Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard

[Swolf712]

jim ryan behaved like a 5 year old. end of discussion. its available to anyone with internet. also im out here i dont really care if ms buys this garabage company or whatever. but what i know is that ms is worth trillions and they will bring it trough sooner or later, i would be surprised if not. after all money talks and nothing else

He "acted like a 5-year-old" how? Because influencers misrepresented what he said in documentation to put a spin on things?

And regardless, taking your concerns to the proper channels, regardless of whether you agree with them or not, is behaving like a professional. Period.

I've got no illusions Jim is my friend, or that he's looking out for anything but his employers' bottom line, but to say he's behaved like a child is utterly silly.

 

[On Demand]

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[Swift_Star]

of course they are now they scored a huge win. i meant in general. Wait til winter when this starts all over again. its just tiring on every site you read this garbage and both are crying like kids to get their way.

Sony has been quiet for months and every statement they made was through legal means. They never made a public statement about the deal. That’s directly contrary to what lulu cheng has been doing.
So, no, Sony is not behaving like a 5 year old.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Had to capture some of these sodium-filled copes. BTW Shoot here is a blatant fake neutral (same with Tru1paya); the dude peddles generally anti-PS threads on the regular and I was hoping the MS/ABK stuff would cause enough internal cope that they just come out and show their full hand. Looks like it worked.

These dudes are trying to act like economic Armageddon and a tech collapse are going to happen if the CMA block the deal. Throwing out hyperboles and exaggerations because they have no understanding for how most of this actually works, and wanting MS to just buy up every publisher & developer they can with the $69 billion if they can't get ABK instead.

These People Are Not Gamers

 

[Killer_Sakoman]

Both are greddy af like any corporation . i dont know why i have to repeat basic stuff you learn in the uni.

There is no such thing as grace in such things.

i dont attack anyone. you, i and everyone else would do the same, make everything possible to get your job done.

Every business wants your fucking money. What do you expect?
But some business will give you something for that money. And it's your choice to give money for it. No one is pointing a gun toward your head.

Now back to the point, you claim Sony behaved like 5 year old. How? And when? Explain?

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

i hope you guys will enjoy another year of news of this dumpsterfire where sony and microsoft are behaving like 5 years olds. this will go on til 2024 now.

microsoft only wants the mobile games from activison they make much more money then all consoles game together. ms doesnt care about sony. they play the long game. for that sweet sweet candy crush and mobile userbase of hundred of millions. console gaming is fucking tiny in comparison

Then why didn't they try to by Zygna? Didn't Don Mattrick go to work at that place for a while? Should've had an in through him, that way. And Zygna are pretty big in the mobile space themselves, you know...if it were JUST about mobile.

Hell, if it were just mobile, why did MS outright reject the CMA's call for COD/Activision divestiture? They would've still had Blizzard and King 100%, and probably could've had a way to make COD/Activision independent while retaining partial ownership and getting a good portion of all sales revenue that way.

Either you weren't paying attention, or are just being disingenuous. I smell the latter.

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Yeah, Shoot might actually be worst and even dumber than Sullivan, as if that were even conceivably possible to consider. I'm actually slightly impressed at their sheer inanity on display.

 

[AshHunter216]

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Had to capture some of these sodium-filled copes. BTW Shoot here is a blatant fake neutral (same with Tru1paya); the dude peddles generally anti-PS threads on the regular and I was hoping the MS/ABK stuff would cause enough internal cope that they just come out and show their full hand. Looks like it worked.

These dudes are trying to act like economic Armageddon and a tech collapse are going to happen if the CMA block the deal. Throwing out hyperboles and exaggerations because they have no understanding for how most of this actually works, and wanting MS to just buy up every publisher & developer they can with the $69 billion if they can't get ABK instead.

These People Are Not Gamers

Those takes are ridiculous. The PM calling the CMA unelected and independent isn't a dig, it's the truth and is a good thing imo.

 

[Dabaus]

no ones didnt even knew this site existed 1 hour ago. i was on gaff with the name

seems like u have issues so piss off

Im not going to give Xbots the attention you so crave so im just going to block you instead of arguing.

 

[TwistedSyn]

 

[Edmund]

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Shoot is famous for starting anti-Sony threads and then bailing immediately. He seems to enjoy getting a rise out of Sony fans at Era.

 

[Bryank75]

Trolling or joining with ill-intent will not be tolerated.

Please report any new accounts that seem to be constantly baiting or using other trolling techniques.

