Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard

[Zzero]

I don't know why they are doing this. They might make money on AB (all three legs of it are profitable) but it doesn't really serve their original market aims. But then again, since AB is a maker of live-service games almost exclusively, and Microsoft is trying to add value to its subscription service (aka most ftp stuff doesn't add much) it never really fit anyway and was just them snapping up a deal in the wake of that sex scandal stuff.

To those saying that the CMA had played them, no this was the "new proposal" from two months ago that made them change their mind. I think the only shocker here is that it seems to apply everywhere instead of just in the UK.

 

[MScarpa]

It will pass, it was always going to in some way or another. Can't wait till this is over. Move on to the next buyout.

 

[BigMclargeHuge]

It will pass, it was always going to in some way or another. Can't wait till this is over. Move on to the next buyout.

The acquisition begging never ends with people like you.

 

[Johnic]

It will pass, it was always going to in some way or another. Can't wait till this is over. Move on to the next buyout.

Imagine being this much of a corporate rat, to the point that you throw out your own consumer well-being for the sake of a major corporation.

Also, sorry to break it to you, this means all Activision games will release on PlayStation through cloud, since Ubisoft now owns publishing rights. You can go back to the colt echo chamber to make yourself feel better now.

 

[Puff]

 

[avenovah]

Hopefully this doesn't mean that Sony will be silent for the rest of the year...

 

[Johnic]

Of course bloomberg will try and spin this into a positive. Trust us, guys, it a 9000 IQ move.

 

[avenovah]

Lina Khan should be out of a job, the FTC is the reason this case is a failure.

 

[BigMclargeHuge]

Yeah... I highly doubt that.

 

[Gods&Monsters]

Disgusting from MS but not surprising. It fits with what the astroturfers were saying at the time so they were all aware of the MS 4D Chess move.

Judge Corley and the FTC were played by MS. They should do something about it and sue them for damages.

 

[Ezekiel]

It will pass, it was always going to in some way or another. Can't wait till this is over. Move on to the next buyout.

The original deal is dead bud, that deal will never happen. The CMA blocked it. It will never come to pass.

There's a whole new deal that will go through regulators scrutiny now.

 

[Ezekiel]

This is fan fiction

 

[Zzero]

This is fan fiction

It doesn't even make any sense, wouldn't MS's position be even stronger if the FTC didn't even try to challenge it and instead let it pass without issue?

 

[Arminius]

Wait. I’m out of the news loop. Does this mean the CMA isn’t kowtowing to MS after all?

 

[Swift_Star]

Yeah, nah, I don't buy it.

 

[nongkris]

But i was just told a few pages back by the entire thread that I was wrong that the FTC causes this and the FTC were master chess players. Complete idiots they are.

 

[Plextorage]

Did MS fell in CMA trap??

 

[Zzero]

Did MS fell in CMA trap??

No, unless you think the trap was their original rejection six months ago. Microsoft gave up, two months back, on the deal that was only officially rejected today. Their "new" plan, only unveiled today but probably worked out in general with the CMA back in June, is the one we've been waiting to see for two months. Even with the behind the scenes agreement on the new deal, the CMA still needed to kill the original proposal or Microsoft would have been free to push it through as-is.

 

[Cool hand luke]

I still think the new deal is something the CMA has been corrupted to accept. They look strong by blocking the original deal and lo and behold this new one solves all their issues.

In reality, Microsoft can no longer foreclose PlayStation from any ABK titles, but they're only guaranteed to appear in cloud streaming form (except COD for 10 years) if this deal is rubber stamped.

 

[Loy310]

I still think the new deal is something the CMA has been corrupted to accept. They look strong by blocking the original deal and lo and behold this new one solves all their issues.

In reality, Microsoft can no longer foreclose PlayStation from any ABK titles, but they're only guaranteed to appear in cloud streaming form (except COD for 10 years) if this deal is rubber stamped.

Yup if the new deal os accepted good luck to PS owners in countries that dont have the internet infrastructure and relays heavily on physical media.