Current Events > Apparently the UK DENIED Microsoft's purchase of Activison/Blizzard

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DepreceV2
04/26/23 7:18:46 AM
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Huh Didnt see that coming.

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1651181545409982466?s=46&t=RIgg7MxCuMBQaInBBisyMQ

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UnfairRepresent
04/26/23 7:23:56 AM
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They want a cut

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DepreceV2
04/26/23 7:24:37 AM
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https://twitter.com/_tom_henderson_/status/1651184759454695424?s=46&t=RIgg7MxCuMBQaInBBisyMQ

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Damn_Underscore
04/26/23 7:24:58 AM
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Do all the countries have to approve this sale?

Stop targeting gamers smh

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DepreceV2
04/26/23 7:26:18 AM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
Do all the countries have to approve this sale?

Stop targeting gamers smh

I dont think so. Its strange because I think a bunch of countries already approved it

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DepreceV2
04/26/23 7:27:50 AM
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https://twitter.com/charlieintel/status/1651186131843571712?s=46&t=RIgg7MxCuMBQaInBBisyMQ

https://twitter.com/charlieintel/status/1651186278862299136?s=46&t=RIgg7MxCuMBQaInBBisyMQ

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saspa
04/26/23 7:28:39 AM
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Hasn't the UK always been loyal to Sony, to the point where Sony titles and even consoles sell more than even Nintendo?

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DepreceV2
04/26/23 7:29:08 AM
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saspa posted...
Hasn't the UK always been loyal to Sony, to the point where Sony titles and even consoles sell more than even Nintendo?

Im pretty sure that is the case

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UnfairRepresent
04/26/23 7:32:35 AM
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saspa posted...
Hasn't the UK always been loyal to Sony, to the point where Sony titles and even consoles sell more than even Nintendo?
That's more Nintendo screwing the pooch with their marketing in Europe than any government

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ColonizedMind
04/26/23 7:35:04 AM
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Wait, I thought Call of Duty was the problem but now it's cloud gaming? Something fishy here
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ColonizedMind
04/26/23 7:35:42 AM
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Why can the UK block an American company buying another American company lol?
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Kloe_Rinz
04/26/23 7:38:25 AM
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ColonizedMind posted...
Why can the UK block an American company buying another American company lol?
It's more that the UK doesn't want a monopoly to form and operate in their borders, so if they do merge they won't be allowed to sell in the UK market anymore. There's nothing stopping these companies pulling out of the UK and just forming a monopoly in the US
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Irony
04/26/23 7:39:23 AM
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ColonizedMind posted...
Why can the UK block an American company buying another American company lol?
Technically they can't worldwide, but it will prevent them from publishing them in blick countries

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Unsuprised_Pika
04/26/23 7:41:24 AM
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Over the not even relevant yet cloud gaming sector?

Lmfao

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Barber102
04/26/23 7:48:55 AM
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ColonizedMind posted...
Wait, I thought Call of Duty was the problem but now it's cloud gaming? Something fishy here

too anyone with half brain its always been cloud gaming that is the real issue. Fanboys continue to argue about exclusives and have ignored the cloud gaming portion.

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The_Yahtz09
04/26/23 7:53:51 AM
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Barber102 posted...
too anyone with half brain
hahaha


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Irony
04/26/23 7:54:08 AM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

I guess

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Barber102
04/26/23 7:55:03 AM
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The_Yahtz09 posted...
hahaha

nice showing your 1/8th brain.

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Jagr_68
04/26/23 7:55:13 AM
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So this block is about game ownership or streaming...or what?


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Tyranthraxus
04/26/23 7:56:45 AM
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Unfortunately for the UK, Brexit means blocking this sale makes it not have any real leverage.

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uwnim
04/26/23 8:01:39 AM
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The_Yahtz09 posted...
hahaha
No, they are right. People with only half a brain were worried about cloud gaming.

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Trelve
04/26/23 8:04:22 AM
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Let's be honest, this is just the start of the domino chain. The CMA blocked it today, the EU Commission will block it next month citing similar concerns. Then the FTC after that. These companies think the same.
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Barber102
04/26/23 8:07:04 AM
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uwnim posted...
No, they are right. People with only half a brain were worried about cloud gaming.
another 1/8th brainer over here with no clue what theyre talking about. Cloud gaming is the inevitable future.

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Tyranthraxus
04/26/23 8:08:27 AM
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Barber102 posted...
another 1/8th brainer over here with no clue what theyre talking about. Cloud gaming is the inevitable future.
Oh. Ok. So what cloud services does ABK provide that would get added to what Microsoft already has?

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Kloe_Rinz
04/26/23 8:12:36 AM
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Barber102 posted...
Cloud gaming is the inevitable future.
lol
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JuanCarlos1
04/26/23 8:15:23 AM
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Imagine being Microsoft and putting all your eggs in one basket...cause they definitely have nothing else. We have heard shit from their exclusive titles and starfield has been delayed a million times.

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AirJordan2345
04/26/23 8:16:50 AM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
Do all the countries have to approve this sale?

Stop targeting gamers smh
ye, what happens if the uk blocks it but the u.s. approves it?
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Barber102
04/26/23 8:17:01 AM
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Kloe_Rinz posted...
lol
You can laugh all you want right now. But nintendo is already moving forward with the ability to play re8 on the switch via streaming. Nvidea and microsoft already on the path.

