Britain’s competition watchdog was the company’s last major barrier to getting the deal over the finish line.
Cloud gaming rights held by Activision outside of Europe will be sold to French publisher Ubisoft for the next 15 years as part of Microsoft’s latest, which the CMA said would maintain “open competition as the market for cloud gaming develops over the coming years.”
While the CMA said it had some “limited residual concerns” over the new deal, namely whether certain aspects of selling rights to Ubisoft could be “circumvented, terminated, or not enforced,” a provisional assessment suggests Microsoft’s proposed remedies will address the issues. Colin Raftery, a senior director of mergers at the CMA, said the proposal is a new and “substantially different deal, which keeps the cloud distribution of these important games in the hands of a strong independent supplier, Ubisoft, rather than under the control of Microsoft.”In a statement, CMA chief executive Sarah Cardell criticized Microsoft's handling of the deal and insisted the regulator’s “position has been consistent throughout” the process.
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