News Microsoft Buys Acti-Blizzard for 70 Billion Dollars

[Mic15000]

Yoooo WTF, this is amazing news, mayhaps all of those franchises may be saved. A new or improved WoW, starcraft 3, and everything on gamepass.

 

[Deleted member 5162]

jesus thats a lot of money

 

[Uranio]

jesus thats a lot of money

gurrazor

 

[FMDev]

phil when he saw bobby and his goons tanking the actiblizz stock price

 

[MaXenzie]

and bobby kotick is still the CEO as per the deal agreement

 

[Deleted member 61]

 

[Mic15000]

and bobby kotick is still the CEO as per the deal agreement

I think until the deal is finalized (2023?) then the CEO becomes Phil

 

[gigi]

 

[ovxy]

they get access to the cosby suite now

 

[Deleted member 61]

small price to pay

 

[Yuavara]

Yoooo WTF, this is amazing news, mayhaps all of those franchises may be saved. A new or improved WoW, starcraft 3, and everything on gamepass.

do ut hink they will ban playstation users from cod

 

[MaXenzie]

do ut hink they will ban playstation users from cod

considering the PS5 is rumored to be getting the Game Pass, probably not

 

[alex]

Incoming antitrust case, buying up all the dominant companies in the same space is a sure fire way to get investigated.

 

[Mic15000]

Incoming antitrust case, buying up all the dominant companies in the same space is a sure fire way to get investigated.

wouldn’t surprise me if they got so big they had to be split up

also in good news

 

[Deleted member 61]

Incoming antitrust case, buying up all the dominant companies in the same space is a sure fire way to get investigated.

This is certainly wishful thinking. I've been waiting years for anti-trust laws to fuck over Google for eating Youtube (near monopoly on advertisement) or Facebook for eating Instagram and potential competitors and nothing happens.

 

[alex]

This is certainly wishful thinking. I've been waiting years for anti-trust laws to fuck over Google for eating Youtube (near monopoly on advertisement) or Facebook for eating Instagram and potential competitors and nothing happens.

Wouldn't be the first time Microsoft have been hit with an antitrust case.

It's not wishful thinking, whether it happens in the US or EU, it's just a matter of time.

 

[Yuavara]

Incoming antitrust case, buying up all the dominant companies in the same space is a sure fire way to get investigated.

where's my share

 

[MaXenzie]

Wouldn't be the first time Microsoft have been hit with an antitrust case.

It's not wishful thinking, whether it happens in the US or EU, it's just a matter of time.

honestly if disney doesn't get hit by an antitrust case for buying Fox i'd be doubtful it'd hit microsoft

 

[alex]

honestly if disney doesn't get hit by an antitrust case for buying Fox i'd be doubtful it'd hit microsoft

Microsoft already got hit with one, tech companies get investigated far more often. Also it helps that gaming isn't some media machine with a lot of potential to influence the public opinion.

 

[Mic15000]

Can you guess when the acquisition happened

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