Hmm Microsoft perhaps adding in stuff CMA might want to keep it same between EC/CMA.
Theyâre undoubtedly going to offer the same package to both. Once both approve Iâm sure they will offer the same package to the FTC for good faith and to keep remedies the same everywhere across the board (like they said they wanted to do). If the FTC still wants to play hardball due to a political agenda and âbig tech badâ then Microsoft will close over them and hand them their asses in Federal court.
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Yeah I know thatâs what I was saying, I think this could mean CMA are going to accept remedies and this change could be the first hint theyâre gonna accept them. Also yeah I donât see them not offering the same deal to CMA and whoever is left because they might as well and it will look super bad on FTC if they donât accept them but everyone else does. I hope Microsoft doesnât bother with the FTC bs if they donât accept just close over them and get it done with haha.
I wonder how long theyâll leave a gap before they head to Japan for a purchase 
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The FTC have been doing this for a while, itâs just seems to be more egregious under Lina Khan. Itâs one of the reasons Axon took the FTC to the Supreme Court arguing that they violate their 5th amendment rights. The FTC has ruled on its own behalf 100% of the time for the last 30 odd years.
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responses to the addendum PF
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Yikes Sony are really scrapping the bottom of the barrel, theyâre trying to say people buy the game for the SP and theyâre trying to push that because Microsoft and CMA said people who play 10 hours or less, or spend $100 wonât switch consoles.
Third, the cinematic single-player campaign length of Call of Duty is around 6-8 hours.10 The single-player campaign of Call of Duty is one of its most compelling elements that is valued by gamers.11
Also isnât this pretty much all the arguments Sony are making, speculation pretty much.
This conjecture is not consistent with the CMAâs duty to base its decisions on evidence rather than speculation.12
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Sonyâs response is comedy gold:
Meanwhile:
Is Sony confirming that the state of The Last of Us on PC is in is out of intentional malice? 
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After reading through these documents (including reading all the unintentionally hilarious & unprofessional Sony bile) I reiterate once again the fact the Redfall dev should never ever have openly admitted there was a PS5 version of the game at one point. And predictably, Sony mentioned this is their response in the CMA. It wonât change anything of course but it was a bit of a foot-in-mouth moment.
As for Sony, theyâre predictably dishonest. I also get the impression theyâll likely get pretty angsty when the first Microsoft owned Call of Duty lands & tech comparison video from Digital Foundry & co are released. Itâs absurd but they seem pretty hellbent on pushing the narrative that anything other than total perfect performance on PlayStation will be a deliberate crime of some sort by Microsoft to sabotage the PlayStation brand.
Crazy.
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Third, Microsoft has nonetheless deployed Minecraft exclusivity where it suits its strategic interests. In particular, Microsoft has blocked Chrome OSâs access to Minecraftâs consumer edition, instead making available only Minecraft: Education Edition, a version intended for students and teachers (not consumers). This evidences Microsoftâs intentions to withdraw games from rival platforms when it
Whoâs gonna tell them
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Yeah the Harvey thing was a stupid thing to say, with or without an acquisition in progress but the CMA were already aware of MS making those games exclusive
They donât care since itâs different to CoD
Sony continue to get more embarrassing with every response
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Sony release the worst PC port in years of their biggest title then say that if MS shipped an even slightly degraded version of CoD on PS it would damage their reputation so much they would go out of business.
I mean, what?
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Too bad they wonât be able to do anything about it as theyâve refused to sign a deal that would guarantee parity between platforms.
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I am the only thinking we are at the stage of "this should pass already so Sony stops embarrasing themselves?â
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I think Sony might be fishing for some form of concession in the deal on the basis of an independent regulator of some sort ensuring legal tech parity in COD⊠which is utter farcical nonsense from every conceivable standpoint considering the differences in internal components between consoles.
No game in the history of gaming as ever released absolutely identical across all platforms. Itâs simply impossible. Thereâs always something, i.e. a dropped frame here or there, or a texture which looks different.
But once the deal passes theyâll likely shut up about this considering if COD did release on PlayStation with some sort of performance hiccup, Sony would be well advised to not go shouting âour PS version sucks!â from the rooftops. It would become a self-fulfilling prophecy at that point, i.e. Sony would shoot themselves in the foot if they cried publicly about a degraded experience on PlayStation.
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As the CMA is aware, since Microsoft acquired ZeniMax, Microsoft announced that future ZeniMax titles â including Starfield, Elder Scrolls VI, and Redfall â will be Xbox exclusives. In so doing, Microsoft reversed assurances made prior to the ZeniMax acquisition that Microsoft âwould not have the incentive to cease or limit making ZeniMax games available for purchase on rival consolesâ17 and statements that it âhighly encourage[s] cross-platform play [because] if itâs good for the gaming ecosystem, itâs good for us⊠What weâll do in the long run is we donât have intentions of just pulling all of Bethesda content out of Sony.
Cmon Sony, none of those games except Redfall are even multiplayer games, you canât cross play because there is no way to do it. Also when Microsoft says cross platform being good and wanting to do it, they are talking about multiplayer with matchmaking mostly. Redfall does support cross platform just not on Sony consoles 
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How does that point make any sense? If there is no playerbase for Minecraft on Chromebooks why would MS port their games and waste money?
Same reason they donât port their games to Mac. It is just not worth it, dumb argument by Sony.
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Yeah theyâre really desperate now.
On another note this is pretty concerning consider how DF/Eurogamer have been a bit weird towards Xbox lately. Theyâve done studies on whether DF videos have an impact on purchasing decisions? Why is there studies in that, are Sony trying to influence them?
By way of example, within a week of releasing Modern Warfare II, Digital Foundry, a leading analyst, compared performance on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. Another industry specialist, VG Tech, compared the frame rates of Modern Warfare II across PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.23 Studies show that these types of comparisons are highly influential. As shown in the figure below, the level of social conversation surrounding consoles and games is extremely high.
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