Re:Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard
by AlexandrB on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @12:42PM
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> Likely nothing. I don't understand why people believe in these things.
No kidding. They could just introduce a new game franchise called "Duty of Call - Warfare That's Modern" and make that Xbox exclusive instead. Or any number of other workarounds and sneaky tactics.
Re:Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard
by stale2002 on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @12:27PM
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You know that Sony could just agree to a contract with microsoft over this right?
If they write up a contract with penalty provisions, this could able be guaranteed through civil court.
It is not some crazy unsolved question as to how to get a company to commit to something in the future.
Likely nothing. I don't understand why people believe in these things.
> We're long past the point where you can just set rules/laws and companies will abide by it.
What's the rule / law here anyhow? There are always workarounds, e.g. it says it will keep it in parity with xbox... well what if they called a new console something else?