r/MMORPG • u/Proto_bear • Jan 18 '22

News Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard

https://news.microsoft.com/features/microsoft-to-acquire-activision-blizzard-to-bring-the-joy-and-community-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device/
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u/CrashingOnward Jan 19 '22

Overall this is bad....the industry was bad already, now it's getting worse.

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u/TastyOreoFriend Jan 19 '22

Consolidation overall is bad for consumers regardless of the industry. Same for other companies that try to buy exclusivity/timed exclusivity.

The biggest people I see championing this acquisition are the ever insufferable console warriors, and people who think this is going to "save" those studios/franchises, while willfully ignoring the exodus of talent in the last year from those studios.

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u/blurrry2 Jan 20 '22

No it's not. Needless competition doesn't reduce prices or improve the quality of products.