announced 01/18/2022 Microsoftwhat is he buying Aktivizhn, Blizzard And King. Who would have thought then that the most expensive video game purchase in history would take so long. But the leak-rich telenovela is coming to an end. Microsoft had to address the concerns of the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA for short). Thus, the Xbox connection with the publisher of Call of Duty, Diablo, World of Warcraft or Candy Crush Saga will be closed in the coming days.
Less than two weeks ago, we reported the CMA’s preliminary approval for Activision Blizzard’s acquisition. The CMA’s comment period on the pre-approval of the transaction closes on Friday 6 October 2023. Therefore, if no problems arise, the historic deal is expected to close on $68.7 billion within the next week. Microsoft may be officially welcoming Activision Blizzard to its family of gaming studios.
Microsoft responded to British concerns about cloud dominance by, among other things, selling the rights to Ubisoft. Activision Blizzard games will be offered as part of the Ubisoft+ subscription.
The European Union approved the acquisition on May 15, 2023. In contrast, in the US, Microsoft had to fight the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which tried to block everything through the courts. But it failed, and the court dismissed the FTC’s concerns. Although 09/27/2023 The Federal Trade Commission has reopened its case against the merger, but does not have the power to block the deal.. Some experts do not understand the actions of the Federal Trade Commission and consider them a waste of taxpayers’ money.
Microsoft has agreed with Activision Blizzard that the acquisition must be completed by October 18, 2023. If you’re wondering when Activision Blizzard games will be available on Xbox Game Pass, so it will take some time. Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s gaming division, has made no secret of the fact that he would like to revive some of Activision Blizzard’s old series. For example, he mentioned King’s Quest, Guitar Hero and Hexen: Beyond Heretic. He also revealed the wishes of fans who most often want the return of the real-time strategy game Starcraft.
You can find interesting information from court documents here. Below is a list of just a few of them:
- Microsoft is considering the new Xbox as a hybrid platform
- Microsoft is preparing an Xbox Series X without a drive. It has a completely different design and a new controller.
- Bethesda games revealed. There will be a new Doom, remasters and Dishonored 3
- About Game Pass on PlayStation 5, sales and other interesting facts from leaked documents
- How much do Microsoft games cost on Game Pass? He can pay hundreds of millions of dollars for titles on the day they are released.
Source :Indian TV
