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Aromatic_Assist_3825 t1_j14yjhb wrote

I fail to see how Microsoft buying Acti/Bliz is a monopoly when other companies own so many other studios. So they make Call of Duty, are you telling me that other companies are not able to make their own FPS ?
How is Sony making Final Fantasy an exclusive not viewed as a bad thing at all? Sounds like a lot of console war bullshit to me.

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antunezn0n0 t1_j15ac1d wrote

because Activision is the third biggest publisher not just studio

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pvtshoebox t1_j15tptm wrote

According to Wikipedia, they are 6th.

The list goes Sony, TenCent Games, Nintendo, Microsoft, NetEase, then Activision Blizzard.

Sony had more revenue as a video game publisher than Microsoft and Activision Blizzard combined.

Is Sony a monopoly?

If not, how could Microsoft + Activision Blizzard be one?

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Lemonio t1_j15zl8z wrote

Does America have power over Sony if it isn’t American?

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pvtshoebox t1_j160kn5 wrote

Irrelevant. Microsoft is not a monopoly, before or after the merger. Sony has five times as many exclusive titles on it’s newest platform as Microsoft. How is Microsoft at risk of becoming a monopoly?

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Beef_Exotic t1_j16otei wrote

Yes they do. Just like the EU, UK, etc is also reviewing the MS/ATVI merger.

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Spocks_Goatee t1_j15qg19 wrote

They're essentially trying to muscle Activisions IP's away from other platforms. Microsoft already snatched all future Bethesda games away...plus they'll own Candy Crush too.

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Aromatic_Assist_3825 t1_j15smq6 wrote

They make them available on all platforms except PlayStation basically. You can play Microsoft games on your phone even.

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lordredapple t1_j17ah3e wrote

They literally said that CoD and other Activision games will remain on the current platforms. Aside from that who cares, playstation does this all the time why is it an issue now? If we could get them both to stop exclusives I'd be over the moon with joy but only attacking one and not the other is dumb when Sony is the worst culprit

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