Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
I know for a fact that Sony's shitty tactics and hypocrisy will be fully exposed in court for all to see.
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FTC Seeks to Block Microsoft Corp’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
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SLB1904
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Pretty muchSo basically they told Microsoft: "If you want CoD on GamePass, just pay us $70 billions, then it's all yours"
the ceo would probably get sacked as well. So 70b would be a nice retirement money
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3liteDragon
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MS is free to outbid Sony on all these marketing & timed exclusivity deals which is EASILY doable for a trillion dollar company, but that's obviously not their goal so they're trying to buy one of the largest publishers & have permanent control over all that IP in the name of enabling "fair competition for the benefit of all gamers", lol. How stupid & cringy that sounds.
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OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
It's pure despair at this point.
Dolomite
Member
Anyone who thought Starfield (including EU regulators) would launch multiplatform, before even announcing a platform is missing out on all the good deals I have on Bridges for sale. Offering Nintendo a binding contract which they accepted, to support COD for 10 yrs is different than "we will support Bathesda games on other platforms : TOS online, FO76 servers still active on PS
Topher
Identifies as young
Except Microsoft will be $3 billion poorer. Not sure I'd call that a win. Will AB and MS be closer? Eh....hard to say. I can see AB stockholder being pissed that MS didn't deliver on the deal. Kotick is toast no matter what though.
Jormatar
Member
He must have missed a memo where Redfall and Starfield were supposed to be released on PlayStation before Microsoft opened their briefcase. God of War was always intended to be a PlayStation exclusive, just like Halo game is a Xbox exclusive from the moment it is greenlighted.
Ghost of Caelid
Banned
Huh? Who said that? It’s a want. A benefit to them acquiring the company. That’s not entitlement. Entitlement is an expectation for nothing given. Not us paying them money then wanting more content/ wanted content on their end.
Xbox fans aren’t a monolith. I personally utilize the means that work best for me.
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N30RYU
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Dream big... and buy bigger
Robb
Gold Member
This feels like it’ll delay the time-frame a bit. Last I heard the deal was expected to close mid-2023, but it feels like these kind of things can drag on for a bit.
It’ll be fun to follow this though, hopefully we’ll get some juicy leaks/interesting details from the legal documents.
It’ll be fun to follow this though, hopefully we’ll get some juicy leaks/interesting details from the legal documents.
Dolomite
Member
I missed that too, source?
DForce
NaughtyDog Defense Force
So did MS back out of its assurances or not?
a multicultural team of v
Member
Halo was actually a Mac/Windows game until it became an Xbox console exclusive lol
edit: I forgot that the original Halo did come out on Windows/Mac like two years after the Xbox launch
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Mibu no ookami
Demoted Member® Pro™
Nothing in this article cites mismanagement by sony...
WipEout: The rise and fall of Sony Studio Liverpool
In a sweeping investigation into the studio's history, Eurogamer asks: why did Sony send WipEout to the scrapheap?www.eurogamer.net
After Formula One they didn't do anything decent (except, maybe, Wipeout 3 - meh-, and the Vita Wipeout) ).
gothmog
Gold Member
My favorite part is how people pretend that Sony is some kind of OG in the industry and that Xbox is the newcomer when they entered the market like 7 years apart.
Ezekiel_
Banned
I do wonder, are you still of the opinion that this deal closes?
So far what has been exposed is Microsoft trying to fool regulators over the Bethesda acquisition:
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
That's part of what makes it funny. MS has been in this game for 20 years and they still can't figure this out.
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GHG
Member
This will be you when when you realise certain "tactics" are industry standard and used by all parties when negotiating mutually beneficial deals:
What's also funny is the fact that you think this is just about Sony. The PR has really done a number on some of you, I hope you enjoy your introduction to the real world.
Topher
Identifies as young
So we shouldn't believe what corporate lawyers say to regulators? Where have I heard that before?
MisterXDTV
Member
Starfield was announced at E3 2018 almost 3 years before Microsoft bought Bethesdsa.
I think it's fair to say that it was intended to be a multiplatform game until Microsoft wrote a cheque to buy the company....
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gothmog
Gold Member
Lol. Sony isn't on trial here.
