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Re:Email proves Microsoft's Activision bid is designed to el... by chc on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @01:21PM (#36421502)
If Microsoft buys Activision, wouldn't they then be funding Activision's development? The major difference here appears to be looking at a deal in foresight vs. hindsight.
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Re:Email proves Microsoft's Activision bid is designed to el... by worrycue on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @03:20PM (#36423072)
Let me put it this way:

Sony funds developers = PlayStation gets “extra” games that otherwise wouldn’t exist. No one else is affected.

Microsoft buys Activision = long running Activision franchises (eventually) become MS exclusive. Xbox gain nothing but everyone else lose out on franchises they used to enjoy.

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