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Matt Booty: "We are in a unique position to spend Sony out of business"
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killatopak
Gold Member
Smoking gun.
FalsettoVibe
Member
Disgusting......and the very reason why companies like MS should not be allowed to throw their weight around like this.
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Member
Huh. I guess nobody told the Xbox folks (at MS) that the only reason the Windows OS monopoly was allowed and exported to the ROW was because it gave the USGovt a backdoor into foreign offices. There's no such card here for a gaming console.
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Nydius
Member
I’m talking about the fact they directly refer to their nearest cloud competitors which validates CMA’s concerns that the acquisition would give Microsoft the infrastructure, the content, and the ability to have such a head start in cloud systems that their nearest competitors wouldn’t realistically be able to compete in the industry. Microsoft’s lead by having all of those things would be insurmountable.
And here’s Booty saying almost exactly that.
tmlDan
Member
hey man, i dont like big companies buying anyone.I think I speak for everyone here when I say thank god you aren't a judge
and i would say "everyone" (as you say) is delusional about this being a good thing.
Mibu no ookami
Member
This is absolutely a smoking gun that should largely prevent Microsoft from buying any major publishers in the gaming space.
This should give every regulator pause as it relates to Microsoft and their clear intention to block new competitors from participating in the marketplace as well as push out existing competitors.
Absolutely a smoking gun
This should give every regulator pause as it relates to Microsoft and their clear intention to block new competitors from participating in the marketplace as well as push out existing competitors.
Absolutely a smoking gun
Negotiator101
Member
Great stuff this, Booty is not coming off great I can only imagine what happens to him when/if this falls through.
I can only imagine what happens to him when/if this falls through.
Negotiator101
Member
Too late
Nydius
Member
Regardless of whether the acquisition passes or fails, I think we’re going to see a complete restructuring of the Xbox executive team pretty soon.Great stuff this, Booty is not coming off great
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Mibu no ookami
Member
Even Apple would be hard pressed to get into the console market.Apple is already the biggest one
People have libraries built up already.
You'd have to buy SEVERAL publishers AND beat competitors on price of hardware.
graywolf323
Member
Microsoft has more money on hand than Sony is worth… that’s the difference
yep…
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Kilau
Gold Member
Change the thread title!
Leaked email claims Xbox wants to put PlayStation out of business
A leaked email claiming that Xbox is trying to put PlayStation out of business could hinder Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition.www.ggrecon.com
This is just the email that was talked about in the Gamer's Lawsuit. The Judge here, FTC, EU,CMA & everyone else have had this email for a while. This isn't new information for them, just the full information for the public.
Negotiator101
Member
Spencer will be fine at least but Booty will definitely get the boot.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
So now that e-mail was real and we believe it? Oh but wait MS said the other e-mail was a 2019 e-mail. Ah but why do we worry about 2020 in this vs 2019 in the other, it is not as if logic really mattered in this staunch defense on this deal?Leaked email claims Xbox wants to put PlayStation out of business
A leaked email claiming that Xbox is trying to put PlayStation out of business could hinder Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition.
This is just the email that was talked about in the Gamer's Lawsuit. The Judge here, FTC, EU,CMA & everyone else have had this email for a while. This isn't new information for them, just the full information for the public.
It is the throwing of arguments at the wall to hope they stick that is almost the most annoying bit…
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GHG
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TheRedRiders
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Leaked email claims Xbox wants to put PlayStation out of business
A leaked email claiming that Xbox is trying to put PlayStation out of business could hinder Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition.
This is just the email that was talked about in the Gamer's Lawsuit. The Judge here, FTC, EU,CMA & everyone else have had this email for a while. This isn't new information for them, just the full information for the public.
Barakov
Member
I'd actually be mad at this then I remember current day Microsoft is catastrophically incompetent./cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22015306/vpavic_4278_20201030_0292.jpg)
Microsoft was ready to “go spend Sony out of business” to strengthen Xbox
A key email in the FTC v. Microsoft casewww.theverge.com
The dirty laundry is getting aired.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Oh they know
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Freelance Yakuza
Member
MS always had this kind of mindset where they try to solve every problem just throwing money
It's been 20+ years the best they got was a tie with ps3.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Yeah. I just feel like if we were looking at all of Sony’s internal emails we’d all be surprised at what we saw, too. So we’re really just putting Msoft under the microscope because we’re being shown all these emails written multiple years ago.
