The UK’s CMA has expressed concern that Microsoft‘s Activision merger could “significantly weaken” PlayStation (Updated with lawyer breakdown)

[CoolinInTheCut]

Thread should be renamed to "The Mad Titan is concerned that the Activision deal might fall through"

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Thread should be renamed to "The Mad Titan is concerned that the Activision deal might fall through"

He’s not concerned because Microsoft will use its warchest to buy all of Japan and force Sony™ out of the gaming industry. Also GTA 6 on gamepass day 1

 

[The Mad Titan]

He’s not concerned

 

[CoolinInTheCut]

Who is this guy fooling when 95% of this thread is him talking to himself lmao

 

[The Mad Titan]

Who is this guy fooling when 95% of this thread is him talking to himself lmao

I'm just reporting the news, I don't even really go back and forth with y'all in this thread like that anymore.

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

It appears that the governing bodies are trying to approach this for geopolitical reasons rather than the merits of the case. That's fine for their posturing as they want to frame this as taking on Big Tech. The FTC will lose in court if this is presented. The deal is going to go through with whatever remedies they want to apply to Call of Duty. The merits of the case is to speak to companies and their ability to compete. Everybody will still be able to after this is done. By next June, ActiBlizz will be a Microsoft owned subsidiary.

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

Y'all console warring on a holiday? Go antagonize some family for the day.

 

[The Mad Titan]

Sony is burning every bridge it can to counter Microsoft's Activision deal

Sony and Microsoft are tearing themselves apart over the biggest games acquisition ever

www.gamesradar.com

 

[The Mad Titan]

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

 

[The Mad Titan]

 

[daze23]

Any potential growth of Game Pass, whether or not it elicits competitive response from Sony, would only be beneficial to gamers. For completeness, Microsoft is aware that Sony has secured contractual rights to prevent games from a number of publishers from being included on Game Pass. Sony engages in conduct today which is reflective of its market power in multi-game subscriptions, including charging a significant pricing premium for its subscription services without fear of losing share in either subscriptions or consoles, as well as restrictive provisions in its agreements with publishers. Accordingly, any concerns raised by Sony in relation to the potential impact of the Merger on multi-game subscription services must acknowledge this conduct, which suggests that Sony has prioritised its own profits, rather than benefits to gamers.

 

[Diondon]

Xbot's favorite topic

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Can’t wait to play ARK 2. I enjoyed part 1 so much on ps4

 

[The Mad Titan]

Any potential growth of Game Pass, whether or not it elicits competitive response from Sony, would only be beneficial to gamers. For completeness, Microsoft is aware that Sony has secured contractual rights to prevent games from a number of publishers from being included on Game Pass. Sony engages in conduct today which is reflective of its market power in multi-game subscriptions, including charging a significant pricing premium for its subscription services without fear of losing share in either subscriptions or consoles, as well as restrictive provisions in its agreements with publishers. Accordingly, any concerns raised by Sony in relation to the potential impact of the Merger on multi-game subscription services must acknowledge this conduct, which suggests that Sony has prioritised its own profits, rather than benefits to gamers.

Crazy right?!?

I was all kinda stans, and bots telling people this very same thing long before any of this came to light.

Sony engages in conduct today which is reflective of its market power