I always said that meeting between the CEO's was HIGHLY suspicious. Got a ban on Gaf for saying something along the lines of Ken Yoshida could have sold out PlayStation.
Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard
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I always said that meeting between the CEO's was HIGHLY suspicious. Got a ban on Gaf for saying something along the lines of Ken Yoshida could have sold out PlayStation.
Yup, ceo’s can be so disconnected. Prolly time for this guy to go. He is coasting off of Kaz’s ground work when we was ceo, so far yoshida have not done jack shit for sony worth a damn.
The biggest issue with Sony for a while has been the fact that they don't seem to value PlayStation enougth and take it's success for granted. They should've been a lot more careful when it came to trying to grow their PC and GaaS business.
It's funny how MS complained earlier about Sony lobbying against the deal, but are now reportedly running around the UK trying to lobby politicians in favor of overruling the CMA.
Me too. It's like watching a spoiled brat who's never been told "no" before. As well, after seeing their handling of the Zenimax acquisition (lies about exclusivity, output like Redfall, etc.), I'd like to see far less of MS in gaming - not more. Here's hoping ABK pulls the plug in July.
What are the odds of the CMA kowtowing to MS’s demands? I hope slim to none.
Tick tock, Microsoft, tick tock.
FTC Will Require Microsoft to Pay $20 million over Charges it Illegally Collected Personal Information from Children without Their Parents’ Consent
Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal inform
Nothing suspicious here
If it will be blocked permanently. Imagine m$ bills in the end, they could just spend here 10 billions alone on failed acquisition instead of making games or buying some other few pubs or studios.
It has begun. Phase 2 of disinformation campaign and it's gonna escalate with each passing day.
These people are utterly transparent. And these are empty, pathetic threats.
"Could cost us dearly in the UK."
"Jason and his wife live in Denver, Colorado"
The article is just a rehash of events with a Microsoft slant. 'The regulator found this but Microsoft said that wasn't true' ad nauseum.
Why is a guy who lives in the US saying "us" in relation to the UK? How does that not tell you exactly what this is from the get go? These people are pathetic.
Konvoy Ventures btw has a vested interest in seeing M&A succeed. They're a venture capitalist firm, meaning they gather other more successful people's money and bet it all at the casino, or, in this case, gaming and gaming-adjacent start-ups. The main way to exit these positions positively is through another bigger company buying the start-up.