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Can't deny it is unorthodox and shady as hell that these agencies are shilling so hard for Sony. Corrupt as hell.
Forget to switch accounts?
Can't deny it is unorthodox and shady as hell that these agencies are shilling so hard for Sony. Corrupt as hell.
Put it on ignore if it bothers you.In the same way Sony was in a unique position to spend Sega out of business? What's the deal with these threads lately?
Prove I have an alt and I will give you what you really want. You are obviously obsessed with me.
Forget to switch accounts?
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.
Difference of what? That's what can do with the extra money they have, big entertainment companies like Disney, Paramount and Warner got a massive fast growth on their subscription services because of their money and IP arsenal + removing content from Netflix in a blink of an eye. Its nothing new in the industryYou 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...
Prove I have an alt and I will give you what you really want. You are obviously obsessed with me.
In the same way Sony was in a unique position to spend Sega out of business? What's the deal with these threads lately?
It's the only way to have an intelligent conversation around here.Hey I'm just asking you if you like talking to yourself.
We got a taste in the Apple vs Epic lawsuit and it was juicy. They REALLY didn’t want crossplay to become popular.
Protip: when you find yourself quoting yourself, stop posting.Can't deny it is unorthodox and shady as hell that these agencies are shilling so hard for Sony. Corrupt as hell.
Difference of what? That's what can do with the extra money they have, big entertainment companies like Disney, Paramount and Warner got a massive fast growth on their subscription services because of their money and IP arsenal + removing content from Netflix in a blink of an eye. Its nothing new in the industry
Nah, I'm good. Thanks for your concern.Protip: when you find yourself quoting yourself, stop posting.
Of course not. The only results you have from Bethesda's acquisition are HiFi Rush and Redfall which are small fry. You can only infer the results of that acquisition when they get Starfield, Doom and Wolfenstein out for xbox and not playstation.Outspend yet still get outsold. Doesn't that say more about the power of Sony, that despite Microsoft having more money they have the industry weight of being bigger in ratio to gain better deals?
There isn't? You don't think Putin's grandkids are xbox шоколадное молоко дети?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.
Because they believed making games exclusive wouldn't hurt Sony..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...
That the CMA and the IP judge herself already knew about it and did not take it into account should say everything.
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.
99% of what Disney had to disinvest was stuff they didn't want in the first place and had to "own" because News Corp didn't find a buyer at the time or didn't want to be bothered with that, and the entire thing was towards TV channels because that's a regulated media by FCC.LOL, that's literally the purpose of antitrust regulation.
They owned their content, they didn't buy significant content to remove from Netflix. The biggest purchase they let through was Disney buying Fox and even that faced regulators and criticism.
The forum that pretends to be commies in drag. Ironic.DUDE.
How is anyone still cheering on this company? Is it not a red flag to anyone that era is constantly up ms' butt? You know? The forum that thinks amber heard should have won?
did you hit your head? what are you on aboutMaybe 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 .
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 .
DUDE.
How is anyone still cheering on this company? Is it not a red flag to anyone that era is constantly up ms' butt? You know? The forum that thinks amber heard should have won?
Not commenting on this deal in particular, but when it comes to the EU, it seems that it can either be very proactive when it comes to deals like the ABK merger. Or just ignore them altogether.I'm honestly more surprised that the EU didn't manage to find a reason to block this deal.
Of course, and the people who are saying that this email (which I remember is from 2019) is sufficient proof for the judge to decide against MS-ABK is not jumping to conclusions....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
Well I'm ready for MS to dip out so we can get a different 3rd platform holder again.
Flappy Bootys lose Call of Duties.Loose lips sink ships
Yo adamsapple you kept saying you wanted to see the full un-redacted email before condemning Booty.
Yo adamsapple you kept saying you wanted to see the full un-redacted email before condemning Booty.
Well, here it is.
Have you been fed a line yet?
I mean, I think you take things overboard sometimes. For which you have been (quite rightfully) banned.This whole "MS are the good guys" "Play everything, everywhere" Kumbaya nonsense is nothing but fluff.
You can’t separate Booty from Xbox as much as you want to. He is in the senior leadership team. The view he is repeating here is Xbox’s position. He’s not some rogue maniac.Great stuff this, Booty is not coming off great I can only imagine what happens to him when/if this falls through.
The EU doesn't block deals like this because they like to fine US tech companies for billions of dollars every violation. For EU, it's a revenue stream. They aren't going to jeopardize this valuable revenue stream by blocking future violations like this acquisition.This is going to end in a settlement at best, isn't it..?
I'm honestly more surprised that the EU didn't manage to find a reason to block this deal.
And that, right there, is exactly why I’m against this merger and why everyone who can think critically should be as well.
Straight from the horse’s mouth: It’s never been about expanding gaming, it’s never been about better experiences for gamers, it’s ALWAYS been about Microsoft leveraging their vast finances to SHUT DOWN competitors.
Which is the absolute reason anti-trust laws exist.
And people were laughing and giving JIM Ryan shit for trying his hardest to get this deal stopped. Acting like him and Sony should just lay down and let it go through without putting up a fight. I hope you realize how dumb that sounded now.
This whole "MS are the good guys" "Play everything, everywhere" Kumbaya nonsense is nothing but fluff.
Phil sending out the influencers as we speak to change the narrative with
"What Matt really meant was"
Messaging.
I've seen people talking about how is morally correct for Ms to buy as many studios as they want because they can't compete against Sony in the "high end consoles market"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.
When thinking about the ABK deal, previously: all platforms (well, perhaps not Switch). After: XBox and PC. So... everyone wins, right?Of all the things to bitch about you picked the category where Xbox is clearly the good guys.