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Tyranthraxus
04/26/23 8:18:20 AM
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AirJordan2345 posted...
ye, what happens if the uk blocks it but the u.s. approves it?

They pull out of the UK market, people bitch and complain for a few months, CMA caves and approves the sale.

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Punished_Blinx
04/26/23 8:20:51 AM
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If it's just cloud gaming I wonder if Microsoft would consider simply not supporting xCloud in the UK

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Tyranthraxus
04/26/23 8:22:39 AM
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Punished_Blinx posted...
If it's just cloud gaming I wonder if Microsoft would consider simply not supporting xCloud in the UK

They might be forced to sell the rights to xCloud in the UK. They would probably accept that deal since they've already secured a partnership with Nvidia to make ABK games playable through GeForce now.

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uwnim
04/26/23 8:26:03 AM
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Barber102 posted...
You can laugh all you want right now. But nintendo is already moving forward with the ability to play re8 on the switch via streaming. Nvidea and microsoft already on the path.
Game streaming is a thing, and has been for a few years. Like it was used to play PS3 games on PS4 and allowed Switch to have a few Kingdom Hearts games. Game streaming is laughed at because people know what it is.

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Kloe_Rinz
04/26/23 8:27:12 AM
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Barber102 posted...
You can laugh all you want right now. But nintendo is already moving forward with the ability to play re8 on the switch via streaming. Nvidea and microsoft already on the path.
im laughing at all the people who get kicked out mid cutscene due to inactivity or die due to multiple second input latency
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SpiritSephiroth
04/26/23 8:30:55 AM
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Tbh the whole acquisition is blatant monopolization of the industry.

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AirJordan2345
04/26/23 8:33:52 AM
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SpiritSephiroth posted...
Tbh the whole acquisition is blatant monopolization of the industry.
ye, i kinda agree. But iirc most don't agree with you
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JacobyCrane
04/26/23 8:43:53 AM
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The deal is dead, you're blind if you don't see it. The rest will block it now a market has declared it. Microsoft have no way to appeal this decision and they're not going to sacrifice a market like the UK.

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Irony
04/26/23 8:49:23 AM
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Barber102 posted...
You can laugh all you want right now. But nintendo is already moving forward with the ability to play re8 on the switch via streaming. Nvidea and microsoft already on the path.
Lmao they shutdown the cloud version of 7 on Switch

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AirJordan2345
04/26/23 8:57:17 AM
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JacobyCrane posted...
The deal is dead, you're blind if you don't see it. The rest will block it now a market has declared it. Microsoft have no way to appeal this decision and they're not going to sacrifice a market like the UK.
oh, you're confident in this? Did you want the deal to go through though, didn't care
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voldothegr8
04/26/23 9:06:55 AM
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JacobyCrane posted...
The deal is dead, you're blind if you don't see it. The rest will block it now a market has declared it. Microsoft have no way to appeal this decision and they're not going to sacrifice a market like the UK.
Sony fanboy delusions

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Rise_Makaveli
04/26/23 9:07:14 AM
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saspa posted...
Hasn't the UK always been loyal to Sony, to the point where Sony titles and even consoles sell more than even Nintendo?
The switch and the Wii are the only times they won the console wars in sales.

ps1 beat n64
ps2 best selling of all time
Wii is only one spot above ps3
Switch beating ps4
PS5 breaking records since launch

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Kloe_Rinz
04/26/23 9:08:39 AM
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Rise_Makaveli posted...
The switch and the Wii are the only times they won the console wars in sales.

ps1 beat n64
ps2 best selling of all time
Wii is only one spot above ps3
Switch beating ps4
PS5 breaking records since launch
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Unsuprised_Pika
04/26/23 9:15:47 AM
#43:


Rise_Makaveli posted...
The switch and the Wii are the only times they won the console wars in sales.

ps1 beat n64
ps2 best selling of all time
Wii is only one spot above ps3
Switch beating ps4
PS5 breaking records since launch

DS clobbered PSP.
3DS Annhilated Vita.

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WingsOfGood
04/26/23 9:33:35 AM
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Trelve posted...
Let's be honest, this is just the start of the domino chain. The CMA blocked it today, the EU Commission will block it next month citing similar concerns. Then the FTC after that. These companies think the same.

So USA approved it?
Trash country
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gmanthebest
04/26/23 9:36:03 AM
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SpiritSephiroth posted...
Tbh the whole acquisition is blatant monopolization of the industry.
This makes it so there's no other game developers?

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Trelve
04/26/23 9:42:11 AM
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WingsOfGood posted...
So USA approved it?
Trash country
Not yet, they're still debating and analysing it. This verdict from the UK is going to have a big impact on their own decisions.
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Cleo_II
04/26/23 9:44:50 AM
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Good. Fuck Bobby Kotick
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TaylorHeinicke
04/26/23 10:04:09 AM
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*laughs in america*

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Kloe_Rinz
04/26/23 10:06:49 AM
#49:


gmanthebest posted...
This makes it so there's no other game developers?
nothing should be done whatsoever until its already too late? thats how america got over 1 million covid deaths and multiple daily mass shooting. and thats how the world will perish to biodiversity collapse
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WesternMedia
04/26/23 10:25:53 AM
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The UK really going out of their way to be Playstation shills lol. Not even Sony brought up cloud gaming as an argument.

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