RauLeCreuset

If the CMA didn't do it's job, it's because Phil "Says" Spencer gave them everything they needed to take him at his word, call it a day, and hit the golf course:

"For gaming veteran Microsoft, the big change this year is in who it considers its big competitors.

"In the fall, Microsoft will square off once again with traditional rival Sony as each introduces new game consoles, the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5.

It goes beyond insulting a government when you start mocking an economic downturn the people of that nation have to suffer through while making veiled threats that affect those same people, including veiled threats to make that economic situation worse.

That's not nationalism.

(For reference: https://www.merriam-webster...

That's what happens...

Throw in their assumption that there would be no ramifications outside of the UK if they so brazenly flouted one of their home country's closest allies.

Everyone trying to challenge the CMA's decision with that patronizing crap needs to be confronted with the quotes Phil Spencer gave in that interview. They are the perfect justification for the CMA's decision.

I don't get it. Even the CMA is slanted toward allowing the richest kid on the block to buy its way out of failure by gobbling up huge chunks of the industry. The CMA reversed its objections to MS gobbling up huge chunks of the console market after Xbox made a rebuttal that specifically addressed the CMA's argument. That's what got them the most movement. The problem is MS wouldn't, or couldn't, do that for the other arguments the CMA gave months ago for why they would den...

@anast

"Let's not pretend that government agencies are any less scummy."

We're specifically talking about regulatory agencies here. If regulatory agencies are equally scummy, it's because they are too permissive of deals like the one Microsoft is throwing an international tantrum over. They ultimately denied the deal, but were more willing to entertain it than I would have been.

I don't think Sony's positi...

I get it. You don't have to be an apologist for your nation and go along with the program to take offense when someone throws those types of shots. I'm not assuming your stance Brexit, but as an example, you don't have to have supported Brexit to be offended when an executive for some trillion dollar multinational corporation that didn't get its way makes light of your nation entering a recession, quips about how you aren't as cool as you were when you were part of the EU,...

From where? The Guardian! See? This is a likely outcome when your strategy devolves into insulting the entire nation.

39 disagrees. 39???

What happened to the other alt account? There should be 40!

I know this may not seem like a big deal TO YOU, but I'm like Warrick Davis over here counting up my shillings. It's not about the ones I have. It's about the one I'm missing.

Do better.

I gave you the first one, but that's all I can do. I'm not invested enough to scrounge up a bot or make 40 alt accounts to give you more.

@blackblades

They did.

https://www.videogameschron...

@shinoff2183

Sony agreeing to that deal while also being a player in the cloud market would have given MS more ammo to get the deal through... Is what I was about to say before seeing the 48 not at all from someone using bots or alt accounts disagrees that Sully got. Now I think the deal should have gone through. And I'm trashing my Playstation. Not even trading it in. And buying an Xbox. Because I am a sheeple who has no thoughts or opinions and just backfills that stu...

I dunno. I look at those 43 disagrees in such short time as hard evidence that N4G has way more bias in favor of Xbox than the rest of the internet. I mean, 43-3 (at time of writing). You got destroyed. Don't ever let anyone tell you this place isn't fair to MS.

@Aloymetal

I'm jealous. I thought I was higher up on their list, but my comment on this article hasn't been touched yet. They spammed both you and Sully before me.

Okay. Now it's the "UK's regulator authority must be feeling pretty dumb."

Twenty-two days ago it was, "This deal will pass thru and Sony will be the only one left begging MS to allow COD to continue on Playstation thanks to their arrogance and dishonesty at the top of an high level of stupidity!"

I not going to say who is or isn't dumb or stupid. What I'll do instead is say the SMART thing to do is to chill and let t...