 

[TwistedSyn]

Trolling or joining with ill-intent will not be tolerated.

Please report any new accounts that seem to be constantly baiting or using other trolling techniques.

Man that was quick.

 

[Cool hand luke]

Then why didn't they try to by Zygna? Didn't Don Mattrick go to work at that place for a while? Should've had an in through him, that way. And Zygna are pretty big in the mobile space themselves, you know...if it were JUST about mobile.

Hell, if it were just mobile, why did MS outright reject the CMA's call for COD/Activision divestiture? They would've still had Blizzard and King 100%, and probably could've had a way to make COD/Activision independent while retaining partial ownership and getting a good portion of all sales revenue that way.

Either you weren't paying attention, or are just being disingenuous. I smell the latter.

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Yeah, Shoot might actually be worst and even dumber than Sullivan, as if that were even conceivably possible to consider. I'm actually slightly impressed at their sheer inanity on display.

The constant lies coming out of Shoot's mouth. Smh. No, the CMA decision was not a surprise to everyone - @KiryuRealty and I predicted a block (I did so after MS took divestment off the table). No, the decision or logic is not shocking to M&A legal experts - the outcome was, again, predicted by actual experts, and the logic is sound.

Xbots are riling each other up into another fart-huffing frenzy where every post starts from the premise that the CMA is wrong, which is just going to lead to more hilarity when their proverbial brains are bashed against the rocks by the appeals process.

 

[Craziest_Steve_yet]

God i wish i was a mod.

 

[KiryuRealty]

God i wish i was a mod.

Get a Vespa with a lot of mirrors, an army-surplus Anorak and grow your hair out a bit, and get a well-tailored suit, and you’d be there!

 

[Dabaus]

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Had to capture some of these sodium-filled copes. BTW Shoot here is a blatant fake neutral (same with Tru1paya); the dude peddles generally anti-PS threads on the regular and I was hoping the MS/ABK stuff would cause enough internal cope that they just come out and show their full hand. Looks like it worked.

These dudes are trying to act like economic Armageddon and a tech collapse are going to happen if the CMA block the deal. Throwing out hyperboles and exaggerations because they have no understanding for how most of this actually works, and wanting MS to just buy up every publisher & developer they can with the $69 billion if they can't get ABK instead.

These People Are Not Gamers

Shoot was the guy i was talking about claiming sony dropped their acquisition budget when in reality they said theyre willing to borrow up to 30 billion.

 

[Cool hand luke]

For my daily dose of cringe, I go to installbase and see what kind of cope Fiendcode has come up with. Straight out of the con man's playbook:

3B is a guaranteed return for ABK, whereas the value of what will surely need to be more than a 95 per share offer at this stage at a 0% probability will need to be balanced against an even higher breakup fee and the confidence ABK has in executing for the next couple of years with their hands tied. The board won't be able to remove senior leadership and they won't be able to enter into new co-marketing deals with market leader Sony. It actually depends on how much ABK thinks they can sucker MS out of, because under no circumstances is this merger going through, nor any other of consequence thanks to the CMA.

Further, everyone seems to be forgetting that ABK already prepared for this eventuality and hired a firm specialising in minimising the shareholder blowback that results from failed mergers earlier this year.

 

[Dick Jones]

God i wish i was a mod.

Best mods tend to be the ones who post level headed stuff and who don't want it. I'd allow too much shit posting as I'd be doing it too. Worst possible person on this forum.

 

[KiryuRealty]

Best mods tend to be the ones who post level headed stuff and who don't want it. I'd allow too much shit posting as I'd be doing it too. Worst possible person on this forum.

Mods are like politicians.

The only good ones are the reluctant ones, and NOBODY who actually wants the job is to be trusted.

 

[Swift_Star]

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Had to capture some of these sodium-filled copes. BTW Shoot here is a blatant fake neutral (same with Tru1paya); the dude peddles generally anti-PS threads on the regular and I was hoping the MS/ABK stuff would cause enough internal cope that they just come out and show their full hand. Looks like it worked.

These dudes are trying to act like economic Armageddon and a tech collapse are going to happen if the CMA block the deal. Throwing out hyperboles and exaggerations because they have no understanding for how most of this actually works, and wanting MS to just buy up every publisher & developer they can with the $69 billion if they can't get ABK instead.

These People Are Not Gamers

Disgusting people that want the world dominated by a single entity. Utter disgusting. They don’t care about anything other than Microsoft ruling the planet.