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
Again, it's not realistic for them compete in exclusivity deals when the install base is so much in Sony's favor. They would have to pay a sim magnitudes greater than Sony to outbid them, making it unviable. This is why Sony is so desperate to keep their anti-competitive position.
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splattered
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You didn't lose anything to anyone, you can still buy an Xbox or play on PC. Just like Xbox players can still buy playstation or play on PC. Next Bungie game may be exclusive to ps and I wouldn't be surprised to see Sony fans dancing in the streets
Pelta88
Member
Soo... Ummm...
The publishers reach out and sign agreements early in the development phase of an IP, with intended platforms. Years in advance. They don't just get released and pop up on the platform. There's an entire infrastructure and framework behind the scenes for each release.
Bethesda would have reached out to PlayStation years in advance. Years before a trailer is released to the gaming public.
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Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
What do you think MS is coming to the table with? Tons of Sony dirt is going to be unearthed.
Mr Moose
Member
It was meant to be on Mac until MS bought them and made it exclusive to Xbox.
Dolomite
Member
With COD? Legally can't (pending the deal goes through) as Nintendo, steam have already accepted. With Starfield? No such deal exist. They promised to support Bathesda tittles on competing platforms. all existing Bathesda titles remain supported on competitor's hardware, deathloop's time exclusivity honored.
MisterXDTV
Member
So? how exactly does that help Microsoft in this case?
Sony has nothing to do with this trial
Sony has created and dictated the direction of the industry so long that their way of doing business is now being accepted as the only way to do it and being regulated that way. We all know that Microsost is at a huge disadvantage in this situation due to consoles in the market.
That is wild when you think about it but I'm sure most people won't think beyond "haha Sony wins" or "haha Xbox wins."
I am very curious to see what happens with Activision if this deal is blocked. They wanted to be sold but I'm not sure how that happens if this deal falls through.
Swift_Star
Banned
So, actually nothing.
GHG
Member
So we shouldn't believe what corporate lawyers say to regulators? Where have I heard that before?
"But there never was a PS5 version" and "you can't take away what never existed".
Good thing the regulators have access to what's really going on behind the scenes. All of these disingenuous takes/posts we've had to endure for some time are getting exposed for what they really are.
gothmog
Gold Member
And they will lose if they do that. The FTC was quite clear about what the issues were and whataboutism isn't going to win this for them because according to Microsoft itself Sony isn't a competitor. It's the other tech giants.
ZehDon
Member
Devil's advocate here: Redfall and Starfield were never announced PlayStation titles. In fact, according to Todd Howard's most recent pod-cast appearance, they basically build all their games for Xbox first and port them to other platform late in the process.
As for Halo: Halo was originally a Mac title, until Microsoft decided it needed a launch title for its new console. Gates' Microsoft 101: buy up what you can't beat. Nadella seems to be running a slightly different ship, however.
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jm89
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DForce
NaughtyDog Defense Force
Ass of Can Whooping
Gold Member
"Sir Sony is blocking some weeb games from our console. The only way we can compete is by spending $100 billion on publishers"
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Badlucktroll
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I don’t get all the ways people all over are trying to spin this. The FTC is literally going to try to block this.
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SportsFan581
Member
Back when ABK issued that statement about them being prepared to fight for the sale I had wondered if this would be coming.
It will be interesting to see how it turns out. Ridiculous federal overreach IMO, 9% of the software market (with much of that already outside the reach of the console space) being picked up by the smallest console player shouldn't warrant this response. Really it seems more like they have an axe to grind with big tech more than anything else. MS, ABK and their army of lawyers are already hard at work I'm sure.
It will be interesting to see how it turns out. Ridiculous federal overreach IMO, 9% of the software market (with much of that already outside the reach of the console space) being picked up by the smallest console player shouldn't warrant this response. Really it seems more like they have an axe to grind with big tech more than anything else. MS, ABK and their army of lawyers are already hard at work I'm sure.
ZehDon
Member
Source?
SLB1904
Banned
Also the ps5 and series weren't official by then. Both Starfield and elder scrolls were announced for next gen consoles.
No one and their mother believes Bethesda would skip the most successful console to make xbox exclusive
Gambit2483
Member
FTC realized MS' strategy of "If you can't beat'em, buy'em".
Good for them.
Good for them.
Swift_Star
Banned
Still not entitled to games on gamepass. You have to stop with this.
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