Jim VS Phil in the battle of the billionaires!
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Edited by: ShooklynTV
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Written by: Lawrence Sonntag
Writer's note - a lot of our analysis ended up being very similar to Derek Strickland's in his TweakTown article (linked below). I actually wrote the whole script before reading that article, so it's not technically plagiarized... we're clearly of similar minds when it comes to business analysis. Anyway Derek's writing is great and I felt compelled to make the distinction.
Sources --
[GamesIndustry.biz] PlayStation: Xbox's Call of Duty offer was "inadequate on many levels" - https://bit.ly/3QvBB2K
[The Verge] Microsoft will keep Call of Duty on PlayStation for ‘several more years’ beyond existing deal - https://bit.ly/3RO4lon
[YouTube, Inside Games] Microsoft, Xbox Buys Activision Blizzard FULL Story - Inside Games - https://bit.ly/3B1C5YB
[The Wall Street Journal] Four U.S. Senators Cite Microsoft-Activision Deal Concern in FTC Letter - https://on.wsj.com/3LMPTtO
[YouTube, Inside Games] Sony Sabotaging Xbox Game Pass - Inside Games - https://bit.ly/3AtqqCR
[GamesIndustry.biz] CMA recommends second phase of Microsoft Activision investigation - https://bit.ly/3Brs1tc
[Microsoft Blogs] Gaming for everyone, everywhere: our view on the Activision Blizzard acquisition - https://bit.ly/3QLTmLn
[TweakTown] Microsoft may lose $1 billion a year making Call of Duty exclusive - https://bit.ly/3xe46et
[VideoGamesChronicle] Xbox posts record annual revenue as Series X/S sales estimated at over 12 million - https://bit.ly/3RTiSyY
[GameDaily.biz] PlayStation sales rise 3% to $20 billion in FY21 as Sony eyes lofty future sales goals - https://bit.ly/3RPoKcD
[Microsoft Annual Report 2021] https://bit.ly/3L1tPfA
[Kyodo News] Sony FY 2021 operating profit soars to record 1.20 tril. Yen - https://bit.ly/3U0cqbi
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Switch It Up - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/r_HRbXhOir8
Get Back - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/iQYmgOrPEvs
Kula - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena https://youtu.be/0bywp0qTVNo
Funk Down - MK2 https://youtu.be/SPN_Ssgqlzc