It's a gift that keeps on giving.How does this keep getting better?
It's a gift that keeps on giving.How does this keep getting better?
Shoot, MS has outright accused Sony of trying to create a monopoly via a practice MS themselves regularly engage in, the Third Party Deal.It has been rather disgusting, hasn't it? I've been against this deal from the start. If there was any evidence of creativity, standards, or love for gaming with MS - I have yet to see it over the time Phil has been in charge. I don't want a corporation like that consolidating the industry in order to "compete". I'm still catching up on the thread, but did you see the information on the contracts MS signed for access to ABK titles? Where they would keep all revenue from in-game purchases? This was in effect while they were ridiculing Sony for refusing to sign a 10 year deal. It says a lot, doesn't it?
I've said it before and I'll say it again - everything MS is doing is designed to remove consumer choice - to drag you into their ecosystem no matter what. They need to be shut down, full stop, from making any moves that impact the industry in order for it to remain healthy. I am beyond thankful for the CMA decision and for the FTC's stance. I only hope the EC will follow suit to really make it clear that the methods they've used to obtain near-monoplies in other sectors will not work in gaming.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA GET FUCKED MICROSOFT
April is their most cursed month of this year. Holy shit.
April is their most cursed month of this year. Holy shit.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA GET FUCKED MICROSOFT
They have a plant in the EC so there's a chance she'll push it through.Yup, it was ms trying to manipulate the cma while holding their hands behind their backs with their fingers crosses. Hope EC dont fall for it.
Shoot, MS has outright accused Sony of trying to create a monopoly via a practice MS themselves regularly engage in, the Third Party Deal.
Even got some Congresspeople on their Dono list to start making noise about it and threatening to launch a full investigation and even punish Japan if they won't "stop" Sony... and apparently ONLY Sony.
It's kind of disgusting that they would actually drag the government into potentially regulating the game industry in order to get their way.
(I still remember Nintendo trying to do similar to Sega back in the days of the "violent video game" controversy though.)
Reminds me of when Tyrone Magnus on YouTube said if TLOU2 wins Game of the Year (before it did), it would be the George Floyd of gaming.So how long till Microsoft/Acti or the Xbots start saying that the deal getting blocked is the "9/11" of gaming?
I don't think it will matter though. UK is also too valuable to just drop.They have a plant in the EC so there's a chance she'll push it through.
They'll have a shill on the inside, yeah, but it'll depend on whether they're more swayed by them or by the FTC and CMA already moving to block. Especially as their data was also used to inform the CMA's decision.They have a plant in the EC so there's a chance she'll push it through.
And they would look absolutely stupid for doing so after how the cma just dismantled the merger.They have a plant in the EC so there's a chance she'll push it through.
It's part of the agreement that it must pass the UK. It shouldn't matter with ABK and MS reviewing whether to continue the deal in July. MS will need to stump up a few extra billion more if this three legged greyhound loses or ABK continues the charade for free. The only thing Bobby gives for free is sexual harassment.I don't think it will matter though. UK is also too valuable to just drop.
Tyrone is... an interesting fella.Reminds me of when Tyrone Magnus on YouTube said if TLOU2 wins Game of the Year (before it did), it would be the George Floyd of gaming.
There's a supreme irony in all this that Bobby may well have been fired for tanking the company had MS not stepped in. On top of announcing he'd stay on long enough to snag himself a golden parachute, Acti's numbers are back up and this may well mean he retains his job even if the deal were to fall through.It's part of the agreement that it must pass the UK. It shouldn't matter with ABK and MS reviewing whether to continue the deal in July. MS will need to stump up a few extra billion more if this three legged greyhound loses or ABK continues the charade for free. The only thing Bobby gives for free is sexual harassment.