Even though I do agree with you that at this point pessimism and doom posting is plain dumb, since everything points to a positive outcome, having the whole forum consider this a done deal since day one turns us into an echo chamber, I hate echo chambers they are the enemy of any type of progress. When nothing is certain, different opinions should be welcome not frowned upon.
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Naw this is the L we all warned a certain user that he was going to have to own when the time came. Heâs doubling down and doesnât need defenders. He said he would own it when I expressed concern over his 10,000 negative posts. Many of us kept silent but, now is not the time to claim the victim card. Take the L @Zappy5 then we can all move on. 
No one wants an echo chamber but parroting negative crap at every turn is just as bad, people just need to learn to process the information as it comes in and adjust their expectations accordingly.
Right now it is not in anyway logical to be a negative nilly on this, after the CMA block yea that was concerning and probably warranted a step back for some but this situation has changed dramatically since then and the world got to see the FTC fall flat trying to form a legal argument against this.
People just need to use their brain in the NOW and form better discussions based on the NOW and get over what PTSD they had because of the CMA crap.
As we have seen they are not this all powerful group that has no ability to adjust and or be held accountable. Itâs quite clear the CAT was going to tear them up if this got to them in the state it was given their recent comments.
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Just end damnit. End it.
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Well put. This place seems to get overly close to being an echo chamber at times and any opinion that can be remotely construed as negative (which isnât the same as ACTUALLY being negative, just anything that doesnât fit with others blind optimism) gets labelled as doom posting or trolling or described as having all sorts of other malicious intent behind it.
Weâre all here because we like Xbox and want to discuss Xbox among other likeminded people - but we should be above such blind fanboyism and be able to maturely handle it when others donât share in our opinions. I mean, itâs what people here call out other forums for oh so often isnât it?
Itâs also funny that the same person people want to claim is a negative troll, as they point out above, seems to share in many of our opinions that the deal will likely close in Microsoftâs favour fairly soon. Blind negativity indeed.
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Not only that, but todayâs Luke Plunkettâs final article for Kotaku. For those with long memories, Luke Plunkett tweeted that Xbox fans were the worst gaming community out there.
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What a way to go out.
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Isnât Plunkett the guy that compared not getting review codes to Nazi Germany or some shit?
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The xbox Fan community has plenty of bad eggs but you have to be completely blind to think its the âworstâ gaming community
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I didnât get that you were referring to zappy in particular, seemed to me you were bunching everyone who was on the fence since the beginning together, my bad. He did kinda rub in his takes a lot but I didnât personally mind, maybe not till now because now it feels like the CMA, FTC, MS, ABK, all know this is a done deal at this point, no reason to doubt anything.
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I just saw this, but not posted here. Whatâs this?
https://twitter.com/NextGenPlayer/status/1679649706631131137?s=20
Hunter once again misinterpreting the situation, thats just the judge standing by her decision she already made; we are still waiting on the appeal court
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From my understanding they needed to appeal to the judge who ruled against them previously in order to move up to a wider appeal (which is what they are currently doing). This happened yesterday and is pretty much as everyone wouls have expected, weâre still waiting to find out the response of the main appeal.
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Pro-tip: Read the thread before you start posting. Turns out all this stuff is discussed in detail if you just read before your start typing/posting twitter trash.
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An eco-chamber on any forum is bad, however, when you look at this acquisition and go through it with a fine tooth comb, thereâs literally nothing there as to why it should be stopped. The best valid legal argument is cloud and thatâs 20 years away and who knows if it takes off or if Microsoft stays with it for that long. But this is trying to predict the future which no one especially regulators can do so instead, a few (FTC and CMA) continue to grasp at straws hoping, wishing and praying that Microsoft/ABK walk away. Microsoft isnât walking away nor should they.
Brazil got it 100% accurate last October and every other regulator should have just followed suit because again, thereâs nothing here. Oh no, it hurts Sony. Too bad. Thatâs what competition is all about as Sony knows all too well.
When you have 39 out of 42 regulators approving the acquisition with no restrictions while 1 came to terms with concessions (EU) and you have 2 others just being a pain in the ass for literally no valid or legal reason, there comes a time when you need to just accept the loss and move on.
If a nobody like me can see -
Microsoft with 20% market share worldwide and Sony with 80%. Microsoft 3rd in consoles, 4th if you include PC. PC in general, Steam dominates. Mobile is like what under 1% for Microsoft while Apple and Google have a duopoly. And cloud is 20+ years away from being âthe thingâ and thatâs only if it takes off and Microsoft actually keeps investing into it and making it grow until then, then every regulator should see that thereâs nothing here.
And this is all before Microsoft is handing out 10 year legally binding contracts like candy. Seriously, this shit needs to end. UGH.
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Could have sworn heâs a PS fan. I mean nothing wrong on reporting non-PS news, but not exactly accurate.
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yeah he is that is why his reaction is surprising
My pet peeve here and elsewhere. Read. Before. You. Post.
Not only does it avoid double, triple, quadruple posting but also itâs plain rude not to read what others have said.
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I think youâre grossly misrepresenting the situation. I also find it a bit ironic that you say you donât want an echo chamber, yet you donât want people to express their displeasure towards a posterâs pattern of behavior that stretches back 12+ months.
You could have just said you disagree and laid out why instead of trying to shame him, and anyone else who feels similarly, as being a âblind fanboyâ.
To be honest, Iâve found Zappy to be incredibly annoying at times and Iâve even voiced my displeasure at him on at least one occasion. Itâs not just that heâs been overly negative (because he has been overly negative, almost comically so at times), but because heâs presented his opinion in a way that would lead one to believe he was an expert on the CMA and UK law and that he somehow has a better grasp of the situation than a nearly 3 trillion dollar company and their obscenely high priced lawyers who do this stuff for a living.
Now, does that make him a troll? No, and I honestly donât believe he is. But you can hardly blame people for getting that idea if you actually read what has been posted (often ad nauseum) from him and his seemingly zealous crusade to counter anyone one with an opposing viewpoint. I honestly kind of enjoy Zappyâs contrarianism at this point, but I know Iâm weird.
Anyway, I agree with the intent of your message, and I donât like posters taking overt swipes at others unless itâs all in good fun. Just wanted to give my thoughts against my better judgement. 
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Absolutely, and even more MS shouldnât be obligated to have any restrictions on COD at all. This thing should be cleared without any restrictions in first pkace.
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