A snippet from the case
"FTC: We've heard about the harms to Sony...
Judge: This is about the harms to the consumer not to Sony. Let's take a break until 4:05."
"FTC: We've heard about the harms to Sony...
Judge: This is about the harms to the consumer not to Sony. Let's take a break until 4:05."
I still wonder what all of this is worth given that the merger was blocked in the UK.
> MLex also reported last month that Microsoft was exploring options to close the deal despite the UK block, which could have involved closing over the UK decision and potentially carving out Activision in the UK. That’s a messy process, and it looks like both parties are now willing to negotiate to avoid it.
The way things are looking in the UK assets their might not have a long shelf life
It might turn around if their government changes after the election, but who wants to bet on that? It is looking really dismal
Meanwhile I do expect more Xbox exclusives - which will ultimately harm consumers.
I own nothing and am so grateful. /$
Is Microsoft going to buy Steam and delete my game library there next?
Gabe's not gonna live forever. Never know what will happen in some 15-20 years if he retires and/or is simply unable to manage Valve.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/kotick-expected-to-leave-activ...
https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/23/23771828/microsoft-bethed...
Two words: Sega Dreamcast.
Microsoft is seriously behind this generation and I just don't see them continuing next generation if they can't make up some ground this one.
I love Nintendo but they compete more with Apple and Google than they do with Sony and Microsoft.
If Microsoft exits game consoles next generation Sony won’t have any real competition and that will be very bad for consumers.
Microsoft needs their own heavy hitting exclusives and they need them sooner than they can home grow them. This acquisition is one of the only ways they can do that.
I’d rather we don’t allow bad M&As, even for good reasons.
It competes like a Honda Civic competes with a Chevrolet Corvette.
Both in 2017:
7:13.9 - Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 Christian Gebhardt.
7:43.8 - Civic Type R, Honda didn't name the driver.
Having said that the Nintendo Switch competes against the Series X in my home for time. It has some seriously good titles that my son loves to play.
https://www.motortrend.com/news/2023-honda-civic-type-r-nurb...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Civic_Type_R
I eventually ended up with an electric car instead (Tesla LR3), but spent hours looking at this - and the Subaru WRX.
Thank you!
That's not true. Both sides have made handhelds as well as full gaming consoles.
Just because Nintendo's current focus is the handheld switch and Sony dropped their handheld for now doesn't mean things won't change.
Quality of games doesn't matter so much. If someone is spending hours playing Tears of the Kingdom, that's time not spent on playing games on another console.
Even with your analogy there will be some people who can afford 2 cars and drive them for different occasions but others only dedicate to just one. And even then a person can only drive one car at a time.