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Because for MS that isn't a ton of money.
It is for the gaming division, though.

I can only assume MS made them aware of this kind of thing a while a go and answered all questions then, cause no way are investors not enquiring about a buy this big.
 
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I think I heard somewhere (giant bomb?) that it was basically half of what MS got in hand...? Seems like a pretty huge deal if so.
Agree, it was roughly half their cash. You have to think that a big part of this was the stock value of Activision being relatively low due to recent internal issues, plus increasing inflation. With inflation the way it is every day that cash sits there with minimal return it is essentially less valuable than it was the day before.
 
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Agree, it was roughly half their cash. You have to think that a big part of this was the stock value of Activision being relatively low due to recent internal issues, plus increasing inflation. With inflation the way it is every day that cash sits there with minimal return it is essentially less valuable than it was the day before.
yep. people think 'Oh! they a $2 trillion company,' but they don't have $2 trillion to spend.
 
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Spencer maintains Microsoft's bid was greatly influenced by the completion of the company’s $7.5-billion-dollar ZeniMax/Bethesda gaming deal in early 2021. “The board of Microsoft, on the day that we got approval for ZeniMax, asked, 'What was next?'”
 
So when do we think Activision games will hit GP? Can't recall if Bethesda titles hit before or after finalisation.

I wouldn't mind trying out the Tony Hawk Remaster, Diablo 2 Remaster, and Sekiro.
 
So when do we think Activision games will hit GP? Can't recall if Bethesda titles hit before or after finalisation.

I wouldn't mind trying out the Tony Hawk Remaster, Diablo 2 Remaster, and Sekiro.

I’m pretty sure the Bethesda back catalogue hit when the deal was finalised.
 
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So when do we think Activision games will hit GP? Can't recall if Bethesda titles hit before or after finalisation.

I wouldn't mind trying out the Tony Hawk Remaster, Diablo 2 Remaster, and Sekiro.
Sekiro isn’t an Activision owned game 🤷‍♂️
 
Wonder if MS will take out the microtranactions Activision snuck into the Crash Racing game a month after launch? Doubt it but would be nice.
 
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First, some commentators have asked whether we will continue to make popular content like Activision’s Call of Duty available on competing platforms like Sony’s PlayStation. The obvious concern is that Microsoft could make this title available exclusively on the Xbox console, undermining opportunities for Sony PlayStation users.

To be clear, Microsoft will continue to make Call of Duty and other popular Activision Blizzard titles available on PlayStation through the term of any existing agreement with Activision. And we have committed to Sony that we will also make them available on PlayStation beyond the existing agreement and into the future so that Sony fans can continue to enjoy the games they love. We are also interested in taking similar steps to support Nintendo’s successful platform. We believe this is the right thing for the industry, for gamers and for our business.
 
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"And we have committed to Sony that we will also make them available on PlayStation beyond the existing agreement and into the future so that Sony fans can continue to enjoy the games they love. "

As long as Sony accepts Game Pass.
 
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This will also give MS and in turn Sony better understanding of what each other is doing console wise in the future as the devs will need dev kits
 
This will also give MS and in turn Sony better understanding of what each other is doing console wise in the future as the devs will need dev kits
I’m pretty sure Xbox had ps5 dev kits early on, as did Sony San Diego.

One thing that Xbox hasn’t done that PlayStation has, is graphic specific updates. MLB the show has a specific Series variant, and games like Minecraft dungeons (for PS5) hasn’t, honestly if it does then good on them…