HBO’s The Final of Us has been turning heads everywhere in the web, however it’s possible you’ll not have anticipated the hit online game adaptation to get dragged into the Microsoft and Activision Blizzard merger scenario.
On Twitter, Activision Blizzard CCO Lulu Cheng Meservey referred to as consideration to the present’s success, writing, “It’s a real blockbuster, watched by tens of hundreds of thousands… It’s possible you’ll be notably eager about the truth that The Final of Us is produced by Sony Footage Tv and PlayStation Productions.”
Hello @FTC — did you catch final night time’s episode of The Final of Us? It was unimaginable.
No surprise the present is breaking information. It’s a real blockbuster, watched by tens of hundreds of thousands.
When you haven’t already, you must test it out. It’s possible you’ll be notably eager about the truth that pic.twitter.com/MhcT0DmOsM
— Lulu Cheng Meservey (@lulumeservey) January 30, 2023
Meservey went on to argue that The Final of Us’ success and subsequent renewed curiosity within the online game means there is no trigger for concern that Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard would suppress competitors.
“Sony has an unequalled warchest of IP, not simply in gaming however TV, films, and music — which will be developed into video games, or can market current video games,” Meservey continued. “It’s no surprise additionally they proceed to dominate because the market chief for consoles. In gaming, Sony is ‘the primary of us’ – and they are going to be simply advantageous with out the FTC’s safety.”
That is one other instance of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard both tearing themselves down or boosting Sony up in an try to push the merger by means of. Microsoft has beforehand referred to as PlayStation too huge to fail whereas saying Xbox has a “variety of important disadvantages” in comparison with its rival platforms.
A number of organizations have challenged the $68.7 billion acquisition over the past a number of months, together with the U.S. Federal Commerce Fee and U.Okay.’s Competitions and Markets Authority. Xbox’s Phil Spencer just lately referred to as the entire course of a “studying expertise for me.”
It is true that The Final of Us has been a smash hit up to now for HBO and PlayStation Productions. The present premiered to HBO’s second-best debut of the final decade and has already been renewed for Season 2. We awarded this week’s Episode 3 a ten/10, calling it, “a sensational hour of tv.”
For extra on the most recent episode of The Final of Us, try why the creators made huge modifications to Invoice and Frank’s story, how the episode lets homosexual love flourish within the apocalypse, and our Final of Us TV present vs recreation comparability.
Logan Plant is a contract author for IGN overlaying online game and leisure information. He has over six years of expertise within the gaming trade with bylines at IGN, Nintendo Wire, Change Participant Journal, and Lifewire. Discover him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.
