Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/11/23779039/microsoft-activision-blizzard-ftc-trial-win

From the article, quoting Judge Corley:

… the Court finds the FTC has not shown a likelihood it will prevail on its claim this particular vertical merger in this specific industry may substantially lessen competition. To the contrary, the record evidence points to more consumer access to Call of Duty and other Activision content. The motion for a preliminary injunction is therefore DENIED.

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  • NightOwl
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    1 year ago

    I hope Mac’s entry into VR improves Mac gaming compatibility and support moving forward, but also hope it doesn’t lead to MacOS exclusives games since it seems like trying to get MacOS exclusive games would be more of a challenge to get working on Windows or Linux than it is the other way around.

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      It’s going to be years before the apple headset is meaningful enough to have exclusive anything. It has to coke down in price 4-5x and have several other must have apps. Gaming is still hardly worth the effort for studios to support on Mac or Linux.