it's the only way to stop it, when i buy something this is what happensTo make a dollar per share?
You can't be serious?
it's the only way to stop it, when i buy something this is what happens
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I say we make a new poll for potential acquisition targets, by whom, and dates..Someone else gets to pick the mega-corporation this time, adam
Does Ubisoft getting cloud rights to Activision titles only apply to the UK or is it true for other regions as well?
But it feels right.Microsoft making a serious attempt for Nintendo would break global infrastructure, never mind the servers here.
There'd be another Pearl Harbor, only in Redmond from down the road.Microsoft making a serious attempt for Nintendo would break global infrastructure, never mind the servers here.
There would be riots in Japan.
But it feels right.
You are a class actSo does your wife when you're too busy jacking off to Phil.
But I'm a man of honor, what's yours is rightfully yours and from this day forth I shall leave her alone.
Thanks.So does your wife when you're too busy jacking off to Phil.
But I'm a man of honor, what's yours is rightfully yours and from this day forth I shall leave her alone.
Xbox knows me well
I'll believe it when it's finally actually over.
It shouldn't have taken this long though.
I'll believe it when it's finally actually over.
It shouldn't have taken this long though.
Let's have one again next year.
I still think this deal is shittier for consumers than the original. CMA backed themselves into a corner and we end up with something that blunts a weapon that MS were unlikely to ever wield at the expense of actual gamers.Much rather this take too long and they get it right than simply rubber stamp a deal like this like much of the rest of world did.
For sure. It's had some brilliant moments. At the back of my mind though, I think we ain't seen nothing yet - can you imagine the thread when they try to go for Valve or Nintendo. I'm laughing now just thinking about it.
Does Ubisoft getting cloud rights to Activision titles only apply to the UK or is it true for other regions as well?
Everywhere. Actually, not sure about the rest of Europe and how those deals are affected.
I know the whole deal is not popular around here and I get that, but with the CMA and their initial block a lot of companies have benefited more than they would have which is great.Yeah, that's where I am it.
This proposal does not meet the criterion set by the CMA in their previous Phase 2 findings. They asked for the divestment of COD and Activision, which would have been permanent. This new deal will temporarily divest cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft and then Microsoft regains 100% control after 15 years.
Having said that, it seems like this deal will be approved now.
Going to make zero difference to anything now considering the only game Activision make on console with any sort of pull is call of duty, which is going to stay multi platform
Millions of proxy fanboys for MS will shift and they'll all of a sudden feel their wrath. There isn't enough PR in the world to control that onslaught.For sure. It's had some brilliant moments. At the back of my mind though, I think we ain't seen nothing yet - can you imagine the thread when they try to go for Valve or Nintendo. I'm laughing now just thinking about it.
I personally think as an addition to Gamepass this acquisition is pretty underwhelming.
All signs point to this not being about Gamepass or Playstation. Even Jim Ryan said so, saying this is "a bigger play" and I'm inclined to believe him.
You're right that Gamepass could benefit significantly from this money being used to outright buy games (Ryan estimated that $5bn would buy a few years of COD exclusivity, iirc). For that reason, I'm inclined to believe that Microsoft aren't driven by wanting to bolster Gamepass, they know how many games they could buy up for the same money and the effect that it would have their competition, if that was the idea, they could have bought up COD, various EA Sports, Ass Creed, etc. Etc. For maybe a generation and spent less.
My grandpapa will be hyped for a new quest for glory. Hope hos hand can still move the mouse cursor.Imagine Obsidian making a new Quest for Glory
- Blur
- Caesar
- Call of Duty
- Candy Crush
- Crash Bandicoot
- Diablo
- DJ Hero
- Empire Earth
- Gabriel Knight
- Geometry Wars
- Guitar Hero
- Gun
- Hearthstone
- Heroes of the Storm
- Hexen
- Interstate ’76
- King’s Quest
- The Lost Vikings
- Overwatch
- Phantasmagoria
- Pitfall
- Police Quest
- Prototype
- Quest for Glory
- Singularity
- Skylanders
- Solider of Fortune
- Space Quest
- Spyro the Dragon
- StarCraft
- Tenchu
- TimeShift
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
- True Crime
- World of Warcraft
Yep. It'd be truly stunning on so many levels. Its almost beyond comprehension.Millions of proxy fanboys for MS will shift and they'll all of a sudden feel their wrath. There isn't enough PR in the world to control that onslaught.
Everywhere. Actually, not sure about the rest of Europe and how those deals are affected.
So it's true for all regions, with the possible exception of Europe? That seems odd.
Time for Europe to block the deal and ask for new remediesSo it's true for all regions, with the possible exception of Europe? That seems odd.
Just officially announce the PS5 Pro about nowi want jim ryan to throw a tantrum , cmon jim think of something .
i want jim ryan to throw a tantrum , cmon jim think of something .
For sure. It's had some brilliant moments. At the back of my mind though, I think we ain't seen nothing yet - can you imagine the thread when they try to go for Valve or Nintendo. I'm laughing now just thinking about it.
how will ps5 pro help in this?With how low the player count has dropped how fast do they put Diablo IV on Gamepass?
Just officially announce the PS5 Pro about now
Oh shit.....I forgot we are all supposed to be "melting down". Damn....sorry. Um....
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There.....got that out of the way.
Jim Ryan is booking an interview with BBC tomorrow and start crying like Brad Smith did. Best interview ever.i want jim ryan to throw a tantrum , cmon jim think of something .
needs to happen ASAPJim Ryan is booking an interview with BBC tomorrow and start crying like Brad Smith did. Best interview ever.
Why would they announce it 1 year early?With how low the player count has dropped how fast do they put Diablo IV on Gamepass?
Just officially announce the PS5 Pro about now
Hopefully, we all know how emotional Jim Ryan can sound when he speaks.needs to happen ASAP
??? This deal will be huge for Gamepass.
But, the deal was primarily about MS buying a profitable business with one of the highest rates of return in the entire industry.
I do think this is about game pass but they want to bring in more people from other platforms. i.e. mobile.
how will ps5 pro help in this?
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Just because I want them toWhy would they announce it 1 year early?
Ps4 was 2 month before launch
i want jim ryan to throw a tantrum , cmon jim think of something .
While the CMA has identified limited residual concerns with the new deal, Microsoft has put forward remedies which the CMA has provisionally concluded should address these issues.
The CMA is now consulting on the remedies before making a final decision
If their primary aim was wanting to bring more people in from other platforms, as I said in my post earlier (and in this one), they could have made Gamepass far, far, far more attractive to the public with $70bn than by buying COD and Candy Crush. They could have secured 10+ giant multiplatform games for gamepass for 10 years for that. As Jim Ryan says, they could have spent $5bn to get 3 years of COD. How about 10Bn for most of the generation? And Assassin's Creed, and FIFA, and Madden, and Battlefield, And Star Wars, and Resident Evil, and Street Fighter, etc. And all the first party stuff. And all the third party deals they're doing anyway. That would make Gamepass absolutely indispensible and would cost less than $70Bn. If Microsoft decided to make gamepass the default way for people to play games, they could do it for long enough that their competitors couldn't compete for less money.
Microsoft will get the benefit of putting the games they acquired on Gamepass, of course, but that definitely is not the primary driver.