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

Do you believe the deal will be approved?


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THE DUCK

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Isn't that the fault of the ones that make the games?

For sure, but it doesn't change the facts. Ms needs more AAA software to be more competitive, we all know it. Maybe those games are already being made in house.......but probably not enough of them from what we have seen the past 2 years.
They saw this issue too which is why they tried to buy Activision.
 

Heisenberg007

Gold Journalism
More studios does not = better or equal studios. Volume doesn't mean anything really if you don’t have enough AAA system selling games. There has not ever been nor will there ever be an equal playing field, exclusives have always driven the hardware.
But that's on Microsoft then, right? If they are willing to spend time, money, and effort, they will get high-quality AAAs. If they instead keep funding "passion projects" instead of funding big AAAs, then they don't have any right to complain that they don't have enough AAAs.

The fact is that Xbox now has more studios and developers than PlayStation Studios.
 
For sure, but it doesn't change the facts. Ms needs more AAA software to be more competitive, we all know it. Maybe those games are already being made in house.......but probably not enough of them from what we have seen the past 2 years.
They saw this issue too which is why they tried to buy Activision.

That's dumb they should have made their studios better.
 

THE DUCK

voted poster of the decade by bots
But that's on Microsoft then, right? If they are willing to spend time, money, and effort, they will get high-quality AAAs. If they instead keep funding "passion projects" instead of funding big AAAs, then they don't have any right to complain that they don't have enough AAAs.

The fact is that Xbox now has more studios and developers than PlayStation Studios.

Thats one other method, though we have seen many large dollar projects with many companies fall flat regardless of intention.
Even if you take halo infinite for example, while I personally was happy it was lauded as a failure. Ms put tons of money and time behind it.

The number of studios may increase chances but only if they are of high pedigree.

Your saying sony has less studios and ms has the advantage. So let's say your starting a huge new console company, and you are allowed to pick either ms or sony's studios, you must be saying then you would pick ms's studios? I doubt it, probably not even a hard decision.
 

NickFire

Member
What is MS doing right now?

Days before an injunction hearing, we get confirmation that S is the base spec after all (per DF if I understood correctly), increased prices right before their biggest two games of the entire generation launch, and non-denial denials of claims they planned to buy and foreclose game access as far back as 2019.

Are they just getting the bad news out now so it will be brushed aside when the deal terminates???? Cause this is a crazy way to kick off hearings of this sort IMO>
 

wolffy66

Member
IDK, they like to put into the ether that they are pretty "hands off."

They let 343 continue go down the tubes over a 10 year period or more, before finally stepping in and cleaning management house after the massive black cloud over their flagship franchise.
Halo is old. Let it die and move on. That's the only 343 solution
 

Ronin_7

Member
What is MS doing right now?

Days before an injunction hearing, we get confirmation that S is the base spec after all (per DF if I understood correctly), increased prices right before their biggest two games of the entire generation launch, and non-denial denials of claims they planned to buy and foreclose game access as far back as 2019.

Are they just getting the bad news out now so it will be brushed aside when the deal terminates???? Cause this is a crazy way to kick off hearings of this sort IMO>
SHIT is bonkers.

CMA will crush them, they lied to the UK court this will be fun 😎
 
What is MS doing right now?

Days before an injunction hearing, we get confirmation that S is the base spec after all (per DF if I understood correctly), increased prices right before their biggest two games of the entire generation launch, and non-denial denials of claims they planned to buy and foreclose game access as far back as 2019.

Are they just getting the bad news out now so it will be brushed aside when the deal terminates???? Cause this is a crazy way to kick off hearings of this sort IMO>

Yeah, I was thinking at the very least they could've held off on announcing the price increase to both their console + subscription plans until about 4 weeks later around July 20th or so, and would help their chances of getting the injunction denied, even if just a slight benefit to their odds. The only thing I can think of is that from my understanding, June 30th is the end of the Fiscal Year for their stockholders who will receive the annual report right around July 25th, so perhaps they felt it was necessary to do this price hike by the end of June, but that just seems ill-advised to me when the FTC is still harping on both console and multi-game subscription concerns, in addition to the cloud-gaming concerns (for which Game Pass Ultimate is still needed to access xCloud for just about all non-Fortnite games).
 

GHG

Gold Member
What is MS doing right now?

Days before an injunction hearing, we get confirmation that S is the base spec after all (per DF if I understood correctly), increased prices right before their biggest two games of the entire generation launch, and non-denial denials of claims they planned to buy and foreclose game access as far back as 2019.

Are they just getting the bad news out now so it will be brushed aside when the deal terminates???? Cause this is a crazy way to kick off hearings of this sort IMO>

The best way to bury bad news is with more bad news.

The price increase is all everyone is talking about now, Booty's email is forgotten.

Mission accomplished.
 

DeepEnigma

Gold Member
The best way to bury bad news is with more bad news.

The price increase is all everyone is talking about now, Booty's email is forgotten.

Mission accomplished.
Steve Bannon Bingo GIF


Page out of politics and the 8 second news cycle.
 
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Pelta88

Member
The best way to bury bad news is with more bad news.

The price increase is all everyone is talking about now, Booty's email is forgotten.

Mission accomplished.

Steve Bannon Bingo GIF


Page out of politics and the 8 second news cycle.

With the FTC livestreaming the case against Microsoft tomorrow, I don't think that tactic is going to work.

In fact, I think the floodgates are on a count-down timer.
 

DeepEnigma

Gold Member
With the FTC livestreaming the case against Microsoft tomorrow, I don't think that tactic is going to work.

In fact, I think the floodgates are on a count-down timer.
Just make sure those overseeing this are not putting any deposits down on a new Ferrari or vacation homes any time soon.

Just Saying Bernie Sanders GIF by Saturday Night Live
 

nikolino840

Member
They have their own reasons. But it won't change that her son works for MS. Then there is the fact that she is Biden appointment,
Conflict of interest..easy win for them..or at least change the judge and need more time that Microsoft don't have bc they have limited time or re negotiate with abk and pay 3billion
 
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