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Brad edited the tweet, deleted the image and now there is a docx document attached to the tweet lol
They are opening up CoD to, at minimum, 125 million more players, and possibly brining WoW to console(s).
This has been addressed time and time again but bringing COD to Nintendo and numerous cloud providers and mobile is expanding the reach of the games
But these are the same thing?
If MS or Sony bought them, 100% it's going exclusive.
MS/ABK extend deal contract to October 18th: new breakup fee and more
Pretty much where I'm at, prefer that neither buys more, but I have more faith in MS regarding multiplatform given that they clearly are more comfortable doing that kind of thing.
LIke minecraft?
Worth stressing that the deal could still close any day. Oct is a worst-case scenario but ideally MS will close in the next few weeks to avoid adding to the breakup fee.
So basically they would agree to sit in the green room so to speak
It's more platforms with high accessibility, considering the cloud doesn't require specific hardware. And the switch as someone mentioned. In gaming we can't just think consoles and PC anymore.
At least we can put to rest any concerns of Activision walking away, however ridiculous they were.
Personally I don't think this goes past August though, and might not even take that long.
Personally I don't think this goes past August though, and might not even take that long.
Well, after the extension they REALLY want to sell. You guys were right.
Yeah. I think microsoft will close as soon as they have the papers and money ready
MS has a better track record of keeping previous multiplatform games multiplatform( until ES 6 p4obably )
I feel like we were going to get administrative court regardless.
Going by the history of this deal, it isn't closing until October.
CoD but no commitment on other games. They are well in their right to have everything exclusive just feel it's a weird tagline for an acquisition
Like every ABK franchise that isn't call of duty.
Also like every new Bethesda game that didn't have any pre exisiting agreement.
Like hell blade 2.
Want me to go on?
Good fit on filling genre holes for PlayStation, while also being a great fit when it comes cross-media opportunities
Am I missing something, or is the increased net cash balance more than making up for the $1 dividend payment? LT debt stayed the same and cash/ST investments increased by roughly $1B from the end of 2022. And shares outstanding are ~750MM. So it would seem as if they're effectively paying $94.75 instead of $96?
Yeah, this deal is closing with or without the CMA. As soon as the CMA get their documents in order and everyone shakes hands, this is done the next day.
Cross media stuff might be tricky, since they have their partnership with Netflix?
Certainly quite the incentive to get this over the line within the next 6 weeks.
Edit - ah I see it's only if the deal fails to close.
There ya go. Team August won.
Them getting bored and walking away or some other company offers to buy Activision I guess.
Ah man what an anticlimactic ending to the saga. It will close soon without much fanfare though.
Not necessarily. The deal can close as late as October 18th as stated in the pic.
Without much fanfare? Did you see the Bethesda joins Xbox video?
Obviously everything is corporate speak. They're not saying there will not be any single exclusive products as a result of it. It's totally in line with what they've been saying since the announcement of the acquisition, however.
Their pitch was that since they will not be removing cod from Playstation, and they 2ill be bringing call of duty to Nintendo and Cloud gamers, that the overall impact of the deal will be more games for more players. Numerically, this is probably true.
Team October! We won!
Edit: Ah, to potentially close in August. I'll still see this as a win lol
I meant from a regulator perspective and the ups and downs of this thread. No close calls anymore, no CAT proceeding and no appeals. It's a formality now.
