Reviewing the arguments being made by Sony I swear they have to be projecting. That feels like the truth of this whole deal, Sony is pissed because they can't do exactly what they're accusing Microsoft of possibly doing. I mean it wouldn't the first time a Japanese video game company has pulled some anti competitive bull, need I cite Nintendo and the whole chip debacle or their licensing scam (and it was a scam, just look at how many crummy games had the Nintendo "seal of quality". it was never about quality but control).

This is literally the dumbest argument imaginable.  Simply withstanding that if Microsoft engaged in such activities, they would subject themselves to a class action lawsuit.  It doesn't take rocket science to see that this argument is right up there with the most ignorant comments Sony has made. This, and then saying elder 6 WILL be console exclusive when no such announcement has been made (let alone we don't even have any potential release date for it) this is just Sony throwing everything and the kitchen sink hoping something will stick so they can block competition.

Quote from: Avid Player on March 14, 2023, 04:35:23The Author has neglected a few things. I'll just mention one.

Bethesda.

Microsoft is not about playing fair. So it's laughable, honestly, that Microsoft may be viewed as a victim here.

Tell me more about how new IP's being exclusive is unfair while Sony pays third party devs to not put multiplat games on Xbox/Gamepass

This is just Sony making a play to get the precedents to make their own acquisitions. Much easier to acquire something like SE if they can point back to this massive deal. "Since Microsoft bought Activision our revenue has suffered so we need to make this acquisition to remain competetive."

My only concern with this deal is the possibility of Microsoft just in it for cock of duty and candycrush maybe blizzard ip's while the rest of Activisions ip's get tossed in the closet to die.

The Author has neglected a few things. I'll just mention one.

Bethesda.

Microsoft is not about playing fair. So it's laughable, honestly, that Microsoft may be viewed as a victim here.

FUD. That makes literally no sense. The whole point of have a game that proudly displays the Microsoft intro sequence during the start is to promote directly that all other Microsoft games *you* can't play must be great, because this one is also great.

By extension, if this Microsoft game sucks, everything else I'm missing behind the Xbox ecosystem must suck too. FUD I tell you, anyone with a functioning brain can see why the so-called strategy Sony is FUDing makes no effin sense from a business perspective where we have closed ecosystems that rarely get to experience the competitors games.