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GreenAdvance t1_jd4wj8w wrote

Reply to comment by enderandrew42 in Judge dismisses gamers’ claims that Microsoft/Activision merger will spoil gaming by Flawed_L0gic

They didn't tell courts (or anyone) that they wouldn't make future Bethesda titles exclusive.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/did-microsoft-break-its-promise-to-the-eu-about-bethesda-exclusives-for-the-record

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snoringpupper t1_jd50q2p wrote

Microsoft did tell the EU commission they had no incentive to make Zenimax games exclusive.

The EU did not make them "promise" or impose any kind of restrictions but it is indeed a thing Microsoft wrote in a document to them.

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KhellianTrelnora t1_jd5osge wrote

And this is when the world realized that a clear motive is only needed for a murder.

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GreenAdvance t1_jdacq9b wrote

"We won't do x" and "We don't have a profit motive for x" are not the same statements.

"We won't do x" is not something Microsoft wrote in a document to anyone. Their lawyers aren't that stupid.

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WALKAW t1_jd9tr9n wrote

Not sure how so much stupidity got upvoted in this thread but im going to say astroturfing. Yes Microsoft did say they have no financial incentive to make Zenimax games exclusive and now are.

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GreenAdvance t1_jd9vook wrote

It's almost like those are two separate statements and not what the OP said.

The article I link literally quotes Microsoft's statement you are referencing. I didn't say otherwise.

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