DeepEnigma
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And the warriors lap it up and run with the piper's song.
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FTC Seeks to Block Microsoft Corp’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
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Maybe they're in time to delay Starfield and release it on PS5 as well to prove their goodwill in court
MisterXDTV
Member
Pay very close to the politics of this going forward. The FTC has just entered into a big fight with Microsoft and one of the United States' most powerful Labor Unions with a very pro union President and Administration.
If the FTC hoped Microsoft would blink.. that has not happened. This isn't Nvidia they're dealing with.
The FTC's job is to protect consumers, not competitors. The FTC better pray they at least get a judge that will have a temperament for this silly case, or else it could be over for the FTC a lot quicker than people think.
Oh boy, they are crying already.....
Let's wait for Windows Central "objective" article.... And the tweets by Tom Warren will be epic....
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Ezekiel_
Banned
WTF is this shit?
Microsoft: "While we believed in giving peace a chance, we have complete confidence in our case and welcome the opportunity to present our case in court."
I can’t believe MS are sanctioning statements like this
Peace = let us do what we want unaposed?
Yeah, that’s what John Lennon’s message was.
Their PR these last few days was completely out of wack.
It looked more like veiled threats to the FTC than a real attempt to persuade regulators.
SEGAvangelist
Member
I like how you can almost see the tears starting to form. He just knows the win is short lived.
bentanchorbolt
Banned
Until a few days ago when people were swayed by the onslaught of PR stories from MS, this is what everyone expected to happen, and had been discussed for weeks beforehand.
SEGAvangelist
Member
I think they should make every exclusive and marketing deal possible just like Sony does. Acquisitions will certainly not happen.
Ezekiel_
Banned
ChorizoPicozo
Member
Is this what people called: copium?
DForce
NaughtyDog Defense Force
Pay very close to the politics of this going forward. The FTC has just entered into a big fight with Microsoft and one of the United States' most powerful Labor Unions with a very pro union President and Administration.
If the FTC hoped Microsoft would blink.. that has not happened. This isn't Nvidia they're dealing with.
The FTC's job is to protect consumers, not competitors. The FTC better pray they at least get a judge that will have a temperament for this silly case, or else it could be over for the FTC a lot quicker than people think.
You a few months ago:
"Sony fell into Microsoft's trap."
"This is gangster shit right here."
Let's be honest, you guys were confident that this thing would be a walk in the park and now it's up in the air.
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Mr Moose
Member
Looks like MS isn't going to take this sitting down:
Giving peace a chance? WTF does that even mean lol.
James Sawyer Ford
Member
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
They "gangsta," yo!
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
So, is gamepass going up in price or not?
Hahaha, this just gets better and better. Looking forward to more twists and turns and the Netflix budget film adaptation.
Hahaha, this just gets better and better. Looking forward to more twists and turns and the Netflix budget film adaptation.
MasterCornholio
Member
Nice drama, but MS wil win
Depends if the CMA and EU joins in as well. That would certainly complicate things further.
It's just a waiting game at this point.
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Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
cireza
Member
Are you aware that this is exactly what Sony did with the PS1 ?
FeastYoEyes
Member
I hear the monkey paw curling as we speak.
octiny
Banned
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
But the deadline is June 2023, so it falls through automatically if it's not closed by then, right?
Mr Moose
Member
This is MicroSofts 4th console gen.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Honestly, I thought CMA and EU would try to block it, and FTC would just let it pass.
But now that FTC has filed a suit, I am pretty sure CMA and EU will happily join the party and do the same. They were way more vocal against the acquisition than FTC was -- especially, the CMA.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
That would take actual effort, talent and time.
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
Activision stock still above 70, Someone thinks the deal is still going through.
Mownoc
Member
Oh, well if that is the case then I guess this will be fast tracked. I'm just used to anything involving courts taking a billion years for anything to happen.
Reizo Ryuu
Gold Member
This is something I don't understand, the parties involved are A and B, A made the offer and B says they are looking forward to close the deal....so why is A now being sued under the guise of "consumer protection"?
How exactly am I being protected?
I don't get it.
Easily, happened with Time Warner and ATT. It happened with Sprint and TMobile too if I'm not mistaken. They sued and won the appeals. I think with Sprint and TMobile, they found some kinda loophole after the initial purchase failed where instead of Sprint buying TMobile, Tmobile bought Sprint. I don't know exact details but basically it went through the 2nd time they tried.
Edit: I won't say easily, but it's definitely possible.
