FTC Sues Microsoft over Activision Merger

[BananaKing]

They are getting desperate... at least it seems so

These deals just go to show how important CoD is.

[kitler53]

They are getting desperate... at least it seems so

These deals just go to show how important CoD is.

CoD is VERY important.  

come to think of it,.. i'll bet sony doesn't even want CoD on ps+.  CoD is like 30% of their revenues if i remember that one filing correct.   free on ps+ still does massive damage to sony's profits.  

[the-pi-guy]

Microsoft President Brad Smith says the company offered the FTC that it would sign a legally binding consent decree saying it would make CoD available to rivals for a decade. It didn't help. Story to come.

— Dina Bass (@dinabass) December 13, 2022

[kitler53]

when does the UK announce their opposition?  i thought they were suppose to announce their ruling by now.

[the-pi-guy]

when does the UK announce their opposition?  i thought they were suppose to announce their ruling by now.

No they're in Phase 2, they will be in phase 2 until March I believe. I don't know if it could finish earlier.

[kitler53]

No they're in Phase 2, they will be in phase 2 until March I believe. I don't know if it could finish earlier.

oh.  i thought i read something saying there would be a mid december announcement one way or another.

[the-pi-guy]

Microsoft president and vice chairman Brad Smith said Xbox’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is fair since Sony already has nearly five times more exclusive games and is dominating  the market. https://t.co/vrHhzFXODR pic.twitter.com/NBSW9u8Xk9

— IGN (@IGN) December 14, 2022

[Legend]

How can he even say that? Is he counting random indies like Twisty Puzzle Simulator to get that number?

[the-pi-guy]

How can he even say that? Is he counting random indies like Twisty Puzzle Simulator to get that number?

Smith added that PlayStation has 286 exclusive games while Xbox only has 59. "So the administrative law judge is going to have to decide whether going from 59 to 60 is such a danger to competition that he should stop this from moving forward."

I'm assuming so.  

[SWORDF1SH]

How can he even say that? Is he counting random indies like Twisty Puzzle Simulator to get that number?

Twisty Puzzle Simulator being exclusive will be the sole reason that this deal will go through. Thanks Mike!  

[the-pi-guy]

Microsoft has served Sony Interactive Entertainment with a subpoena as it looks to build its defence against a Federal Trade Commission lawsuithttps://t.co/AM9Jm4mo1Q pic.twitter.com/eN4HM87zdC

— VGC (@VGC_News) January 23, 2023

[the-pi-guy]

Microsoft has subpoenaed Sony as part of the FTC lawsuit. It's pretty standard stuff, but I've seen some wildly inaccurate headlines. "Production and a discovery schedule" is legal discovery and document production, not Sony's PlayStation game production ???? pic.twitter.com/J4ZS4S0l9B

— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) January 24, 2023

[Legend]

Gonna be fun