Pushsquare has made for a very interesting last 30 mins of reading
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Jason Schreier conveniently has nothing to say on today’s news lol.
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And so it begins.
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I think they could have done that already
The theory of harm only revolved around CoD afaik
Not gonna lie, I’d probably play the hell outta this, even if it’s just for daily achievements/reward points
People will hate on it but it’s a bejewelled reskin and bejewelled games are always fun
I always said this was going to end well no matter what, we are on the last stretch!
The hate boner comes from decades of propaganda by Sony, its influencers, the media (in and out of the games industry because of the antitrust case from the 90s). For all the talk of certain media figures denouncing console wars, they sure as hell spent a lot of years promoting exactly that - largely with an anti-Xbox twinge because “M$ is evil”.
The reality is such a far departure from that, within Xbox at the very least, and one could easily argue (and in many cases, prove) that it’s Sony that’s been the biggest detriment to gaming and the weakest innovator when compared to their counterparts.
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So much for all the pro-unionization and pro-welfare of game devs I guess 
Considering MS’ unionization stance and the likelihood for things to improve under Xbox (with new leadership, internal audits, etc.), it’s pretty disgusting to see the bias so transparently. You’d think Xbox employees were directly responsible for cancer existing or some absurdity…
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That was a very good and satisfying day.
And not only a good day for Microsoft or ATVI but also for professional laywers and experts who got shit on and character assassinated by some internet keyboard warriors over some shitty plastic box. Seriously, what happened to real professional experts like Hoeg or Foss is embarrassing and shows why more transparency in the video game industry is just not going to happen.
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Feel free to use the Knottian.gif 
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I’ve used that gif like two dozen times but decided your post was worthy of an Amen 
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Has Schrier ever written about crunch at PlayStation studios? (This is an honest question. I don’t know)
I know that’s one of his favorite issues, and I know that Playstation does not have a great reputation for crunch. So I would hope that he has covered the issue there - not just at Bethesda, Rockstar, EA, etc.
Edit: Sorry for being off topic. Just realized I was in the ATVI acquisition thread…
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Far as I know terms and conditions are much better at MS than Sony, I keep waiting for Jason to write about this but maybe it’s on his to do list?
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I think he was the reporter who shone light at the brutal conditions at Naughty Dog. He has strong pro-Sony bias (the meltdown he had over PS5 having lower specs was hilarious), but he is great at his job.
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Yes he has written pretty of negative things about Sony.
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There may be justice in this world.
Now OtherEra clowns are hoping the CMA blocks later 
I dont think EU and UK have a Clayton Act of clause where they can try to undo something theyve approved
Like OK, you gonna give MS back their $70B?
Yeah no…even the FTC cant do it without going to court, theyve been try to get Meta to sell Instagram and Whatsapp and thatsnnever going to happen with how entwined they are with Facebook
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Idas:
If I‘m not mistaken, the last time that the CMA revised its provisional findings was in February 2020, with Bauer Media Group. Bauer was also the last time were behavioural remedies were accepted 
This bit from the addendum published today is also very interesting:
In addition, any interested person is invited to provide the Inquiry Group with their views in writing as to the impact of these addendum provisional findings on the appropriateness of the remedies proposed in the Notice of Possible Remedies published on the case page on 8 February 2023.
The CMA wants feedback about the possible impact of this change on the remedies originally proposed. :s
Yes, not doubt that today is a major turning point for this case.
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