Microsoft Defeats the FTC: Our Reactions – Unlocked 603

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🗓️ 12 July 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

The moment we've all been waiting for has arrived: the verdict is in for Microsoft vs. FTC, and Team Xbox has won! We spend the entire show discussing the massive implications of the ruling, which seems to have set the stage for Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision-Blizzard to finally go through. We talk about the games we might see out of it - particularly from Raven Software - the very serious matter of how Xbox boss Phil Spencer must take steps to clean up the toxic workplace culture at ABK, whether or not Microsoft (and Sony) are done making big acquisitions, and more! 00:00:00 - Intro & ID@Xbox Impressions 00:09:31 - The FTC/Xbox Trial is Not Over Yet! 00:31:18 - What Games Could Return if Xbox Acquired Activision? 00:50:10 - What Needs to Change at Activision 01:05:38 - Is Microsoft Done with Acquisitions? 01:16:19 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Steve Downs, the voice of Master Chief Sierra 117 and you're listening to podcast unlocked the world's number one Xbox podcast
0:10.8	now
0:12.3	finish this fight
0:14.3	Master Chief out
0:18.8	What's happening friends? Welcome to podcast unlock the episode you've been waiting for it's episode
0:23.6	6.03 as it turns out. Yes, Microsoft has defeated the FTC in court
0:28.4	We're gonna talk a lot about that on this week's show. It is July 12th
0:33.3	2023 as we record this some Ryan McCaffrey joining you in San Francisco here at IGN studio and join this week by
0:39.6	Destin Ligary. Hello, my friend. Hey everybody. I forgot it last week. Gotta get it in gotta get you got
0:45.9	Chances to it's like a gavel this week. You're ruling in favor of Microsoft with your with your bam gavel
0:52.0	Taylor Liles
0:53.2	Tech expert from IGN's news team who's been falling this case closely as well good to see you
0:58.9	Good see Ryan. I know the last few times I've been unlocked you have been
1:02.5	My so I'm glad we're doing another episode. Yeah works out great works out great this week
1:08.4	Miranda could not be here unfortunately so just as a quick little announcement
1:11.9	Miranda it is she's been talking in recent episodes about how insane it's been with her work on the IGN guides team the game help stuff
1:19.3	That so many of us use for all these big games coming out this year
1:23.4	She is unfortunately got to take a break from unlocked for probably a few months because there just there's too much work
1:30.5	There these games are too big so if you want to blame somebody blame the game makers that bring us that are bringing
1:36.6	This these awesome games, but no, it's okay. We're gonna bring folks bring folks like Taylor in
1:41.8	We'll have plenty of guests rotating in through as we like to do here and we'll be here with you
1:47.2	Every week although next week is San Diego Comic-Con
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