Bacon Posted April 11, 2023 Author Share Posted April 11, 2023 lol get fucked sony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 U.S. Senator from North Dakota wants to see PlayStation's exclusivity deals WWW.AXIOS.COM U.S. politicians have recently found reason to question Sony's business practices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 A republican so he probably wants to get in on the grift. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 4 hours ago, Brian said: U.S. Senator from North Dakota wants to see PlayStation's exclusivity deals WWW.AXIOS.COM U.S. politicians have recently found reason to question Sony's business practices. Just open them all up, look at the entire industry and regulate the fuck out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 11 hours ago, Brian said: U.S. Senator from North Dakota wants to see PlayStation's exclusivity deals WWW.AXIOS.COM U.S. politicians have recently found reason to question Sony's business practices. Sony hands them a picture of ff16 and cries when asked "that's it?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 53 minutes ago, Bacon said: Sony hands them a picture of ff16 and cries when asked "that's it?" That certainly isn’t it, FF just happens to be the biggest of them, or the most talked about anyway. Anyway, it’s clear Sony lost. It will soon be Xbox-Activision-BGS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Microsoft preparing to close Activision deal despite FTC suit: sources NYPOST.COM Microsoft is making plans to complete its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard — despite the Federal Trade Commission’s December move to block the deal over antitrust concerns, The... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 UK Blocks Microsoft-Activision Deal to Protect Cloud Gaming Choice | Mirage News WWW.MIRAGENEWS.COM Microsoft’s solution had significant shortcomings and would require regulatory oversight by CMA Panel Chair: “Cloud gaming needs a free, competitive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Really getting irked by this whole "will they/won't they" of it all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Phil Spencer should just hand in his resignation today. Especially since the EU now has a clear path to block as well if they're so inclined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 The ResetERA thread is absolutely glorious to witness the abrupt shift from glowing optimism to stark, despairing horror. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Sounds like the CMA was convinced that cloud gaming is going to boom soon. Do they have issues with internet speeds and data caps in the UK? I seem to remember Digital Foundry complaining about it at some point, Richard saying he has to pay out the butt just to get GeForce Now to an acceptable place (for an enthusiast). There's really only one part of their response that pertains to the console market. Quote The CMA carefully considered whether the benefit of having Activision’s content available on Game Pass outweighed the harm that the merger would cause to competition in cloud gaming in the UK. The CMA found that this new payment option, while beneficial to some customers, would not outweigh the overall harm to competition (and, ultimately, UK gamers) arising from this merger, particularly given the incentive for Microsoft to increase the cost of a Game Pass subscription post-merger to reflect the addition of Activision’s valuable games. Technically, there's already a cloud gaming price hike in place right now. You need both an XBL Gold and Games Pass subscription (ie: Ultimate) to use it. It's possible Microsoft would have more incentive to raise the price of that package, but they could keep the Gold-less (online & cloud gaming disabled) Games Pass a little more reasonable perhaps. Not that it would address the CMA's concerns here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 37 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Phil Spencer should just hand in his resignation today. Especially since the EU now has a clear path to block as well if they're so inclined. Would they really be able to backpedal like that? They already made their decision. Phil shouldn't be worried about his job. Microsoft isn't going to blame him for a ruling no one at the company will agree with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 7 minutes ago, crispy4000 said: Would they really be able to backpedal like that? They already made their decision. The EU has not yet made its ruling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 This whole thing is such a shit show. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 5 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: The EU has not yet made its ruling. Dang, you're right. They delayed it until May 22nd. Thought it was a done deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 So apparently ABK just threatened to stop doing business in the UK. Could they still block the deal if MS and ABK just said, “Yeah, we won’t ship products to your island anymore”? Would not being in that market actually change anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Microsoft vows to appeal as the UK regulator blocks its acquisition of Activision Blizzard WWW.GAMESINDUSTRY.BIZ Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inboxThe UK's Competition and Markets Authority … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 3 minutes ago, BloodyHell said: So apparently ABK just threatened to stop doing business in the UK. Could they still block the deal if MS and ABK just said, “Yeah, we won’t ship products to your island anymore”? Would not being in that market actually change anything? Yes, if there is no market nexus in the UK, then there is nothing for the CMA to regulate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 4 minutes ago, BloodyHell said: So apparently ABK just threatened to stop doing business in the UK. Could they still block the deal if MS and ABK just said, “Yeah, we won’t ship products to your island anymore”? Would not being in that market actually change anything? Source? That's wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Just now, crispy4000 said: Source? That's wild. Yeah - it sounds like pure horseshit to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 1 minute ago, crispy4000 said: Source? That's wild. Xbox's Activision Blizzard deal has been blocked by the UK, Microsoft to appeal | Windows Central WWW.WINDOWSCENTRAL.COM Microsoft's Activision deal suffers a devastating blow. They don’t outright say it, but they talk about re-evaluating business in the UK, calling it closed for business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Ehhhhhh - ABK isn't going to walk away from selling products in the UK market as that's the veritable definition of cutting off one's nose to spite one's face. What they will do is not invest in UK-based operations like studios, not that I believe that they were ever actually going to do that anyway. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 1 minute ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Ehhhhhh - ABK isn't going to walk away from selling products in the UK market as that's the veritable definition of cutting off one's nose to spite one's face. What they will do is not invest in UK-based operations like studios, not that I believe that they were ever actually going to do that anyway. It would be a hell of a News cycle if they did though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 4 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Ehhhhhh - ABK isn't going to walk away from selling products in the UK market as that's the veritable definition of cutting off one's nose to spite one's face. What they will do is not invest in UK-based operations like studios, not that I believe that they were ever actually going to do that anyway. They stopped selling games in China which is a much bigger market than the UK, so they could back out of the UK as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 18 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: They stopped selling games in China which is a much bigger market than the UK, so they could back out of the UK as well! Not really a comparable situation as games released under the NetEase partnership only accounted for 3% of revenue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 34 minutes ago, legend said: This whole thing is such a shit show. It's all rather delightful, isn't it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 35 minutes ago, BloodyHell said: Xbox's Activision Blizzard deal has been blocked by the UK, Microsoft to appeal | Windows Central WWW.WINDOWSCENTRAL.COM Microsoft's Activision deal suffers a devastating blow. They don’t outright say it, but they talk about re-evaluating business in the UK, calling it closed for business. Dumb bluff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Just now, SuperSpreader said: Dumb bluff It's really quite laughable on the face of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 27 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Ehhhhhh - ABK isn't going to walk away from selling products in the UK market as that's the veritable definition of cutting off one's nose to spite one's face. What they will do is not invest in UK-based operations like studios, not that I believe that they were ever actually going to do that anyway. Microsoft is heavily invested in UK studios however Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 25 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: They stopped selling games in China which is a much bigger market than the UK, so they could back out of the UK as well! No one buys games in China. That's the game industries El Dorado, they'll all die in the desert looking for that golden city. It's a totally different monetization scheme and very flavor of the month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 8 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: Microsoft is heavily invested in UK studios however Sure, and MS could shift those operations to other markets if the economic incentive existed to do so (i.e., other markets providing significant tax incentives). But that's really the only condition that I see that would cause that to happen. It would be business malpractice to shift operations from the UK -- which does offer economic incentives for game development -- to another location that doesn't offer the same or greater economic incentives simply out of spite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 An analysis of users was done on a number of platforms: Where are Steam, Xbox and PlayStation's players located? NEWSLETTER.GAMEDISCOVER.CO We crunch a lot of data for the answers. Also: the state of Switch & more. It would be hard to exit the UK market. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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