British Competition Authority (CMA) took an important step towards the approval of the planned acquisition Activision Blizzard from the side Microsoft. He initially concluded in his interim report that “it can be expected that [obchod] will lead to a significant restriction of competition in the field of game consoles and cloud gaming services.”. Although the issue of cloud gaming has yet to be resolved by the authorities, they are no longer worried about the console market.
“After reviewing additional evidence, we tentatively concluded that [obchod] will not lead to a significant restriction of competition in the field of console gaming services. The cost to Microsoft of not releasing Call of Duty on PlayStation would outweigh the potential benefits of such a decision,” he explains. Martin Coleman, Chairman of the Independent Panel of Experts.
Microsoft also committed to releasing Call of Duty on the PlayStation for ten years and is contractually obligated to release the series on Nintendo consoles.
The CMA, like the European Commission, will continue to study the impact of the purchase on cloud gaming. Microsoft is trying to allay the fears of the authorities with recent agreements with companies Nvidia, booster And Ubitusthat provide cloud services. We should learn about the decision of the British authorities 26 April.
Source : Zing
