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

Do you believe the deal will be approved?

  • Yes, will be approved without changes.

    Votes: 221 24.9%

  • Yes, will be approved but with structural changes to ABK.

    Votes: 102 11.5%

  • Yes, will be approved but only with behavioral concessions.

    Votes: 262 29.6%

  • No, will not be approved.

    Votes: 301 34.0%
  • Total voters
    886
  • Poll closed .
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King Dazzar said:
Nah, its Tom's shite reporting linking Bethesda with the ABK deal.
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MS literally signed a deal with Nvidia because of the ABK deal.
 
RookX22 said:
is there a way to play xbox app games on the steamdeck natively? no streaming junk.
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idk, but if they remove battlenet on it, there would be a plan to either play it via steam or have a native app. Could be wrong, but I don't think they wouldn't have a solution if that was in their plans.
 
Timberwolf25 said:
idk, but if they remove battlenet on it, there would be a plan to either play it via steam or have a native app. Could be wrong, but I don't think they wouldn't have a solution if that was in their plans.
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I doubt Microsoft is going to support Steam Deck with anything other than streaming. Especially when there are handhelds such as Rog Ally running Windows in direct competition with a non-Windows device. If they shut down battle.net then more than likely all games purchased will have to be accessed through the Microsoft store. They are certainly not going to give battle.net customers a free Steam license.

So yeah, Microsoft could effectively take Blizzard games away from Steam Deck owners by shutting down battle.net.
 
Topher said:
I doubt Microsoft is going to support Steam Deck with anything other than streaming. Especially when there are handhelds such as Rog Ally running Windows in direct competition with a non-Windows device. If they shut down battle.net then more than likely all games purchased will have to be accessed through the Microsoft store. They are certainly not going to give battle.net customers a free Steam license.

So yeah, Microsoft could effectively take Blizzard games away from Steam Deck owners by shutting down battle.net.
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I'd think that MS would want to keep as many revenue streams open as possible for both these games. I never played WOW, but isn't that a subscription game. And D4 is a Live service game with both a battlepass and mtx. It's in their best interest to support as many platforms as possible to maximize revenue.

As I said, I could be wrong, but it would be a bad business decision to not have a replacement for Battlenet "if" they decided to remove it or fold it into Xbox Live
 
Timberwolf25 said:
I'd think that MS would want to keep as many revenue streams open as possible for both these games. I never played WOW, but isn't that a subscription game. And D4 is a Live service game with both a battlepass and mtx. It's in their best interest to support as many platforms as possible to maximize revenue.

As I said, I could be wrong, but it would be a bad business decision to not have a replacement for Battlenet "if" they decided to remove it or fold it into Xbox Live
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I would love it Microsoft decided to support Steam Deck fully, but I just think if it isn't a Microsoft platform then all it will ever get is streaming. I hope you are eventually proven right though and I am wrong.
 
TrueGrime said:
Where in the deal did it state that Bethesda's games weren't a part of it?

Come on man. Right on Nvidia's page it says "Xbox PC titles", which is all of MS' first party.
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If Bethesda wasn't mentioned in the deal then their games were not a part of the deal. That's how deals work. But they obviously came to a different arrangement to include Bethesda's games.
 
TrueGrime said:
Where in the deal did it state that Bethesda's games weren't a part of it?

Come on man. Right on Nvidia's page it says "Xbox PC titles", which is all of MS' first party.
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Its his wordings that I was calling out. He states "Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal isnt even done yet, but here they are". Yet these games are Bethesda and not ABK, regardless of the motivation behind the agreement coming into being.

Also in the article he then contradicts himself in within his own opening statement:
Bethesda's popular Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein games are making their way onto the GeForce Now cloud gaming service this month, Nvidia announced in a blog post. While Nvidia didn't reveal the specific titles in each franchise (although the post teases an image of Wolfenstein: The New Order), you must have the Ultimate or Priority membership to get access when they drop.

I just find his captures at times a touch misleading. Intentional or otherwise, I frequently have trust issues with his reporting.
 
The cloud remedies only include Activision Blizzard console and PC games.....

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These Bethesda games on Geforce Now are part of a different deal.
 
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Topher said:
If Bethesda wasn't mentioned in the deal then their games were not a part of the deal. That's how deals work. But they obviously came to a different arrangement to include Bethesda's games.
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King Dazzar said:
Its his wordings that I was calling out. He states "Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal isnt even done yet, but here they are". Yet these games are Bethesda and not ABK, regardless of the motivation behind the agreement coming into being.

