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Going to take a guess and say I've probably bought more games than Tek this year.
Indefinitely borrowed, from elsewhere, below…
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Some highlights and a few comments from the administrative complaint from the FTC:
- First relevant market: high-performance video game consoles, only Sony and MS are competitors there.
- The FTC differentiates between general purpose PCs and high-performance gaming PCs, although both can be used to play games.
- ABK is one of the few independent companies capable of developing "standout video games" for those consoles.
- The other two relevant markets are multi-game content library subscription services and cloud gaming.
- Total gaming revenues for MS in FY2022 were over $16 billion (Is this new?).
- "Nintendo's most recent console—the Nintendo Switch—is not a ninth-generation gaming console". The FTC put an end to the debate :s xD
- The FTC says that there are only 4 AAA independent games publishers: Activision, Electronic Arts, Take-Two, and Ubisoft (Japanese publishers are fair game, then?)
- Epic would be one of the few other studios capable of releasing AAA games, something that industry participants refer to as the "Big 4 + Epic." (Is that true? I've never heard that).
- AAA games increase adoption and engagement, giving a console or subscription service greater leverage in attracting additional content from publishers and developers (It sounds like the video game industry is all about AAA games, nothing else).
- "Nintendo pursues a different strategy of integrating its lower performance, portable hardware with its own distinctive first-party games to appeal to player nostalgia for Nintendo's unique gaming experience over high resolution, life-like graphics, and performance speed". (Nostalgic children?)
- Although the FTC talks about high performance PCs for gaming, later they say that gaming PCs and mobile devices are not commercially reasonable alternatives to High-Performance Consoles.
- Microsoft is already the market leader of multi-game content library subscription services in the US (although we don't know exactly why or how: in fact, some tiers of PS+ are initially mentioned as comparable to Gamepass but then there is not mention of them in the section about subscription services).
- Buy-to-play games are not commercially reasonable alternatives to subscription services. Therefore, they are different markets.
- Xbox Live Gold, PlayStation Plus Essential or Apple Arcade aren't alternatives to subscription services, either.
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Some highlights and a few comments from the administrative complaint from the FTC:
- First relevant market: high-performance video game consoles, only Sony and MS are competitors there.
- The FTC differentiates between general purpose PCs and high-performance gaming PCs, although both can be used to play games.
- ABK is one of the few independent companies capable of developing "standout video games" for those consoles.
- The other two relevant markets are multi-game content library subscription services and cloud gaming.
- Total gaming revenues for MS in FY2022 were over $16 billion (Is this new?).
- "Nintendo's most recent console—the Nintendo Switch—is not a ninth-generation gaming console". The FTC put an end to the debate :s xD
- The FTC says that there are only 4 AAA independent games publishers: Activision, Electronic Arts, Take-Two, and Ubisoft (Japanese publishers are fair game, then?)
- Epic would be one of the few other studios capable of releasing AAA games, something that industry participants refer to as the "Big 4 + Epic." (Is that true? I've never heard that).
- AAA games increase adoption and engagement, giving a console or subscription service greater leverage in attracting additional content from publishers and developers (It sounds like the video game industry is all about AAA games, nothing else).
- "Nintendo pursues a different strategy of integrating its lower performance, portable hardware with its own distinctive first-party games to appeal to player nostalgia for Nintendo's unique gaming experience over high resolution, life-like graphics, and performance speed". (Nostalgic children?)
- Although the FTC talks about high performance PCs for gaming, later they say that gaming PCs and mobile devices are not commercially reasonable alternatives to High-Performance Consoles.
- Microsoft is already the market leader of multi-game content library subscription services in the US (although we don't know exactly why or how: in fact, some tiers of PS+ are initially mentioned as comparable to Gamepass but then there is not mention of them in the section about subscription services).
- Buy-to-play games are not commercially reasonable alternatives to subscription services. Therefore, they are different markets.
- Xbox Live Gold, PlayStation Plus Essential or Apple Arcade aren't alternatives to subscription services, either.
Indefinitely borrowed, from elsewhere, below…
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Some highlights and a few comments from the administrative complaint from the FTC:
- First relevant market: high-performance video game consoles, only Sony and MS are competitors there.
