Companies Microsoft And Activision Blizzard they may whistle to another country that has approved their connection. The acquisition, worth nearly $69 billion, has been approved by the South African Competition Commission.
Authorities aren’t worried about Microsoft making Call of Duty an Xbox exclusive. He considers this scenario unlikely as neither side has an incentive to eliminate competition, especially Sony (PlayStation) and Nintendo (Switch).
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It also reminds that merging parties committed to continue releasing Call of Duty games on other consoles. Microsoft signs ten-year contract with Nintendo Sony refused to sign the proposed contract. However, Nvidia has also signed a contract for the GeForce Now cloud service.
The acquisition was previously approved in Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Serbia, Chile and Japan. But most importantly, other markets UK regulator must resolve before 26.04, while European Commission will publish its verdict on May 22. The longest decision-making process is likely to be in the US, where the Federal Trade Commission is suing Microsoft in an attempt to block the merger over antitrust concerns.
On the contrary, the British CMA no longer considers the merger dangerous in terms of limiting competition in the field of console games. But he remains wary of the acquisition’s impact on the cloud gaming market.
Source :Indian TV
