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FTC: Xbox-exclusive Starfield is “powerful evidence” against Activision deal (arstechnica.com)
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"Microsoft's actions following... acquisition of ZeniMax speak louder than... words."

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They are gobbling up developers. Many are lowly and don't have many credits to their names. Sony may be a hardware company that doesn't fully understand software or services, but if they lost two generations in a row, you can bet your ass they'd drop billions of dollars to acquire Activision, or Take-Two or EA

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Sony does not have anywhere enough capital to acquire large publishers

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I hear what you're saying. And I don't have the financials quick at hand. But I guess what I really mean is that they'd be fighting tooth and nail, gouging eyes... Essentially that neither of them are above the dirty tricks campaign and it benefits no one in the long term.