Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard King for $69 Billion on 2023-10-13

Let's think about it even further... This document is from the "gamers lawsuit" which was already dismissed by the judge.........who just happens to be the same judge that is presiding over the FTC case :ROFLMAO:
Oh yeah. I just saw where it is being said that Exhibit was already seen by the Judge Corley, who wasn't impressed by it at all back on May 12th.
 
..and there's why you haven't heard a single thing about this until today. It always was nothing.
How it is nothing ? 2019 emails about plans to put playstation out of buisnes, 2020 buying zenimax next buying activision :d Or it is nothing becasue it was abvious ?;)
 
How it is nothing ? 2019 emails about plans to put playstation out of buisnes, 2020 buying zenimax next buying activision :d Or it is nothing becasue it was abvious ?;)
No, it's nothing because the judge already dismissed this document in the gamers lawsuit.. and that same judge is presiding over this case. You don't think the FTC and the CMA know about this document? You think that MS hasn't already responded to this document?

It's nothing.
 
No, it's nothing because the judge already dismissed this document in the gamers lawsuit.. and that same judge is presiding over this case. You don't think the FTC and the CMA know about this document? You think that MS hasn't already responded to this document?

It's nothing.
Im not a lawyer so dont want to decide what is important or not but what I understand form this tweets this info from emails appear first in appeal.
 
So foreclosing games is just making any game exclusive to the platform. So that can be an issue for any game that has a development build of a competitors platform.

This is the FTC trying to stop any platform holder from buying a gaming company again.


Also why would the FTC think that contracts with companies in other countries wouldn't be enforceable? Seems like a very poor point and is insulting for those countries in which those contracts were signed.
 
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Just an FYI on how businesses think , this was making the rounds on twitter
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It's the same rhetoric and mentality. Even more so Sony used its Music business to make inroads with Square and Enix. Don't forget sony massively subsidizing both dvd and bluray for the playstation systems to broaden their appeal

All companies want to be competitive and want to have the dominate market segment.
 
Im not a lawyer so dont want to decide what is important or not but what I understand form this tweets this info from emails appear first in appeal.

If it isn't important, MS can let the content of the email public. They asked it to be sealed because this is an internal exchange.
 
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If it isn't important, MS can let the content of the email public. They asked it to be sealed because this is an internal exchange.
It can be important for other reasons though. Might have nothing to do with the ABK acquisitoin or Sony and the plaintiffs could be trolling.
 
True. (Notice I can answer Yes/No questions when asked instead of evading them)

No, Disney did. Why are you ignoring Disney's role in this?

Ultimately it was up to sony on what platforms to release it on. They could have just as easily released Spiderman on the switch and xbox one and even pc at launch. Disney isn't the one making the game. The majority of their content is on all platforms
 
Ultimately it was up to sony on what platforms to release it on. They could have just as easily released Spiderman on the switch and xbox one and even pc at launch. Disney isn't the one making the game. The majority of their content is on all platforms
Gotcha. When Disney went to MS and Sony looking for an exclusive partnership, and when they offered Sony "...one game at least and maybe multiple games that could drive adoption of your platform’,” Sony should have said, "sure, but we want to make to the game multiplatform."

Accepting a deal for an exclusive and not choosing to then make that multiplatform is obviously exactly the same kind of 'removing IP' from platforms as buying multiplatform studios and turning them exclusive... Someone giving me a book is exactly the same kind of denial as me hearing someone wants a book and rushing ahead and buying it so they can't get it, obviously.

Sony paying SE to make something exclusive is 'removal of IP' by Sony. Sony buying SE and making FF platform-exclusive would be 'removal of IP' by Sony, as would Sony buying Zenimax and making Elder Scrolls exclusive. But Sony being offered the opportunity to make an exclusive title from the IP holder who also offered the other guy the same chance isn't.
 
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Im not a lawyer so dont want to decide what is important or not but what I understand form this tweets this info from emails appear first in appeal.

First sentence states that "the court failed to consider this evidence".. which means that they were presented with this information, but didn't give it any consideration, likely because it's nothing.


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First sentence states that "the court failed to consider this evidence".. which means that they were presented with this information, but didn't give it any consideration, likely because it's nothing.
Your line comes from the plaintiff, not an independent investigator, and so is only their biased take on what happened. Did the court fail to look at that piece of evidence, or did the court consider it and decide it irrelevant?
 
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Your line comes from the plaintiff, not an independent investigator, and so is only their biased take on what happened. Did the court fail to look at that piece of evidence, or did the court consider it and decide it irrelevant?
Oh of course. All of this stuff is based off the interpretation of what was said by the "gamer's lawsuit" lawyers. Nobody else knows what was said... except the judge.. and she already decided it was irrelevant one way or the other.
 
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