Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick recentlyAppear inFox Business’ Network show, discussing topics including mergers.Activision Blizzard sees CMA as a way for Microsoft to acquire the company, he said“The only real potential obstacle”.
Kotick stuck to his stance that regulators don’t understand the gaming industry, citing the theory that the Call of Duty franchise will be exclusive to the Xbox ecosystem“Not a fair concern at all”.
He said: “Sony didn’t call us – in fact they didn’t return our calls.
Analysts expect the merger to be close to approval despite the CMA’s objections, but in the unlikely event that Kotick made it clear he may stay on as CEO of the major game publisher.