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So, Microsoft now owns Activision Blizzard. How will this affect the rest of the industry? (www.gamesindustry.biz)

submitted 1 year ago by UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

With Microsoft taking control and Kotick leaving, shit might actually improve for the employees a little bit.

[–] Jinxyface@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The employees being treated better under MS is probably the only positive about a trillion dollar conglomerate purchasing multiple of the industry's largest third party publishers in the industry's largest purchase ever.

This acquisition doesn't benefit the average gamer in any actually good way