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$Microsoft (MSFT.US)$ agreed to buy $Activision Blizzard (ATVI.US)$ in an all-cash deal valued at about $75 billion, using its largest acquisition by far to grab a videogame heavyweight.
The deal, if completed, would sharply expand Microsoft’s already sizable videogame operation, adding a stable of popular game franchises including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush to Microsoft’s Xbox console business and its own...
The deal, if completed, would sharply expand Microsoft’s already sizable videogame operation, adding a stable of popular game franchises including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush to Microsoft’s Xbox console business and its own...
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I've read that a lot of people here are super bullish on the Metaverse and various "digital words"
As a VR consumer and developer I however am very skeptical that the masses will flock to an digital world.
The metaverse is not a new concept, its been around since the 90s if not further back. There is already a form of metaverse called "Second life" where you can own properties, join communities and pretty much "live" in a real world.
Now I know ...
As a VR consumer and developer I however am very skeptical that the masses will flock to an digital world.
The metaverse is not a new concept, its been around since the 90s if not further back. There is already a form of metaverse called "Second life" where you can own properties, join communities and pretty much "live" in a real world.
Now I know ...
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Anyone who has ever watched the Korean drama “Memories of the Alhambra” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lcy3XUDd_A must have been intrigued by its portrayal of augmented and virtual reality. Although the drama is pure fiction, we may be closer to a future integrated with AR and VR than we think.
Metaverse is a digital universe for social connection that incorporates VR, AR, holographic avatars, live events, cryptocurrencies, NFTs and digital transactions. ...
Metaverse is a digital universe for social connection that incorporates VR, AR, holographic avatars, live events, cryptocurrencies, NFTs and digital transactions. ...
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Welcome back Mooers. ![]()
In today discussion, we will talk about Metaverse.![]()
The term “Metaverse” came from the science fiction novel “Snow Crash” by Neal Stephenson in 1992. In Metaverse, life-like avatars can interact with each other in the virtual reality (VR) environment just like what they can do in the current real world.
However, to reach that stage, companies will need to develop more advance technology such as real-life holograms and those in the movie Avatar!
Next, we loo...
In today discussion, we will talk about Metaverse.
The term “Metaverse” came from the science fiction novel “Snow Crash” by Neal Stephenson in 1992. In Metaverse, life-like avatars can interact with each other in the virtual reality (VR) environment just like what they can do in the current real world.
However, to reach that stage, companies will need to develop more advance technology such as real-life holograms and those in the movie Avatar!
Next, we loo...
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$Activision Blizzard (ATVI.US)$ With the news of $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$ acquiring them at $95 per stock, it seems like a good investment right now, 30% profit when the transaction completes (the current price is $72.59).
This is called merger arbitrage (although the spread between share price and merger price is not that high usually).
If you invest now, and it gets approved - you will have a nice 30% profit as you said. However if it doesn't go through, a lot will dump the stock - and the shares will trad...
This is called merger arbitrage (although the spread between share price and merger price is not that high usually).
If you invest now, and it gets approved - you will have a nice 30% profit as you said. However if it doesn't go through, a lot will dump the stock - and the shares will trad...
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$Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ $Activision Blizzard (ATVI.US)$ $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$ Big news today as microsoft is set to aquire another video game giant in Activision at 95 dollars a share. Activision share price has soared from the news but as I am writing it, "only" about 25% to 80 dollars. Why not closer to 95 dollars? What would prevent this deal from going through?
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Do i want a metaverse? No. Do i want full dive video games? Yes
Metaverse seems really really really dumb and blown out of proportion currently. Yes AR\VR can be helpful, great things but that doesn't mean im gonna pay real money for digital sneakers to look cool in N64 graphics.
$Microsoft (MSFT.US)$ $Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ $Activision Blizzard (ATVI.US)$ $Tencent (TCEHY.US)$ $Apple (AAPL.US)$
Metaverse seems really really really dumb and blown out of proportion currently. Yes AR\VR can be helpful, great things but that doesn't mean im gonna pay real money for digital sneakers to look cool in N64 graphics.
$Microsoft (MSFT.US)$ $Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ $Activision Blizzard (ATVI.US)$ $Tencent (TCEHY.US)$ $Apple (AAPL.US)$
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Metaverse is a virtual world and $Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ is joining to be one of the virtual worlds. $Disney (DIS.US)$ $Sony (SONY.US)$ $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$ all are joining this metaverse as people are going to become addicted to these worlds and all sort of nefarious stuff might happened. All sorts of scams started and of course from another view, one could make millions from this new world.
The metaverse offers alot of potential to revolutionise our lifestyles and communicatio...
The metaverse offers alot of potential to revolutionise our lifestyles and communicatio...
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As much as I don't want to admit this but we are moving towards the metaverse era where reality gets 'uploaded' onto the metaverse.
In the good ol' days
The progressive step took place at least a decade ago, where online profiles $Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ represent individuals to the extent that it creates opportunities to perform social engineering and fake profile scams.
The current landscape
The whole pandemic moved the remnants of the conventional livelihood onto the onli...
In the good ol' days
The progressive step took place at least a decade ago, where online profiles $Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ represent individuals to the extent that it creates opportunities to perform social engineering and fake profile scams.
The current landscape
The whole pandemic moved the remnants of the conventional livelihood onto the onli...
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I think $Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ is mostly just trying to get ahead of the curve before it turns into something more mainstream. Right now I don’t see the appeal or know anyone even thinking about using it, VR headsets just aren’t popular enough.
I have no doubts it will eventually be a thing though. I think it will start with useful technology such as augmented VR which could be useful for navigation, work, interior design, video games, etc.
I have no doubts it will eventually be a thing though. I think it will start with useful technology such as augmented VR which could be useful for navigation, work, interior design, video games, etc.
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Lionnell : for 86 billion, can anyone write a online game program? Could be tipping point for a major pullback. Not a fan of Merger
Fatal Kraken Lionnell : Yeah
70917428 : sold it too cheap. Both companies lost their identity. i was expecting over 120. ATVI. NO happy merged.
Kenneth Baldwin : Sony is the reason the gaming world has come as far as it has.
钱包君你要振作起来 : The game is getting worse and worse.
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