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Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
We can go all day and there will always be more negative juju around MSFT and XBOX.
No, but that probably won't stop you from posting over sized images

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We can go all day and there will always be more negative juju around MSFT and XBOX.
Nah, doesn't matter.
I thought you're all BuGaga about good Zoom levels...No, but that probably won't stop you from posting over sized images![]()
Concession already done. 10 years of cod.How did you misread it saying that it will be "approved without concessions"?
I thought you're all BuGaga about good Zoom levels...
damn that's not working for you either.
Concession already done. 10 years of cod.
Doesn’t seem easy at all. Went from the deal going through with a rubber stamp to the deal needing steep in behavioral remedies.
From a silver bullet for Xbox to essentially a revenue raise for MS.
This is a gaming forum where people argue what the meaning of “is” is. The regulators deal in legalities.
You already fell back to re-posting of repeated same ol' JuJu in case of Activision, proving my point.Please for goodness sake resize your images next time.
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Welcome to the legal profession.The use of semantics to deliberately misunderstand written information has been off the chain in this thread, though. I applaud those of you who have the patience to engage with that because I surely don't.![]()
Facts.Their problem is they have Phil Spencer and a horrible group of management that does the "hello fellow gamers" and has their fanbase think they're struggling due to big corporate bullies out there. They have more studios than Nintendo and Sony get produce less content. And when Microsoft can't win, they have a tendency to buy competition than compete.
If they're allowed to buy up yet another publisher this time, what's to stop them in 2 more years buying up yet another publisher? Are the same people cheering this on going to cheer on another big deal? Yes. Because they don't care if they feel it makes their team win.
Microsoft wants everyone to think about Sony so we can all ignore what this transaction does to the rest of the gaming ecosystem. I legitimately don't think people are prepared for how seismic the shift would be if this deal is approved.Yeah I know. A narrative is that the deal would have been approved no problem if Sony hadn't objected. That thought raises a lot of other questions for me.
Unfortunately, it doesn't matter to some, they only care about their "team" winning.Microsoft wants everyone to think about Sony so we can all ignore what this transaction does to the rest of the gaming ecosystem. I legitimately don't think people are prepared for how seismic the shift would be if this deal is approved.
Its normal, theres nothing hyperspecial or complicated about the action/procedure itself. Dont know where you got that idea from, ive never claimed otherwise. Its the fact that its happening and the entire buildup as to why thats funny.It's just normal discovery. Sony first asked for time and then tried to get some of it limited/eliminated. They were partially successful. Earlier when this just started I remember reading that some of these discovery efforts are just expensive, so limiting the scope was probably the right move. Finding documentation from 2012 until now is expensive. Finding it from 2019 on probably is still expensive but not as expensive as going into deeper archives. Most companies don't even have records going back that long.
Still not seeing what backfired. Too many people think this is some kind of Ace Attorney episode or something with gotchas? This is pretty normal legal stuff around discovery.
Microsoft wants everyone to think about Sony so we can all ignore what this transaction does to the rest of the gaming ecosystem. I legitimately don't think people are prepared for how seismic the shift would be if this deal is approved.
One main thing I would say. Regulators haven’t got a fucking clue. That’s not a professional lament; rather, if the US is anything like the EU and UK, they’re stocked with junior lawyers that barely understand the industry.
Seismic sure is a scary word. I'm convinced.Microsoft wants everyone to think about Sony so we can all ignore what this transaction does to the rest of the gaming ecosystem. I legitimately don't think people are prepared for how seismic the shift would be if this deal is approved.
That was always the case with the EU really, i don't think there was any indications from anyone of divesture being asked from them.So no demands of selling off cod eh? Interesting
every now and again, i do try and go back to see how badly my comments have aged.Ah man.....what kind of idiot actually believed.........wait....
I don't expect much to change at all if this deal is approved. What seismic shift are we expecting?Microsoft wants everyone to think about Sony so we can all ignore what this transaction does to the rest of the gaming ecosystem. I legitimately don't think people are prepared for how seismic the shift would be if this deal is approved.
