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shikamaru317 said:

Ryuu96 said:

Tbh. Maybe they don't care about their arguments making sense, maybe their true intention is to push CMA into blocking the deal, or maybe they already know CMA will block the deal, that way FTC can sue with whatever dumb arguments they come up with, it won't matter if it never makes it to court and the way it doesn't make it to court is if CMA blocks the deal which would effectively kill the deal.

If that is their play, it's smart, if it isn't their play then this is a really stupid move.

A part of me wishes it would get blocked at this point honestly. I never cared much about this deal on a personal level as I don't like many Acti-Blizz games, and they can't acquire anything else as long as the investigations and now the court case are ongoing. If the CMA came right out and blocked it full stop, even with the concessions Xbox is willing to offer, this whole ordeal will get wrapped up much faster than it would if it drags on for another year or more in the courts. The sooner this either closes or gets blocked, the sooner Xbox can pursue other, smaller and easier acquisitions, some of which I will hopefully care about alot more than Acti-Blizz.

Only issue is it would be a severe blow to Microsoft's overall gaming ambitions.

Plus, I'm kind of looking forward to learning all the juicy industry secrets, this industry is so damn secretive and it's all about to be revealed, Lol.