Hell in D3, there were specific metas that leaned into that already.

Because of how he runs.

So you are saying we need to also stop all of Sony’s purchases of gaming companies? Great! Heck, let’s stop all other companies buying other companies since it *could* lead to a monopoly

In a world where most developed nations are in a cost of living crisis, being nickled and dimed for everything will drive people away. Blizzard really needs to read the room 

It’s very clear that Blizzard’s OW team has no idea wat they want to do with the product, beyond milk customers of money needlessly.

There’s still no monopoly going on here. Again, only Sony was headed that way with all their company buyouts. I am not a MS fanboi by any stretch (PC master race here) but it’s disingenuous to say Microsoft is going to become a monopoly with this purchase.

They’re also buying King, which is lost in the shuffle as a massive money maker in mobile.

The only console exclusives Nintendo has are their own first party games. Stuff with Mario, Zelda, etc IPs are less "paid exclusives" and more their own product designed for their consoles. 

Nintendo has been doing paid exclusives? Other than their in-house games (Mario/Zelda/Pokémon, etc) and then the few games that they purposely funded or they wouldn’t have existed (Bayonetta 2/3), they don’t really do that.

We’re already amidst a mad rush to acquire every single AAA and AA studio of note. Everyone is looking to be bought out.

Honestly, I want to see an FTC with the balls to demand Microsoft sell off their entire Xbox and gaming division. I’m fine with Xbox existing. I just don’t think it will be healthy if the number one OS developer, Office Productivity Suite publisher, (and if the latest Windows update has its way, Browser with OS-level…

3 billion may seem massive to us.

That is how paid exclusives typically work - we pay you, to fund your development. You launch exclusively on our console, in turn.

Legend of Zelda is a bad choice. Nintendo created the IP, they have developed the games in-house since the beginning, and have been the ones to publish the series themselves.

Don’t waste your breath. Jerykk has a history of openly shilling for Microsoft and seeing nothing wrong with their behaviour.  

Vertical Mergers are just as bad.  Look at LiveNation/Ticketmaster, another ‘vertical integration’ that leads to consumers being gouged because they have no alternatives.

Neither chicken nor beer, it’s a vegan teetotaler restaurant.

Plus.. how many people are interested in competitive enough play to want to do this, but aren’t interested enough to actually be eligible to do it on their own?

you’ve ever wanted to play competitive, ranked Overwatch 2 games with your friends but have been foiled its rank restrictions

Sure.