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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tmlDan said:



Was this already shared? cause im surprised, Canada allows monopolies or duopolies like crazy, thats why everything's expensive here
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Topher said:
Best thing about all of this is we finally see Microsoft is just as bad as Sony behind closed doors. How anyone comes out of this not seeing it is beyond me.
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honestly I'd disagree only because if anything we're finding out Microsoft is worse

Sony hasn't gone out trying to buy publishers or lied about their intentions, we've seen that with Bungie where just like Sony had said their next game is still coming to Xbox

meanwhile Xbox flat out lied saying Bethesda wasn't about "taking games from other platforms" and that exclusivity would be a "case by case basis" only for us to find out they KNEW they had no intention of following through with either of those things

at least with PlayStation they are who they show us they are, Xbox have been shown to be completely scummy in their actions with all the revelations we've gotten during this court case
 
adamsapple said:
Here.

I still think they have yet to make a half decent case for injunction. Even the judge has questioned FTCs expert model more than once.
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They do have to bring it all home for sure. I believe the same.

But look at the stuff they managed to bring out from the internal emails. This is very impressive. For example, they are asking about why was Tim investigating how much the Xbox revenue will increase if Sony's ABK revenue will decrease. And how they intended to make all Zenimax games exclusive, and not just new IPs.
 
graywolf323 said:
honestly I'd disagree only because if anything we're finding out Microsoft is worse

Sony hasn't gone out trying to buy publishers or lied about their intentions, we've seen that with Bungie where just like Sony had said their next game is still coming to Xbox

meanwhile Xbox flat out lied saying Bethesda wasn't about "taking games from other platforms" and that exclusivity would be a "case by case basis" only for us to find out they KNEW they had no intention of following through with either of those things

at least with PlayStation they are who they show us they are, Xbox have been shown to be completely scummy in their actions with all the revelations we've gotten during this court case
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The blatant dishonesty is pretty bad.
 
graywolf323 said:
honestly I'd disagree only because if anything we're finding out Microsoft is worse

Sony hasn't gone out trying to buy publishers or lied about their intentions, we've seen that with Bungie where just like Sony had said their next game is still coming to Xbox

meanwhile Xbox flat out lied saying Bethesda wasn't about "taking games from other platforms" and that exclusivity would be a "case by case basis" only for us to find out they KNEW they had no intention of following through with either of those things

at least with PlayStation they are who they show us they are, Xbox have been shown to be completely scummy in their actions with all the revelations we've gotten during this court case
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Very true. And that's why you can't trust them about the COD titles in the future (or future Activision titles). They can easily change their mind.
 
Topher said:
The blatant dishonesty is pretty bad.
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if nothing else hopefully this destroys the "good guy Phil" and other false personas Xbox has been trying to sell with their PR

everyone here on GAF likes to hate on Jim Ryan (I often joke the only people that hate him more than Xbox fanboys are the PlayStation fanboys) but he's never tried to be like "Oh I'm just one of you, I hate everything my company does too but I have no power despite being in charge of this department." like Spencer constantly does

now we have emails showing that Phil hasn't been telling the public the truth at all with what his actual goals or strategies are
 
MMaRsu said:
This deal is gonna go through and im gonna be happy when it does.

Sony gets all the cookies. Uses every trick in the book to keep exclusivity like DLC stuff, for months, even a year in some cases.

I loved my PS4 but arrogant Sony can fuck off. I dont even own an Xbox but still.
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Embarrassing post.
 
X-Wing said:
Well I thought from the beginning that the FTC was making a poor case but I think there is now enough evidence to at least cast a shadow of doubt over what Microsoft will do if the deal goes through. The judge did issue a restraining order when everyone thought she wouldn't... I don't know... I'm 50/50 on this right now.
As for the CMA, the biggest challenge there is still on Microsoft's side.
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Not really? They have signed contracts stating 10 years of multiplatform.

How do they have enough evidence?
 
MMaRsu said:
Yea I dont have an Xbox

Yeah, so what? These corporations arent our friends.

If Sony is allowed to be greedy fucks why cant MS?
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weird how you're out here spreading BS misinformation that goes in favor of the system you don't own then 🤔

edit: and your account is 17+ years old so it's not like you're somehow just a stupid teenager
 
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MMaRsu said:
Not really? They have signed contracts stating 10 years of multiplatform.

How do they have enough evidence?
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And those contracts explicitly state that they can back out at any time, which is pretty much confirmed by the way MS is handling Zenimax.

Nobody with any sense should take these people at their word at this point.
 
graywolf323 said:
weird how your out here spreading BS misinformation that goes in favor of the system you don't own then 🤔
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What misinformation exactly?

Solidus_T said:
And those contracts explicitly state that they can back out at any time, which is pretty much confirmed by the way MS is handling Zenimax.

Nobody with any sense should take these people at their word at this point.
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Nobody has said anything about Zenimax exclusivity.
 
Topher said:
Then your telling "arrogant Sony" to fuck off while making excuses for MS is pure hypocrisy.
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What excuses exactly?

Holy shit I didnt think id be dogpiled by 100 users who love Sony and hate MS. Neither of these corpo's are your friends.

All is fair in capitalism.

Forget it

Sony and MS are both arrogant pricks. But it won't be the consumer who suffers in the end.
 
graywolf323 said:
I hope you're getting paid well… immediately going to the "you guys are just anti-Xbox" when the lies you're spread in favor of Xbox get challenged 🙄
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Please man, spare me this bullshit. I'm chilling on my couch after a hard days work. No need to imply im astroturfing you clown.
thicc_girls_are_teh_best said:
Must be Sullivan's GAF alt ;)
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I dont even know who that is. Is it some resetera clown? Bcs I dont visit that site
 
MMaRsu said:
What excuses exactly?

Holy shit I didnt think id be dogpiled by 100 users who love Sony and hate MS. Neither of these corpo's are your friends.

All is fair in capitalism.

Forget it

Sony and MS are both arrogant pricks. But it won't be the consumer who suffers in the end.
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people have corrected you and you aren't even trying to have an honest conversation, that's why you're starting to get dogpiled

also plenty of us are tired of the "oh I hate both sides and that's why I think Xbox should be allowed to do whatever they want" BS that some on here try to use while they regurgitate talking points that likely came from the Discord HeisenbergFX4 HeisenbergFX4 told us about
 
MMaRsu said:
What excuses exactly?

Holy shit I didnt think id be dogpiled by 100 users who love Sony and hate MS. Neither of these corpo's are your friends.

All is fair in capitalism.

Forget it

Sony and MS are both arrogant pricks. But it won't be the consumer who suffers in the end.
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Don't need an Xbox to be a lil MS shill
 
MMaRsu said:
What excuses exactly?

Holy shit I didnt think id be dogpiled by 100 users who love Sony and hate MS. Neither of these corpo's are your friends.

All is fair in capitalism.

Forget it

Sony and MS are both arrogant pricks. But it won't be the consumer who suffers in the end.
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You don't even think about what you are posting, do you?

"If Sony is allowed to be greedy fucks why cant MS?"

Your posts are dripping with irony.
 
adamsapple said:
Commitments under oath from Phil and Satya don't mean nothing.
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Which is precisely why the FTC has pursued their line of questioning today. They have proven that Spencer lied under oath before and willfully lied to regulators about Zenimax, proving the Judge cannot take their "promises under oath" at face value. They will do whatever they want.
 
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