Xbox's Activision Acquisition Blocked
26-Apr-23 2:06pm
#2 Archer
They will appeal it. Lose that. And then have to decide if they want to go through with it and just not sell Activision/Blizzard games in the UK moving forward. Or back out of the sale entirely. Which will be solely based on what the EU decision is next month. This really only effects the UK. It doesn't actually kill the sale. At least not yet.
#2 Archer
They will appeal it. Lose that. And then have to decide if they want to go through with it and just not sell Activision/Blizzard games in the UK moving forward. Or back out of the sale entirely. Which will be solely based on what the EU decision is next month. This really only effects the UK. It doesn't actually kill the sale. At least not yet.
26-Apr-23 2:23pm
#3 Shane12m
Archer wrote:
They will appeal it. Lose that. And then have to decide if they want to go through with it and just not sell Activision/Blizzard games in the UK moving forward. Or back out of the sale entirely. Which will be solely based on what the EU decision is next month. This really only effects the UK. It doesn't actually kill the sale. At least not yet.
I think that’s not true. The deal was contingent on being approved in all territories, or so I’ve read
#3 Shane12m
Archer wrote:
They will appeal it. Lose that. And then have to decide if they want to go through with it and just not sell Activision/Blizzard games in the UK moving forward. Or back out of the sale entirely. Which will be solely based on what the EU decision is next month. This really only effects the UK. It doesn't actually kill the sale. At least not yet.
I think that’s not true. The deal was contingent on being approved in all territories, or so I’ve read
26-Apr-23 2:42pm
#5 Shane12m
Archer wrote:
They will appeal it. Lose that. And then have to decide if they want to go through with it and just not sell Activision/Blizzard games in the UK moving forward. Or back out of the sale entirely. Which will be solely based on what the EU decision is next month. This really only effects the UK. It doesn't actually kill the sale. At least not yet.
Not sure if this is valid but saw this post on Reddit
According to the summary the deal was contingent on several global competition agencies agreeing to let them go through with deal. My understanding from the Summary document is that Microsoft and ABK wouldn't go through with the deal if any one of these agencies wasn't going to allow it.
"Microsoft announced in January 2022 that it had agreed to acquire Activision for a purchase price of USD 68.7 billion. The Merger was conditional on receiving merger control clearance from several global competition agencies, including the CMA."
-CMA Microsoft-Activision Summary, Page 7, Why did we review this merger?
https://assets.publi...
#5 Shane12m
Archer wrote:
They will appeal it. Lose that. And then have to decide if they want to go through with it and just not sell Activision/Blizzard games in the UK moving forward. Or back out of the sale entirely. Which will be solely based on what the EU decision is next month. This really only effects the UK. It doesn't actually kill the sale. At least not yet.
Not sure if this is valid but saw this post on Reddit
According to the summary the deal was contingent on several global competition agencies agreeing to let them go through with deal. My understanding from the Summary document is that Microsoft and ABK wouldn't go through with the deal if any one of these agencies wasn't going to allow it.
"Microsoft announced in January 2022 that it had agreed to acquire Activision for a purchase price of USD 68.7 billion. The Merger was conditional on receiving merger control clearance from several global competition agencies, including the CMA."
-CMA Microsoft-Activision Summary, Page 7, Why did we review this merger?
https://assets.publi...
26-Apr-23 2:47pm
#6 PizzaTheHutt
So does that mean Nintendo isn't getting 10 years of CoD games after all? Because without Microsoft nudging them, Activision/Treyarch seemed fine with just pretending Nintendo doesn't exist for the past decade.
#6 PizzaTheHutt
So does that mean Nintendo isn't getting 10 years of CoD games after all? Because without Microsoft nudging them, Activision/Treyarch seemed fine with just pretending Nintendo doesn't exist for the past decade.
26-Apr-23 2:51pm
#7 MrBean
Someone's pockets got lined, these are pretty weak excuses (naive keyboard warrior over here) ... because you know, gamers are rocking Mac and Linux.
https://www.neowin.n...
- It did not sufficiently cover different cloud gaming service business models, including multigame subscription services.
- It was not sufficiently open to providers who might wish to offer versions of games on PC operating systems other than Windows.
- It would standardise the terms and conditions on which games are available, as opposed to them being determined by the dynamism and creativity of competition in the market, as would be expected in the absence of the merger.
#7 MrBean
Someone's pockets got lined, these are pretty weak excuses (naive keyboard warrior over here) ... because you know, gamers are rocking Mac and Linux.
https://www.neowin.n...
- It did not sufficiently cover different cloud gaming service business models, including multigame subscription services.
- It was not sufficiently open to providers who might wish to offer versions of games on PC operating systems other than Windows.
- It would standardise the terms and conditions on which games are available, as opposed to them being determined by the dynamism and creativity of competition in the market, as would be expected in the absence of the merger.
26-Apr-23 3:20pm
#8 Finn
Not selling games in the UK would hurt bigtime and kind of go against computer what MS wants to do with GP. They can't skip a huge market like the UK.
