EUR-Lex: Zenimax pathway to acquisition made clear. (Relevant documentation available)

[No-1HoloLens-Fan]

EU approves Microsoft’s $7.5 billion Bethesda acquisition

[nrXic]

@No-1HoloLens-Fan

I don’t know why, but this is finally hitting home now…

[Opatschi]

@Sikamikanico

No, but the EU has 100% approved it. Official acknowledgements or even announcements are now just a matter of time.

Means this is all for today?

[Staffy]

@nrXic

I don’t know why, but this is finally hitting home now…

The fact that it says first party says it all!

[Sikamikanico]

@Opatschi

Means this is all for today?

Honestly?

[Opatschi]

@Sikamikanico

Honestly?

now we talkin

[foxlife]

Press corner

The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of ZeniMax Media Inc. by Microsoft Corporation, both of the U.S. ZeniMax is a company that develops and publishes games for personal computers (‘PCs’), gaming consoles, and mobile devices

[Biggzy]

The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns, given the combined entity’s limited market position upstream and the presence of strong downstream competitors in the distribution of video games.

Basically what most sane people were saying as to why the merger would have no problem getting approval from the EU.

[Ruthwik_Rao]

@foxlife

The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of ZeniMax Media Inc. by Microsoft Corporation, both of the U.S. ZeniMax is a company that develops and publishes games for personal computers (‘PCs’), gaming consoles, and mobile devices

its done.

The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns, given the combined entity’s limited market position upstream and the presence of strong downstream competitors in the distribution of video games.

No monopoly concerns, as expected. lol

@Biggzy lol jinx

[Daniel]

@Ruthwik_Rao

The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns,given the combined entity’s limited market position upstream and the presence of strong downstream competitors in the distribution of video games.

That part is pretty interesting haha

[LucasTaves]

@Sikamikanico

Why does fans keep doing much better promotional material than the ones from Ms?

Something like this should have been their announcement video.

[beastmode10]

@foxlife

The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of ZeniMax Media Inc. by Microsoft Corporation, both of the U.S. ZeniMax is a company that develops and publishes games for personal computers (‘PCs’), gaming consoles, and mobile devices

The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns, given the combined entity’s limited market position upstream and the presence of strong downstream competitors in the distribution of video games.

This is so important. Buy rapidly when you are in third position.

[johancruijff]

Armand is everything alright? we’ve noticed a spike in traffic towards the commission site

Gamers Sir, gamers…

[Sikamikanico]

@Opatschi

now we talkin

Noooo, I literally mean “I have no idea - maybe?”

[ChuckeRearmed]

@LucasTaves

Why does fans keep doing much better promotional material than the ones from Ms?

At one point Xbox community make better PR than MS itself lol

[Opatschi]

@Sikamikanico

Noooo, I literally mean “I have no idea - maybe?”

Stap trolling

[Outrun]

Awesome news.

[ProgStopper]

This thread was fun.

[Zappy5]

@beastmode10

The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns, given the combined entity’s limited market position upstream and the presence of strong downstream competitors in the distribution of video games.

This is so important. Buy rapidly when you are in third position.

Upstream = development of video games Downstream = distribution of video games.

Nintendo and Sony are completely irrelevant in this discussion as is ‘third place’. The EU haven’t based any of this decision based on console hardware or console manufacturers. It’s literally irrelevant.

[clashfan]

@Zappy5

The EU haven’t based any of this decision based on console hardware or console manufacturers. It’s literally irrelevant.

You mean the world doesn’t revolve around console wars?