Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard
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Is there a timeline for when/some announcement will come out of all this,
I don't really follow this dispute to closely.
Eh? Majority of non-casuals on all platforms has been saying CoD sucks for generations. It's the fanbase of one platform who suddenly changed opinion. Doesn't change the fact how important it is in the bigger picture.
100% not true. 100% of them gonna blame Sony, even if sony is nothing to do with it.
Their source is the same Reuters article from a few days back. No news yet, IGN is just milking some clicks here.
I've seen people who have nothing to do with console wars say that COD sucks. But they buy it anyway.
Anyone who wants a games industry crash, or even thinks one is possible these days, has no credibility speaking about anything.
This is just IGN clickbaiting atm. News doesn't hit on weekends.
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In all honesty, I never wanted ABK. Still don't. Would have easily preferred Ubisoft or WB or EA over ABK because they have far more games that im interested in where as with ABK, it's only Diablo IV. With that said, business wise and for what Microsoft wants to do, they are the better decision when compared to those other three publishers, just not for me.
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For those outside the EU: it doesn't work like the FTC. If the EU Comission blocks it, it's blocked. Microsoft or Activision (or both) will the have to appeal to the Court of Justice of the European Union. I don't think they ever reversed a decision from the commission in regards to acquisitions (I admit I may be wrong).
If I'm right, this is it, deal is gone. Assuming that rumour is true.
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If I'm right, this is it, deal is gone. Assuming that rumour is true.
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The UK is the same situation. Once their competition bureau makes their decision, that’s it.For those outside the EU: it doesn't work like the FTC. If the EU Comission blocks it, it's blocked. Microsoft or Activision (or both) will the have to appeal to the Court of Justice of the European Union. I don't think they ever reversed a decision from the commission in regards to acquisitions (I admit I may be wrong).
If I'm right, this is it, deal is gone. Assuming that rumour is true.
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Same for Canada, but nobody cares about what Canada says, and our competition bureau is incredibly worthless. They’d rubber stamp every company in this country merging into one megalithic zaibatsu.
I think they want Sony to have to show their release schedule in court so they can argue that Playstation already has too many games and can afford to lose access to ABK's games. Probably also argue that they won't be able to compete without owning it.
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How many games Sony may or may not be releasing this year has no correlation to Microsoft being the world's biggest software publishing company and Activision being the world's biggest dedicated games publisher in the world.
This isn't about Xbox vs Playstation, it is about making the biggest software company in the world dominant in every type of software.
Doesn't matter, as it isn't germane to the predicates of the case.
How many games Sony may or may not be releasing this year has no correlation to Microsoft being the world's biggest software publishing company and Activision being the world's biggest dedicated games publisher in the world.
This isn't about Xbox vs Playstation, it is about making the biggest software company in the world dominant in every type of software.
Could easily backfire. If Sony can prove (should be pretty easy) that they can have a constant flow of releases with lesser studios than Microsoft already have, it would show that MS is incapable of managing (their) studios and/or to integrate new acquisitions to their existing ones. It's not very pro-consumer if the biggest 3rd party publisher is crippled by bad management.
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Microsoft can subpoena Sony all they want. This is dust to their army's eyes. Besides, whatever they provide the FTC with doesn't matter for the EU or UK. And I seriously doubt they will get anything that we don't know of yet.
It does make me wonder if it's possible for a publisher to buy up more dev studios than can be effectively managed.
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MS just sinks lower and lower with each passing day. And they wonder why they're so hated in this business.
Awful business practices.
Awful business practices.
Microsoft has low-marketshare today because they came out on a public stage and spit in consumers faces with the Xbox One reveal. That's on them.
-They tried to take games ownership away from consumers to maximize profits.
-They failed to invest in the games, experiences, and IPs that gaming consumers wanted.
-They sacrificed internal development for 'Blocking Rights' on other people's games, be it COD map packs, TitanFall, or millions of dollars to block Rise of the Tomb Raiders PS4 release, and more.
-They shipped an underpowered, underdesigned box with a proprietary spycam to maximize advertising opportunities.
MS is responsible for their current position. MS, the customers rejected your poor business plan and undesirable products, and now you've been positioned out of the market by your competitors.
Sorry, not sorry.
-They tried to take games ownership away from consumers to maximize profits.
-They failed to invest in the games, experiences, and IPs that gaming consumers wanted.
-They sacrificed internal development for 'Blocking Rights' on other people's games, be it COD map packs, TitanFall, or millions of dollars to block Rise of the Tomb Raiders PS4 release, and more.
-They shipped an underpowered, underdesigned box with a proprietary spycam to maximize advertising opportunities.
MS is responsible for their current position. MS, the customers rejected your poor business plan and undesirable products, and now you've been positioned out of the market by your competitors.
Sorry, not sorry.
