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Damn Brits don't want me buying an Xbox!Has to clear regulatory approval in the US, EU and UK, all of which are separate processes. Today the UK regulator put out their provisional views, and while Microsoft/Activision can still offer remedies to try and convince them, it seems to me that they intend to poopoo the deal.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/microsoft-activision-deal-could-harm-uk-gamers
Why is the hyphen not in quotesWhich brave soul is creating the "Qatar buying Man Utd" - "Is this happening or not" thread?
I mean it has to follow the same template as your thread. You don't have a hyphen.Why is the hyphen not in quotes![]()
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Green lights any developer purchase and will definite snowball.I’ve been a Playstation gamer for the longest time but I don’t understand this drama over this purchase. Microsoft buying Activision isn’t going to create some monopoly given Sony are the dominant player in the market. Creates a bad precedent and calls in question the other studio takeovers proceeding this.
Using the shit circumstances of the country as a soundbite for the shareholders to make more money?Activision Blizzard issued its own response, criticising the decision as a "disservice to UK citizens, who face increasingly dire economic prospects."
Fair fecks to them for responding like this though.
Obviously flawed but I'll take anything I can to get have it put in the public eye. If it takes a heartless company like Activision then so be it.Using the shit circumstances of the country as a soundbite for the shareholders to make more money?
Yeah, fair fecks.
People don't want to look further into things.Green lights any developer purchase and will definite snowball.
Yup. Somebody just wants in on the deal. This will happen.Delaying the inevitable at this point. It will happen.
It's already in the public eye, they just don't care. Just like the responses to this, nobody gives a shit. It's just rich dickheads doing rich dickhead things.Obviously flawed but I'll take anything I can to get have it put in the public eye. If it takes a heartless company like Activision then so be it.
This whole post is hyperbole. MS were trying to sell off the Xbox division for years, now they have a new path this won't even dent it.I actually think this is bad new for ALL gamer's. Even though fanboys of a certain side might be celebrating
This is a hammer blow to Xbox's future. Sony is so dominant in the high end market (PS & Xbox) that I do worry how long MS are going to keep making consoles. That dominance is only going to lead to, in all likely hood, anti customer bs. But time will tell.
Also, the rational for this being blocked (cloud gaming) makes it seem like any decent sized publisher is off the table for MS to buy.
Xbox should focus on getting some good games out instead of focusing only on sales (that’s all this is about gives CoD is rubbish). Their run since the half way point of the last generation has been laughably bad.I actually think this is bad new for ALL gamer's. Even though fanboys of a certain side might be celebrating
This is a hammer blow to Xbox's future. Sony is so dominant in the high end market (PS & Xbox) that I do worry how long MS are going to keep making consoles. That dominance is only going to lead to, in all likely hood, anti customer bs. But time will tell.
Also, the rational for this being blocked (cloud gaming) makes it seem like any decent sized publisher is off the table for MS to buy.
It won't singlehandedly create a monopoly, but buying the biggest gaming franchise in the world (along with 2-3 of the other biggest ones) and no longer making it available on platforms it was widely available on for years is completely anti-consumer and will actively damage the industry.I’ve been a Playstation gamer for the longest time but I don’t understand this drama over this purchase. Microsoft buying Activision isn’t going to create some monopoly given Sony are the dominant player in the market. Creates a bad precedent and calls in question the other studio takeovers proceeding this.
Would it though? Playstation has the legacy of dominating console generation and has consistently delivered highly rated exclusives. COD wouldn’t wipe that away but just level the playing field a bit (not in terms of quality obviously because it’s dross).It won't singlehandedly create a monopoly, but buying the biggest gaming franchise in the world (along with 2-3 of the other biggest ones) and no longer making it available on platforms it was widely available on for years is completely anti-consumer and will actively damage the industry.
A huge corporation known historically for buying up rivals and destroying them having a huge impact on the industry they are in, would suddenly not have an impact?Would it though? Playstation has the legacy of dominating console generation and has consistently delivered highly rated exclusives. COD wouldn’t wipe that away but just level the playing field a bit (not in terms of quality obviously because it’s dross).
Very much agree!The fairest thing to do is just to euthanise the cod franchise and force everyone to play less shit games
What sucks is that Activision themselves bought out loads of really talented teams and ruined them in no time, just to try to claw market share.Not really sure I'd miss any Activision games as it stands anyway.
Of course it would. Also you're assuming Microsoft would just stop there. Activision are the second biggest publisher in the world, AHEAD of Microsoft. If they can buy them, they can basically go and buy anyone.Would it though? Playstation has the legacy of dominating console generation and has consistently delivered highly rated exclusives. COD wouldn’t wipe that away but just level the playing field a bit (not in terms of quality obviously because it’s dross).
You've said this a few times so allow me to bring out my special move.Of course it would. Also you're assuming Microsoft would just stop there. Activision are the second biggest publisher in the world, AHEAD of Microsoft. If they can buy them, they can basically go and buy anyone.
Anything that involves buying a big publisher and removing their games from other gaming platforms in order to sell more of yours and less of theirs is basically the definition of anti-consumer.
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See above but I don't see why MS wouldn't. They look increasingly disinterested in the console market knowing Sony will continue to take their trousers down, so would only benefit hugely from the player-base they can get from PS5 owners.Yeah, because that's going to hold up down the line![]()
About that bit, I always had this feeling that, should the deal get approved and go through, any further acquisitions were going to get even more heavily scrutinized and almost certainly get blocked.Of course it would. Also you're assuming Microsoft would just stop there. Activision are the second biggest publisher in the world, AHEAD of Microsoft. If they can buy them, they can basically go and buy anyone.
Anything that involves buying a big publisher and removing their games from other gaming platforms in order to sell more of yours and less of theirs is basically the definition of anti-consumer.