Microsoft-Activision-Blizzard Discussion Thread (Part 1)

[Staffy]

@BadNews

Is he allowed to tweet that as a Microsoft employee ?

It’s always interesting to see some employees say stuff. Didn’t that CFO pretty much shot down Bethesda exclusives? Soon as E3 rolled around Redfall was announced as exclusive, Starfield was and late last year TES VI.

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

@Deadwing88

For what reason?

[Deadwing88]

@javycane

For what reason?

Watch the Grubsnax episode… it’s free lol

[Biggzy (Hassan)]

@javycane

Good to hear.

[Weaam]

@javycane

MS and Unionizing ? gl to that.

this would take time to clean up.

[Staffy]

@Deadwing88

Freaked out about what? That MS comes after them next?

[Senua]

@Deadwing88

Watch the Grubsnax episode… it’s free lol

Link?

[Swanlee]

@Daniel

… The reactions here if this falls through is going to be just as funny as the ones when it got announced, people acting like it’s a done deal easy 70 BILLION dollar deal that all governments across the globe will be happy with and shareholders, the deal will be done and dusted in the next few months I’m just bing level headed and saying there could be a chance of it not happening, then I get told I have no brains, like hot damn no chill, I think it’ll most likely go through but it’s not just a lick the stamp and send it deal that’s not complex. Hate how these discussions always turn like that quickly.

While possible MS would not announce it or announce it like this if they thought it was not a sure thing. This is the kind of announcement that changes stock prices and MS knows they could not shake things up like this if they were not sure.

[Searsy82]

The gist of it is that they are freaked out because they view it as a nigh impossibility of creating their own types of subscription services and they see it as you essentially have no choice but to put it in game pass. And once you go in game pass, you cant get back out because you just cant offer the same value proposition.

[AtticusFincher]

@javycane

Now this would actually cause a hang up in the acquisition and not anti-trust fearmongering.

[Deadwing88]

@Senua

Link?

Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

Timdog

Why is Tim fearmonguering with this

[Biggzy (Hassan)]

@Searsy82

The gist of it is that they are freaked out because they view it as a nigh impossibility of creating their own types of subscription services and they see it as you essentially have no choice but to put it in game pass. And once you go in game pass, you cant get back out because you just cant offer the same value proposition.

But which publisher could do that before? Most have gone down the route of GaaS and lack any sort of diversity or just sheer number of games.

[Deadwing88]

Have a distinct feeling this is going to end up with union busting… lol

Microsoft don’t exactly have a history with tolerating unions.

[Searsy82]

@Biggzy

But which publisher could do that before? Most have gone down the route of GaaS and lack any sort of diversity or just sheet number of games.

[Biggzy (Hassan)]

@javycane

Why is Tim fearmonguering with this

I don’t see Star Wars or Marvel in my Netflix subscription .

[BananaBox39 (Ivan)]

@javycane

Why is Tim fearmonguering with this

Lol, nonsense city! Twitter takes are something else…

[Deadwing88]

Richard Hoeg

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[Searsy82]

The most important thing you can do for your sanity is delete your twitter account.

[AtticusFincher]

@javycane

Why is Tim fearmonguering with this

Not sure. Microsoft’s legal team has run through all the scenarios 100x before going public with this deal. Phil’s tweet wasn’t some spur of the the moment “Oh no maybe they think this is an anti-trust move, better tweet away their fears!” thing. The language used in that tweet was probably hashed out weeks ago in preparation for this announcement. Phil’s a genuine dude but he’s not out here just running his yap freely about 70 Billion dollar business dealings. Everything is calculated.