Microsoft / Activision Deal Approval Watch |OT| (MS/ABK close)

Do you believe the deal will be approved?

  • Yes, will be approved without changes.

    Votes: 221 24.9%

  • Yes, will be approved but with structural changes to ABK.

    Votes: 102 11.5%

  • Yes, will be approved but only with behavioral concessions.

    Votes: 262 29.6%

  • No, will not be approved.

    Votes: 301 34.0%
  • Total voters
    886
  • Poll closed .
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Topher said:
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Is that his poop pouch hanging off of his belt?
 
GHG said:
Considering the size of the deal it's ridiculous that they seem to have approached this with such a degree of complacency.
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They've been used to a period of relaxed regulatory scrutiny. If this gets blocked, it will mark a pause in this period of gaming industry consolidation.
 
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Thinking back to last January. It was clear that the ABK deal blindsided Sony and it was an all hands on deck situation. They quickly pulled the trigger on Bungie to secure a premier FPS franchise (and overpaid by quite a bit) and then deliberately made sure to say that all future Bungie games would be miltiplaltform. Sony didn't go for a bigger company because they knew they were going to fight this Activision deal but at the same time, needed to secure an FPS IP for the future.
 
Baki said:
They've been used to a period of relaxed regulatory scrutiny. If this gets blocked, it will mark a pause in this period of gaming industry consolidation.
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Well if someone as unqualified as me saw this coming:

GHG said:
Lots of unfounded dismissal in this thread. Look at the price ATVI is currently trading at. If you're so confident then put all your money into the stock, it'll be free money (~13.5%).

@3liteDragon it might be worth updating the OP with this:

This article from the FT is far more comprehensive than the market watch article:









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Lina Khan is looking to stamp her feet and EU regulators will also be looking into it.

Here's the interview with Lina Khan (starts 6 minutes in):

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And thought/expected they would put a muzzle on Phil (or at least give him strict guidance for what he can and can't say while this deal is in the balance) :

GHG said:
  1. He knows Lina Khan is lying in wait watching his every move preparing to pounce and put the Activision Blizzard deal in jeopardy.
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Then I would have thought at the very least they would have wised up a bit and acted/prepared accordingly. But what do I know eh?
 
Pelta88 said:
Sounds like a sentence lifted directly from resetera's copium thread. I'm surprised feynoob feynoob didn't quote it directly.

Jokes aside, the deal faces an uphill battle on 3 separate fronts. If you think office politics at the FTC changes the EU and CMA's findings, you're mistaken. I know Khan's hairstyle and political viewpoint are a factor on era, outside of that bubble those things are non factors.
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I got college classes these days. Dont really have time for a forum.
I am getting beat up by my online classes.
This my result of week 3 of doing web development.
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GHG said:
Well if someone as unqualified as me saw this coming:



And thought/expected they would put a muzzle on Phil (or at least give him strict guidance for what he can and can't say while this deal is in the balance) :



Then I would have thought at the very least they would have wised up a bit and acted/prepared accordingly. But what do I know eh?
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If the deal collapses this has been a massive botch job from Microsoft. Their initial reading of the state of play, the constant public theatre when silence was the answer, letting the mask slip in terms of their 'good guy / games for all image' by trashing Sony throughout, the Zenimax lies being bought back up - it's hard to imagine that heads won't roll.

We're told that Phil's safe. I wouldn't be bothered if he goes. (We were also told that 343 were a massive success too, then the firings started). It's beyond Phil though, their legal counsel has obviously been pants, their head of comms on Twitter is a dolt. Is it a cultural issue?

One things for sure, I'll never forget that Microsoft quoted Tom Warren's tweet in their submissions :messenger_tears_of_joy:
 
DForce said:
You believe this because they tried hard to downplay the impact of Call of Duty.

Anyone with common sense knows they were bullshitting in order to get the deal passed.
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MS has said outright that they need a mobile presence. It has been a big thing for them.
They also want to increase their PC foothold and communities. WOW gives them this.
COD? Meh, it's another Shooter that will always be on Xbox. It's too big to go exclusive for any console.
Would they love COD? Sure, but I think if push came to shove they would take the other two over it.
You are thinking like a console only gamer.
 
In Cold Blood said:
MS has said outright that they need a mobile presence. It has been a big thing for them.
They also want to increase their PC foothold and communities. WOW gives them this.
COD? Meh, it's another Shooter that will always be on Xbox. It's too big to go exclusive for any console.
Would they love COD? Sure, but I think if push came to shove they would take the other two over it.
You are thinking like a console only gamer.
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It's rude to read off a script when you're conversing
 
GHG said:
Considering the size of the deal it's ridiculous that they seem to have approached this with such a degree of complacency.
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The entire saga around this deal will be taught in business majors/schools for decades. The pure hubris for them to claim they believed the most expensive acquisition by pure dollar amount would go through uncontested.

I also have some thoughts on stuff that came out today, but I wanna give some time to let some more developments to come out. Things are moving fast now.
 
In Cold Blood said:
MS has said outright that they need a mobile presence. It has been a big thing for them.
They also want to increase their PC foothold and communities. WOW gives them this.
COD? Meh, it's another Shooter that will always be on Xbox. It's too big to go exclusive for any console.
Would they love COD? Sure, but I think if push came to shove they would take the other two over it.
You are thinking like a console only gamer.
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"MS has said outright"

DForce said:
You believe this because they tried hard to downplay the impact of Call of Duty.
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- Call of Duty is bigger than WoW.
- If they're crying about wanting to be more competitive against Sony, then they would use Call of Duty. King and Wow won't do that.
- Call of Duty makes them more competitive in the console market.
- Putting Call of Duty on Game Pass would increase subscribers dramatically.
- Making Call of Duty exclusive would weaken Sony.

If Microsoft is willing to lose billions on Game Pass, then they'll have no problem losing billions by making it exclusive. Their ultimate goal is to beat the competition, and making Call of Duty exclusive would help do that.

I'm not thinking like a console gamer, you're thinking like a person who believes the BS Microsoft you when people with common sense can see right through it.
 
adamsapple said:






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"it didn't work out that we just slammed with the door and yell like a spoiled brat, so I guess now it's time for some communication."

Edit - I don't believe your source. Ryan doesn't have that sort of self reflection
 
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adamsapple said:




Looks like Super Joost was onto something.




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That is from the 8th of Feb. It's whether joost is right that they have jetted to Seattle to talk to MS or not that's in question. I'm sure MS and Sony are in "negotiations" already. They are in a court case after all. Depends entirely on what that negotiation means and whether Joost is right about the details, namely requesting a perpetual license.
 
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