Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard
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So what
Activision is now owned by Xbox just forget about it
Sony should do nothing?
In 10 years they should prepare their own flagship fps game
Sony should do nothing while MS buys up the entire industry? Great plan.
All Sony should do is port their games to PC and invest in GaaS.
I've seen what they WERE asking for. I bet they changed their request to something as ridiculous as the 10 year deals.
They are near succeed to kill xbox though mid-PS4 gen, unfortunately that f****** parasite that called phil spencer managed to brainwashed m$ ceo to back their dying rejected brand called xbox.
The fact that MS is all of a sudden willing to renegotiate, even though they said they'd never go for divestiture. The mere fact they're all of a sudden willing to negotiate means the CMA has lax remedies in mind, for whatever reason.
Again, CoD is NOT something they can replicate in 10 years. NO ONE can just replicate CoD in 10 years. That's not the point.
I do believe they're doing something though. It's a large part of why they're focusing on more GaaS titles now. They need to be able to prop up the potential revenue losses should Microsoft do what we all know they WANT to do and yank CoD, to say nothing of other potential third-party money makers that someone could yank out from under them. They're making a clear attempt to become more self-sufficient without trying to buy out the entire industry. And that's a huge part of why they bought Bungie to help ensure that their titles have a lifespan and pass the smell test before launching and simply LOSING money.
Some folks don't like it, but it is what it is.
I wish this could be pinned. Have anyone ever seen a Judge bend over so far backward to placate one of the legal parties before?
Microsoft saying they're willing to negotiate is a PR move and nothing more, and the CMA is obligated to at least entertain them. Beyond that, we know nothing of what either side will do.
Have we ever seen a scenario where a judge's son worked for one of the parties involved?
FTC shouldve requested a new judge after it was disclosed her son works for MS and the way she had been handling the gamers lawsuit.
Sony was too comfortable with Xbox just hanging around. They quit on the portable market, they buckled to the pressure and allowed crossplay to save Xbox, they started supporting PC, they were ok with long time partners getting close to MS, they were ok with allowing MS acquisition to go mostly unanswered.
Now they'll have to deal with Xbox + Bethesda + Blizzard + Activsion + King + Minecraft and they seem naive enough to think pivoting to PC + GaaS + mobile is going to end well for them.
Come next gen Sony is probably done for, they are one mildly successful console away from being cornered out of their main market. PlayStation is not Nintendo and as it is it won't do well on its own.
The CMA was always open to remedial action. Nothing has changed. In the case of Microsoft vs. CMA, it's Microsoft who have blinked first. The question now is, how far are Microsoft willing to compromise in order to satisfy the CMA's expressed concerns.
Stop being scared of cod
Yes its still a big seller but it wasnt anything near it was during its heyday
Theres still batlefield and bungie if they can make good fps they can counter
What exactly were they meant to do to stop third parties from making business decisions?
It's starting to sound to me that you would've been fine with more anti-competitive behavior in the market so long as it came from Sony.