Who bought, or attempted to buy, not one but two major publishers? With a third having been considered? There is only one answer. The energy being kept is that one company is trying to buy huge chunks of the industry so we shouldn't just hope everyone sits around and lets it happen. You're trying to obfuscate the truth.
The energy is that of many excusing themselves that the consolidation processes are bad when their real reason for criticizing MS buying ABK is that they regret that Sony does not have the same portfolio to respond to.
You're just throwing shit at a wall to see what you can get to stick, aren't you? Bungie is not comparable to two major publishers. The Sony fanbase had no idea about Bungie until after Zenimax was bought and Microsoft was trying to buy Activision. Two publishers. Far larger than Bungie. As far as I know, there is no public knowledge of when Sony started talking to Bungie. Just rumors that it was Summer 2021. About 6 months before Microsoft and ABK started talking. No one cares why or when Sony bought or started talking to Bungie anyways. Because
What the hell does it matter when the PS fan found out about the Bungie acquisition?? You again changing the direction of the discussion and the narrative when your argument fades among your fanaticism. MS did not start the consolidation process, it had already been started by others and SONY was also part of the game. The purchase of Bungie and other studios already started before MS bought Bethesda, that's the reality. The loudspeaker of many simply went on when they saw that MS entering the game was going to remove games from their PS consoles.
THEY'RE NOT TWO OR THREE MAJOR PUBLISHERS. They're not even one. Might as well get pissy that Microsoft bought Playground and Obsidian. Microsoft tried to buy Bungie too.
There are regulators who decide when an acquisition harms or not the consumer. The acquisition of B-Z was approved without conditions and that of ABK is under scrutiny.
Some of you believe that decisions should be made based on what affects SONY and its users as if they required special protection..... Sorry, it's not like that.
In the end, if instead of MS the buyer was Tencent or another that would ensure releases on PS5, you would not have that energy criticizing any consolidation.
Honestly, the only energy being kept here is you being a fanboy while complaining about what fanboys do.
LOL. It's funny that you're the one giving rationality lessons.... I don't think your answers are an example of impartiality here, rather someone obfuscated and disrespectful to anyone who doesn't match your narrative.
