The UK's CMA has published its provisional conclusion on Microsoft's proposed Activision Blizzard deal, and proposed that Call of Duty be removed from the acquisition.
and others preserves the deal’s benefits to gamers and developers and increases competition in the market.
Activision Blizzard said in its own statement: “These are provisional findings, which means the CMA sets forth its concerns in writing, and both parties have a chance to respond. In its provisional conclusion, The CMA claims that the proposed merger would have a negative impact on both the supply of cloud gaming services, and the supply of consoles.
“Reducing this competition between Microsoft and Sony could result in all gamers seeing higher prices, reduced range, lower quality, and worse service in gaming consoles over time.”
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