I doubt MS would have made this request let alone been granted a part of it by the FTC if Sony werent attemting to persuade the FTC to block the deal and having to back up their arguments somehow. Theyve made the request in response to sony attempting to block it. Had they not done that this never would have happened.
Sony isnt attempting to purchase ABK or Microsoft nor are they the ones being purchased by either of those 2. Sony doesnt own Microsoft nor ABK.
They are nothing but a third party in this deal.
You may want to claim that they have some legally binding contracts with ABK, so? Those would still be valid even once they will be acquired and ABK. The fact that ABK will gain a parent company wont change that, they cant suddenly break them (unless the agreement somehow allow it, which i doubt) without paying hefty fines. This makes effectively no difference to any of their deals that are currently in effect, merely their potential future ones. Safe to say there wont be any, but the possibility exists so it doesnt count.
This isnt that much about being a win for MS and more about being a leopards ate my face for Sony. Pretty clear that they were never going to get performance reviews. MS requests were ridiculous to begin with and to see them getting anything is crazy. Always best to make ridiculous requests so that getting 3 years seems like a small deal by comparison, they mightve gotten 5 years had they asked to see 20years instead. Pretty weird to see FTC allow this, they shouldve told Microsoft to eat dirt tbh, but its hilarious that they didnt.
every now and again, i do try and go back to see how badly my comments have aged.
Think about it, even if Sony accepts the current offer (all of ABK stuff for 10 years), that means +%70 of all their revenues go to Microsoft, which essentially means that they managed to successfully monetize Sony's audience, what exactly will MS do with all that revenue? The sky is clearly the limit here.I don't expect much to change at all if this deal is approved. What seismic shift are we expecting?
Have you ever wondered, how in almost 3 decades, nothing as unprecedented as this has ever happened?I don't expect much to change at all if this deal is approved. What seismic shift are we expecting?
No they are only using market dominance to get cheap deals to take away content from competitors. I know one favors your plastic box so totally cool. The other omfg i am missing out on the first major studio game in a near a decade thats bullshit everything needs to be on my plastic box. Sony is aggressively trying to content starve the competition. The only economical way to fight back is to aquire assests.Sony aren’t the ones spending 10s of billions for multiple studios and IP.
‘Hey that guy punched that other guy’
‘Okay, we’ll investigate that but we also need to go back through your history to make sure you haven’t punched anyone too’
Odd
Eh?The rest aside on what basis can you even argue this? And just exactly what kind of education do you have on the subject to assume such a thing?
What are the odds that you’re the one who doesn’t have a clue about the industry?
Think about it, even if Sony accepts the current offer (all of ABK stuff for 10 years), that means +%70 of all their revenues go to Microsoft, which essentially means that they managed to successfully monetize Sony's audience, what exactly will MS do with all that revenue? The sky is clearly the limit here.
Not to mention them potentially taking it exclusive after the contract lapses, or even saying fuck it and breaking it outright.
I believe the current offer is 10 years for COD not all of ABK stuff.Think about it, even if Sony accepts the current offer (all of ABK stuff for 10 years), that means +%70 of all their revenues go to Microsoft, which essentially means that they managed to successfully monetize Sony's audience, what exactly will MS do with all that revenue? The sky is clearly the limit here.
Not to mention them potentially taking it exclusive after the contract lapses, or even saying fuck it and breaking it outright.
Time will tell if future games and IPs from Bungie will become exclusives.I don't think paying for exclusives, marketing rights or even content is even remotely in the same ball park as buying pushers and all their IPs.
It's also quite hard for Sony to spend billions when they don't have it.Sony aren’t the ones spending 10s of billions for multiple studios and IP.
‘Hey that guy punched that other guy’
‘Okay, we’ll investigate that but we also need to go back through your history to make sure you haven’t punched anyone too’
Odd
You gotta keep in mind that until a week ago, 10 years of COD was "more than fair", before that, 3 years of COD was "more than fair". It's ultimately no sweat off my back who wins (I made a point to vary my digital library across platforms), but I sure find it funny how Microsoft's latest offer is always widely perceived as "more than fair", until it's not and they have to increase it.A decade is a really long time. It basically includes PS6 in the equation.
