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[Venom Snake]

What I’ve never understood about their support of this is they have a not-insignificant number of members who proudly describe themselves as pro-labor anti-capitalists.

So why the hell would they be in favor of THIS, a mega merger, one of the biggest kinds of capitalist moves that almost always ends up harming labor down the line?!?

Some people cling to certain ideas just to have the illusion of moral superiority over others.

This, in their understanding, provides them with some identity in an otherwise senseless, tribalistic and anti-social approach to existence.

 

[hyperbertha]

I think I speak for everyone here when I say thank god you aren't a judge

No you don't. Anyone with half a brain will block this deal

 

[Doom85]

Ah yes, who could forget the eternal tale of how Sony employees flooded the SEGA offices, and forced them under threat of violence to mishandle the SEGA Saturn as insanely as they did?

 

[hinch7]

That’s the whole point of every acquisition, though. “there’s another company that’s doing some thing that you wish you could be doing and you have lots of money, so just buy them out instead of doing it yourself”.

And as far as money batting and wheeling and dealing for console exclusivity, or time exclusives, Sony drives everyone else off the road with those kinds of deals. So no, I’m not understanding the double standard.

And since we all agree that all of these companies are basically terrible, and they all want to drive the other one out of business, so that they’re the only one left, I’m not see how Microsoft is any worse than Sony is in that regard.

Please tell me how I’m wrong

Ones a trillion dollar company that can easily buy the competition out. Leaving the industry in a worse state as choice goes for consumers.

If they allow more of these mega aquisitions to pass.

Paying third party for exclusivity is way different than buying out huge companies that heavily affect competitors products and thus revenue.

 

[Nydius]

Xbox != Microsoft

With this absolutely braindead take, I know I can safely ignore you because you have nothing of substance to offer.

This is like saying “Office != Microsoft” or “Windows != Microsoft” or “Surface != Microsoft”.

They are one and the same company under the same umbrella with the same vast financial power. Whether or not there’s been “talks” about spinning off Xbox is irrelevant. Xbox is integrated into Windows now FFS.

 

[German Hops]

And yes your a fucking moron.

I don't mean to grammar police, but...

 

[Lucifers Beard]

That’s just amazing. This guy is a fucking idiot. Committing to all this shit via email? Surely these morons are trained not to put something in writing they wouldn’t want published? It’s email 101 for fuck sake.

 

[Robbinhood]

Yeah MS would buy every dev Publisher out there if they could, its that easy. THANK YOU CMA. Only ones with half an iota of sense.

 

[bitbydeath]

In the same way Microsoft was in a unique position to spend Sega out of business? What's the deal with these threads lately?

FTFY

 

[Varteras]

He looks like he just shit his pants and she wants them to hurry up and take the pic so she can go wash herself off.

 

[harry mason 1989]

talk about emails that should've been a private meeting ffs how dumb can this guy be

I'm 100% sure booty & Phil will both get fired after this deal

 

[Venom Snake]

Can't tell which one looks like they're being held hostage more.

How to spot Stockholm syndrome.

 

[DForce]

And the context?

It does so in 2019, then it only had 10 Studios. What surprises me is that people are surprised that MS wanted at that time that their first party games were exclusive to their platform at that time

What must be demonstrated by the FTC is that MS has no intention of making exclusive COD (because in the end it all comes down to COD no matter what) and not launching it on PS5. This on the side of a possible console harm that all the regulators have already taken it upon themselves to deny.

On the cloud gaming side, the FTC must demonstrate that allowing the acquisition will cause real damage to the competition and for that it needs financial data and, among other things, convince the judge that it is a separate market.

No one is surprised at this because people with common sense knew this was the case.

We know what the FTC must prove, and the email they received from Microsoft does in fact help their case.

If it was some small portion of the overall argument, then Microsoft wouldn't be trying so hard to downplay Call of Duty's impact on the market.

 

[diffusionx]

The Xbox team is not sending their best lmao

These guys, like Greenberg too, are clowns and I don't know how they kept their jobs for so long, Phil should've cleaned house long ago.

 

[Icymanipulator]

There’s a statement that will surely earn you fans.

