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G2ThaUNiT on 29 March 2023
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Cerebralbore101 said:
Ryuu96 said:

The european commision is claiming that Microsoft never decieved them because the commision incorrectly predicted that MS wouldn't withhold Starfield or other future Zenimax games from rival consoles. They were tricked by Microsoft, made an incorrect prediction, and now are trying to cover their tracks. See below..."

No, they aren't, Lol. They're straight up responding to FTC's claims that Microsoft misled them and saying that Microsoft did not misled them.

The entity who is said as being lied to, is saying that they weren't lied to, but you're claiming they're wrong and they were lied to? Okay...Lol.

Furthermore, do you seriously believe that the European Commission, who are well known as going after American companies, or any company really, would be okay with being lied to and wouldn't bring it up when they attempt to make further acquisitions? If European Commission were lied to then they would 100% mention it and call Microsoft up on it and would very unlikely drop their Console SLC concerns.

And how do you explain the fact that CMA knows Microsoft cancelled the PS5 version of Redfall but have dropped their Console SLC concerns and won't even require Microsoft to provide a contract for Call of Duty because they trust them on their word that they would still supply it to PlayStation...

"Ryu do you seriously think that Starfield wouldn't be supplied to PS5 if the merger hadn't taken place?"

Obviously not, it would have been on PS5. What's your point?

  • Microsoft said exclusivity decisions for future titles would be decided on a case-by-case basis to the European Commission.
  • The European Commission say that Microsoft didn't misled them or lie to them in regards to future releases.

But you're telling the European Commission, the entity who spent months talking back and forth with Microsoft, that they're wrong? Lol. If that is the case then there's nothing further to discuss since you're set in the opinion that it's actually European Commission who are the liars despite them being the ones apparently lied to, Lol.

It's a he said she said except it's You vs European Commission...

If European Commission were lied to then they would 100% mention it and call Microsoft up on it and would very unlikely drop their Console SLC concerns.

Source for the commission dropping their SLC concerns?

And how do you explain the fact that CMA knows Microsoft cancelled the PS5 version of Redfall but have dropped their Console SLC concerns and won't even require Microsoft to provide a contract for Call of Duty because they trust them on their word that they would still supply it to PlayStation...

They don't trust them on their word. They think that it's not financially feasible for MS to pull CoD from Playstation.

https://mp1st.com/news/microsoft-activision-deal-unlikely-to-hurt-console-gaming-market-admits-cma

Per the CMA - "While the arguments of Microsoft’s competitors in the console gaming market claimed that the Redmond company does have an incentive to engage in foreclosure strategies with Call of Duty, the CMA believes – after revising its predictive model based on input from all concerned parties – would lead to a net loss for all these parties in every scenario the regulator “found plausible.”

Obviously not, it would have been on PS5. What's your point?


My point is the European Commission concluded that MS/Zenimax wouldn't have an incentive to engage in an input foreclosure strategy. And yet MS/Zenimax did exactly that by ending the development of Starfield and Redfall for PS5.

And no, it's not a he said/she said. Anybody can look at the fact that they made an incorrect prediction concerning an input foreclosure strategy.

Congratulations, you're a paralegal.

Now go buy an Xbox if you want to play future new Zenimax games.