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[tmlDan]

Sarah is covering her butt lol

 

[feynoob]

 

[Topher]

I got a 10 year deal in my cereal this morning

I've got so many 10 years deals that I've rolled them all up.

 

[Kilau]

They've put out almost all of their 1P games on Steam with Zenimax's games (and likely their prior EGS commitments) being the only exception.

There's no reason for him to not trust Phil for bringing the games to Steam.

Valve puts out almost no 1p games on Steam so it’s not like they are competing.

/sadcasm

 

[graywolf323]

I got a 10 year deal in my cereal this morning

man you’re lucky, I had to send in like 100 box tops in order to get one of those deals

 

[adamsapple]

Valve puts out almost no 1p games on Steam so it’s not like they are competing.

/sadcasm

I think at this point it safe to rule Valve as a stronefront developer than a games developer.

 

[DeepEnigma]

I've got so many 10 years deals that I've rolled them all up.

What they really get after that 100% opt-out at any time clause,

 

[Banjo64]

Juicy Juicy Zenimax questions coming up.

 

[Thirty7ven]

Should’ve said the law.

Based on today alone I don’t see how the judge doesn’t grant a preliminary injunction, but it’s the US of A and her son just recently got a gig at MS so you know the decision has been made already.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

They've put out almost all of their 1P games on Steam with Zenimax's games (and likely their prior EGS commitments) being the only exception.

There's no reason for him to not trust Phil for bringing the games to Steam.

MS have no choice but to bring them to Steam if they want them on PC, because of Steam's overwhelming market share.

Which Gabe did not provide as a part of his answer for not signing a 10-year deal, even though he could've. And the funny part is, I agree with Gabe. The other funny part is, Sony's accomplished the same in the console space but for "whatever" reason, certain senators and politicians with MS funding want to call Sony's market dominance an illegal monopoly, but Valve's domination of PC gaming storefronts is a "natural" monopoly?

Even when they both earned their positions through offering superior product to customers

 

[feynoob]

 

[jm89]

Listening to this shit instead of playing ff16.

I've peaked as a gamer.

 

[feynoob]

Listening to this shit instead of playing ff16.

I've peaked as a gamer.

I could have taken a nap, instead I am covering this.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Valve puts out almost no 1p games on Steam so it’s not like they are competing.

/sadcasm

I think at this point it safe to rule Valve as a stronefront developer than a games developer.

They did Trojan Horse HL2 to it. I remember many of us PC gamers were pissed, as I was putting on my collector's edition t-shirt, motherfucking that install crash process on day 1. We gamers are weak sometimes, lol.

But Steam is beautiful today. Most beautiful.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Listening to this shit instead of playing ff16.

I've peaked as a gamer.

MS got their exclusive after all, and it's only the acquisition of today's news cycle.

Guess they can "compete" after all

They did Trojan Horse HL2 to it. I remember many of us PC gamers were pissed, as I was putting on my collector's edition t-shirt, motherfucking that install crash process on day 1. We gamers are weak sometimes, lol.

But Steam is beautiful today. Most beautiful.

The beauty of vertical integration. I'd forgotten all about this actually xD.

 

[Banjo64]

Ooo Sarah getting nailed here. She's struggling with the splits. Contradicting her previous response.

 

[BoxFresh123]

Listening to this shit instead of playing ff16.

I've peaked as a gamer.

 

[adamsapple]

Listening to this shit instead of playing ff16.

I've peaked as a gamer.

well i've got this thing here but i don't exactly know what to do with it ..

the xbox isn't recognizing this disc.

 

[Nothing1234]

ABK revenue split is 80 something.

 

[feynoob]

 

[Varteras]

MS have no choice but to bring them to Steam if they want them on PC, because of Steam's overwhelming market share.

Which Gabe did not provide as a part of his answer for not signing a 10-year deal, even though he could've. And the funny part is, I agree with Gabe. The other funny part is, Sony's accomplished the same in the console space but for "whatever" reason, certain senators and politicians with MS funding want to call Sony's market dominance an illegal monopoly, but Valve's domination of PC gaming storefronts is a "natural" monopoly?

Even when they both earned their positions through offering superior product to customers

These are the same people who lost their shit when the FTC agreed with the EU on trying to break up the American duopoly of mobile OS between Apple and Google. Without considering it would allow Microsoft, another American company, a chance to compete.

 

[graywolf323]

They did Trojan Horse HL2 to it. I remember many of us PC gamers were pissed, as I was putting on my collector's edition t-shirt, motherfucking that install crash process on day 1. We gamers are weak sometimes, lol.

