• Tempotown@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Because Sony is so far ahead in the console battle that it’s important they have competition (Nintendo is not competition).

    There’s a push and pull here in terms of exclusives being bad but also having Sony becoming a monopoly / having no completion would also be bad.

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      1 year ago

      I very much agree competition is good but this should be brought about by Microsoft producing competitive games/services rather than purchasing more of the industry. For the record, I don’t like the idea of Sony or another large corporation buying other studios or publishers either

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        1 year ago

        Even Microsoft agrees they’d prefer to do it by producing competitive games, which isn’t in question here though. The dispute is whether this gives Microsoft an anti-competitive monopoly.

        Even though mergers of this size aren’t good for gamers, it doesn’t even put Microsoft anywhere near equal footing with Sony, never mind giving Microsoft a monopoly.

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        1 year ago

        but this should be brought about by Microsoft producing competitive games/services rather than purchasing more of the industry.

        Why, because you say so?

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      1 year ago

      And Microsoft becoming a monopoly/ having no competition is good? How is anyone supposed to complete with a billion dollar company who can just out buy the competition?

      I take it that if Sony responded with buying out 2K and making all those games exclusive you’d be fine with it because that’s healthy competition for Microsoft?

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        1 year ago

        Just waiting for Amazon to buy EA or Ubisoft and have them say its exclusice for Amazon Luna subscribers and gamers to go “wow, this is great I can finally play Assassins Creed on my phone and it increases competition!”

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        1 year ago

        And Microsoft becoming a monopoly/ having no competition is good?

        Microsoft aren’t going to have a monopoly in video games at any time in the foreseeable future.

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            1 year ago

            The fact that they’re a distant third behind Sony and nintendo despite being in the industry for over twenty years.

            What makes you think Microsoft will have a monopoly any time soon? You do understand what a monopoly is don’t you?