- The FTC differentiates between general purpose PCs and high-performance gaming PCs, although both can be used to play games.
- ABK is one of the few independent companies capable of developing "standout video games" for those consoles.
- The other two relevant markets are multi-game content library subscription services and cloud gaming.
- Total gaming revenues for MS in FY2022 were over $16 billion (Is this new?).
- "Nintendo's most recent console—the Nintendo Switch—is not a ninth-generation gaming console". The FTC put an end to the debate :s xD
- The FTC says that there are only 4 AAA independent games publishers: Activision, Electronic Arts, Take-Two, and Ubisoft (Japanese publishers are fair game, then?)
- Epic would be one of the few other studios capable of releasing AAA games, something that industry participants refer to as the "Big 4 + Epic." (Is that true? I've never heard that).
- AAA games increase adoption and engagement, giving a console or subscription service greater leverage in attracting additional content from publishers and developers (It sounds like the video game industry is all about AAA games, nothing else).
- "Nintendo pursues a different strategy of integrating its lower performance, portable hardware with its own distinctive first-party games to appeal to player nostalgia for Nintendo's unique gaming experience over high resolution, life-like graphics, and performance speed". (Nostalgic children?)
- Although the FTC talks about high performance PCs for gaming, later they say that gaming PCs and mobile devices are not commercially reasonable alternatives to High-Performance Consoles.
- Microsoft is already the market leader of multi-game content library subscription services in the US (although we don't know exactly why or how: in fact, some tiers of PS+ are initially mentioned as comparable to Gamepass but then there is not mention of them in the section about subscription services).
- Buy-to-play games are not commercially reasonable alternatives to subscription services. Therefore, they are different markets.
- Xbox Live Gold, PlayStation Plus Essential or Apple Arcade aren't alternatives to subscription services, either.
"The FTC says that there are only 4 AAA independent games publishers: Activision, Electronic Arts, Take-Two, and Ubisoft"
So if MS acquires Activision successfully, it's only fair Sony can acquire EA, Take two or Ubisoft to compete right ?
Their Brest Brett World be Ubisoft, they seem to gave burn bridges with ea and take two don’t want/need that"The FTC says that there are only 4 AAA independent games publishers: Activision, Electronic Arts, Take-Two, and Ubisoft"
So if MS acquires Activision successfully, it's only fair Sony can acquire EA, Take two or Ubisoft to compete right ?
"The FTC says that there are only 4 AAA independent games publishers: Activision, Electronic Arts, Take-Two, and Ubisoft"
So if MS acquires Activision successfully, it's only fair Sony can acquire EA, Take two or Ubisoft to compete right ?
Only... they can't afford them. Not MS fault.
Lmao, my autocorrect has gone haywire since the update *die’s internally*.
Doubt it would be the first two tho, off given the opportunity, I don’t know if they could afford them. My stupid guess, they’re worth, nearly, three times as much (or more) as Bungie.
Absolutely. And it’s not like would miss out on any games since we all have both consoles"The FTC says that there are only 4 AAA independent games publishers: Activision, Electronic Arts, Take-Two, and Ubisoft"
So if MS acquires Activision successfully, it's only fair Sony can acquire EA, Take two or Ubisoft to compete right ?
CWA Statement on the FTC’s Decision to Sue to Block the Microsoft/Activision Deal
By moving to file a lawsuit in administrative court to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the Federal Trade Commission has missed an opportunity to demonstrate that it takes the labor impact of mergers seriously.
We believe the FTC's case is not likely to convince a federal judge, particularly as the European Commission may move to approve the deal, and that workers at Activision Blizzard will finally have the opportunity to improve their wages, benefits and working conditions through their union.
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Sony faces around $6 billion class-action lawsuit from PlayStation owners - Business Insurance
Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corp. is facing a $5.9 billion class-action lawsuit in the U.K. for allegedly abusing its market position and breaching competition laws by overcharging millions of PlayStation owners.
Let the dick ripping begin.Remember, trustworthy
Sony faces around $6 billion class-action lawsuit from PlayStation owners - Business Insurance
Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corp. is facing a $5.9 billion class-action lawsuit in the U.K. for allegedly abusing its market position and breaching competition laws by overcharging millions of PlayStation owners.
Facts when none are said/shown.
