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Microsoft 10y deal for SOny is fair. Who knows if people will want to continue to play CoD in 2034. In the meanwhile, you have world 3rd largest company pouring

Microsoft 10y deal for SOny is fair. Who knows if people will want to continue to play CoD in 2034. In the meanwhile, you have world 3rd largest company pouring resources into a great company, possibly increasing the headcount (since the costs are negligible compared to Microsoft size). You also have the harassement issues that Microsoft can address. Also, the counterfactual can very much be one where ABK as an independent public company makes a deal to make CoD a Playstation exclusive. In the acquisition scenario, anyone will be able to play (including Nintendo users)

bogwog 4y ago
Until the regulators stop putting pressure on Microsoft, then they’ll start clawing back franchises and making those games Xbox exclusives. Having them on (much more popular) competitor consoles is good for them in the short term because it grows the audience/value of the IP. So when they do finally become exclusive, it will force more fans to switch. From the OP: > In a complaint issued today, the FTC pointed to Microsoft’s record of acquiring and using valuable gaming content to suppress competition from rival consoles, including its acquisition of ZeniMax, parent company of Bethesda Softworks (a well-known game developer). Microsoft decided to make several of Bethesda's titles including Starfield and Redfall Microsoft exclusives despite assurances it had given to European antitrust authorities that it had no incentive to withhold games from rival consoles. So it seems the FTC is catching on to what a lot of the tech industry has known for decades: never trust Microsoft