Why Do People View the MS Acquisition of ABK as a "Good Thing?"

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Soundwave said:

I mean I do think this will probably change the industry in the long term forever.

Much like Netflix completely changed the way people consume movie content at home.

I don't see this particular deal as bringing about any sort of seismic shift in the industry. The industry is going to change big time over the next decade because of streaming. Streaming is going to be very popular among consumers, but it's a relatively costly business to enter. That means the big businesses that control traditional gaming hardware (Sony and Nintendo.  MS is already there)right now will likely have to become even bigger, or will be swallowed up by the existing tech giants. That's going to be true whether this deal closes or not.  

With this in mind, I suppose it is possible that this deal will come to symbolize the start of the merger mania.  However, unless interest rates drop pretty soon, I'm not sure that any other giant mergers are likely, in the near term. They're too expensive to finance right now.