/s

 

[harry mason 1989]

Funny how people are getting banned on REEE for being negative at Phil about all of this news

That xbot mod I forgot his name he's the one banning anyone who criticize M$
I think the reeeeeee mods will decide to remove him
It was a huge mistake to let him be a mod

 

[Freelance Yakuza]

REEE

What is REEE?

 

[Killer8]

Amazon has shown no ability to execute on game content

Top kek.

 

[Raonak]

Well that's a smoking gun as any

 

[German Hops]

What is REEE?

That place just right below Hell.

 

[Zok310]

Fuckers got the nerve to call sony “hostile and aggressive”

 

[OmegaSupreme]

This is essentially the Xbox fans defense of this. Look at the monkey!

 

[Nydius]

Sony drives everyone else off the road with those kinds of deals. So, I’m not understanding the double standard.

Where, exactly, has Sony driven anyone off the road with these deals? Final Fantasy? Please. Square Enix didn’t need to be moneyhatted when Xbox gamers haven’t been buying SE games on that platform. Every single SE release has sold least on Xbox dating back to FF13, which was the closest at a 2:1 sales split. Crisis Core FF7 Reunion on Switch outsold Xbox copies. SE was one foot out the door with Xbox long ago.

Bungie? Oh no, a 3.6B purchase of a studio with one live game and one game in development, compared to Microsoft who casually dropped $7b to buy Zenimax based on the mere speculation that Starfield might be exclusive.

Sony doesn’t have, and has never had, the kind of money to buy mega acquisitions like Microsoft does.

And I swear to god if I hear one more MS fanboy whine about PS’ COD timed exclusive shit, I’m going to fucking snap because all those fanboys seem to have forgotten that buying up timed exclusive COD DLC was started by Microsoft in the X360 era when they had the slight edge over the PS3. When that edge was lost with the PS4, Activision went where the money was highest.

But when Microsoft starts a shitty industry practice, that’s okay; When Sony plays by the same rules Microsoft made up SONY BAD!

 

[DeepEnigma]

MS is such a #victim

 

[Venom Snake]

What is REEE?

 

[harry mason 1989]

What is REEE?

Mental asylum

 

[Zok310]

I don't mean to grammar police, but...

Its the internet bro, no one gaf about you are and your.

 

[SteelCurtain 59]

With this absolutely braindead take, I know I can safely ignore you because you have nothing of substance to offer.

This is like saying “Office != Microsoft” or “Windows != Microsoft” or “Surface != Microsoft”.

They are one and the same company under the same umbrella with the same vast financial power. Whether or not there’s been “talks” about spinning off Xbox is irrelevant. Xbox is integrated into Windows now FFS.

So you're saying the only way for Xbox to end is for Microsoft to go bankrupt? That's certainly a braindead take. Also Xbox has become more ingrained into Microsoft now sure, but what about from like 2013-2017 when the brand was in freefall? Glad to know you're ignoring me though so I don't have to listen to any more of your braindead takes

 

[Hawking Radiation]

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.

Sony Too ™

 

[Stare-Bear]

The Xbox team is not sending their best lmao

These guys, like Greenberg too, are clowns and I don't know how they kept their jobs for so long, Phil should've cleaned house long ago.

Dealing with the MS 365 teams in work, that place is run by morons.

They could triple their profits if they hired competent leaders and gave a shit about money being wasted. But because they have been shitting money since early 90s, MS just don’t care.

 

[adamsapple]

In games, Google is 3 to 4 years away from being able to have a studio up and running. Amazon has shown no ability to execute on game content.

The worst thing in the email is Booty's over-estimation of Google's gaming capabilities.

 

[diffusionx]

So in 2013, or a couple years ago when Sony went on the 3rd party exclusive rampage (including an attempt at Starfield exclusivity) you don't think any of the execs were talking about "ending the Xbox gaming division" in a similar vein to this? Because if you don't then you are very gullible or very biased (or both)

 

[Marvel14]

Microsoft was ready to “go spend Sony out of business” to strengthen Xbox

A key email in the FTC v. Microsoft case

www.theverge.com

The dirty laundry is getting aired.

Yup


All those Microsoft fans aghast at the scrutiny the merger was getting really were oblivious to Microsoft's intent which is a network monopoly in game streaming...

Hint: monopolies are generally bad for consumers unless they face a consistent and credible threat of competition.

 

[tmlDan]

The worst thing in the email is Booty's over-estimation of Google's gaming capabilities.

