Gaming

1495 readers

1 users here now

From video gaming to card games and stuff in between, if it's gaming you can probably discuss it here!

See also Gaming's sister community Tabletop Gaming.

This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

FTC Moves to Block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Acquisition (gamerant.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

7 comments fedilink hide all child comments

The FTC moves to block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard King acquisition, adding to the growing list of concerns surrounding the $69 billion deal.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Windows and IE was an issue was an issue because of monopoly concerns when it came to the PC OS market and browsers.

Are you concerned that Microsoft will have a monopoly in the console gaming market if the Activision deal goes though?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We're not at monopoly, but we're definitely nearing an oligopoly. Few companies control most of the gaming market. There are indie devs sure, but for AAA titles it's just a handful of companies, and now they're trying to merge into even larger more in control companies

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sure, but consider the specific situation we have in gaming where Microsoft is sitting in a distant third to Sony and Nintendo. Aren't any limitations placed on how Microsoft can grow in the gaming market just making it easier for the bigger players to cement their positions in the lead?