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FTC: Xbox-exclusive Starfield is “powerful evidence” against Activision deal (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by asteroidrainfall@kbin.social to c/gaming@kbin.social

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"Microsoft's actions following... acquisition of ZeniMax speak louder than... words."

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[–] Ech@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean, on that front, MS has been releasing pretty much every "exclusive* on PC for some time. Starfield itself is coming to PC. I think it's kinda weird that we label PCs under the "MS Console" umbrella and shame them for it, but Sony gets praised for it.

[–] irinotecan@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I suppose the argument is that MS still makes money on Windows sales, whereas Sony only makes money on the game itself, for PC ports of games.

[–] asteroidrainfall@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Sony isn’t just a gaming company though. They sell all kinds of home electronics and cameras. They also have their entire film and music divisions, not to mention their banking any insurance subsidiaries. Nintendo is the only platform holder that is just a gaming company.

[–] phi1997@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It's because Microsoft makes the dominant OS