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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
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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…
FTC has more powers than investigating monopolies. It can investigate and sanction both unfair competition between businesses and deceptive, anti consumer practices. And there is a lot of practices in gaming industry that could potentially be investigated (console exclusives, lootboxes, platform commissions, etc).
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 big part of the fun of mass effect is the immersive choose-your-own-adventure decisions it gives you. So no idea how a television series would work unless they could effectively explore moral dilemmas like older star trek, unlike new trek which tells you what to think.
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For News confirmed by the BBC and denied by CNBC...If I was the SEC, I would be all over any recent moves on this stock.
EA managing to shift its annual sports titles to a single game with updates on a subscription model would at least be more honest than asking people to buy a whole new game each year at least.
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1, Amazon runs the platform that sells the games - Amazon 2, Amazon runs the platform that people use while playing the games - Twitch 3, Amazon runs the platform that hosts the servers to play the games - AWS 4, Amazon runs the platform that you play the game on - Luna 5, Amazon runs the platform that creates the games - EA how is this not anti-competition for anyone running a company that competes in only one of th…
Other than Twitch (and maybe AWS, I don't know enough), none of those are monopoly or capable of anti-competition. Even twitch has youtube as alternative
1) that's only available on Luna sold via Amazon
2) DLC only downloadable with Twitch participation/Prime membership
3) Amazon force EA to use AWS
Instead of making their product compete with their 'competitors', they buy the customers (EA) and force them to use their product. At that point, taking AWS for example, GCP/Azure are no longer 'competitors' and if the end-consumer (me and you), want to play a title, we pay extra because there's no competition in the chain...
1, Amazon runs the platform that sells the games - Amazon 2, Amazon runs the platform that people use while playing the games - Twitch 3, Amazon runs the platform that hosts the servers to play the games - AWS 4, Amazon runs the platform that you play the game on - Luna 5, Amazon runs the platform that creates the games - EA how is this not anti-competition for anyone running a company that competes in only one of th…
Yes you can stretch anything to fit a narrative. Amazon runs the platform that sells everything so they shouldn’t be allowed to buy anything.
The issue isn't Amazon buying something. The issue is Amazon buying something to force them to use their services hence circumventing competition.
EA may previously have used GCP to host their services because they provide a better service and are cheaper. This forces AWS to do better to compete against GCP and the end-consumer purchasing the game will pay less.