Also in the article he then contradicts himself in within his own opening statement:
Bethesda's popular Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein games are making their way onto the GeForce Now cloud gaming service this month, Nvidia announced in a blog post. While Nvidia didn't reveal the specific titles in each franchise (although the post teases an image of Wolfenstein: The New Order), you must have the Ultimate or Priority membership to get access when they drop.

I just find his captures at times a touch misleading. Intentional or otherwise, I frequently have trust issues with his reporting.
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Topher said:
The cloud remedies only include Activision Blizzard console and PC games.....

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These Bethesda games on Geforce Now are part of a different deal.
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Tell me... when did Microsoft first approach Nvidia for this deal (and Nintendo for their deal and Sony for their deal), when did Nvidia accept the deal, and when the commission propose their remedies?

The wording is fine. Microsoft approached these companies months and months ago to get ahead of the deal's final decisions to make sure they got out the message that they would continue to distribute at least some games to competitors like Nintendo and to cloud competitors like Nvidia. While the commission's report states ABK games, Microsoft can't make that decision yet because they haven't closed, but they are still showing that they will release their first party games elsewhere to... garner support. It is because of this deal that they reached out to Nvidia, Sony, Nintendo, etc to garner support for its closing. Microsoft could have waited for the deal to close to start bringing games to Nvidia and do the bare minimum of ABK games, but they are trying to do more early because, well, the deal still hasn't fucking closed. I personally thought these 10 year deals started when Microsoft would close and if they didn't close, the deals would be void, but apparently they are still a go despite MS not owning ABK yet and Nvidia will reap 10 year rewards anyway.

So the headline reads like... "Microsoft signed these deals with Nvidia, etc because of their merger with ABK and everyone expected them to start as soon as the deal closed, but hey... look, first party games are coming to Nvidia despite the deal not even being done yet."
 
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TrueGrime said:
Tell me... when did Microsoft first approach Nvidia for this deal (and Nintendo for their deal and Sony for their deal), when did Nvidia accept the deal, and when the commission propose their remedies?

The wording is fine. Microsoft approached these companies months and months ago to get ahead of the deal's final decisions to make sure they got out the message that they would continue to distribute at least some games to competitors like Nintendo and to cloud competitors like Nvidia. While the commission's report states ABK games, Microsoft can't make that decision yet because they haven't closed, but they are still showing that they will release their first party games elsewhere to... garner support. It is because of this deal that they reached out to Nvidia, Sony, Nintendo, etc to garner support for its closing. Microsoft could have waited for the deal to close to start bringing games to Nvidia and do the bare minimum of ABK games, but they are trying to do more early because, well, the deal still hasn't fucking closed. I personally thought these 10 year deals started when Microsoft would close and if they didn't close, the deals would be void, but apparently they are still a go despite MS not owning ABK yet and Nvidia will reap 10 year rewards anyway.

So the headline reads like... "Microsoft signed these deals with Nvidia, etc because of their merger with ABK and everyone expected them to start as soon as the deal closed, but hey... look, first party games are coming to Nvidia despite the deal not even being done yet."
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Nvidia actually opposed the ABK acquisition up until the point that they were offered and accepted the 10 agreement, but it doesn't matter. I looked into this further and I'm wrong.

At the announcement of the Nvidia deal, Brad Smith made this statement:

"Microsoft will be bringing its Xbox games that play on PCs to Nvidia's GeForce Now cloud gaming service," said Smith in a press conference attended by The Verge. "We will also bring all of Activision Blizzard's titles including Call of Duty to GeForce Now."

www.theverge.com

Microsoft is bringing Xbox PC games to Nvidia’s GeForce Now service

Activision Blizzard games could also appear on GeForce Now.
www.theverge.com www.theverge.com

So my bad. The EU remedy summary did not tell the whole story.
 
Topher said:
Nvidia actually opposed the ABK acquisition up until the point that they were offered and accepted the 10 agreement, but it doesn't matter. I looked into this further and I'm wrong.

At the announcement of the Nvidia deal, Brad Smith made this statement:

"Microsoft will be bringing its Xbox games that play on PCs to Nvidia's GeForce Now cloud gaming service," said Smith in a press conference attended by The Verge. "We will also bring all of Activision Blizzard's titles including Call of Duty to GeForce Now."

www.theverge.com

Microsoft is bringing Xbox PC games to Nvidia’s GeForce Now service

Activision Blizzard games could also appear on GeForce Now.
www.theverge.com www.theverge.com

So my bad. The EU remedy summary did not tell the whole story.
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All good, Toph. You did succeed in making me question my sanity with this.
 
