Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard
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Definitely Netease after blizzard tried to backstab them
I kinda doubt that Chinese regulators care about western regulators being against the deal, but the story does add yet another layer of difficulty to this deal.
So they're getting mad at Sony for the same kind of deals that Microsoft and Nintendo do, and think regulators are dumb enough to not know that ALL three of them do exclusivity deals with 3P, but would hold that against simply Sony?
The average IQ in that thread has probably dropped by 20 points since last week. Down by 50 points since December 8th
I don't think they realize that if regulators started cracking down on 3rd party deals, Xbox and Nintendo would get in trouble as well.So they're getting mad at Sony for the same kind of deals that Microsoft and Nintendo do, and think regulators are dumb enough to not know that ALL three of them do exclusivity deals with 3P, but would hold that against simply Sony?
The average IQ in that thread has probably dropped by 20 points since last week. Down by 50 points since December 8th
MS would practically be snitching on themselves in that scenario.
We've already maybe seen a preview of this with the Azure & Sega partnership, which was announced back in early 2022. They announce that partnership, then "suddenly" a slew of Atlus games not only start coming to Game Pass Day 1, but MS gets marketing rights on Persona 5 Royal. We don't know how far this new partnership goes, but it wouldn't surprise me if MS have managed to get marketing rights for Persona 6 or get Persona 6 in Game Pass for a Day 1 release. A lot of people are going to say this is impossible, but at one point seeing MS try acquiring ABK was also thought impossible, yet here we are.
I'm not saying that is a "bad" thing MS is doing, either. It's just to show how they can leverage Azure growth in gaming with 3P devs & pubs to "trickle down" benefits for Xbox and Game Pass customers, because why wouldn't they? Also more of a reason why Sony need to partner with Google (IMO) to enable a robust cloud-ready development tools & support pipeline for 3P developers & publishers, rather than turning to Microsoft themselves as an Azure client. If they become dependent on Azure, they will NEVER be able to provide an optimal solution for extended cloud-powered hardware-agnostic software development pipelines to 3P partners, because Sony will be dependent on Microsoft for a cloud solution, while Microsoft is directly competing with Sony for those same 3P developers and publishers!
Plus at this point I think they could probably get a better sweetheart deal through Google than Microsoft; Google are in a position kind of similar to where Nvidia was with the Tegra chips, where Nintendo becoming a buyer was a godsend, essentially.
Disney aren't in the best place ATM to even think about jumping in as a platform holder. The MCU is tanking both commercially and critically, and Star Wars is struggling to regain relevance. The only genuinely big success they had last year was Avatar: Way of the Water, and most people look at that more as James Cameron's baby. Outside of that their only other recent big smash hit was Spiderman No Way Home, co-developed with Sony Pictures, so Disney/Marvel can't take anywhere near all the credit on that.
Luckily for them some of the games with their MCU characters are still doing well, especially the Insomniac ones. If the KOTOR Remake shapes up well, that is probably going to be the best shot for Star Wars to regain some real cultural relevance again. Disney's fortunes for LucasArts & Marvel for the next few years, IMO, actually hinge on games from specific outside companies they don't own. Who could've predicted that at the time of Endgame's release?
Especially if they went back to the 360 era :/
I dont think sony has nearly as many time 3rd party exclusives as these fanboys are pretending they have. Lest we forget the medium, crossfire x, the ascent, warhammer 40k, high on life, that fox zelda game. Xbox has had just as many, if not more timed exclusives than ps5 this generation.So they're getting mad at Sony for the same kind of deals that Microsoft and Nintendo do, and think regulators are dumb enough to not know that ALL three of them do exclusivity deals with 3P, but would hold that against simply Sony?
The average IQ in that thread has probably dropped by 20 points since last week. Down by 50 points since December 8th
How is negative IQ possible?
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That's a good point that I never thought of, Microsoft could use Azure as a 'bargaining' chip for bringing games cheap to xbox. "we will give you 1 year of free Azure hosting if you bring X,Y and Z games to xbox".
Disney was just an example for the narrative to shift to a new player when Xbox leaves the marketDisney aren't in the best place ATM to even think about jumping in as a platform holder. The MCU is tanking both commercially and critically, and Star Wars is struggling to regain relevance. The only genuinely big success they had last year was Avatar: Way of the Water, and most people look at that more as James Cameron's baby. Outside of that their only other recent big smash hit was Spiderman No Way Home, co-developed with Sony Pictures, so Disney/Marvel can't take anywhere near all the credit on that.
Luckily for them some of the games with their MCU characters are still doing well, especially the Insomniac ones. If the KOTOR Remake shapes up well, that is probably going to be the best shot for Star Wars to regain some real cultural relevance again. Disney's fortunes for LucasArts & Marvel for the next few years, IMO, actually hinge on games from specific outside companies they don't own. Who could've predicted that at the time of Endgame's release?
You're right though, they have a rocky road ahead.
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Nobody knows, but resetera have achieved it.
The average IQ in that thread has probably dropped by 20 points since last week. Down by 50 points since December 8th
Who knew this applied when starving for games as well? Please, Phil, think of the poor starving xbox children!
I thought it after Disney plus releasedLuckily for them some of the games with their MCU characters are still doing well, especially the Insomniac ones. If the KOTOR Remake shapes up well, that is probably going to be the best shot for Star Wars to regain some real cultural relevance again. Disney's fortunes for LucasArts & Marvel for the next few years, IMO, actually hinge on games from specific outside companies they don't own. Who could've predicted that at the time of Endgame's release?
Jez Corden (apologies) article about potential backup plans if the deal is abandoned. Most of these seem like dumb revenge fiction to me, which is par for the course for a biased source like Jez, but I wanted to get some other opinions. The investments option seems like the least harmful / most realistic of what he spitballs here.
www.windowscentral.com
If the Activision deal is blocked, what's next for Xbox?
Looking ahead, and moving on.
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Sony playing 4D Chess.
Sony Music buys $100m of shares in NetEase’s music service; Chinese platform’s IPO set for December 2 - Music Business Worldwide
Sony Music named as Cornerstone Investor ahead of IPO…
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Jk i know Sony Music has nothing to do with Playstation.
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Once the merger evaporates, there’s no chance MS puts any significant money into anything related to the Xbox, probably ever again.Jez Corden (apologies) article about potential backup plans if the deal is abandoned. Most of these seem like dumb revenge fiction to me, which is par for the course for a biased source like Jez, but I wanted to get some other opinions. The investments option seems like the least harmful / most realistic of what he spitballs here.
If the Activision deal is blocked, what's next for Xbox?
Looking ahead, and moving on.
Seems that Xbox has yet to prove that it deserves to be given a blank check from its parent, but I dunno.
I would also disagree with the assertion in the article that MS shies away from 3rd party deals.