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SenjutsuSage

@senninsage
12 posts
2024-01-26
Competition works. Pressure from the Activision Blizzard deal and the threat of a Microsoft mobile app store certainly played a major role here among other regulatory factors.
2024-01-26 View on X
The Verge

Apple begins allowing game streaming apps and services globally, meaning that Xbox Cloud Gaming, GeForce Now, and others can be turned into full-featured apps

Starting today Apple is opening up its App Store to allow game streaming apps and services.  This means that services …

2023-06-21
Jim Ryan needs to be able to read the prepared script in front of him, which is why he's only appearing via video. Microsoft execs aren't afraid of answering questions. https://twitter.com/...
2023-06-21 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft's Satya Nadella, Activision's Bobby Kotick, and Sony's Jim Ryan plan to testify in court over the US FTC's bid to block Microsoft's Activision deal

Microsoft is sending CEO Satya Nadella, Xbox chief Phil Spencer, and many other Xbox executives to defend against its Federal Trade Commission …

2023-04-29
It's hilarious how the CMA went from thinking that Microsoft would make all Activision content, especially Call of Duty exclusive to Xbox Cloud Gaming services. They were concerned about availability strictly. Microsoft gives them countless deals guaranteeing that. They say? No.
2023-04-29 View on X
Bloomberg

The UK CMA's block of Microsoft's Activision deal focuses on the nascent cloud gaming market, confusing analysts as regulators typically focus on mature markets

but that's what tripped up the Activision deal Reuters : UK watchdog defends Microsoft block in face of onslaught from companies Rebekah Valentine / IGN : Microsoft, Activision-Bli...

Every last one of these reasons are so weak.. The CMA itself said BYOG cloud gaming services and MGS cloud gaming services were a direct competitor to cloud gaming as part of a multi-game subscription service. CMA has a credibility problem here. This is what they said in Feb https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2023-04-29 View on X
Bloomberg

The UK CMA's block of Microsoft's Activision deal focuses on the nascent cloud gaming market, confusing analysts as regulators typically focus on mature markets

but that's what tripped up the Activision deal Reuters : UK watchdog defends Microsoft block in face of onslaught from companies Rebekah Valentine / IGN : Microsoft, Activision-Bli...

2023-04-28
It's hilarious how the CMA went from thinking that Microsoft would make all Activision content, especially Call of Duty exclusive to Xbox Cloud Gaming services. They were concerned about availability strictly. Microsoft gives them countless deals guaranteeing that. They say? No.
2023-04-28 View on X
Bloomberg

The UK CMA's block of Microsoft's Activision deal focuses on the nascent cloud gaming market, confusing analysts as regulators typically focus on mature markets

but that's what tripped up the Activision deal Sean Carey / TrueAchievements : Microsoft inks another 10-year cloud gaming partnership despite CMA setback Sean Hollister / The Verg...

Every last one of these reasons are so weak.. The CMA itself said BYOG cloud gaming services and MGS cloud gaming services were a direct competitor to cloud gaming as part of a multi-game subscription service. CMA has a credibility problem here. This is what they said in Feb https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2023-04-28 View on X
Bloomberg

The UK CMA's block of Microsoft's Activision deal focuses on the nascent cloud gaming market, confusing analysts as regulators typically focus on mature markets

but that's what tripped up the Activision deal Sean Carey / TrueAchievements : Microsoft inks another 10-year cloud gaming partnership despite CMA setback Sean Hollister / The Verg...

It's hilarious how the CMA went from thinking that Microsoft would make all Activision content, especially Call of Duty exclusive to Xbox Cloud Gaming services. They were concerned about availability strictly. Microsoft gives them countless deals guaranteeing that. They say? No.
2023-04-28 View on X
Financial Times

A profile of Sarah Cardell, the UK CMA's Chief Executive, who played a key role in shaping the policy that led to Microsoft's Activision takeover being blocked

Former corporate lawyer has attracted the ire of the US group by blocking its $75bn acquisition of Activision

Every last one of these reasons are so weak.. The CMA itself said BYOG cloud gaming services and MGS cloud gaming services were a direct competitor to cloud gaming as part of a multi-game subscription service. CMA has a credibility problem here. This is what they said in Feb https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2023-04-28 View on X
Financial Times

A profile of Sarah Cardell, the UK CMA's Chief Executive, who played a key role in shaping the policy that led to Microsoft's Activision takeover being blocked

Former corporate lawyer has attracted the ire of the US group by blocking its $75bn acquisition of Activision

2023-04-27
Every last one of these reasons are so weak.. The CMA itself said BYOG cloud gaming services and MGS cloud gaming services were a direct competitor to cloud gaming as part of a multi-game subscription service. CMA has a credibility problem here. This is what they said in Feb https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2023-04-27 View on X
Bloomberg

The UK CMA's objection to Microsoft's Activision deal focuses on the nascent cloud gaming market, a departure from regulators focusing on mature markets

UK regulators blocked Microsoft Corp.'s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. over concerns it would harm competition in cloud gaming …

It's hilarious how the CMA went from thinking that Microsoft would make all Activision content, especially Call of Duty exclusive to Xbox Cloud Gaming services. They were concerned about availability strictly. Microsoft gives them countless deals guaranteeing that. They say? No.
2023-04-27 View on X
Bloomberg

The UK CMA's objection to Microsoft's Activision deal focuses on the nascent cloud gaming market, a departure from regulators focusing on mature markets

UK regulators blocked Microsoft Corp.'s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. over concerns it would harm competition in cloud gaming …

2023-01-06
No accident at all lol. Microsoft is signaling to the Supreme Court, that they're willing to take it that far. https://twitter.com/...
2023-01-06 View on X
Axios

Microsoft files a revised rebuttal to the FTC's lawsuit to block its Activision Blizzard deal, removing its claim that the FTC's structure is unconstitutional

Microsoft says it made a mistake last month when it claimed that the very structure of Federal Trade Commission …

2021-02-17
Microsoft buying Bethesda appears to be one of the big reasons Google closed down their internal game studios for Stadia according to Phil Harrison. @LordCognito @kingdavidotw @XcloudTimdog @TheXboxJunky @inFinit36525299 @Heretic_Soul We needed it. :) https://kotaku.com/...
2021-02-17 View on X
Kotaku

Sources: Google's Stadia VP Phil Harrison sent an email to Stadia's game studios lauding their “great progress”, despite knowledge of its impending shutdown

Developers at Google's recently formed game studios were shocked February 1 when they were notified that the studios would be shut down …