Microsoft-Activision-Blizzard Discussion Thread |OT3| - Sony bends the knee!

[Shadowgasm]

ILP should be fun today.

[DoctorFaustus]

Team Monday

[No-1HoloLens-Fan]

These are like achievements now

1. Won the world approval

2. Won the EU approval

3. Won the PI

4. PI won again

5. Bend the rival

CMA and finish line is left now

[Haven (Victor)]

@AllianceOfficer

… I’ve explained that multiple times in my last several messages. Theres no need for Activision to extend the agreementbas they have flexibility beyond July 18th. They are able to stick around if they want or walk if they want. On the other hand, Microsoft has a lot to lose and would want to minimize risk by getting it in writing that ABK extends the dates and enaures they dont walk. You dont get a company to give up something for free, so if Microsoft wants ABK to sign off on extending the agreement and giving up their flexibility, then they have to give ABK something. The last several posts have not been about ways for the deal to fall through. They’ve been about why it makes significantly less sense to go beyond July 18th for closing.

I don’t even get why the CMA needs another 6weeks when just 2weeks ago they were trying to delay this merger.

[Jorge_Alexander_Acos (Jorge Alexander Acosta Duarte)]

@Shadowgasm

ILP should be fun today.

I wont be able to sleep tonight anticipating the “WELCOME TO THE XBOX FAMILY ACTIVISION!!”

[Sparda3g]

@Shadowgasm

ILP should be fun today.

I was planning just to relax, but I’m going to watch that one today.

[Daniel]

LMAOOOOO THEY FUCKING DID IT

All that jetsetting around the globe, the whole we don’t want your deal we want to block it, all to end with them signing the bloody deal.

Also for those wondering why Microsoft would even offer this after all the BS this will do wonders for them with regulators going forward if they use their brain, Microsoft could’ve pulled the offer but they didn’t. Not only did they say from day 1 what they wanted to do they didn’t change path once and even when they could to gain they still didn’t.

[anon74828371]

https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1680582993620922369

[KakkaKarrotKake]

@Shadowgasm

ILP should be fun today.

That’s today?

I’m ready for some King David spicyness

[Deus (Encyclopaedia Ludica)]

Note that it’s only about CoD. No mention about anything else from ABK.

[commanderbuck]

@KakkaKarrotKake

That’s today?

I’m ready for some King David spicyness

King David is gonna be insufferable and I love it!

[GamepadX]

[Daniel]

Brad Smith said “even when we crossed the finish line we kept our word” pretty much a done deal I’d say.

[Jorge_Alexander_Acos (Jorge Alexander Acosta Duarte)]

@Haven

I don’t even get why the CMA needs another 6weeks when just 2weeks ago they were trying to delay this merger.

Now they are truly alone. They either save-face and get a win (give it from MS) or they face a reputation of harming business in UK just because of their pride (literally the WHOLE world and now competitors gavi it the :)

[JDefective]

Sony: “Sigh. Fine.”

[AtticusFincher]

CMA:

[TheRayTracer]

Team Xbox:

Sony about to get real competition in the console industry for the first time ever. That’s good for everyone apart from the FTC (who tried so hard to protect the dominant market-leader, instead of the consumer) and their allies at the CMA who look like ‘protecting’ me by transferring control of xCloud away from Xbox in the UK. For reasons.

[Staffy]

@anon74828371

https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1680582993620922369

Let’s hope next week sees the end to all of this. It’s getting tiresome.

[hexbacon]

https://twitter.com/charlieintel/status/1680581193710878721?s=46

[pip-boy3000]

curious to see the terms…