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[Zeroing]

RIP Wallstreet Clickbait Article and the degenerates who fell for it. Idiots.

I have no idea why there's still people who believe in anything written on twitter.

 

[Javthusiast]

Schreier means screamer in german. Dude yelling shit hoping it sticks.

 

[Elder Legend]

Will close by the summer. Modern Warfare 2 will launch on GamePass this fall.

Summer of 2023 yes... not this year dude, it's already been established for a while now.

The 2023 Call of Duty is also now releasing in 2024.

So 1st Game Pass Call of Duty is in 2024 unless they throw a surprise in a middle which I doubt.

 

[Elder Legend]

I have no idea why there's still people who believe in anything written on twitter.

Because majority of the world is full of dunb people who can't think for themselves, refuse to use their brain and think logically and are instead controlled by others who know that they will eat anything up that's thrown at them.

 

[elliot5]

the bloomberg article never said the shareholders wont vote yes lol. It even said they are likely to today does anyone read anymore?

 

[Interfectum]

 

[Elder Legend]

What film poster is this? The new Godfather? Oh wait....more like... God cucked.

Lol that serious smirk/stern just kills me. What a fucking clown.

 

[ManaByte]

If this is an anti-trust case, then he doesn't really have problematic forum posts he's doing everything to hide from the cancel mobs.

There's no way a publisher becoming #3 in an industry with only 12% of the overall market share violates anti-trust.

In other words:

 

[Ghost of Caelid]

Whats next? Microsoft shareholders approving? Final filing for ftc? Then europe and china? Then cod to game pass?

Gafs approval...

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Holy shit Schreier is such a cartoon doofus.

YEAH GUYS, IT'S GONNA BUST

*doesn't bust*

YEAH GUYS, IT WAS PRETTY CLEARLY NOT GONNA FALL THROUGH, DUH

 

[I Master l]

What film poster is this? The new Godfather?

My wife's boyfriend

 

[ManaByte]

Summer of 2023 yes... not this year dude, it's already been established for a while now.

The 2023 Call of Duty is also now releasing in 2024.

So 1st Game Pass Call of Duty is in 2024 unless they throw a surprise in a middle which I doubt.

June 2023 is the last possible date for it to close.

MS said Bethesda wasn't expected to close until the second half of their 2021 fiscal year, it closed in March.

 

[kadab]

 

[fermcr]

Microsoft overpaid... Stockholders would be stupid if they refused.

 

[Interfectum]

"Blocked on Twitter."

 

[MonarchJT]

So MS paid 70 Billion only to put COD free on gamepass day 1 and still it will be multiplatform game ?
This whole deal doesn't make sense to me at all

As gamepass subscriber I'm happy about having all Activision blizz games day one on gamepass.

 

[oldergamer]

journalist integrity.

hahahahaha that is a good meme

 

[NeonGhost]

How soon do we get activision games on game pass

 

[poppabk]

I don't know why people are referencing the article from Bloomberg today. This was the extent of the move in the stock after this news broke:

If this were the signal that the deal is done (which is what wall street are looking for) then the price would have been bid up to $95 in no time.

I know that if I had a billion dollars I would definitely buy a billion dollars worth of shares at $94 each and then wait up to 12 months to see that sweet 1% return.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

Do we need to post the Hoeg Law video again explaining why there's not much doubt that the FTC will approve and all of the "doubt" out there is FUD from uneducated video game "journalists" and bloggers who rushed with headlines without knowing what the fuck they were really talking about?

if you feel this way, I hope you bought fuck load of stock.

 

[Kilau]

So MS paid 70 Billion only to put COD free on gamepass day 1 and still it will be multiplatform game ?
This whole deal doesn't make sense to me at all

MS is paying 70 billion to keep Google or Amazon from locking up the biggest yearly game series.

 

[DenchDeckard]

I'm confused at what I've missed today. Has Schreier made a fool of himself?

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[IntentionalPun]

So MS paid 70 Billion only to put COD free on gamepass day 1 and still it will be multiplatform game ?
This whole deal doesn't make sense to me at all

No?

Glad I could answer your question lol

Such a ridiculous oversimplification. They bought a company, that they will own, for that $70 billion.

 

[AnotherDayAnotherDollar]

I voted yes.

 

[Adam_802]

LOL get fucked, jason.

 

[ReBurn]

There's no way the FTC blocks this for antitrust reasons

 

[Cyberpunkd]

They would've been stupid not to. Especially considering how trash their stock is currently doing.

This.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

LOL get fucked, jason.

Jesus Christ, how is this in any shape or form a case for anti-trust regulation? Microsoft is buying a fucking videogames company!

They would have had much better argument if it was Steam.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Wouldn't be jumping the gun yet. No one was worried about the vote not passing. The issue is and always was with the regulatories

 

[Vognerful]

Everybody is entitled to his own opinion, but if there was zero doubt, the stock probably wouldn't trade 23 % below the acquisition price, it's a lot. It's well known there's a doubt, although I agree the deal will probably go through according to most people who know about the subject.

