Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard
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The only product I use is windows and I got a cheap 10 quid key. I moved office to libre office and Google docs, and don't subscribe to any other service. I removed all the privacy sharing shit from my installation and I don't store account data on windows (outlook, teams, etc). I'm ok with that arrangement, they got 10 quid.
Sony needs to find their own way. If they get Square Enix and Capcom, this would be a huge get for Playstation. Sony needs to be creative.
Epic owns UE, no way any company will allow sony to buy a company that have such an impactful tool thats used by everyone in media. Get T2, make an argument thats its for cloud (not for console) sign cloud deals with competitors, put legacy games on cloud service make all new games PS exclusives.
Welp, sony better be on the phone with Square and capcom right now about how much. Problem is, i dont think sony is going to focus on traditional gaming companies that most of us would like, theyre going to want the GAAS money. I predict the company that makes PUBG for example or something like that, although square has ff14 so maybe they will go for them. Either way sony need to take advantage of microsoft still being tangled up with activision and make moves pronto.
Of course they could in Japan. They would have no problems there with regulators. And now let’s be honest: Approving two big Publishers buyouts im a row but denying Sony to eventually buy some publishers in Japan, really?? And forget the market leader numbers, this is just a snapshot in time. Nintendo proved it. They have sold most of all consoles right now. This is a term of assets. Wether CMA, EUC nor FTC could interfere with Sony consolidating Partners in Japan. JFTC is here responsible.
I'm sure one particular user is a bit upset that they're unable to gloat here due to being banned, lmao.
To a point, MS just cant buy everything, once they hit 50% market share with PS (abk + zenimax should do this) they will get denied most other acquisition if they attempt. I can live with that.
My issue is regulators not looking at how much more cash MS have to spend compared to Sony.
The message regulators are sending today is if you have less than 50% market share you can buy your way to 50%, we wont stop you.
So now companies are no longer competing for users.
one thing is right, though… the 3rd parties must be celebrating because now their GAAS IP will have a fighting chance on PS. EA will be thrilled.
For example: We will stop having independent 3rd party studios and if we do, they will not survive long. Creativity and risks will no longer be taken in the gaming industry and the publishers who are too big to fail will do whatever they want because we consumers are trapped with barely any choice.
Anyone really think Nintendo can compete at the same level ( money wise ) as Google?
Will Xbox fans cheer when Amazon buys EA and make them exclusive to Amazon Luna?
These are some of the questions we should all be asking. Unfortunately most of our community is selfish and do not care about others.
I see a lot of people wiith the coping mechanims of: 'now sony must buy this, this and this".
this could be true, sony could be in a position in which the HAVE to buy a publisher, and there is probably only one that will be a direct answet to ABK.
but this is the the thing. you are not buying a toy, you are acquiring lot of people. but the most important thing you are forgetting:
PLAY STATION IS THE DOMINANT COMPANY.
acquiring a big company that triggers the Regulators investigation will have bigger odds against PlayStation. use your brain people
sony would be smarter spending like 1-2 Billion having and exclusive deal for GRAND THEFT AUTO VI.
this could be true, sony could be in a position in which the HAVE to buy a publisher, and there is probably only one that will be a direct answet to ABK.
but this is the the thing. you are not buying a toy, you are acquiring lot of people. but the most important thing you are forgetting:
PLAY STATION IS THE DOMINANT COMPANY.
acquiring a big company that triggers the Regulators investigation will have bigger odds against PlayStation. use your brain people
sony would be smarter spending like 1-2 Billion having and exclusive deal for GRAND THEFT AUTO VI.
They get FF by default. I think the breakdown of other SE-involved titles like Outsiders vastly skew PS sales and/or engagement tail-end. I don't know just how important SE's mobile efforts are in a financial context.
Capcom are far more important in a games context, I'd say, for how they support PSVR in big IP, and among other things their IPs also do heavier numbers on PS too.
Of the two choices, I'd swing Capcom personally, for a closer sewing-up of Capcom/part Dimps ownership and EVO efforts.
EA have been buddies of MS for decades. Don't make assumptions about EA.
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With this acquisition going forward, Xbox + Bethesda + Activision will put them at a clear studio advantage and also on par revenue wise. So no, they are not anymore. And let's not forget that Sony got to their market position by providing a product customers wanted, not by acquiring the biggest publishers and removing IP from their competition.
No. The regulators have clearly shown to be either susceptible to political influence or outright corrupt and clearly are always going to rule in service of the best interests of Microsoft. So, obviously Sony will always be blocked from acquiring anything of substance from this point forward.