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Acquiring Activision is Microsoft’s big bang in games

Karol Severin

19 Jan 2022

acquisitions

m&a

Microsoft

Only last week we wrote about Take-Two acquiring Zynga for $12.7 billion in what was the largest games acquisition in history. But that was last week. This week, that record is beaten more than five-fold,...

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PS5 and Travis Scott partnership illustrate PlayStation’s/Sony’s cross-entertainment future

Karol Severin

29 Oct 2020

ps5

PlayStation5

Travis scott

Over the last year we have written a number of times that Sony’s future is cross-entertainment , while Xbox’s future is cross platform . This stems from their respective strengths and weaknesses. Sony...

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More consumers intend to buy PS5 than Xbox Series X, but both companies will be content with their trajectory

Karol Severin

16 Oct 2020

Xbox

PlayStation

games consoles

With both PS5 and Xbox Series X having sold out their pre-order stock, the winter holiday race is heating up. Following Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax Media, we wrote that the acquisition is unlikely...

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Microsoft’s Zenimax acquisition is about the future of Games Pass more than console sales

Karol Severin

30 Sep 2020

Games

games consoles

Zenimax

With the acquisition of ZeniMax Media, Microsoft is gaining an important content asset for its portfolio – Bethesda’s games. And while the timing of the announcement certainly won’t make Sony too...

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Can Xbox All Access Help Microsoft Tip The Games Console Market Share In Its Favour?

Karol Severin

26 Sep 2018

console gaming

Games

games consoles

As you probably know by now, Microsoft launched Xbox All Access in the US. It is a bundle deal offering an Xbox console and a two year access to Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live – all this in return for...

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