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Machiavellian on 20 July 2023
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Ryuu96 said:
Machiavellian said:

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.

It absolutely is pointless but the CMA needs their "win" which hurts consumers.

The issue is, the European deal which Microsoft did which was a free license for Activision content to any Cloud Gaming Service company which asks for it, Microsoft took it upon themselves to apply that worldwide and the EU license was already for all Activision-Blizzard content so UK accepting one for UK only would be pointless, because it technically already exists, Lmao.

It's so stupid, the CMA is going to hurt consumers and Cloud companies.

I am thinking that MS and their lawyers sitting in a room trying to come up with some type of divesture that someone would want after they already have the EU deal on the books.  I am believing its taking this long as they are just sitting there trying to come up with a plan that isn't like the EU deal but essentially is like the EU deal just changed enough so the CMA can claim victory without everyone saying, its the EU deal in a more complex stupid manner.

I am actually now in agreement that MS should just drop all XCloud from the UK market period and just be done with it.  Why try to think up a deal that is better than just giving everyone a free license to ABK games for the Cloud.