#8 Finn
Not selling games in the UK would hurt bigtime and kind of go against computer what MS wants to do with GP. They can't skip a huge market like the UK.
26-Apr-23 3:24pm
#9 Renaissance2K
What kind of world do we live in where Exxon is allowed to merge with Mobil, Ticketmaster with LiveNation, and Sprint with T-Mobile, but not Microsoft and Activision?
#9 Renaissance2K
What kind of world do we live in where Exxon is allowed to merge with Mobil, Ticketmaster with LiveNation, and Sprint with T-Mobile, but not Microsoft and Activision?
26-Apr-23 3:34pm
#10 DrizzDrizzDrizz
on a personal level I wish the Bethesda acquisition got blocked instead lol
#10 DrizzDrizzDrizz
on a personal level I wish the Bethesda acquisition got blocked instead lol
26-Apr-23 3:39pm
#11 Fitz
DrizzDrizzDrizz wrote:
on a personal level I wish the Bethesda acquisition got blocked instead lol
Same here, with their actions with that just goes to show they can't be trusted or system friendly with IPs
#11 Fitz
DrizzDrizzDrizz wrote:
on a personal level I wish the Bethesda acquisition got blocked instead lol
Same here, with their actions with that just goes to show they can't be trusted or system friendly with IPs
26-Apr-23 4:05pm
#12 Heavyd814life
Renaissance2K wrote:
What kind of world do we live in where Exxon is allowed to merge with Mobil, Ticketmaster with LiveNation, and Sprint with T-Mobile, but not Microsoft and Activision?
Yeah, that’s why this is so shocking to me. These regulators are so spineless and a little bit of lobbying is usually enough for one of these big conglomerates to push a merger through. I hope this is a sign of things to come in all industries. Especially in the industries that actually matter like healthcare and agriculture. Enough with all the consolidation.
#12 Heavyd814life
Renaissance2K wrote:
What kind of world do we live in where Exxon is allowed to merge with Mobil, Ticketmaster with LiveNation, and Sprint with T-Mobile, but not Microsoft and Activision?
Yeah, that’s why this is so shocking to me. These regulators are so spineless and a little bit of lobbying is usually enough for one of these big conglomerates to push a merger through. I hope this is a sign of things to come in all industries. Especially in the industries that actually matter like healthcare and agriculture. Enough with all the consolidation.
26-Apr-23 5:32pm
#13 Finn
The other thing is MS needs to get there house in order before adding tens of thousands of new staff, new IP and studios. They already have a polethera of IP yet no AAA released In what 12 months? Halo infinite was a dumpster fire, Red Fall locked to 30 fps, Ghostwire Tokyo should have been fixed considering it had an extra year yet it releases with original issues and new ones. This deal would have fixed none and likely avoids a huge train wreck.
#13 Finn
The other thing is MS needs to get there house in order before adding tens of thousands of new staff, new IP and studios. They already have a polethera of IP yet no AAA released In what 12 months? Halo infinite was a dumpster fire, Red Fall locked to 30 fps, Ghostwire Tokyo should have been fixed considering it had an extra year yet it releases with original issues and new ones. This deal would have fixed none and likely avoids a huge train wreck.
26-Apr-23 6:37pm
#14 SwiftJAB
I would assume that Microsoft and Activision/Blizzard have plans on what happens should the acquisition doesn't go through. They could pull a Sony and just get a bunch of things made exclusive to their ecosystem and cut out Sony.
#14 SwiftJAB
I would assume that Microsoft and Activision/Blizzard have plans on what happens should the acquisition doesn't go through. They could pull a Sony and just get a bunch of things made exclusive to their ecosystem and cut out Sony.
26-Apr-23 7:04pm
#15 Finn
Maybe, but money. Sony makes them so much cash. You may have GP deals though.
#15 Finn
Maybe, but money. Sony makes them so much cash. You may have GP deals though.
27-Apr-23 5:36pm
#17 Finn
These decisions are also rarely overturned. There is a long history of appeals being denied.
#17 Finn
These decisions are also rarely overturned. There is a long history of appeals being denied.
28-Apr-23 6:52pm
#18 Yoshi
If I were running Activision, I'd be tempted to skip Call of Duty on PlayStation for a year out of spite.
#18 Yoshi
If I were running Activision, I'd be tempted to skip Call of Duty on PlayStation for a year out of spite.
28-Apr-23 8:07pm
#19 PizzaTheHutt
Yoshi wrote:
If I were running Activision, I'd be tempted to skip Call of Duty on PlayStation for a year out of spite.
That's where their biggest player base is, so Activision would only be hurting themselves.
#19 PizzaTheHutt
Yoshi wrote:
If I were running Activision, I'd be tempted to skip Call of Duty on PlayStation for a year out of spite.
That's where their biggest player base is, so Activision would only be hurting themselves.
28-Apr-23 9:50pm
#21 PizzaTheHutt
KCPenguins wrote:
So no CoD on Switch...
MS may have promised that a little too soon...
#21 PizzaTheHutt
KCPenguins wrote:
So no CoD on Switch...
MS may have promised that a little too soon...
Xbox's Activision Acquisition Blocked