Now that the Console SLC is gone, we can look back at CMA's only remaining complaint and how it now looks.
These are the "Cloud Gaming" providers mentioned by the CMA and how things now stack up as CMA's only complaint.
Support
- Nvidia GeForce Now = Supports the Deal & 10 Year Agreement.
- Boosteroid = Supports the Deal & 10 Year Agreement.
- Ubitus = Supports the Deal & 10 Year Agreement.
Against
- PlayStation Now = Against the Deal & No Offer?
- Google Stadia = Against the Deal but a Dead Service.
Excluded by CMA
- Facebook Gaming = Considered Materially Different to xCloud.
- Nintendo Switch Online = Considered Materially Different to xCloud.
- Antstream Arcade = Retro Titles Only.
Not Important.
- Shadow = Doesn't Require a Deal.
- GameStream = Owned by Nvidia & Shutting Down.
Unknown
- Utomik
- Blacknut
- Wiztivi
- Amazon Luna
Amazon is a curious one because they've never expressed publicly or privately being against the deal, they barely even try with their own Luna service and despite CMA listing them, I think Amazon really doesn't give a shit about Microsoft acquiring Activision-Blizzard...Even in their response to CADE it basically had an aura of "we really don't care" Lol. I'd list Amazon as either "not caring" or neutral.
Honestly Google's thoughts should be irrelevant, they came in a market with an awful business model, barely tried to compete and then left the market, then tried to blame Microsoft for their own pathetic failures, a trillion dollar company trying to imply it couldn't compete with another trillion dollar company is laughably pathetic.
Lets crack those deals out with Utomik, Blacknut and Wiztivi and get this over with.
Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 24 March 2023
