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Yes. And one of the first things Microsoft did when they bought Bethesda was to remove their games from GeforceNow.
by MikusR 3y ago
Yes. And one of the first things Microsoft did when they bought Bethesda was to remove their games from GeforceNow.
- schnitzelstoat 3y agoThey've made deals with GeforceNow to keep ATVI games on there though.
- InsomniacL 3y agoWhy can't Microsoft buy the services they want from Activision without buying Activision itself. The only reason I can think is to prevent others from using those services which is anti-competitive and harms the general public. I'm aware it happens all the time elsewhere.
- sylens 3y agoBecause they want King for the mobile gaming aspect. They were preparing to launch a mobile game store on iOS once sideloading is allowed (rumored to be soon in Europe if not everywhere)
- madeofpalk 3y agoWhy can't Microsoft buy the services they want (King) from Activision without buying Activision itself?
- fauxpause_ 3y agoThey don’t want services, they want to own the product and grow those product revenues
- InsomniacL 3y agoThey might claim that... I suspect what the really want is to make the acquired products/services an exclusive of their own platform.
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- InsomniacL 3y agoThen they should commission King to create content for their platform, or make their platform competitive with IOS/Play/Samsung stores to attract publishers. Platforms buying their content creators to make them exclusives is anti-competitive so I'm glad the CMA has done something, wish they would do it more often.
- Agingcoder 3y agoYes, which is why I don’t understand how ‘market forces’ ( I’m quoting the cma) will magically improve things for me, the end user/ consumer. What I want is a simple regulation which says that if I buy a game, I should be able to run it locally, or on a rented box, whether operated by a third party or not.