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Being willfully ignorant is completely your decision and its something you have choose to do on multiple occasions when you engaged with me simply because your bait failed. Have a nice day.
That would piss....a lot of people off. Jim would basically be betting the farm on who fans love more, Sony or COD. Add to the fact that he'd be taking away the choice as well for consumers, it could blow up in his face. I guess it's fine if you're looking to rebuild, but probably a bad call if you're looking to maintain or grow. Pretty sure Jim's in the maintaining and growing business.
FIFA license is basically worthless without Fifpro and the various league licenses.
Would a revised agreement require shareholder approval?If this new CMA probe would take actual time then I think we might actually see a new merger extension happening.
UK's CMA open to new Microsoft-Activision probe after u-turn
Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday a restructured deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard could satisfy its concerns, subject to a new investigation, marking a climbdown in its opposition to the biggest gaming deal in history.
Buy the PES team from Konami and get the FIFA license and return to the glory PS days of PES 3/4/5 which were the best football games ever made, those are PS classics.
I don't think so, I think the current situation is to hit the July 18th date going by this article which seems to report just the facts without a narrative of where we are at with the CMA and mergerIf this new CMA probe would take actual time then I think we might actually see a new merger extension happening.
UK's CMA open to new Microsoft-Activision probe after u-turn
Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday a restructured deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard could satisfy its concerns, subject to a new investigation, marking a climbdown in its opposition to the biggest gaming deal in history.
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If this new CMA probe would take actual time then I think we might actually see a new merger extension happening.
UK's CMA open to new Microsoft-Activision probe after u-turn
Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday a restructured deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard could satisfy its concerns, subject to a new investigation, marking a climbdown in its opposition to the biggest gaming deal in history.
Khan needs to lose the political bullshit. Point blank period. It's what's fueled her and it's never payed off. I remember folks saying this is a play for her to go back to the government to cry for more power.
I knew a snarky gif was coming that's you m.o. when your arguments fail.
I think SQEX couldn't care less about MS. But they do care about Nintendo and the Switch at least to some degree, and that would be the only barrier I could even think of. Being owned by Sony is close to ceding most of their presence in Japan. Japan sales are a small fraction of what they rely on now, but SQEX still designs a lot of AA games primarily for that audience. Maybe they feel mobile would be enough at this point.
I'm really confused by that article. If I read it correctly they are saying a new deal needs to be reached for the merger itself. Can that happen without approval from shareholders? Can that happen without the new deal being reviewed by all countries again?
So you're saying that Square wouldn't want Sony to buy them because they would have to consider losing Nintendo and their install base. I mean that would just make their price higher, no? Sony buying Square doesn't necessarily mean they don't release games on Nintendo anymore, given Jim says Nintendo is not viewed as a competitor. Maybe they could have it both ways.
Why? Nothing has changed. The market is the same today and will be tomorrow. If ABK is okay then everything is ok for MS. They should get every available dev/pub right now. Waiting only allows for the market to swing in their favor and make future acquisitions harder.
I'm saying SQEX doesn't care about being PS exclusive anywhere in the world but Japan. The only barrier I could think of is them coming up with an acceptable strategy for that country. Could be a Vita 2, or a cloud handheld for PS or just mobile only, or allowing them to put a few games on Switch. Lots of options.
As a 4D chess thought experiment, imagine if Biden appointed Corely actually is helping the FTC in this case. She puts on a good show, rushes the case at Microsoft's behest giving her an out by saying the order may contain errors in finding for Microsoft on the first attempt.
Good morning folks! Damn this place is a little more salty than I expected it to be today...
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Microsoft’s Activision deal could face “new merger investigation,” UK regulator warns
The CMA says discussions are at an early stage.
Is this going to drag on forever.. zzz...
Sure it would, which is why I don't think it's gonna happen. Microsoft could really do without further harm to their reputation. It also doesn't make financial sense. They also testified in court that they would keep releasing on Playstation. Under Oath. If Sony decides not to give Microsoft devkits so they can make COD for Playstation, that's a choice Sony has to make. It's a difficult one, sure, but ultimately if they choose not to, then they are essentially manifesting their own lack of COD. That's not Microsoft whipping it away in that case.Just a thought experiment to see how long it would take for Microsoft to have to writedown some of the $70 billion it took to acquire Activision.
And Microsoft whipping call of duty away and/or compromising it when the time is right wouldn't piss people off? When Microsoft inevitably do it that won't be taking choice away from consumers?
Whether it's now or in the future, it's not going to result in immediate growth. Might as well get it over and done with.
Microsoft’s Activision deal could face “new merger investigation,” UK regulator warns
The CMA says discussions are at an early stage.
Is this going to drag on forever.. zzz...
Maybe they want to have another "shot" at wasting "taxpayer" money.
No, not really, but the narrative that a deal has been passed with Microsoft getting its way feels like it didn't survive the night; along with the definitive FTC won't appeal, unless the FTC, CMA and Microsoft are ready to issue statements to end this saga.Good morning folks! Damn this place is a little more salty than I expected it to be today...
Entering an argument in bad faith while baiting, which you do a lot is what is dishonest. You not getting your desired outcome in the engagement turns you into a condescending fake intellectual, which breaks that charade you play in being above the fanboying.
