Microsoft's $68.7B deal to buy Activision Blizzard has been locked by the UK's CMA on competition concerns for the growing cloud market.
Windows Central writes: "Many PlayStation Studios games that are ported to PC get dedicated PS5 DualSense support, which allows users to experience haptic feedback and adaptive trigger support without actually having to own a PS5.
According to Hermen Hulst, head of PlayStation Studios, it's still the company's intent to launch the bigger single-player games on PS5 first, before later bringing the games to PC. This might not be the case for multiplayer games however, which are considered okay to launch simultaneously on console and PC."
My guess is after god of war. Probably last of us 2 that's a almost 4 year old game now and by the time it's released on pc it will be more than 4 years old or close to 5.
Former Activision studio Toys for Bob partners with Xbox to publish its first game as an indie. This is something of a homecoming, as Microsoft owns Activision.
Manages to buy their freedom especially after all the shit Microsoft has been doing with its studios lately
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Goes right back to them as partners.
Okaaaaaay...
Xbox’s gaming division seems to still function as 3 semi-autonomous sub-divisions, Xbox Studios, Bethesda and ABK. The three main sub-divisions can seemingly shut down or build studios and set up partnerships independently. This would explain why Bethesda can recently shutdown studios, while ABK spins off one studio, while building a new one. Plus, Toys for Bob could be spun off by ABK, only to immediately re-partner with Microsoft.
The Outerhaven writes: While Steam has come out recently, stating that Steam accounts can't be transferred, we need to think about it since we all will eventually kick the bucket. But if Valve is denying transferring accounts, what can be done? Plenty, actually.
It goes to my kids because I gave them the passwords.
To Steam: Missio has a song that conveys my feelings about you stealing my purchase after I die. It's called "Middle Fingers"
I suppose if I have kids, I'd just give em my account details by retirement age. If I die young then...idk lol.
Yea, I mean just give someone the password to your account. Is that difficult to do or something? Like, I’m legit asking because I don’t know.
HOLY SHIT!
Huge plot twist it was blocked even without the Playstation issues.
Sounds like they will appeal but at this rate they should just move on, since without this deal I don't see how Xbox can recover from it's sales decline.
MS already said they will keep going for it. It might take a little longer though.
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Microsoft is very desperate, they will not leave this deal.
The CMA’s concerns are that Cloud gaming has tripled but MS accounts for 60-70% of Cloud gaming. Did they not think the reason for the growth in Cloud gaming was because of MS Investments in the last few years? Third party AAA games, touch controls on mobile and it being a subscription instead of buy2play has made Xbox the #1 cloud service in the UK. Why are they being punished for this? This is a really bad move from the CMA!