Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard
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The EU also had difficulty writing up their warning so on Microsoft's recommendation, Sony were asked to draft the response
one thing i find amazing its the discourse of some xbox users about how now activision will florish under the ms umbrella,no more anual cod,devs will do whathever they want,etc
the fuckers can manage their own flagship game ( halo) their first party output its dismall and their only saving grace was spending money on bethesda to carry this year
in what world ms management can be best for anyone?
the fuckers can manage their own flagship game ( halo) their first party output its dismall and their only saving grace was spending money on bethesda to carry this year
in what world ms management can be best for anyone?
Btw...I just had this passing thought. Now that Blizzard games are kicked out of China, how much is Microsoft overpaying for Actiblizz? I wonder if they're stuck in a no-win situation now. If the deal goes through, it'll be late and they're significantly overpaying for a property that both isn't going to generate as much revenue as projected due to their addressable market shrinking a whole lot compared to their projections, and also due to putting games on gamepass; if it gets blocked then it raises a lot of questions with shareholders based on operational competence leading to a potential shakeup of leadership and a disruption of their business roadmap.
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Maybe they walked away from the contract to make ABK look smaller so that it will be easier to pass the FTC muster
EU issues antitrust warning against Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision bid
The European Union has issued Microsoft with a formal antitrust warning over its $69 billion bid for Activision-Blizzard, three people close to the matter have told POLITICO. In a so-called stateme…
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Great news! EU issues anti-trust warning.
More rocky roads ahead for this illegal and devious deal.
Gonna be interesting to see what the cma says. Given that their two biggest peers both have concerns with the deal (EU wanting concessions and the FTC wanting to block it outright) I find it hard to believe that they will not at the very least want concessions.
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The only chance for that to happen is if the CMA or EU block the deal. They will take any and all confessions.
I'm leaning towards the best case scenario for Sony here being a situation where Microsoft is forced to agree to a bunch of concessions that severely limit the advantages they would gain from this deal if they want it to go through.
Still would end up much better off than if they had agreed to the weak offer Microsoft gave them.
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Seems like a judge just approved Sony's request for an extension on the subpoena documents. The judge also chastised Microsoft for demanding irrelevant data.
Edit: It was Sony doing the chastising, not the judge. The judge just approved the extension.
Edit: It was Sony doing the chastising, not the judge. The judge just approved the extension.
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We'll now never see what score @Bryank75 gave Jim Ryan in the performance review.
lol I can't, these Xbox fans so desperate 
Most of these devs listed probably wouldn't be willing to go full console exclusive to the least popular platform. Also a lot Xbox dudes aren't going to bother with something that isn't on Gamepass.lol I can't, these Xbox fans so desperate
I'd argue that since Microsoft indicates that they want to keep buying publishers after ABK, a third party exclusive here and there is healthier for the industry over letting them outright buy everything.
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Let microsoft have ABK and all exclusivity. They'll run all of the franchises into the ground and not release a goddamn game. While that may sound bad, AB games are MTX trash nowadays and King going under and taking mobile gaming with it, would be a win for everyone
Holy moly! Dirty wenches!
Bet none of the twitter Analysts will ever mention this considering the narrative of a deal done is the circle jerk.
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Why would these studios want to limit their games to the least popular platform?lol I can't, these Xbox fans so desperate
These hardcore Xbox zealots are definitely smoking something
They’ll do it if the money is right. However the compensation for the lost sales is likely so extreme it no longer makes business sense resulting in a loss position for the money hatter. It’s likely why we haven’t seen much of this from MS this Gen.