But didn't others explain that since the acquisition will not complete till July 2023, there is no point in buying stocks now (and hence why it is not going up enough to match the price)?

I mean I really don't understand everything here (why people are doubting it, or why it was confirmed), but other had shown how actually the stock had increased after the acquisition news.

You don't get it.



They don't get it.

I don't know why people are referencing the article from Bloomberg today. This was the extent of the move in the stock after this news broke:

If this were the signal that the deal is done (which is what wall street are looking for) then the price would have been bid up to $95 in no time.

I don't understand, get what exactly?

 

[Ceadeus]

Will close by the summer. Modern Warfare 2 will launch on GamePass this fall.

Maybe not on GP but I could definitely see GP perks like x2 XP and bonus skins

 

[C2brixx]

Jason Schreier knew this vote was going to get overwhelming approval today. His article was intended to throw some cold water on the news. He's been screaming anti-trust since the deal was announced. Sad we have so many videogame journalist with agendas.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Sad we have so many videogame journalist with agendas.

And believe it or not, "journalists" are supposed to be ethical, fair and report news unbiased. At least that's what they teach in journalism school. Guess not.

 

[MScarpa]

For anyone here thinking it won't go through, would you like to make a bet?

 

[MonarchJT]

Wouldn't be jumping the gun yet. No one was worried about the vote not passing. The issue is and always was with the regulatories

there's nothing that can stop this acquisition ...i mean really nothing
the only big thing here is the money spent

 

[Leyasu]

edit silly question

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

USE YOUR OWN CHARACTERS!!!!

Spoiler

j/k

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Jason Schreier knew this vote was going to get overwhelming approval today. His article was intended to throw some cold water on the news. He's been screaming anti-trust since the deal was announced. Sad we have so many videogame journalist with agendas.

Jason Schreir, Destin Legarie, Jeff Grubb...yeah I suppose

 

[Spyxos]

When can we expect the first acti/blizz games on gamepass?

 

[jorgejjvr]

Will close by the summer. Modern Warfare 2 will launch on GamePass this fall.

I dont think so, but sure hope so

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

there's nothing that can stop this acquisition ...i mean really nothing
the only big thing here is the money spent

Absolutely stupid comment even from you

It's not a "can they" it's a "will they"

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

MS is paying 70 billion to keep Google or Amazon from locking up the biggest yearly game series.

This reasoning never made sense to me tho. What evidence could they ever provide to prove Google, Amazon, Apple etc. would lock these games away? If anything, I think at least one of them would keep them multiplat and also bring them to their own ecosystems (Apple App Store, for example).

Let's just call a spade a spade: they bought ABK to bolster their bottom line in revenue and profit. That's the main reason, nothing too much more complicated than that tbh.

 

[Orbital2060]

Wouldn't be jumping the gun yet. No one was worried about the vote not passing. The issue is and always was with the regulatories

The regulators are more worried about guys like Bezos and Musk buying up WaPo and Twitter, than trying to stop Microsoft buying a company in the entertainment sector.



https://www.businessinsider.com/liz...ter-buyout-dangerous-for-democracy-2022-4?amp

The above has real everyday implications for every citizen in the US, and people around the world in general.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

The regulators are more worried about guys like Bezos and Musk buying up WaPo and Twitter, than trying to stop Microsoft buying a company in the entertainment sector.



https://www.businessinsider.com/liz...ter-buyout-dangerous-for-democracy-2022-4?amp

The above has real everyday implications for every citizen in the US, and people around the world in general.

They hate big tech. Microsoft included. Just look at what Warren has said about the ActiBliz deal. The fact that this pertains to the entertainment sector is irrelevant to them

 

[N0S]

 

[StreetsofBeige]

The regulators are more worried about guys like Bezos and Musk buying up WaPo and Twitter, than trying to stop Microsoft buying a company in the entertainment sector.



https://www.businessinsider.com/liz...ter-buyout-dangerous-for-democracy-2022-4?amp

The above has real everyday implications for every citizen in the US, and people around the world in general.

Really Liz?

So where's all the people coming after Warren Buffet? Billionaire in charged of Berkshire, whose company owns this giant list of companies and ETF shares.

List of assets owned by Berkshire Hathaway - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[IntentionalPun]

Really Liz?

So where's all the people coming after Warren Buffet? Billionaire in charged of Berkshire, whose company owns this giant list of companies and ETF shares.

List of assets owned by Berkshire Hathaway - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Berkshire Hathaway is a publicly traded company, of which Buffet doesn't even have a controlling interest in. He is the largest shareholder but not owner in any sense of the word.

A single billionaire buying a $45 billion company is unprecedented I'm pretty sure.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[MidGenRefresh]

A single billionaire buying a $45 billion company is unprecedented I'm pretty sure.

It's called free market capitalisim. It's glorious.