They are probably drawing up plans to invade Argentina for showing the Mario Movie.
Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard
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Is it possible that the CMA ghosted MS for the last 2 weeks so that they couldn't turn any discussions into yet another media circus/ pr campaign in the lead up to the decision?
There are many of them on GAF too. Same pattern. They have PS5s but they always have negative experiences and they criticize every 1st party. They demand stuff from Sony and have unbelievably high standard. Then they go in GP threads and jerk off to any random game and Phil can do no wrong.
They really tarnished their name getting involved in this mess with their logo right next to Microsoft. This won't go well with Lord Sony and they are lucky if they keep their heads. Gabe is next.
People are slowly waking up to the reality
MS's behavior over the past few months in trying to get approval for the deal, which included previous things like belittling the FTC, have also left a similarly sour taste in my mouth. I was not abjectly against the deal on the grounds it was Microsoft buying them, but I always had reservations because of the precedent it could have set for consolidation if they got approved with little to no remedies applied. The statements I've seen from people like Brad Smith, and from the list of influencers, lawyers etc. who are clearly in their camp online just constantly attacking Sony over mostly BS reasons, kind of also gravitated me towards being against the deal out of the nature of the company making the acquisition.
It's funny, because for as much some diehard Xbox fans make fun of Sony's "This is how you share games." jab, or try to pretend Peter Moore and other Xbox execs in the 360 era didn't do some (friendly) console warring of their own, NONE of that compares to the incidental console warring Microsoft themselves have been doing in trying to get the ABK deal approved. It makes their own efforts with the 360 pale in comparison, and does the same to any of Sony's, NEC's, Nintendo's, or Sega's for that matter. And in some cases that is saying a lot.
The reason I feel that way is because Microsoft, unlike those others, actually found a way to weaponize the console warring mentality through their astroturfing efforts and grassroots social media with content creators, influencers and "ambassadors". They enabled the ridiculous console warring extremism we've seen from diehard Xbox fans and associated content creators, influencers etc. throughout this acquisition process, and some of it got really nasty and hateful. Yet not once did anyone from Xbox disavow any of it, because they, and Microsoft (and ABK), were probably counting on it, and as we can see through certain statements like those from Brad Smith today (or Kotick yesterday)...they have a similar mentality themselves.
That can turn me away quicker than Craig and RedFall ever could.
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they didn't ghost anybody. The final weeks were for them to come up with their decision. It's past the period of talking.
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Pull out of the UK, Block all Ip addresses to teach a continent that american companies should be able to do as they please?
I won't say how I really feel as it may offend some. I will say, this guy is a freaking moron.
They will ask Brian Smith to fuck off before stop to earn $ billions in UK.
Well you have criticisms when you release games…. when you have 0 games nobody can criticize them
MS way of thinking.
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Well you have criticisms when you release games…. when you have 0 games nobody can criticize them
Speaking of reddit, how are the xbox subs? They're not good on the best of days. Must be a crapshow now.
@peter42O No, IconEra isnt chock-full of deluded zealots who say software and hardware sales don't matter, and that cloud streaming is the future (well until the CMA's verdict), and worship at the altar of Phil Spencer 
Making enemies of the regulator and possibly government in one of your most important markets...
No wonder VFX is such an MS fanboy, they act the same way he does.Making enemies of the regulator and possibly government in one of your most important markets...
You should check his posts on xboxEra. He wanted ms to buy sony after they get capcom and AB. Lmao@peter42O No, IconEra isnt chock-full of deluded zealots who say software and hardware sales don't matter, and that cloud streaming is the future (well until the CMA's verdict), and worship at the altar of Phil Spencer
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Not surprised, always get the impression that he wants MS to buy everyone for his convenience, and that there would be no negative fallout for gamers lol.
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No, IconEra isnt chock-full of deluded zealots who say software and hardware sales don't matter, and that cloud streaming is the future (well until the CMA's verdict), and worship at the altar of Phil Spencer
My reference was because the topic is exactly the same as what was posted here. I never said cloud streaming is the future. It's at least 20+ years away from being consistently used and even then it's not a guarantee. As for the hardware and software sales, Microsoft obviously doesn't care about those numbers because they're not entirely reliant and dependent on them.
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Everyone here wants Xbox to die so how is me saying that Microsoft should buy Sony any fucking different?
Why People give this loser any credibity? He is a bad faith póster, always was@peter42O No, IconEra isnt chock-full of deluded zealots who say software and hardware sales don't matter, and that cloud streaming is the future (well until the CMA's verdict), and worship at the altar of Phil Spencer
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You arent fooling anyone Mother Trucker, its all fake
Im really enjoying the tears, keep crying
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I don't need to fool anyone. I say exactly what I am and if people don't like it, that's their problem, not mine. *shrugs*
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