Moriarty1889
Member
Matt Booty is a worthless utter moron. He is the reason their studios are in such a shambles production wise. He should never been hired in the first place. What a joke and disgrace this is turning out to be with each passing day. The more we find out about what has been said and been going on behind closed doors makes me cringe. This may very well have killed the deal itself. MS should fire Phil and Booty after this debacle and clean house and try to salvage what they can out of the shambles that is Xbox.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Man I fucking hate Microsoft as a company. Everything they touch invariably turns to shit. Look at Office 365 and Windows 11 and just think how gaming would look in 10 years if this trillion dollar megacorp gets its way and gobbles up gaming.
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Pelta88
Member
This should really make your stomach turn. Sony been out here creating IP to bring customers to their platform.
Xbox who haven't brought anything to the table in a decade, want to use the financial backing of Microsoft to put PlayStation out of business.
If that doesn't bother you, you're not a gamer. Don't @ me about it either. Your explanations wont actually mean shit to us.
Xbox who haven't brought anything to the table in a decade, want to use the financial backing of Microsoft to put PlayStation out of business.
If that doesn't bother you, you're not a gamer. Don't @ me about it either. Your explanations wont actually mean shit to us.
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Mibu no ookami
Member
I think I speak for everyone here when I say thank god you aren't a judge
He's not wrong.
This should be enough for a preliminary injunction.
The same email again... from 2019 (neither Bethesda nor Zenimax were an option) Anyone who stops to read it can see that it is only describing the business opportunity in the face of the competition... Goggle was lagging behind, Amazon showed no intention of entering the market and it highlights how Sony is the great competition...Email here.
That the CMA and the IP judge herself already knew about it and did not take it into account should say everything.
graywolf323
Member
because they pay people to spread that message, no matter the outcome of the FTC lawsuit here they have at least managed to completely blow up the PR BS that Xbox has been propagating for years
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
Maybe the FTC will come to court wearing PS t-shirts this week. Last week it was console in hand and badgering MS to agree to deals with Sony. How much is Jim paying these clowns? The way they are working for Sony instead of consumers is baffling .
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killatopak
Gold Member
I throw MS a bone
Mibu no ookami
Member
I think you're assuming she didn't take it into account in the people's case against microsoft means that she won't take it into account in the FTC's case against Microsoft.
I think you're jumping to conclusions
Spank_Magnet
The Male Lewinsky
Here’s a thought experiment for you: with several ”top line” games now said to be “years off” what if ms releases an Xbox series x pro or maybe even a successor in around 2 years time. They’d still keep to their “promise” of a ps5 version of cod but steal a March on the next gen lined up with all their new IPs etc. and the “premium” version of cod for this new hardware.
GHG
Member
What's the CMA got to do with this?
These are documents coming out of the FTC's case. They are on the directory website right now.
This is your average corporate email, Sony was talking shit about its competitors and being public about kicking them out until the PS3 came in. To think about it, MS could have said fuck it and bought square in 2000-2001 if they ignored the markup they did at the last minute, it makes you think how they didn't go after similar sized companies immediately after, the MS top management, especially from Windows, was jealous of Xbox existence.
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Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
jm89
Member
The cma knew about this? Where did they mention this email?
GHG
Member
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
Can't deny it is unorthodox and shady as hell that these agencies are shilling so hard for Sony. Corrupt as hell.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
jUsT a tHoUgHt experiment
Mibu no ookami
Member
You clearly don't understand how this works.
There is nothing against saying you're going to push the competition out by outperforming them.
Pushing them out by buying them out? That's when regulators get involved.
I mean, I'm sure you understand the difference and you're being purposefully obtuse...
JackMcGunns
Member
In the same way Sony was in a unique position to spend Sega out of business? What's the deal with these threads lately?
Venom Snake
Member
I'd love to see those Tweeter shills wrap their payed dicks around that.
solidus12
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Nydius
Member
You’re right that all corporations are scum and shouldn’t be regarded as our friends. But this is under the microscope because Microsoft is trying to make good on their plans of buying up the industry and regulators are looking into it, as they should.
As others have pointed out, the critical difference is Microsoft has more cash on hand than Sony’s entire company is worth. Or, put another way, Sony is worth 0.12T, Microsoft is worth $2.6T (or was the last report $2.8T?).
This email isn’t just scummy, it proves they’re leveraging that massive difference to stifle competition.
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