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Seems like the CMA could still be a road block in the deal. I find it hard to believe that a UK reg could stop a merger between two US companies but still could happen. Although, the f knows any more.

They can't stop the merger. They can stop them trading in an important market though.

Hence why there will be some kind of deal eventually.


It wasn't.

I thought you knew what you were talking about so could understand the difference between CG and in engine cut scenes.

:lol:
 

Slap this sorry bunch into shape mate! I mean with people like Veeva who just seems like a middle-aged Karen just discovering new technology and getting all aggy about it, and Alock who we all know only plays one game and even at that needs a hard carry just to participate, it's not a great bunch...but you can do this!

Hell, i'm sure the PS bots will throw you Elvis to help. Lord knows, much like the Jonathon Creek fanclub, they don't claim him.
 
We don't bring console wars to the PS thread as much as you lot bring it to the Xbox thread. It gets old how quickly the PS crowd come over here to slate everything that happens in the Xbox space. Every single time anything that happens on Xbox rather than talking with other people who want to talk positively about the news we have to scroll through page after page of negativity.

If there were 2 threads one for people who want to dis on Xbox continually and another that wants to talk constructively can go it wouldn't be so bad.

I said I was excited to play candy crush on Xbox?
 
How many of them are Xbox lay offs? This isn't the MS thread.
If you want to go down that road, Xbox isn't buying ABK, MS is so maybe the ABK discussion should be in the MS thread instead?

Otherwise, if logically you see that Microsoft buying ABK belongs in this thread then you should see that another action performed by the same company on the same day negatively effecting employees when they've just spent $70bn bringing in thousands more belongs here too.
 
If you want to go down that road, Xbox isn't buying ABK, MS is so maybe the ABK discussion should be in the MS thread instead?
Xbox are buying ABK. The money to buy the publisher has been allocated to the Xbox division. They will fall under the control of Phil Spencer who is head of Xbox. If they lay off staff once they are brought it will be Xbox that lays them off.
 
Finally! Hopefully Sony gets back to concentration on games now (and PSVR2 games specifically - shutup), they been too preoccupied on this shit.
 
Theres a clear and obvious bias with how both threads are moderated, its blatant. You could say its just trolling and i'd say fine, whatever, who cares but pretending they're treated the same is just weird.

Saying that Xbox is buying ABK is ludicrous.
No, its pretty accurate. They're the same company
 
https://news.microsoft.com/2022/01/...ty-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device/



In the press release text on Microsoft's own website there is no mention of Xbox. Saying that Xbox is buying ABK is ludicrous.

https://www.ign.com/articles/whats-next-for-xbox-after-the-ftc-trial-verdict-we-asked-the-experts
In the year and a half since Xbox announced its intentions to acquire Activision-Blizzard for $68.7 billion way back in January of 2022, it's felt at times like we're all just kids in the backseat of a car asking, "Are we there yet?."
 
:lol: waiting for the Microsoft Word thread title to get updated
 
We don't bring console wars to the PS thread as much as you lot bring it to the Xbox thread. It gets old how quickly the PS crowd come over here to slate everything that happens in the Xbox space. Every single time anything that happens on Xbox rather than talking with other people who want to talk positively about the news we have to scroll through page after page of negativity.

If there were 2 threads one for people who want to dis on Xbox continually and another that wants to talk constructively can go it wouldn't be so bad.
They’re obsessed and wonder why we took the piss out of them for so long pretending we cared about console wars. Or at least they would but I still don’t think they realise that’s what happened.

Is the console war thread still alive? It got a bit embarrassing.

Slap this sorry bunch into shape mate! I mean with people like Veeva who just seems like a middle-aged Karen just discovering new technology and getting all aggy about it, and Alock who we all know only plays one game and even at that needs a hard carry just to participate, it's not a great bunch...but you can do this!

Hell, i'm sure the PS bots will throw you Elvis to help. Lord knows, much like the Jonathon Creek fanclub, they don't claim him.
Have you considered growing up?
 
I know you're hurting but shh my friend you'll get through it
You do know it's actually possible to buy an Xbox once you've sold it, it's not like there is any shortage as nobody is buying them anymore.
 
Remember folks, properly dust off and clean your machines before using them for the first time in months, especially on a game that will launch highly unoptimised like Starfield!

Go on amazon and get yourselves one of those chargeable air blowers, only about £15 and far better than compressed air.

And for the love of God, don't have your xbox inside a cabinet, it's going to need airflow.

You are welcome.
 
Remember folks, properly dust off and clean your machines before using them for the first time in months, especially on a game that will launch highly unoptimised like Starfield!

Go on amazon and get yourselves one of those chargeable air blowers, only about £15 and far better than compressed air.

And for the love of God, don't have your xbox inside a cabinet, it's going to need airflow.

You are welcome.
Mines on every day I watch my TV off it but it's in a sort of cabinet I guess. That bad?
 
Mines on every day I watch my TV off it but it's in a sort of cabinet I guess. That bad?

As long as it has room around it and the door isn't closed, it should be OK. For general use it'll be fine anyway, but intense gaming you need the air.

Starfield will be a different beast though, especially at launch. There will be issues in performance and AMD stuff runs super hot especially CPU intensive tasks.

Like I say it's important to clean the machines too, dust gets everywhere. Believe it or not that goes double for people who vape, as the oil fumes can and will be sucked into electronics.
 
Remember folks, properly dust off and clean your machines before using them for the first time in months, especially on a game that will launch highly unoptimised like Starfield!

Go on amazon and get yourselves one of those chargeable air blowers, only about £15 and far better than compressed air.

And for the love of God, don't have your xbox inside a cabinet, it's going to need airflow.

You are welcome.
Yes dad! :)