No words from Aaron Greenberg.
I guess he is not feeling well…
I guess he is not feeling well…
Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard
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ABK management will change once this deal confirmed dead. Basically, a new company.Another good thing is that they might actually have killed ABK by getting them stuck on this limbo for 2 years with a bunch of people on top that were just waiting to jump ship.
Imagine ABK trying to come to Sony now to negotiate a marketing deal for CoD.
It shouldn't, they didn't block the deal because of the console market.
Wouldn't the appeal if successful just result in the CMA having to start the process all over again? ABK doesn't have time for this.
Sony to ABK: "Sell us Crash and we'll reconsider the CoD marketing deal."Remember when everyone had Crash Bandicoot Xbox profile pics full of themselves like this was a done deal?
Good Times....
Hmmm, seems to me that I said in a post here that dropping the console arguments showed that the CMA was going to reject the deal solely on the cloud basis.
Guess I told you all.
Guess I told you all.
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What a fucking day!!
I'm gonna get some beers and piss on some Phil Spencer pictures.
I'd imagine this ruling basically ensures that this process will take a ridiculously long time and may no longer be worth it to those involved.
Remember when everyone had Crash Bandicoot Xbox profile pics full of themselves like this was a done deal?
Good Times....
xbots right now
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Just imagine the brainstorm right now to figure out how to spin this as a positive thing and that is on top of all the terrible news they had in the previous weeks.
MS would have to be acting irrationally at this point. It's dead.
It wouldn't hurt the appeal because the CMA doesn't have any issues with the console side of things. This is blocked based on cloud gaming.
They are... they took some deal from MSFT on the back of it and still hired their top lady....and changed rules to do it.
Fuck em.
Yes ABK needs to put a roadmap for their business in 2024 and beyond. Thus, they cannot hold another year waiting for an CMA and Microsoft. This deal is dead. Microsoft/ABK will officially announce it dead in few days/weeks.
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Next steps:
- Microsoft will fulfil their duty to their shareholders and appeal
- ABK will fulfil their duty to their shareholders and appeal
- Microsoft and ABK will meet on what hill they want to die on. From that, they will decide whether to drop the appeals or to move on
- They will then have to separately consult with their investors and vote on a new deal timeline. Investors have the final say
- If investors on both sides agree with a delay in the timeline, the deal will be lingering until a decision from an appeal is known
- If investors on either side disagree with a delay, whatever penalties are contractualised will be applied at the end of the extension period
Maybe they should announce on their "Xbox Games Showcase"
I just realized that they copied both "direct" and "showcase" for their events, what a lame company.
Can't wait for them to turn on each other.