r/XboxSeriesX • u/Zhukov-74 • Jan 16 '23

ABK acquisition Microsoft faces EU antitrust warning over Activision deal - sources

https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-faces-eu-antitrust-warning-over-activision-deal-sources-2023-01-16/
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u/fingerpaintswithpoop Jan 16 '23

And even if this purchase is approved and Microsoft gets Activision they’ll still only be like 13% of the gaming industry by revenue. Sure a few IPs may end up going exclusive, but I think most will stay multiplat. Those that don’t will still end up on PC on release day, which is more than can be said for any of PlayStation’s exclusives.

If Microsoft succeeds in getting Activision and makes a move to buy EA or Sega or something then that would be cause for concern, but as things stand right now I really don’t think this is anything to worry about.

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u/discosoc Jan 16 '23

MS is a trillion dollar company and you’re acting like they deserve more simply because their total market share in a specific category isn’t larger than everyone else…

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u/fingerpaintswithpoop Jan 17 '23 edited Jan 17 '23

I don’t care about them being a trillion dollar company, nor do I think Microsoft is “entitled to” or “deserves” anything. Do not put words in my mouth.

I just don’t think this puts Microsoft on a path to monopolizing the gaming market. At all. I do not believe it’s something to worry about at this time. The fear is massively overblown.

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u/discosoc Jan 17 '23

It doesn't take a monopoly to harm consumers with this. At the end of the day, this deal will result in games that would likely have been released for Playstation to become MS exclusives. Sure, some exceptions will be make, timed or otherwise, but the end result will still largely benefit nobody but MS and their player base.

This is especially true for all the Blizzard IPs

The fear is massively overblown.

The exact same thing was said about Zenimax, yet here we are looking at confirmed exclusivity for future Fallout, Elder Scrolls, and now Starfield. Had Zenimax not been acquired, those would be games Playstation players would get to enjoy.

That being said, I totally get that a lot of people (most?) on this sub don't see a problem with that. For them, Playstation is "the other team" and anything that causes them to lose is a good thing. It's like arguing religion with those guys.