The race toward Mass Consolidation is going to suck in a way we've yet to experience in gaming. Get ready for a LOT of BS
Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard
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CMA are setup to avoid corruption like other regulators so i would say no, but who knows not impossible.
I was gonna say maybe they are just stalling as they did ask the CAT for more time and they need to reinforce their stance.
The other thing is even if the CMA lost the CAT appeal, they could have at that point considered alternatre remedies like divestiture or whatever else remedies. No need to do it now right?
To me it comes across as they will accept something before this goes to appeal.
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Sony ain't even announcing non GaaS games anymore.
It feels like all these companies with the exception of Nintendo don't even believe in console gaming anymore. I would not be surprised if Sony just accepts their fate and keep looking at GaaS and PC as their way of avoiding competing directly with MS for control of the industry.
If this shit goes through you might not see me here anymore or on any gaming site or forum. No way am I interacting with this hobby with MS of all corporation owning Activision and all those IP’s.
I’m done.
I’m done.
People stopped pretending on the PS OT at era. They’re talking about everything as they really are. I wonder how many will get banned by the end of the week.
lmao your true colors shown, which we all knew already. You're a microsoft corporate cheerleader.
Its a nightmare scenario if they touch Sega, Square, or Capcom honestly. It genuinely worries me. They just bought 2 giant pubs, if they don't stop there they'll never stop. I wanted MS to get ACVT just bc i don't really care for them AT ALL.
You’re not the only one. I don’t want a gaming world dominated by Microsoft, it’s disgusting.
I’m hoping the merger will fuck itself because it’s such a huge merger. They’ll take years to fuse everything MS/ABK. It’s an Herculean task.
It feels like they've already thrown the towel in
Sony has non-GaaS games in the works. This is very well known.
For once, stop with the Doomposting, I am BEGGING you.
From what I understand the Japanese have an entirely different system setup for things like that. Especially towards firegn powers trying to buy their way into their country. So unless those you mentioned pick up and move we don't have to worry about that. Now on the other hand exclusivity is the bigger concern and yes I'm not talking about "timed" exclusives
Inappropriate behavior
Yet they're trying to settle the deal again
I want my ABK shares pay day more than anything Xbox related.
There's more reasons to support this deal than the fucking box that needs to be spelled with two x's.
Worker's unions and labor have supported this deal for over a year. Getting rid of that shit heel Bobby Kotick is another plus.
The ONLY thing it will do is slow them down, as they won't be able to justify further acquisitions for a bit. But only for a bit.
Give it a couple of years and they'll move again. But before that, I fully expect them to become open hypocrites and try to double down on locking Sony out of as many third-party games as possible during that period.
Sony's going to absolutely HAVE to respond somehow just to maintain access to games, even from Japanese publishers.
The problem now is that MS can go ahead and buy whoever they want and do whatever they want with it. If the info that went public wasn’t enough to stop them, nothing will.
The video game market is in the hands of the most creatively bankrupt corporation right now.
The video game market is in the hands of the most creatively bankrupt corporation right now.
Name them, show them. Other than the Imnsoniac game not a single non-GaaS game is even announced. These game aren't usually announced and released a few months later, so any game yet to be announced is likely a good 2 or more years away from being released (so we are already looking at late 2025 here).
It's my feeling as well. They probably figured they have a gen or two left no matter what and then consoles won't even be relevant anymore. They can't compete with MS with cloud or in buying up the industry so their answer is to use the remaining time to land as GaaS hits that will make them relevant as just a publisher in the future.
I don’t really need to explain the consequences of MS owning Activision and the affect it will have on the industry do i? We’ve only been talking about this......for over a year.
It’s beyond just those games or any one game.