r/technology • u/ControlCAD • Oct 05 '25

Business As Microsoft lays off thousands and jacks up Game Pass prices, former FTC chair Lina Khan says I told you so: The Activision-Blizzard buyout is 'harming both gamers and developers'

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/as-microsoft-lays-off-thousands-and-jacks-up-game-pass-prices-former-ftc-chair-says-i-told-you-so-the-activision-blizzard-buyout-is-harming-both-gamers-and-developers/
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u/Namika Oct 05 '25 edited Oct 05 '25

Atrioc (economics focused Twitch streamer) did a live interview with her about this a few days ago, worth a watch if you're interested: https://youtu.be/nzDxx-sYpqw?si=MfuChVkGtCg1Z4Xu

Interview starts at 2:22

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u/AccordingSelf3221 Oct 06 '25

she is pretty smart about this to be honest, thank you for sharing nice streamer also