But Steam is beautiful today. Most beautiful.

because Valve put in the work to make Steam great

come to think of it… Xbox is older than Steam

 

[feynoob]

 

[Banjo64]

LMAO - Xbox negotiates for third party exclusivity sometimes don't they?

3 second pause... I guess

These are soft balls and she's struggling.

 

[PaintTinJr]

He worked for MS.

And is also very likely one of those first decade employees that was minted as a millionaire from the shares he was given with his employment as they multiplied via the market cap.

He probably still has shares and would have a vested interest in this deal passing. He was the guy that did the directx port of doom when directx was like the fifth most popular graphics API, and he even hid a flight simulator game he wrote in something like Excel 95 that actually shipped to customers, and could be accessed with a hidden key sequence IIRC.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

phil spencer made the final call on starfield exclusivity according to sarah bond

 

[feynoob]

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Stadia is BACK!

 

[FalsettoVibe]

What is happening today? Is there some decision being made? Why is this thread moving so fast? lol

 

[DeepEnigma]

phil spencer made the final call on starfield exclusivity according to sarah bond

You mean the "When we play together, we all win!" propagator, you don't say!

 

[adamsapple]

ABK revenue split is 80 something.

80 - 20 in relation to what ? whose the other 20% for? the prospective MS if it goes first party ?

 

[Varteras]

LMAO - Xbox negotiates for third party exclusivity sometimes don't they?

3 second pause... I guess

These are soft balls and she's struggling.

Xbox can't catch a break on CEO's. Mattrick. Spencer. Soon to be, maybe, Bond.

 

[Mr Moose]

phil spencer made the final call on starfield exclusivity according to sarah bond

Can't be true, he hates exclusives.

The lies of P.

 

[Nothing1234]

80 - 20 in relation to what ? whose the other 20% for? the prospective MS if it goes first party ?

Currently that is their split, industry standard is 70%-30%.

 

[Slikk360]

Listening to this shit instead of playing ff16.

I've peaked as a gamer.

Same haven't booted FF16 up yet this Thread is way more entertaining.

 

[Thirty7ven]

Critical she says.

 

[Varteras]

You mean the "When we play together, we all win!" propagator, you don't say!

 

[Bernoulli]

I got a 10 year deal in my cereal this morning

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Dayum these rapid fire questions

 

[tmlDan]

Sarah getting sassy, lawyer asked her if she's still with her lol

 

[Thirty7ven]

LMAO - Xbox negotiates for third party exclusivity sometimes don't they?

3 second pause... I guess

These are soft balls and she's struggling.

I guess I don’t recall have no recollection wasn’t in the room

 

[DeepEnigma]

LMAO - Xbox negotiates for third party exclusivity sometimes don't they?

3 second pause... I guess

These are soft balls and she's struggling.

This impacts their PR patrol online. She got nervous.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Sarah getting a bit sassy on the stand no--

Sarah getting sassy, lawyer asked her if she's still with her lol

Damnit literally beat me to it

 

[Banjo64]

Xbox want to offer an xCloud SKU, don't they?

Bond: Not to my knowledge.

(referring to prior testimony) Start at line 22. Question, are there any plans to release a dedicated xCloud SKU right now? (vague statement) but Xbox would very much like to do it.

Bond: that was Sept. 2022, the answer I just gave you is relative to now.


Oh Xbois she's a dumb dumb.

 

[Bernoulli]

how is asking the questions? is it lina khan?

 

[jm89]

Xbox want to offer an xCloud SKU, don't they?

Bond: Not to my knowledge.

Start at line 22. Question, are there any plans to release a dedicated SKU right now but Xbox would very much like to do it.

Bond: that was Sept. 2022, the answer I just gave you is relative to now.


Oh Xbois she's a dumb dumb.

Yeah that doesn't look good at all. Caught in 4k 30fps.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Xbox want to offer an xCloud SKU, don't they?

Bond: Not to my knowledge.

Start at line 22. Question, are there any plans to release a dedicated SKU right now but Xbox would very much like to do it.

Bond: that was Sept. 2022, the answer I just gave you is relative to now.


Oh Xbois she's a dumb dumb.

Silly you, it was just a thought experiment™

 

[FUBARx89]

Fucking hell, this really bad, they're looking like absolute clowns here.

I dunno if they're honestly going the "poor Microsoft route" or just massively inept, but Booty, Spencer, Bond, they all need to go see Stayda in his office and get their marching orders.

 

[Bernoulli]

just said gamepass market leader

 

[Thirty7ven]

Strategies change every day sir mam thou