You know why he did tho? Cause they're just like MS, they have a ton of money, ironic lol

 

[IntentionalPun]

What a dumbass thing to say in an official email lol

Probably won't be considered relevant though as don't think Matt Booty has any control over acquisitions and the statement also doesn't appear to even be about them.

 

[adamsapple]

You know why he did tho? Cause they're just like MS, they have a ton of money, ironic lol

TBH his point about Amazon is kinda correct tho. They've only put out one game people might know about.

What a dumbass thing to say in an official email lol

Probably won't be considered relevant though as don't think Matt Booty has any control over acquisitions and the statement also doesn't appear to even be about them.

This is the email they already covered on day 1 of the trial, the one he said was the "old strategy".

The email leaking to public isn't gonna do anything on that front.

 

[FrankWza]

Xbox != Microsoft

 

[DForce]

2019

really dont see the importance of this. Sony and Xbox would gladly kill each other, dont see how this is a suprise at all.

Of course you don't.

 

[OverHeat]

Do it Microsoft do it!!! ( they won’t)

 

[RedC]

My body is ready.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Prove I have an alt and I will give you what you really want. You are obviously obsessed with me.

I've said it before and I'll say it again :
You and 2-3 others in here (Ozriel included) are most definitely shills and/or astroturfing, that, or you're obsessed with multi-billion companies to the point of stanning for them continuously acting as a defence force.

Frankly, I don't know what's worse.

Unfortunately, people like you are the cancer of online forums and it's a shame.

 

[hyperbertha]

Yup


All those Microsoft fans aghast at the scrutiny the merger was getting really were oblivious to Microsoft's intent which is a network monopoly in game streaming...

Hint: monopolies are generally bad for consumers unless they face a consistent and credible threat of competition.

Oblivious? Hah. Most of them will dance on the grave of sony and ninty if ms ever gets its way and then proceed to rationalize themselves into sticking with their plastic box even as the quality of gaming takes a nosedive due to the monopoly, slowly dying inside.

 

[Hendrick's]

The FTC doesn't care if Sony lives, dies, or grows mushrooms in its ass. The chair either wants to make a name for herself by stopping a big deal, or use the loss to push for reforms.

Then why are they walking into court holding a PlayStation and then badgering Phil to make commitments for PlayStation. Something is fishy as hell.

 

[Freelance Yakuza]

I start to wish that Microsoft quickly completes the acquisition of Activision/Blizzard, just so they can mismanage it like 90% of the studios they own, and then people can start justifying the next purchase "so they can be competitive against Sony."

 

[BennyBlanco]

Can’t make this shit up. “We changed strategies.” Did ya? You have spent 80bn on acquisitions in the last few years.

 

[Draugoth]

Matt Booty is fucked if this deal doesnt get approved, im telling ya

 

[Jigsaah]

Microsoft was ready to “go spend Sony out of business” to strengthen Xbox

A key email in the FTC v. Microsoft case

www.theverge.com

The dirty laundry is getting aired.

Wow. Booty is...kind of an asshole huh? Get it? Booty....Asshole?

Ok I'll go sit in my corner now.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Can’t make this shit up. “We changed strategies.” Did ya? You have spent 80bn on acquisitions in the last few years.

 

[solidus12]

Damn. Now I’m really tempted to spam Colteastwood’s comment section with stuff like:

“Please tell me that Xbox is the true market leader.”

Or

“Please tell me that PlayStation Onlyfans will never get their hands on Starfield.”

 

[Darsxx82]

No one is surprised at this because people with common sense knew this was the case.

We know what the FTC must prove, and the email they received from Microsoft does in fact help their case.

??? The FTC has already questioned Matt Booty. And the FTC lawyer didn't even go into the implications of that email.

Some of you here are believing that this is new evidence that suddenly appeared and that it changes the course of the trial in favor of the FTC when, for better or worse, it has already been used by the lawyers of the FTC.

If it was some small portion of the overall argument, then Microsoft wouldn't be trying so hard to downplay Call of Duty's impact on the market.

It's not MS, the one that has to prove... it's the FTC.

Ftc has to prove and convince the judge that MS is going to make COD exclusive..... What you have for now, through the judge's mediation, is an affidavit from P. Spencer that COD will be released on PS5 and forthcoming PS6.