FTC sues to Block M$-Activision deal

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Minecraft One of the most popular games of ALL time is releasing on PS5 next Month.

The versions are identical, there is no extra quest like Hogwarts, no extra character like Spiderman in marvel avengers, and no exclusive map or weapons like COD


All those things are ONLY on the PlayStation. Nintendo doesn't even move like that.


But hey MS is the big baddie
Microsoft used to do that shyt. It used to be called moneyhatting.

They have the money to do so but rather buy whole publishers.
 

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Microsoft used to do that shyt. It used to be called moneyhatting.

They have the money to do so but rather buy whole publishers.
as the market leader, Sony has more leverage to secure those kind of deals. it should be interesting when the receipts drop
 

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Microsoft used to do that shyt. It used to be called moneyhatting.

They have the money to do so but rather buy whole publishers.
This. MS did the same thing during the 360 generation, early on with the One, and they're still doing it in this generation. They do all the same shyt, so I don't get this underdog narrative some are trying to push.

They're the only ones buying out whole publishers, though. :francis:
 

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I'll bite.

This is what most of us have been saying. M$ already has plenty of developers under their umbrella and they haven't done much with what they have. There's a difference between offering money for exclusives (said developer can opt out and release the game as they see fit down the road), and outright buying developers.

I do wonder why M$ never went the route of buying more timed exclusives. Or if they did, what made the developers say no to the offer.

In either case, it's a business move. It is what it is.

:manny:
Probably:

1. They don't want to because Sony will hold it agagist them.
2. They charge crazy prices to stay off the dominant platform.

These Sony documents coming out will probably answer a lot of these questions.
 

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This. MS did the same thing during the 360 generation, early on with the One, and they're still doing it in this generation. They do all the same shyt, so I don't get this underdog narrative some are trying to push.

They're the only ones buying out whole publishers, though. :francis:
Sony has purchased a publisher as well.

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No offense, but don't bother quoting me if you're going to resort to lying.

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:comeon:

Breh really busted out a purchase they made in 1993, when there wasn't even a Sony console out to develop for. :dead:

How do all y'all find the time and energy to do this fanboy shyt on weekends? shyt is crazy.
 

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Breh really busted out a purchase they made in 1993, when there wasn't even a Sony console out to develop for. :dead:

How do all y'all find the time and energy to do this fanboy shyt on weekends? shyt is crazy.
You mean when sony was trying to create a new platform they needed to buy a publisher to secure content for said platform :ohhh:

I really don’t know how you have time for this.
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:comeon:
Like I said, don't quote me if all you're going to do is lie and misrepresent shyt. :camby:
 

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No reasonable person would ever compare Activision Blizzard to Bungie.

Bungie is a game developer who just self-publishes their own games.

Activision Blizzard is an entire publishing house with a large number of game development studios under their umbrella. Some even larger than Bungie.

One is not like the other.

Xbox stans will twist reality to further the underdog narrative. :mjlol:
 

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No reasonable person would ever compare Activision Blizzard to Bungie.

Bungie is a game developer who just self-publishes their own games.

Activision Blizzard is an entire publishing house with a large number of game development studios under their umbrella. Some even larger than Bungie.

One is not like the other.

Xbox stans will twist reality to further the underdog narrative. :mjlol:

I don't get where they are the underdog in this fight at all!!!:dahell::mjlol:
 
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