Is Activision Blizzard Worth More Than Twitter? Elon Musk’s $43Billion Move Tells Shocking Tale

Published 04/14/2022, 12:30 PM EDT

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Elon Musk sent everyone in shock when he announced his Twitter deal. Moreover, Musk has on numerous occasions stated that he would like to bring changes to the platform. And to make this dream turn into reality, he recently made a massive move to purchase 9% shares of the company valued at $3 billion.

But this isn’t the only extent of that story, as the Tesla owner wasn’t satisfied being a major stakeholder. He now made a rather shocking bid to purchase the entire social media platform for a whopping $41.39 billion according to a report by Sky News. Call of Duty streamer and news vendor compared the deal with Microsoft’s takeover of Activision/Blizzard. It turns out, that the gaming studio carried a far greater price tag than the biggest social media website.

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The community wondered why Musk would wish to invest such a massive amount when he owns a big chunk already. He also pondered on the fact that Microsoft may have paid far more than needed to acquire the American gaming giant, which could have produced this difference.

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Social media platform like Twitter offers a lot of holds on over the general population, and what can and cannot be shown. An application or website of such magnitude should attract a much higher price believes this user.

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The move that is being made has an insane difference, as Microsoft is a trillion-dollar tech giant, while in this instance one man is shaking up the world. The difference between the offered price has something to do with the above fact.

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Musk also took aim at Take-Two Interactive as well in a Tweet. The billionaire shared a meme about GTA V and how Rockstar Games continues to milk it day in and day out. He was even quizzed by fans if he would ever be interested in buying majority stakes of the parent company. Musk promptly responded with a single letter response that speaks volumes about his power.

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Ayank Chourasia

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Ayank Chourasia is an eSports author at EssentiallySports. He has been writing since 2016 across various fields, having done his BBA from T.I.
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Pritam Priyedarshi