Microsoft lured people in with a product that was relatively consumer-friendly and price efficient.
Then, once enough people were hooked, they pulled rug out from under them.
Typical corporate shenanigans in an attempt to extract the maximum amount of dollars from consumers.
Rad_phantoms
Team FTC.
In all fairness, it’s pretty well documented that Microsoft did say they wouldn’t raise prices and put COD behind a paywall.
But who would’ve thought a trillion dollar corporation would fuck over consumers….
QuarterDollarKing
The FTC protecting customers? Better late than never I guess.
MossHappyPlace
What does it mean when they say day one releases are excluded? How long do you need to wait before the game becomes available?
ma7ch
Did Microsoft fuck up and not give out enough unmarked envelopes full of money to the right people or something? Seems like whenever they try to Capitalism they get push back.
Activision Blizzard acquisition faced a lot of push back too.
JillValentine69X
The FTC is still dead wrong on this. Kind of ironic that they haven’t said shit about Sony, Disney, Peacock, Netflix, etc raising prices but when Microsoft does it then it’s a crime.
Mrbean75
So wait, Netflix, Disney, Max, and all the other streams can increase prices on consumers and nary a fucking peep for the FTC. But the second MSFT does they have an issue.
I think someone at the FTC is still just butthurt that they couldn’t block the Activision purchase.
fixxer_s
Ok, now do
Disney
Netflix
WB Discovery
Sony
Nintendo
Sure there are more…but only MS gets hit
splendidpluto
Cutting workers, having issues with their services and yet still raising prices? Where is that money going?
MofuckaJones14
Game Pass is literally all Microsoft has left to hold significant weight in the gaming industry. Once that’s gone they’re in for a rude awakening as to how they killed console gaming.
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What a shocking turn of events.
Microsoft lured people in with a product that was relatively consumer-friendly and price efficient.
Then, once enough people were hooked, they pulled rug out from under them.
Typical corporate shenanigans in an attempt to extract the maximum amount of dollars from consumers.
Team FTC.
In all fairness, it’s pretty well documented that Microsoft did say they wouldn’t raise prices and put COD behind a paywall.
But who would’ve thought a trillion dollar corporation would fuck over consumers….
The FTC protecting customers? Better late than never I guess.
What does it mean when they say day one releases are excluded? How long do you need to wait before the game becomes available?
Did Microsoft fuck up and not give out enough unmarked envelopes full of money to the right people or something? Seems like whenever they try to Capitalism they get push back.
Activision Blizzard acquisition faced a lot of push back too.
The FTC is still dead wrong on this. Kind of ironic that they haven’t said shit about Sony, Disney, Peacock, Netflix, etc raising prices but when Microsoft does it then it’s a crime.
So wait, Netflix, Disney, Max, and all the other streams can increase prices on consumers and nary a fucking peep for the FTC. But the second MSFT does they have an issue.
I think someone at the FTC is still just butthurt that they couldn’t block the Activision purchase.
Ok, now do
Disney
Netflix
WB Discovery
Sony
Nintendo
Sure there are more…but only MS gets hit
Cutting workers, having issues with their services and yet still raising prices? Where is that money going?
Game Pass is literally all Microsoft has left to hold significant weight in the gaming industry. Once that’s gone they’re in for a rude awakening as to how they killed console gaming.