Microsoft responded to a claim filed Federal Trade Commission The US will block the acquisition by the company Activision Blizzard. in 37 page documentMicrosoft is debating why its $68.7 billion acquisition should go ahead and is also defending its acquisition of ZeniMax from Bethesda while admitting it plans to release three future games exclusively for Xbox and PC. For those already released, such as The Elder Scrolls VI, platforms for which they were already available remain available.
In its complaint, the FTC argued that the acquisition of Activision Blizzard would “enable Microsoft to overwhelm the competition of its Xbox game consoles and its fast-growing subscription content and cloud gaming business.” There were also many concerns about the future of Call of Duty, to the point that Xbox head Phil Spencer publicly promised that the franchise would be available on the PlayStation as long as the PlayStation existed. In its FTC response, Microsoft cites its promise to expand, not limit, the availability of Activision’s flagship series by bringing it to the Nintendo Switch.
“Microsoft is buying Activision to try and become more competitive in this growing global industry. The vision for this deal is simple: Xbox wants to increase its footprint in mobile gaming, which accounts for three-quarters of Activision’s players and more than a third of its revenue. Xbox also believes it’s good business to make popular Activision games more accessible to consumers by bringing them to more platforms. This also includes Call of Duty“.
In a statement on a well-known site edgealso Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotickargued that the deal should go through.
“There is no reasonable legal reason to prevent our transaction from being closed. Our industry has huge competition and few barriers to entry. We’ve seen more devices than ever before offering gamers a wide variety of games to choose from. The engines and tools are available free of charge to developers large and small. The breadth of game distribution options has never been greater. We believe we will win on the merits“.
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