Microsoft, agreed to buy on paper Activision Blizzard In particular, its official reception has not yet been fully could not complete.
For those who missed Microsoftin the past months Activision Blizzard bought the company and was fully prepared for this huge step. $68.7 billion paid. Call of Duty, Warcraft, Candy Crush, Tony Hawk, Diablo, Overwatch, Spyro, Hearthstone, Guitar Hero, Crash Bandicoot and StarCraft the giant name behind games like Activision Blizzardpassed “on paper” to Microsoft and the Xbox side. This situation created a great monopoly concern in the market. That’s why the purchase is under scrutiny in many countries, so the process is still not fully completed.
According to the step taken today, the sale and purchase does not seem to be completed soon. Because it is subordinate to the Federal Government of the United States Federal Trade Commissiontook a legal step to prevent the purchase. Holly Vedova, Director of the FTC Bureau of Competition, said in a press release. “Microsoft has shown that it can withhold content from its gaming competitors (Now and beyond)” said and added: “Today, we are trying to prevent Microsoft from taking control of a leading independent game studio and using it to undermine competition in the fast-growing games market.”
To thwart Microsoft’s plan to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion FTC filing an antitrust complaintif the agreement is realized “It will enable Microsoft to put pressure on competitors in the Xbox game consoles, rapidly growing subscription content (Game Pass) and cloud gaming business.” told. This step taken by the FTC does not mean that the purchase will be canceled 100 percent, but there is still a possibility that negative news will come to Microsoft.
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