You should email Microsoft, maybe they'll stop playing everything out in public.
well...maybe thats the kind of thing this acquisition is about. bringing a gun to a knife fight so to speak. There is no bigger competitor than MS, when they whip out their wallet...... Shit....they would buy every publisher right now, if it didnt mean dealing with the CMA every single time.
Ohh god I hate you because this reminds me that Season 2 of Resident Evil had the potential for Lance Reddick to slap the shit out of Ada Wong
'companies can just ignore regulators'
Thanks for the insight. I think that hedge funds would have that concern for all mergers that they are not investing in if they had that power. But I didn't think of it until you talked about it. And that is a concern. I said it in answer of this :
I agree. Nvidia did fail in its attempt to buy ARM recently after all. But shit happens for a reason. And I believe that Microsoft went to this merger like with Zenimax, and that they should have made more preparations. It is the biggest deal in gaming history, and they admitted to have not "teached the CMA enough". They should have entered this merger with the same efforts that Sony made at the minimum. Sorry if my wording seemed too affirmative. But I maintain that Microsoft should have done better.
Ive said this before and ill say it again...those words will soon turn into...."we decided to focus on playstation" with the excuse being "easier to focus on one platform and put our efforts into the game" "destiny is still available to play on all platforms for loyal bungie fans who dont have a playstation...please stay with us so we still can have a way of getting some money out you"
This isn't true. The EU pressured MS to make the Windows Browser choice worldwide. MS refused and there was nothing the EU could do about it. It was only implemented in Europe.
he is the silent assassin of gaming CEOs , a true professional
Dude loves to hear himself talk.Phil Spencer has been making public comments like this for a while now though. Previously he said Call of Duty would be on PlayStation as long as PlayStation exists. But the deal being offered was 10 years. So instead of talking about it, submit that deal formally to the CMA and release it publicly unredacted.
Phil Spencer has been making public comments like this for a while now though. Previously he said Call of Duty would be on PlayStation as long as PlayStation exists. But the deal being offered was 10 years. So instead of talking about it, submit that deal formally to the CMA and release it publicly unredacted.
Dude loves to hear himself talk.
Nobody likes being told they are ignorant Microsoft has an institutional arrogance that comes with years of thinking they were the smartest people in the room. I encounter that regularly in my industry.
Damn. Too on the nose.Microsoft in a nutshell this whole time:
Guys that tweet is from nov. 2022
Nobody says this strawman you molested.
"Phil's nutz..."You say this on this page, after seeing the posts I'm referencing without any irony
Never read the former but always the latter.
Yep, and it was posted and discussed here back then.
WhatYep, and it was posted and discussed here.
I even made a stupid meme from it. Might as well repost it.
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Yes, the talk talk talk part, not the former, honk honk.
My comment wasn't concerning the possibility of them creating an independent company specifically for the UK. I agree that it's not really feasible.
Log off the internet for a while.
dont you have empathy?
You have a point. But I found it more funny than weird. I can't talk for others, so I will say my opinion on this subject. Phil mostly did, and do good PR for Xbox. But for years he talked more than he acted in the games departement. And some of his declarations are off when you think about it later, with the benefit of hindsight. For me what did it was that a few years ago, he was on EA and saying as an excuse to the lack of games something like this:
things are getting messed-up.
i know we have a lot of Playstations fans here.
I have to ask something.
How can you not see all the mental/emotional damage PlayStation is exerting to gamers around the world?.
even Pacther said he was pissed of at PlayStation's behavior...i swear i heard his voice cracking up a bit when he said sony are acting little whiny babies.
having a mental breakdown is not fun. I wonder if some of those people will hate PlayStation even more after all this circus is over.
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You say this on this page, after seeing the posts I'm referencing without any irony
How could anyone possibly think the UK has any authority over how companies operate in other nations?
"Phil's nutz..."
He might stay, he might leave. People are just guessing. It is perfectly normal to part ways after something this big though, whether it's a success or not. See Tretton leaving Sony after the PS4 launch. It's also fair to say that Spencer is a bit more of a company man for MS than most other people at his level though. Personally I think he's staying anyway. This deal succeeding or failing isn't on him. It's on MS's legal team and Nadella. Phil has commented on the deal throughout, but legal are there to advise and obviously haven't told him to stop.
