FTC To File Injunction Seeking To Block Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision Blizzard (cnbc.com) 28
The Federal Trade Commission is set to file for an injunction on Monday seeking to block Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, CNBC reported Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter. From the report: By filing for an injunction, the FTC is seeking to stop the acquisition from going through before the deal's July 18 deadline.
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The results users have gotten with the porting toolkit have also shown Overwatch 2 and D2 working, even on the base 8gb/8-core M1 chips that have been the minimum spec in e
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They immediately pulled Bethesda games from PlayStation after their purchase.
They never pulled Bethesda games off playstation. They are ON playstation right now.
All of the doom series, dishonoured, fallout, skyrim...
The one singular bethesda game not on playstation is one that doesn't exist yet, starfield.
They said it will be PC/xbox exclusive for a year before hitting PS.
Which is exactly what nearly ALL sony games do, they are PS exclusive for a year.
I say "nearly" because where Microsoft has not yet held any game from being on playstation, there are in fact Sony games that are pl
Starfield (Score:1)
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won't be coming to PS4 or 5 [gamesradar.com].
A simple link get modded down? Come on! Do mods nowadays ever read the moderation guideline?
If you disagree, then post more facts, or explain why the link was wrong. Modding down a link to what looks like a pretty normal article is just being a "I will take my ball and go home if I lose" kid.
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I'd say there's approximately 33% more moderation abuse in this incarnation of /. than ever before, but maybe some of the old timey-er types have some stories
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That's one game, that isn't even out yet.
One game!
Come back when you have your facts straight. Even someone generally opposed to the merger should be embarassed for you at this point.
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If this gets D4 on the Mac, I'm all for it.
I think the way Microsoft sees it is: if you have the money for a Mac, you have $299 for an Xbox Series S. They're not wrong.
Microsoft doesn't mind (Score:2)
Microsoft told CNBC it would welcome the injunction as it would bring the case before a federal judge faster.
FTFY (Score:2)
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Something like make real games?
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You're right. Silly me. What was I thinking? Apologies for my moment of stark raving insanity to even suggest otherwise.
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As I understand it, the FTC director (Lina Khan) is eager to block a prominent merger. While the Kroger-Albertsons merger seems a lot easier to fight, the Microsoft-Activision merger is far more prominent. Microsoft is big tech and she made her name arguing that big tech platforms are inherently anti-competitive. She would probably like to see Microsoft dismantled and certainly doesn't want to see them add any additional pieces. The EU already approved the merger, and the UK (who said no, initially), po
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Yes, the agencies (FTC and now CMA) are using their discretion to delay the merger so that the two companies do give up.
In fact, just today there was a hearing in the UK for CMA's blocking of the deal. They basically want a later court date, citing 100s of excuses, pushing it past the merger's agreed deadline. They are not even wanting to present their case, just delaying as much as possible.
What worries me is of course, if a bureaucrat can use their discretion against billion dollar companies, what would t
Is the USA "not open for business" Mr Microsoft? (Score:1)
A couple of weeks ago this move was blocked in the UK by the CMA and we were told ...
"Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, the American computer games group, attacked Britain after the Competition & Markets Authority blocked their proposed $68.7 billion combination, saying it would reduce innovation and consumer choice"
That Britain “closed for business”
I wonder if they will now say the same thing about the USA?
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EU approved it, and the UK will probably bully the CMA out of the way eventually. It's going to take time. Not sure why the FTC took this long when it looked like the merger was a shoe-in.
Sometimes being a 500 pound gorilla is good (Score:1)
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I would guess that they'll clean up some of the shady stuff that Activision is being sued/prosecuted for currently, but it seems like they're pretty hands off with the actual development. Just look at what happened with Redfall. Apparently some of the devs were hoping that Microsoft would step in with management and reboot the game, but they were too hands off and it flopped.
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They've ruined the login experience for Minecraft, and they've pushed it harder towards the Windows 10 'app' version and away from the Java edition, although that direction may have been inevitable. Were I head of the FTC I'd approve the merge if they promised to never require a Microsoft account for Activision games.
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