It is getting harder to stay out of Amazon's view. I am setting up a new VLAN to contain my partner's Peloton, also on Amazon acquisition list, and the kids game boxes to ensure those devices can't probe my devices on the network.
Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – sources
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Re: Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – sources
#32Amazon appears to be putting out offers to tons of companies right now. Forays into health care and now a large gaming vendor.
Jeff: "I need to to acquire everyone." Amazon: "What do you mean everyone?" Jeff: "EVEEERRRYYYOONNEEE"
Remember how that movie ended for Jeff, in this case...
Re: Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – sources
#33It there any way this would pass anti-trust? Especially in this tense political climate when it comes to Big Tech (I'm thinking both of Europe and especially fo the US).
Of course it would pass. Amazon does not have significant market share in the video game market, much less a monopoly.
Re: Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – sources
#34It there any way this would pass anti-trust? Especially in this tense political climate when it comes to Big Tech (I'm thinking both of Europe and especially fo the US).
Why would it not pass? There's not a shortage of competition in the gaming sector.
I don't think it's only about the gaming sector per se, it's about not allowing an already big behemoth (Amazon, in this case) to get even bigger.
Re: Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – sources
#35I don't think AGS will be better than EA as a publisher. I can't believe I can say that. Seeing how they handled New World and how they currently handle Lost Ark... For anyone unaware, Lost Ark has a serious bot problem and the answer from AGS is to act in a way where the primary impact is felt by legitimate players. Lost Ark makes RuneScape's history of botting seem minor in comparison.
I was thinking of trying out Lost Ark this weekend. Is the botting bad enough that it affects someone soloing their way through the game?
The impact on the economy of the game makes it very difficult to play the game for free and even at the 50$/month mark you would be having a rough time because of the market.
The game is fun until you reach the point where the botting becomes impactful. Up until that point you can enjoy it for free with minimal impact from bots minus the inability to farm some horizontal progression content.
Re: Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – sources
#36Surely this will be the Rubicon for FTC to take a serious look at the gaming industry, assuming this actually gets announced?
Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Amazon, Google, Meta, Steam... that is more companies and thus competition than there are movie studios or streaming services.
Re: Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – sources
#37It there any way this would pass anti-trust? Especially in this tense political climate when it comes to Big Tech (I'm thinking both of Europe and especially fo the US).
Why would it not pass? There's not a shortage of competition in the gaming sector.
Nope, its very quickly consolidating into a few big companies.
Re: Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – sources
#38Great, now someone needs to buy Sony Entertainment and we're all set for FAANG to control the game industry.
Re: Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – sources
#39I don't think AGS will be better than EA as a publisher. I can't believe I can say that. Seeing how they handled New World and how they currently handle Lost Ark... For anyone unaware, Lost Ark has a serious bot problem and the answer from AGS is to act in a way where the primary impact is felt by legitimate players. Lost Ark makes RuneScape's history of botting seem minor in comparison.
I was thinking of trying out Lost Ark this weekend. Is the botting bad enough that it affects someone soloing their way through the game?
Not really. I enjoyed soloing the game.
Re: Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic Arts – sources
#40It seems to me that Amazons long term strategy is to become a "Conglomerate of Brands", leveraging the profits from one business unit to buy out unrelated business. This sort of acquisition doesn't, as far as I can see, advance a particular core business unit (I'm aware Amazon have toyed with games publishing, but its not exactly a core business unit). I suppose it makes sense, investors want their investment to be s…
I would have thought its to add a boat load of IP into their "Prime Gaming" play?