Microsoft’s Activision deal is being punished over Google Stadia’s failure
It's all because Google Stadia failed. Thanks, Phil Harrison.
Alright, that's not specifically it, but Google Stadia has an important part to play in this story. The deal is being blocked based on cloud gaming and how Microsoft would have too much of a dominant position. But here's the thing; Cloud gaming isn't profitable. Not really. It needs investment on a huge scale to make it what it promises to be. To be a place for all gamers regardless of their hardware to be able to play the best games available today.
