Microsoft-Activision-Blizzard Discussion Thread (Part 1)

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…ft a big advantage here. As any reviewers and even lawmakers learn more about the gaming industry throughout any process it would be very odd to let foreign owned companies lead even more in this growing industry.

Even the talk of whether COD remaining on PlayStation somehow might help with scrutiny is somewhat laughable to me. This is a single video game franchise that Xbox would still be making available through multiple readily accessible means to consumers even if not on PlayStation: Xbox consoles, PC, cloud streaming. And it would be available through a Game Pass subscription service across all of those places. Regulators could care less that some online fanboys are butthurt because a competitor to their favorite plastic box and gaming company is getting stronger in the competition.

Great minds think alike. I was posting similar thoughts in the other thread at exactly the same time.

Xbox Acquisition |OT5| Talking Exclusively About Xbox Acquisitions

I’m seeing a lot of talk about how Sony has to / will respond with an acquisition. I’m also seeing a lot of talk that Microsoft “can’t” make anymore acquisitions or it will trigger anti-trust action. Here are a few facts to keep in mind: The global video game market had about $176 billion in revenue in 2021. Playstation had about $25 billion in revenue for a market share of about 14.2%. Xbox had about $15.4 billion in revenue for a market share of about 8.75%. The Activision acquisition will …