Microsoft wins EU antitrust nod for Activision deal, after UK veto
, Ukraine's Boosteroid and Japan's Ubitus to bring Activision's Call of Duty to their gaming platforms should the deal go through.
"The European Commission has required Microsoft to license popular Activision Blizzard games automatically to competing cloud gaming services. This will apply globally and will empower millions of consumers worldwide to play these games on any device they choose," said Microsoft President Brad Smith.
Vestager said the Commission has a different assessment of how the cloud gaming market will grow in contrast with the UK. "They see this market developing faster than we would think," she said. "There is a bit of a paradox here, because we think that the remedies that we have taken and will allow for licensing to many, many more in the cloud gaming markets."to the Competition Appeal Tribunal, with a decision expected to take months.
The other remaining big hurdle is the U.S. Federal Trade Commission which is seeking to block it. Japan
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