TrueGrime said:
So the headline reads like... "Microsoft signed these deals with Nvidia, etc because of their merger with ABK and everyone expected them to start as soon as the deal closed, but hey... look, first party games are coming to Nvidia despite the deal not even being done yet."
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Thanks. That's not how I read it. But I understand your point and interpretation. Makes sense.
 
Topher said:
If Bethesda wasn't mentioned in the deal then their games were not a part of the deal. That's how deals work. But they obviously came to a different arrangement to include Bethesda's games.
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MSFT voluntarily extended the remedies mandated by the EU CC to:

A) Bring all XGS/Bethesda games to all BYOG cloud gaming services and,
B) Apply globally

The EU CC remedies originally only applied to ActiBlizz games and in the EEA (European Economic Area).
 
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FYI, we might be hearing from CMA in the coming week.

www.reuters.com

Microsoft-Activision deal back in hands of UK regulator after court pauses appeal

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal is back in the hands of Britain's antitrust regulator after an appeals court granted an adjournment, and the grounds for why the UK should reconsider its block on the U.S. software giant's takeover were published.
www.reuters.com www.reuters.com

The CMA said it is likely to be able to reach a new provisional view on the restructured deal in the week beginning Aug. 7.
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adamsapple said:
FYI, we might be hearing from CMA in the coming week.

www.reuters.com

Microsoft-Activision deal back in hands of UK regulator after court pauses appeal

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal is back in the hands of Britain's antitrust regulator after an appeals court granted an adjournment, and the grounds for why the UK should reconsider its block on the U.S. software giant's takeover were published.
www.reuters.com www.reuters.com
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That's an old article, So I would assume that's the earliest they can respond.

I'm probably wrong, but II would think the longer the CMA inquiry group take to respond, the more likely they are to agree that it is a new merger. A fast response would suggest they can quickly see it failed broad tests and can be dismissed.
 
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PaintTinJr said:
That's an old article, So I would assume that's the earliest they can respond.

I'm probably wrong, but II would think the longer the CMA inquiry group take to respond, the more likely they are to agree that it is a new merger. A fast response would suggest they can quickly see it failed broad tests and can be dismissed.
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Yes, it's been posted here before. Just bumping it up because there's been no new news for a bit and we might be getting some in the coming week
 
Vox Machina said:
MSFT voluntarily extended the remedies mandated by the EU CC to:

A) Bring all XGS/Bethesda games to all BYOG cloud gaming services and,
B) Apply globally

The EU CC remedies originally only applied to ActiBlizz games and in the EEA (European Economic Area).
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Keep reading the thread, my man. Already said I was wrong.
 
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Xbox spotted practising their stage routine for Gamescon. Is it just me or is Spencer doing a blow job gesture here?
 
Negotiator101 said:
What's happening is after Ryan signed the Activision deal his balls were removed and presented to Spencer, he now uses them like sweets.
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You cant say that. adamsapple will get jealous!!! I've never thought of Ryans balls as sweets, I'd have thought them more as balls of stringy cheese. But hey each to their own I say!
 
adamsapple said:
FYI, we might be hearing from CMA in the coming week.

www.reuters.com

Microsoft-Activision deal back in hands of UK regulator after court pauses appeal

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal is back in the hands of Britain's antitrust regulator after an appeals court granted an adjournment, and the grounds for why the UK should reconsider its block on the U.S. software giant's takeover were published.
www.reuters.com www.reuters.com
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lol I bet we'll just see a bunch of CMA officials waltz in with their shiny brand Microsoft Surface laptops, gifted by their very good friends at Microsoft.
 
HoofHearted said:
I expect we will hear some news this week.
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For me, that would mean the appeal will be needed. I can't see any way in which the inquiry group uses less than the allocated time and agreeing with the new proposal without it looking like they did half a job and capitulated to power/money. It is going to look very dodgy when this deal passes regardless, but will look even worse if they don't at least maintain a façade for the full duration IMO.
 
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PaintTinJr said:
For me, that would mean the appeal will be needed. I can't see any way in which the inquiry group uses less than the allocated time and agreeing with the new proposal without it looking like they did half a job and capitulated to power/money. It is going to look very dodgy when this deal passes regardless, but will look even worse if they don't at least maintain a façade for the full duration IMO
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We know that they are working to get this done before the 29th August anyway, so it could well be this week. Nothing dodgy is going on with this deal mate, why you've conjured this up in your head is quite baffling.
 
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