Sorry, But the Drama Over Xbox's Activision Buyout Ain't Over Yet
@NinjaNicky Microsoft wants to buy Activision Blizzard King, but has to seek the approval of anti-trust and consumer protection boards in varying countries. The UK is so far the only one to reject the acquisition. The FTC in the US is planning to take Microsoft to court. The EU has to make a decision next week.
Various other countries have approved the acquisition.
What happens if only the UK is the one to reject it is actually an unknown to me. I mean, it's not like the UK can tell a United States company what to do. I think it has an impact on the ability to do business in the country, though.
Good or Bad is really depends who you talk to.
People feel like Microsoft is going to purchase ABK and horde all the games for itself in an attempt to lure people away from PlayStation. They may be right, they may be wrong. Currently Microsoft has said that has zero plans of taking (at least) Call of Duty away from anyone - going so far as to offer unprecedented 10 year deals to show it's "serious" about not taking the game away.
Also, people feel like the gaming industry shouldn't be consolidated to only a handful of mega-corporations as it is felt that it would stifle creativity and competition.
Some feel that this acquisition is good because it will add a certain level of competition to the market - especially in the high-end console market and the Cloud Streaming market.
Some people feel like it would humble Sony a little bit.
For me, I just want Blizzard IPs on Game Pass because I'm cheap.
I also feel like games development is such a different beast than many other things. I mean, the presence of EA, Ubisoft, SE, etc. hasn't stifled indie developers from achieving great success. So, it's not like a Microsoft-owned ABK will prevent against the ability for others to make great games.
It's not like something in the manufacturing space where supply chains and finite resources are also on the line.
I hope that helps a little.
Source: Push Square
