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Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by juicebox@kbin.social to c/gaming@kbin.social

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Microsoft can now go ahead and close its giant deal.

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[–] Neato@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nintendo is not a competitor for MS or Sony. They operate in different spheres of gaming and Nintendo has no intention of competing with them.

Is Halo on Playstation? Of course not. MS has already said future Bethesda games (not Starfield, it has a contract) will NOT be coming to PlayStation. MS has even "lamented" that exclusivity is how you compete in current console markets.

[–] ampersandrew@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Halo isn't, but Minecraft still is, as well as its spinoffs.

[–] TwilightVulpine@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I don't think that's correct. Sure neither of the others is making something Mario, but they are making open world action games and JRPGs, something that Sony also does. The perception of the Switch as a casual device compared to the PS5 and XSX is something that only exists in small hardcore gaming communities, it doesn't represent the general console-buying public.

A mobile game maybe doesn't compete with MS or Sony. Nintendo absolutely does.