourced from Idas and Mlex with actual news.

It's either novellas or one liners that make no sense with you thicc 😬