You mean when Sony money-hats them away from Xbox ? The same thing you and your friends still throw a hissy fit over when recalling the decade old Tomb Raider game.
Just a bunch of fickle crybabies
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You mean when Sony money-hats them away from Xbox ? The same thing you and your friends still throw a hissy fit over when recalling the decade old Tomb Raider game.
Just a bunch of fickle crybabies
yeah no way in hell would I buy both a PS5 and Xbox, pay two subscriptions, and take up what little apartment space I have. Even if I had the space/time/money, it's just not that important to me.
Xbox is really not an option. Luckily they make it easy with no exclusives, inconsistent quality games, and being stillborn in japan.
Seems like a complete and utter waste to get both systems nowadays.
Xbox is really not an option. Luckily they make it easy with no exclusives, inconsistent quality games, and being stillborn in japan.
Seems like a complete and utter waste to get both systems nowadays.
Microsoft were the kings of moneyhatting from the days of the original Xbox until the end of the 360 era. They even forbid publishers who did exclusive content for PlayStation from including it on the disc.You mean when Sony money-hats them away from Xbox ? The same thing you and your friends still throw a hissy fit over when recalling the decade old Tomb Raider game.
Just a bunch of fickle crybabies
The reason Xbox doesn't money hat anymore is because their marketshare has shrunken to the point where publishers won't accept the money, because it won't make up for lost sales when the game finally reaches PlayStation.
Continue being an ignorant asshole, and acting like you aren't carrying water for a shitty, corrupt company that wants to monopolize software and turn it all into subscriptions, you worthless clown. Your hypocrisy is legendary.
Do people talk about tomb raider exclusivity in any other way but to laugh at how badly it ended out.You mean when Sony money-hats them away from Xbox ? The same thing you and your friends still throw a hissy fit over when recalling the decade old Tomb Raider game.
Just a bunch of fickle crybabies
This deal doesn’t affect me personally since I have a nice top of the line PC in addition to a PS5, and I still don’t want this deal to go through.
It baffles me that some MS fans are completely okay and fully support the idea of MS going around buying publishers like they are buying candy. Not just buying any publishers but buying some of the biggest in the industry with their games having a long history of being multiplatform. Not with the intent of buying these publishers and having their games everywhere (that would still be bad but definitely more manageable) but instead buying them with the intent to lock them up into their ecosystem.
If Sony was doing the same thing I would be pissed and that goes for Nintendo too. Anytime you mention this, some of these MS fans will bring up Sony signing up exclusive game contracts with third party or buying studios that were only making Sony games to begin with like it’s the same thing as buying an entire fucking publisher lol.
MS has bought studios in the past, and they’ve also signed exclusive deals with third party especially during the 360 gen. In fact, they were the ones who made timed exclusives a popular tactic during that generation. No one had a problem with that as that was just seen as normal healthy competition. People and regulators only started having an issue after MS started gobbling up publishers and it's very understandable why.
Look at how badly MS has mismanaged their 30 studios and people are very okay with them buying the biggest gaming publisher on the planet without even letting the ink dry on their Bathesda purchase. It’s every understandable why regulatory bodies are suddenly not okay with MS gobbling up publishers.
It’s clear to anyone that isn’t a corporate cheerleader that MS is trying to starve the competition by buying out every publisher possible and then throwing their games into GamePass. We can’t allow them to do this. It doesn’t matter how good the GamePass deal is. In the long run, this is a terrible future for gaming if MS is allowed to go free buying up everything because once they get everything in GamePass they’ll be then free to hike up prices and do whatever anti-consumer move they have thought up.
It’s not a question of being a fan of MS, Sony or Nintendo. It’s about being a fan of gaming. If you truly love gaming you should want healthy competition between all three companies and consolidation is the direct opposite of healthy competition.
It baffles me that some MS fans are completely okay and fully support the idea of MS going around buying publishers like they are buying candy. Not just buying any publishers but buying some of the biggest in the industry with their games having a long history of being multiplatform. Not with the intent of buying these publishers and having their games everywhere (that would still be bad but definitely more manageable) but instead buying them with the intent to lock them up into their ecosystem.
If Sony was doing the same thing I would be pissed and that goes for Nintendo too. Anytime you mention this, some of these MS fans will bring up Sony signing up exclusive game contracts with third party or buying studios that were only making Sony games to begin with like it’s the same thing as buying an entire fucking publisher lol.
MS has bought studios in the past, and they’ve also signed exclusive deals with third party especially during the 360 gen. In fact, they were the ones who made timed exclusives a popular tactic during that generation. No one had a problem with that as that was just seen as normal healthy competition. People and regulators only started having an issue after MS started gobbling up publishers and it's very understandable why.
