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Microsoft wins against FTC to buy Activision Blizzard https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/07/microsoft-wins-against-ftc-to-buy-activision-blizzard/ #Microsoft #FTC #Activision #Blizzard
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮

yay, more power in the hands of Microsoft. What could possibly go wrong?

On the other hand, should I feel bad for Call of Duty fans?
I was not able to become one, as I could not suspend my disbelief enough for the regenerating health in CoD 2 and later ones.

in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮

Hopefully the 9th. Circuit can step in and has more sense than this judge. The damage that Microsoft, a convicted monopolist, can do is being understated even by the FTC.
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮

Xbox seems lag behind Sony significantly, in terms of userbase, I wonder if this will have an effect with more people opting for the American console if the acquisition of Activision Blizzard ends up making Microsoft's GamePass a more tempting option than it currently is.

Overall though, further consolidation is probably bad for consumers on the longer term.

in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮

this is pretty bad, I know people are praising this though because "more games on gamepass" and they see it as a redemption arc for Blizzard.

Monopolising is not the answer though.

in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮

I haven’t played much activision games in years cause they’re windows only now and anti stream so if Microsoft stays true to changing that streaming bit then I’d actually play their games again 🤷‍♂️

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