For PlayStation that’s about as fair a guarantee you can get. It’s hard to argue against that, you can argue the principle of MS’s actions but I can’t argue much more than that.
A decade for Sony to make moves? That’s a long ass time. If they don’t go out there and secure their own sw revenue streams by way of doing their own acquisitions then I’m sorry but Sony is looking for an easy ride and that’s just not how it works.
But the odds of you having a microcock are closer to even.
Latest rumblings indicate that said offer has increased to all ABK offerings for 10 years.I believe the current offer is 10 years for COD not all of ABK stuff.
You should've read the title.No they are only using market dominance to get cheap deals to take away content from competitors. I know one favors your plastic box so totally cool. The other omfg i am missing out on the first major studio game in a near a decade thats bullshit everything needs to be on my plastic box. Sony is aggressively trying to content starve the competition. The only economical way to fight back is to aquire assests.
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Duh, they dont want comptetiton. No company wants competiton, they all want a monopoly.Sony makes a crap ton of money from CoD sales. They are 100% obligated to their shareholders to object to any threat that possibly removes it from their platform whether it be today or 10 years from today.
That's how business works. You cannot pretend that Sony should has absolutely have zero interest in this deal........that's silly.
Can you please cite these latest rumblings because I have yet to see anything official confirming this.Latest rumblings indicate that said offer has increased to all ABK offerings for 10 years.
My wallet and game pass catalog are ready.Microsoft wants everyone to think about Sony so we can all ignore what this transaction does to the rest of the gaming ecosystem. I legitimately don't think people are prepared for how seismic the shift would be if this deal is approved.
You gotta keep in mind that until a week ago, 10 years of COD was "more than fair", before that, 3 years of COD was "more than fair". It's ultimately no sweat off my back who wins (I made a point to vary my digital library across platforms), but I sure find it funny how Microsoft's latest offer is always widely perceived as "more than fair", until it's not and they have to increase it.
Microsoft has successfully distorted reality into not only perceiving it as an underdog in a fight with a company that is less than 1/10th its market cap, it has also made people perceive it as an up-and-coming benevolent monopoly. That's an insane PR success in my books.
I don't think they would mind in terms of revenue as long as it doesn't cut theirs. What was funny to me was that even though MS bought Zenimax Sony were out there overselling Deathloop in marketing and shows knowing that 70% of the revenue goes directly to a competitor and they were out there building and marketing an IP where the sequel could be made exclusive to xbox. Then Phil goes out there and says 'PlayStation wants to grow by making Xbox smaller'. Jim must have been standing there thinkingThink about it, even if Sony accepts the current offer (all of ABK stuff for 10 years), that means +%70 of all their revenues go to Microsoft, which essentially means that they managed to successfully monetize Sony's audience, what exactly will MS do with all that revenue? The sky is clearly the limit here.
Not to mention them potentially taking it exclusive after the contract lapses, or even saying fuck it and breaking it outright.
Sony have never bought a publisher with multiplat IP and made it exclusive. They’ve committed several times to Bungie making multiplat games.Time will tell if future games and IPs from Bungie will become exclusives.
Sony is more locked than Microsoft in regarding sharing.
It's also quite hard for Sony to spend billions when they don't have it.
When Activision Blizzard wanted to get bought and accepted offers, Sony could have gotten with an offer.
Oh, that's right. They couldn't afford it.
If they could they would have bid in.
Thinking anything else is naive and fanboy tunnel vision.
Microsoft could do it, Sony wished they could have afforded to do it.
The odds aren’t ‘even’ that she’ll find your cock. Those odds are much further out - 15/1 at a push.Well that just sounds like a small minded insult by an insecure little man projecting his biggest fear in life, that a woman will be even odds to find his cock micro. Or a man of course.