US FTC says ABK merger demonstrates "consumer harm" after Game Pass price hike

[sugarhigh 601]

FTC basically admitting MS bamboozled them during the ABK merger process. MS lied about everything. Far from expanding consumer choice, MS is leveraging their size to squeeze customers while offering less.

 

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/18/24201576/ftc-microsoft-xbox-game-pass-price-increases-standard-tier

 

[TLHBO 2,295]

It's true, though unfortunately in the U.S corporations can do whatever they want.

[Long Ball Larry 1,359]

Too late 

[Tainted 23]

Christ, just buy games and play them. Fuck subscriptions.

[Casual 786]

No shit. Anyone who fell for this or the subscription stuff is a moron anyway.

[Mr. Impossible 570]

6 hours ago, sugarhigh said:

FTC basically admitting MS bamboozled them during the ABK merger process. MS lied about everything. Far from expanding consumer choice, MS is leveraging their size to squeeze customers while offering less.

 

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/18/24201576/ftc-microsoft-xbox-game-pass-price-increases-standard-tier

 

Wtf did they think would happen? Like fuck MS obviously but it's a joke if the FTC is acting surprised. It was a a 60 something billion dollar acquisition of a videogame software company. What did they expect MS would do. 

[Long Ball Larry 1,359]

3 hours ago, Casual said:

No shit. Anyone who fell for this or the subscription stuff is a moron anyway.

I still fail to see how. 
 

 

these games are worthless, all of them, from Nintendo 1P to indie. 
 

they hold no value 

 

there’s no point in owning any, actually it’s a complete waste of your money buying games  

 

at best you buy for 70 and sell for $5-$20

 

at worse you spend 70 and never get it back because you’re a hoarder and will never play the game again anyway 

 

at even worse you spent $70 on a digital version of a game you will never recoup a penny on AND will never play again AND don’t truly own anyway 

Edited July 19 by Tears of the Cows

[Tainted 23]

1 hour ago, Tears of the Cows said:

I still fail how. 
 

 

these games are worthless, all of them, from Nintendo 1P to indie. 
 

they hold no value 

 

there’s no point in owning any, actually it’s a complete waste of your money buying games  

 

at best you buy for 70 and sell for $5-$20

 

at worse you spend 70 and never get it back because you’re a hoarder and will never play the game again anyway 

 

at even worse you spent $70 on a digital version of a game you will never recoup a penny on AND will never play again AND don’t truly own anyway 

Or how about the ones where we buy the game at $70, and NEVER played it.