[NOTICIA RAPIDA] Microsoft anuncia compra de Blizzard Activision

Debido al horrible desempeño de Blizzard Activision en sus ultimos años, la hemorragia de jugadores y los escandalos de horribles condiciones de trabajo y abusos a mujeres. Blizzard Activision ha bajado severamente en el valor de sus servicios y sus acciones.
Varios proponentes ponen como culpable a Bobby Kotick, famoso por darse sus mega sueldazos a pesar del sufrimiento de sus trabajadores.

Pero nadie se esperaba en un movimiento contundende de que Microsoft haya anunciado un incremento en sus intereses en gaming al  ofrecer comprar a Blizzard Activision por 69 Billones de USD (69 mil millones).

Lo feo? De acuerdo con los arreglos, Bobby seguiria siendo CEO.

Microsoft just made one of the largest-ever bids for a game studio. The company has announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for $95 per share, valuing the all-cash deal at an enormous $68.7 billion. The deal would make the combined entity the "third-largest" game company by revenue, according to Microsoft, and would put titles like Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush under the company's wing. Microsoft plans to add Activision Blizzard games to Game Pass as part of the deal.Mobile gaming is also a significant factor in the acquisition, Microsoft said. On top of folding King's phone games into Microsoft's business, the purchase promises to bring franchises like Halo and Warcraft to more devices.

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 The buyout is expected to close sometime in Microsoft's fiscal 2023 (no later than June 2023) if regulators and Activision Blizzard shareholders greenlight the move. The boards of directors for both companies have already approved the deal.While news of the acquisition comes as Activision Blizzard is still embroiled in a misconduct scandal , you shouldn't expect significant leadership changes. Bobby Kotick will remain Activision Blizzard's CEO despite calls for his resignation , and will now report to Microsoft Gaming chief Phil Spencer. In a company letter , Kotick described Microsoft's move as a chance to "further strengthen" Activision Blizzard's workplace culture and "set a new standard" for inclusiveness. He didn't outline specific plans for reform, but did say there would be "minimal changes" to staff counts after the union was complete. You can read the full letter below. 

Como ven, Bobby es famoso por escupir puro vapor en sus dichos y solo enforcarse en lo economico mientras miente con los dientes respecto a la cultura laboral en los estudios.

Faltara ver si este movimiento llega a ser visto como casi monopolista.

Ya ni hablar de la noticia de que MICROSOFT pueda que reduzca o pare el negocio de consolas al menos en los siguientes años por la escasez de materiales. Anunciando la cancelacion (similar a SONY) de consolas de la anterior generacion (aunque tengan demanda)

Enlaces:
www.engadget.com/microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition-133637845.html
kotaku.com/report-microsoft-closing-in-on-70-billion-deal-to-buy-1848375008
www.engadget.com/microsoft-xbox-one-discontinued-152122153.html

69 mil millones de dólares es más de lo que yo gano en un año. Es quizá la compra más importante en la historia de los videojuegos.