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I think the problem is the optics of allowing him to continue working a single day after Microsoft takes over. It sends a message that it's okay.
The problem was allowing him to keep his job and walk away with a bonus check. This guy should have walked away with nothing instead.
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I think the problem is the optics of allowing him to continue working a single day after Microsoft takes over. It sends a message that it's okay.
The problem was allowing him to keep his job and walk away with a bonus check. This guy should have walked away with nothing instead.
It would have been nice if Microsoft gave him incentive to ride off into the sunset immediately as much as he doesn't deserve it.
And what is Microsoft going to do with this purchase? Seriously, Microsoft is buy all these game studios and fail to utilize them probably. They own all the IP required to do a followup to Fallout New Vegas and NOTHING.
Microsoft will likely just let them keep operating as they do now, providing money and reaping any profits. They'll only step in directly if the studios are having problems they can't handle themselves, or performing very poorly. They want the profit, not as much to direct everything on a micro-level. EDIT: They will of course make more titles Windows/XBox exclusive too, which makes sense considering the investment.
God damn man. How is this not an antitrust violation? The only answer is that we live in truly corrupt times. What is our answer to this?
Microsoft doesn't have anything close to a monopoly on games. In terms of sales and reviewer scores, most of the top games weren't produced by Activision or other Microsoft studios. The only recent release I'm aware of was Starfield, and that was panned for failing to meet expectations, achieving under 88 on Metacritic.
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Microsoft will likely just let them keep operating as they do now, providing money and reaping any profits. They'll only step in directly if the studios are having problems they can't handle themselves, or performing very poorly. They want the profit, not as much to direct everything on a micro-level. EDIT: They will of course make more titles Windows/XBox exclusive too, which makes sense considering the investment.
Until enshittification. And then they’ll be hollowed out.
They'll only step in if the studio is floundering and their couple releases have been flops. Then they'll offer direction, and shut them down if they can't fix it.
That's what we've seen from MS so far, and it makes the most sense from their perspective.
God damn man. How is this not an antitrust violation? The only answer is that we live in truly corrupt times. What is our answer to this?
I’m convinced we’ve always had corruption, it’s just seeing more of the light today. I mention this to my Eastern European friends and they laugh at the level of corruption the US complains about (compared to what they’ve had for decades+)
And what is Microsoft going to do with this purchase? Seriously, Microsoft is buy all these game studios and fail to utilize them probably. They own all the IP required to do a followup to Fallout New Vegas and NOTHING.
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Bobby Kotick will remain as CEO until the end of 2023 and get a huge check for this purchase. He's getting rewarded for building a toxic, fratboy workspace, sexually and psycologically harassing women. I wonder if Microsoft can be held accountable for allowing a sex predator like him to continue working.
He's being rewarded for growing net income roughly a hundred fold between 2010 and now. I think it's fair that he gets a huge chunk of the value he's created for investors.