Keep assuming and acting like it's a fact.
M $ has said multiple things(spins) and nobody takes them serious.
Expanding to a different market that doesn't compete with them doesn't show they are serious about supporting PlayStation with COD forever.
It's MS fault they can't produce anything good but a racer and flight simulator though.
Ypu types are beyond repair.
I play on multiple "modern" platforms which should=me buying more but only one is producing and you settle for subpar games so maybe.
I bet I bought better games than you though.
I wish I could get in on that. I already got money from the PS3 and Vita lawsuits.Remember, trustworthy
Sony faces around $6 billion class-action lawsuit from PlayStation owners - Business Insurance
Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corp. is facing a $5.9 billion class-action lawsuit in the U.K. for allegedly abusing its market position and breaching competition laws by overcharging millions of PlayStation owners.
Facts when none are said/shown.
Keep assuming and acting like it's a fact.
M $ has said multiple things(spins) and nobody takes them serious.
Expanding to a different market that doesn't compete with them doesn't show they are serious about supporting PlayStation with COD forever.
It's MS fault they can't produce anything good but a racer and flight simulator though.
Ypu types are beyond repair.
I play on multiple "modern" platforms which should=me buying more but only one is producing and you settle for subpar games so maybe.
I bet I bought better games than you though.
You only buy games reviewers tell you to unless it's average reviewed Destiny.
Go on then for a laugh what games have you bought this year. Not including games that came out before 2022.
Doesn’t block the acquisition though. The acquisition can still proceed and they work out concessions after the fact.
We will see and come back to this post.
Yeah I bought better games than you.
Xbox's Game Awards No-Show Is a Slap in the Face to Players
Microsoft steps on yet another rake by ghosting the year's last big game reveal event.
The Xbox leadership team didn't wake up the day of the show in a cold sweat exclaiming, "Oh no, we forgot about The Game Awards!" like they were Kevin McCallister's mom in Home Alone.
But let's say Microsoft's strategy really was to try and look as feeble as possible in the face of its competition as it seeks to appease the FTC and CMA. In that case...mission accomplished. Congratulations, I guess? Team Green looked every bit the third-place console-maker it is despite having acquired literally dozens of new studios to produce exclusive games for them over the past five years. Where the hell are the games? If they’re being saved for Microsoft’s own events, how is that bringing new people into the tent? That’s just preaching to the choir. The Game Awards allows you to reach an audience who isn’t already listening to you – and that’s precisely who Microsoft needs to get the attention of.
Even embassadors know how s*** this is.
But certain people (you) haven't said a peep.
Just spins that the "biggest game event of the year" The Game Awards isn't important.
That's some plastic loving dedication!
Absolutely. And it’s not like would miss out on any games since we all have both consoles
I don't. But I do have the PC and PS5
No argument with the no show. The least they could have done is set expectations that they were holding back.We will see and come back to this post.
Yeah I bought better games than you.
Xbox's Game Awards No-Show Is a Slap in the Face to Players
Microsoft steps on yet another rake by ghosting the year's last big game reveal event.
The Xbox leadership team didn't wake up the day of the show in a cold sweat exclaiming, "Oh no, we forgot about The Game Awards!" like they were Kevin McCallister's mom in Home Alone.
But let's say Microsoft's strategy really was to try and look as feeble as possible in the face of its competition as it seeks to appease the FTC and CMA. In that case...mission accomplished. Congratulations, I guess? Team Green looked every bit the third-place console-maker it is despite having acquired literally dozens of new studios to produce exclusive games for them over the past five years. Where the hell are the games? If they’re being saved for Microsoft’s own events, how is that bringing new people into the tent? That’s just preaching to the choir. The Game Awards allows you to reach an audience who isn’t already listening to you – and that’s precisely who Microsoft needs to get the attention of.
Even embassadors know how s*** this is.
But certain people (you) haven't said a peep.
Just spins that the "biggest game event of the year" The Game Awards isn't important.
That's some plastic loving dedication!
I asked you a simple question you don't seem to want to answer.
Also MS know how unimportant the game awards really are
Pay attention.I asked you a simple question you don't seem to want to answer.
Also MS know how unimportant the game awards really are
I shot down the attempted goal post change you tried already.
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