Look at how badly MS has mismanaged their 30 studios and people are very okay with them buying the biggest gaming publisher on the planet without even letting the ink dry on their Bathesda purchase. It’s every understandable why regulatory bodies are suddenly not okay with MS gobbling up publishers.
It’s clear to anyone that isn’t a corporate cheerleader that MS is trying to starve the competition by buying out every publisher possible and then throwing their games into GamePass. We can’t allow them to do this. It doesn’t matter how good the GamePass deal is. In the long run, this is a terrible future for gaming if MS is allowed to go free buying up everything because once they get everything in GamePass they’ll be then free to hike up prices and do whatever anti-consumer move they have thought up.
It’s not a question of being a fan of MS, Sony or Nintendo. It’s about being a fan of gaming. If you truly love gaming you should want healthy competition between all three companies and consolidation is the direct opposite of healthy competition.
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people, can we stop be so aggressive and name calling?
these clowns don't listen anyways
these clowns don't listen anyways
Nope. Sorry, not sorry!people, can we stop be so aggressive and name calling?
these clowns don't listen anyways
No idea, but it definitely led to a lot of salt and vinegar when it happened. Won't be surprised if some of the posters here were also present with other usernames in the legendary announcement thread.
Ah yes, more outdated parity clause nonsense. What better to expect than bring up decade old things from y'all
dam man, you real upset or something ?
people, can we stop be so aggressive and name calling?
these clowns don't listen anyways
No no, please let them show how calm and collected these 40 year old adults are when it comes to the honor of their preferred plastic box
It's way more fun to speculate on the news than fight for no reason imo.people, can we stop be so aggressive and name calling?
these clowns don't listen anyways
If the cma has strong resistance as well, the deal will take longer than the deadline they had initially set if it goes through at all.Latest meltdown is with this article
Microsoft’s Activision Deal Tests a New Global Alignment on Antitrust (Published 2023)
Until recently, antitrust regulators in Europe and the United States took different approaches. Now, they’re on the same page — which some experts say makes closing deals harder.www.nytimes.com
Specifically this bit
Have no idea how old this information is though with MS expecting CMA to oppose it.
In the next episode of the Icon-Era sitcom.
MS paid for TR: LOL FUCK PHIL MUH MONEYHATZ
Sony paid for FF: They really had no other choice, you should have bought a playstation
Personally, I look at the developer/publisher when these things happen. A large part of the issue with Tomb Raider was the majority of the audience were not on XBox at the time. And the sales ultimately reflected that, iirc. People don't want to buy a new device and invest in a new ecosystem due to such deals. The more people you ask to do that, the bigger the outcry.
In that respect, SE made a poor decision with Tomb Raider and good decision with FF - in terms of business. In terms of other criteria, I can understand why people get upset but also acknowledge these kinds of practices have been going on for all sides for years now.
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If it's any consolation, you and I are in the same or a similar situation. I too can only have one console and also enjoyed Fallout 4 quite a bit. Perhaps if things remain the way they are, you and I can commiserate when Fallout 5 eventually gets announced.
Although I secretly hope things don't remain the same and it will somehow not be exclusive lol.
i hear ya bud, it just plain sucks but you never know, things might change in the future.
By the time Fallout 5 is in production, Xbox will be dead and Bethesda will either be multiplat or PC-only.
Not sure about all that, but it may end up like Halo Infinite, mismanaged.
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It’s a Bethesda game, mismanagement is a given, no matter what. It isn’t like they ran that studio well before they sold out to MS.
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Seems like Microsoft's legal team is expecting the CMA to oppose the deal
www.nytimes.com
Microsoft’s Activision Deal Tests a New Global Alignment on Antitrust (Published 2023)
Until recently, antitrust regulators in Europe and the United States took different approaches. Now, they’re on the same page — which some experts say makes closing deals harder.
I wonder what MS will try next if the cma does oppose the deal.Seems like Microsoft's legal team is expecting the CMA to oppose the deal
Microsoft’s Activision Deal Tests a New Global Alignment on Antitrust (Published 2023)
Until recently, antitrust regulators in Europe and the United States took different approaches. Now, they’re on the same page — which some experts say makes closing deals harder.
great news! block this illegal deal and let's all move on with our lives. What a colossal waste of time this was.
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Forgive my ignorance and if this has been discussed to death I am sorry to bring it up again. I just have to ask, what benefit will buying ABK bring to Microsoft?
I mean, really, outside of console wars, what is the benefit to your average xbox gamer who doesn't spend time on forums? What do they gain from this deal?
I mean, really, outside of console wars, what is the benefit to your average xbox gamer who doesn't spend time on forums? What do they gain from this deal?