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From what I've heard about working conditions at EA, that's quite the indictment of Amazon!
EA has pretty good working conditions for SWEs.
Surely this will be the Rubicon for FTC to take a serious look at the gaming industry, assuming this actually gets announced?
Consolidation doesn't equal monopoly. A monopoly is defined as "the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service" - As long as indie game studios exist, the FTC will pay the gaming industry no mind. As long as games, as a commodity, can be created out of "thin air" (code), the FTC will pay the gaming industry no mind. Huge companies buying every major studio is definitely a "dic…
Also, where did you get that definition of "monopoly" you quoted? There are a lot of definitions of that word flying around the internet, so I'm curious if you got that from like the FTC's website or something? I'm wondering because back when antitrust law was created, the issue at the time was railroad companies monopolizing transportation; however, what you're saying about indie games could also be said about transport: trains are not a monopoly, and they never could be as long as horses still exist!
> As long as games, as a commodity, can be created out of "thin air" (code)
Games are not created out of "thin air", they're created through very expensive labor, which is not only programming.
All ea games past and present require prime sub, but on the other hand a mass effect TV series would be nice if they don't fuck it up
> a mass effect TV series would be nice if they don't fuck it up After what they did to Halo I'm not holding my breath.
Surely this will be the Rubicon for FTC to take a serious look at the gaming industry, assuming this actually gets announced?
No one can making any money except platform holders. 30% commissions are egregious. These aquisitions are just the side effect. We need a commission cap on all platforms that do over $1billion in annual sales. The Apple vs Epic trial revealed 80% margins for Apple on the App Store: https://9to5mac.com/2021/05/01/apple-runs-app-store-with-78-... A cap of 10-15% should do it.
Like on iOS, if there was actual competition for app stores, Apple would face pressure from a competitive market to reduce their commission percentage. Developers will not want to put their apps/games on Apple's store if they continue to charge outrages fees, and they have alternative, realistic distribution options.
However, I don't know what regulation would look like there. Even if Apple is forced to allow third-party stores, it could still end up like the browser wars, where one company manages to secure a monopoly anyways. If we can't even fix the browser situation, I don't have high hopes for the appstore market.
All ea games past and present require prime sub, but on the other hand a mass effect TV series would be nice if they don't fuck it up
Surely this will be the Rubicon for FTC to take a serious look at the gaming industry, assuming this actually gets announced?
Consolidation doesn't equal monopoly. A monopoly is defined as "the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service" - As long as indie game studios exist, the FTC will pay the gaming industry no mind. As long as games, as a commodity, can be created out of "thin air" (code), the FTC will pay the gaming industry no mind. Huge companies buying every major studio is definitely a "dic…
All ea games past and present require prime sub, but on the other hand a mass effect TV series would be nice if they don't fuck it up
They couldn’t even stop from fucking up the games. Plus has Amazon studios released anything good?
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EA has pretty good working conditions for SWEs.
They were notorious for having extremely bad working conditions. While they've supposedly made an effort to improve them, their notoriety won't go away quiet as fast
All ea games past and present require prime sub, but on the other hand a mass effect TV series would be nice if they don't fuck it up
> a mass effect TV series would be nice if they don't fuck it up After what they did to Halo I'm not holding my breath.
Edit: I also didn't expect them to use the people who did voice acting for the game, but it's bizarre to me that they decided to get Jen Taylor to voice Cortana but didn't decide to cast her as Halsey. Would have made more sense to just have the lady who played Halsey voice Cortana as well, since Halsey modeling Cortana after herself tells you a lot about her character and her overinflated opinion of herself.
All ea games past and present require prime sub, but on the other hand a mass effect TV series would be nice if they don't fuck it up
They couldn’t even stop from fucking up the games. Plus has Amazon studios released anything good?