Rand corroborated it. He messaged Rand the day before.
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Honestly I think Valve is wishful thinking, they have remained private (non traded) and likely its the largest one in the industry in that category. I can see partnerships (something that Epic documents can indicate), but not an acquisition, they wouldn’t have even changed the store fees unless they had it as a backup plan in case the negotations fail.
And for some of the companies who people wonder: Ubisoft likely not because EU-France wouldn’t allow it as it’s the largest gaming company there, ironically most of their profit output comes from Canada. EA VERY doubtful. Acitivison not by a long f** shot. CDPR EU-Poland wouldn’t allow it because its the second largest and represents likely 70%+ of the money in the industry there. The more plausible takes are buying a significant portion of the shares where they earn the right to vote and/or have deals.
Thanks man.
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I think we are too quick to throw the “government won’t allow it” thing out there when it comes to acquisitions. Is there any law or historic precedent a transaction like that to be blocked by the government?
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Yes, the US Government denied Broadcom acquisition of Qualcomm over security concerns, and Qualcomm falied to acquire NXP because the Chinese government stalled it since foreign companies who make a big profit share over there must go through their regulatory system.
EU which is considered harsh with big companies would likely block because it would grant an foreign entity a lion’s share of the overall market or the country’s industry.
If there’s anyone big Microsoft could buy, it has to be a local company as it wouldn’t be at odds much, or… a second option could be looking for one in Japan as they have plenty, but still it would have to go through a regulatory process, it’s not impossible to buy a japanese company, it’s a legend, but they have some kind of cateogory tier system introduced last year to avoid mass acquisitions/shares from foreigners.
Things like security concerns and military technology make sense to block. I have a hard time with that carrying over to a video game company though.
Any of these purchases will need to go through a regulatory process, I definitely don’t think its a given that they’d be blocked though.
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Even if it’s not security, they could scrutinize it, Microsoft had its fair share of issues with anti-trust, and these companies represent a majority of an industry with huge value, so it is possible that they could deny it.
I know this will get laughed off but I’m hearing Xbox is acquiring TT Games, Monolith, Netherelm, Rocksteady, IOI and Avalanche. You all know I follow this stuff super close and I speculate all the time, this is not that and it’s not something I’d post without being quite confident. Bookmark this post.
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I believe…. In AllianceOfficer.
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Shouldn’t this be a reference to Opera with the main singers getting ready?
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I’m a insider now.
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someone help me understand this reference?
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I’m assuming it means news soon
What indie studios would you like to join Xbox Game Studio?
Sunday, Monday, Thursday ?
Moon, Supergiant and Playdead
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