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MasterCornholio
Member
I don't think Sony bought a huge publisher back then. But I could be wrong since I'm not familiar with that history. At the time all I cared about was my PS1 games. Plus my N64 was awesome as well. So many good memories.
Yoboman
Member
Pay very close to the politics of this going forward. The FTC has just entered into a big fight with Microsoft and one of the United States' most powerful Labor Unions with a very pro union President and Administration.
If the FTC hoped Microsoft would blink.. that has not happened. This isn't Nvidia they're dealing with.
The FTC's job is to protect consumers, not competitors. The FTC better pray they at least get a judge that will have a temperament for this silly case, or else it could be over for the FTC a lot quicker than people think.
This does protect consumers. As a consumer I feel protected thank you FTC
Kagey K
Banned
No, they said they expected it to close before then, it's not a hard deadline.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
I'm not sure, to be honest, I was asking. If my understanding is correct, though, I think this deal is pretty much f'ed.
MS might have to battle out in courts against the FTC, CMA, and EU in just over 6 months? I don't think it can be fast-tracked this much. I could be wrong here though.
Ezekiel_
Banned
It's in the nature of big tech, or any big enough corporation, to buy out smaller competitors.
Competing on equal terms is hard and risky, so why do it when you can just throw money around?
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Looks like MS isn't going to take this sitting down:
Of course not. This isn't Nvidia they're playing with lmao.
Case will be some time around May or June if we're lucky. The case may run for around perhaps 5-6 weeks, 8 weeks at best. And then at the end the Judge will rule in Microsoft's favor and it will be a big fail for the FTC. My assumption is the FTC won't even dare try to appeal after they lose. They know how weak this case is. They've chosen not a case they can win, so they decided to make a show trial out of this in the hopes of forcing the hand of the EU and the UK.
Fess
Member
They won’t do any new exclusivity for awhile, it would directly hurt their case when their defence is that they want more people to play the games.
Kagey K
Banned
They did.I don't think Sony bought a huge publisher back then. But I could be wrong since I'm not familiar with that history. At the time all I cared about was my PS1 games. Plus my N64 was awesome as well. So many good memories.
Aguero9320
Member
Seems ill advised. Fascinating to see what happens next, it’s going to be a bloodbath in court. We’re going to learn a lot of well kept imdustry secrets about how deals are done, that’s for sure.
3liteDragon
Member
Well if they go past the closing date they initially agreed upon, they’ll have to renegotiate the deal & things just get more complicated from there, especially if the CMA & EU go for the block.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Incorrect. The deal closes 2023, just a month or two into Microsoft's Q1 2024. Q2 2024 the latest. So just in time for Sony's existing COD deal to expire.
MasterCornholio
Member
What huge publisher?
ChiefDada
Gold Member
This comes as no surprise to anyone who actually listened to Khan's WSJ chat.
It was a stunt and nothing more.
It was a stunt and nothing more.
Pelta88
Member
Side note: Resetera are losing their minds over the FTC lawsuit is comedic gold.
mejin
Member
Skynet feelings...?
MarkMe2525
Gold Member
Here we go boys. Another 11k comment thread.
Edit: I should probably contribute so I'll give my unwanted take. I think MS has a strong case that the purchase is not anti-consumer. So in the end, believe it will go through.... in 2025
Edit: I should probably contribute so I'll give my unwanted take. I think MS has a strong case that the purchase is not anti-consumer. So in the end, believe it will go through.... in 2025
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DeepEnigma
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They didn't. People are acting like Psygnosis was this massive publisher, they weren't. And they still published Psygnosis games on other platforms before dissolving them into Sony SCEE after building them up bigger than they ever were. They did not go 3 (arguably) failing gens in a row before wanting to buy the largest 3rd party publishers in the world with all of those IPs and dev studios.I don't think Sony bought a huge publisher back then. But I could be wrong since I'm not familiar with that history. At the time all I cared about was my PS1 games. Plus my N64 was awesome as well. So many good memories.
They offered a cheap CD based system, cheap $40-$50 games, and removed third parties from the draconian deals they were locked into with Nintendo. They weren't perfect over the years, but most of their deals were on an equal playing field that others, especially the same MS has been free to do and done so themselves.
Most gamers never even heard of Psygnosis, that's how massive and popular they were for industry defining decades
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GhostOfTsu
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They had to drag Gabe Newell and Nintendo with them in their PR stunt.
They all look dumb with eggs on their faces now
They all look dumb with eggs on their faces now
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