Xbox |OT|

[Machiavellian]

Ryuu96 said:

BasilZero said:

I havent really been following the whole ABK/Microsoft thing but what do you mean by selling licenses? Like the IP ownership or just licensing them out to another group kinda like how Disney licenses out Star Wars to EA or Ubisoft?

Not selling the IP. It sounds like based on rumours they're either offloading xCloud to someone else to manage in the UK or licenses to Activision content for cloud services, both of these specific to the UK, so basically another company other than Microsoft would decide what cloud services a title such as Call of Duty would launch on and set the terms for that.

You know this just seems pointless.  All the CMA needs to do is exactly what the EU did which is to give every cloud provider a blank license to COD or even if they want to go a step better other ABK titles.  Having to divest that part of the business just seems like more wasted effort then something as simple and easy as the EU solution.  I guess because the EU came to that decision and they got all pissy about it, I am thinking pride and ego will not allow them to just do the same deal, especially after they showed their asses right after the EU decision.