To be fair, most phones do seem to cost more than a console 
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They did I believe this deal will go through with very few remedies once Sony gives up there dirty laundry and they wonât be looked at as the helpless innocent victim, once the deal approved Sony better be quick to respond with a slew of acquisitions publisher and independent studios cause Microsoft might be even more motivated to buy more publishers and studios because of Sonys interference with ABK.
Damn thread is moving fast again. Lots of catching up reading to do.
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I know what you mean, canât wait for this deal to get approved and be done with it, that way we can talk about the next one lol
Sony really confirming to anyone with half a brain cell that Microsoft isnât fishing at all. If they arenât and it really is about the performance reviews provide Microsoft and the FTC the other requested documents and stop stalling.
They obviously want the deal dead before theyâre forced to air whatever dirty laundry Microsoft has requested. Hopefully regulators take the obvious stalling into account.
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This one is simple. Was anyone at Sony targeted on destroying MS marketshare? Not increasing Sony, decreasing them. Was there bonuses for them leaving the industry? For every AAA exclusive denied to them?
This is relevant.
It is really sad what Sony has become. They are literally fighting tooth and nail to block the acquisition and thought Microsoft wouldnât fight back?
When the endgame when Sony has to release their documents to FTC?
Dam canât find the exact post but I have to agree with @Zappy5 in regards to the possibilities of the deal going through.
According to everyone, the only regulator that matters gave MS 3 options to give the deal the thumbs up:
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A super saiyan god behaborial remedy that could appease them (some say is extremelt unlikely butâŚwho knows? Maybe it could happen)
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Divesture of COD but I dont know how it would look like. Get every IP from Activision (and maybe some studios there) and let the essential COD studios there? It says COD has to work well as an independant entity so who knows how it would look.
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Divesture of Activision. This would test those statements of âwe did this acquisition mostly for PC and mobile gameâ and guess whatâŚnot only they would guet the biggest mobile western IP but also ome of the biggest publisher in the PC side with Blizzard (and it helps that it is also big on console) but Im pretty sure its not that simple.
So yeah, from this point on onward it depends in how much MS really wants this deal to happen. Days ago some people were 100% sure the CMA was going for a full block, now we know they gave MS ways to let the deal happen.
It is just wait and see guys!
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All you need to know is that, while it isnt sure yet this is going through, the deal is far from death yet.
Donât worry, no matter how low Sony may sink, theyâll always have a legion of brainwashed fanboys ready to defend them at all costs.
They are literally fighting to keep Activision Blizzard games off Game Pass and ensure consumers continue to have to cough up âŹ70 - a rate set by Sony themselves - to play it on their hardware they keep increasing the price of. And their daft fans try to paint MS the villain here.
Meanwhile, the employees of ABK are practically begging for this deal to go through, but their opinions too are sacrificed on the alter of Sony Can Do No Wrong.
I hope MS gives them hell.
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Get ready for a more outspoken Activision Blizzard, the companyâs head of corporate affairs Lulu Cheng Meservey tells Axios.
https://twitter.com/PostUp_bbb/status/1623817340344311808
- She acknowledged some internal worry about the thread, specifically over whether it would anger Sony, which opposes the deal but also works with Activision to bring Call of Duty and other top company franchises to PlayStation.
- âWeâre a partner to them,â she says. âWere they worried about pissing us off when they tried to kill a really good deal that our employees wanted and that players wanted? Were they worried about pissing us off when they made all these claims that seem to be pretty disingenuous? And we didnât take it personally. ⌠Theyâre making the case for whatâs best for their business.â
Shots fired.
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Jack Tretton - Halo is a system seller, letâs create Killzone + Resistence.
Jim Ryan - COD is a system seller, letâs fly around the world begging regulators to block the deal
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Iâll say this as well. I worked for very large multi national IT company. I was right at the forefront of the business dealings though not a direct decision maker.
Anyone who says that execs do not hold grudges, do not alter behaviour is a liar. I would bet not one person who has been there would say different.
The relationship between these three companies is effed for a very long time.
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Why arent they complying with the FTC then? Harrassment too 
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Hypocrite Sony at it again i see. Looks like they pissed off Activision to. Even if deal somehow fail, NO way Activision would keep that market deal with Sony after it runs out.
I donât want Sony to fall apart. I just want them to go back to the PS1 and PS2 days where they actually competed instead of complaining and moneyhatting games off of other platforms.
And my biggest concern is the the CMA, FTC, and EU are too blinded on stopping âbig techâ and protecting Sonyâs business that they canât grasp the bigger picture of this acquisition which is making a better and safer place for all the employees by removing Bobby Kotick and replacing the management.
https://twitter.com/cwaunion/status/1599805950244065280?s=46&t=nFcoh0rO6rP04oChhZMryQ
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Moneyhat been Sony thing since day 1 though. They came in console market in 1994 and Moneyhat Final Fantasy from Nintendo lol
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The only reason COD is a system seller for PlayStation is because Sony (the market leader) does so many marketing deals with COD rather than creating a competitor to COD. If Sony is so worried about losing so much revenue from not having the marketing rights for COD anymore then maybe they should bring back KillZone or a new IP to compete against COD.
It has nothing to do with COD being exclusive because Sony knows COD will continue to be multiplatform. Itâs more that COD is a big source of revenue for PlayStation.
Even if Sony was moneyhatting at least then they were competitive and werenât begging government agencies and regulators to block a deal.
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Sony moneyhat but that was necessary, Nintendo was think of there partners making the n64 if square stayed they would gone bankrupt just trying to get ff7 on n64 remember it would have been 12 cartridges just to play that game