Microsoft began to make up ground lost in its battle to secure the acquisition of the company Activision Blizzardwhich will give you control over video game franchises such as Call of Duty.
On this occasion, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) backed Microsoft after reviewing concerns about the Call of Duty franchise and its permanence on PlayStation consoles.
Although the agency remains concerned about the deal’s impact on the cloud gaming market, and is expected to complete the investigation by the end of April, it has now revised its procedures that had previously questioned the business Microsoft is seeking to undertake.
“Having considered the additional evidence provided, we have now tentatively concluded that the merger will not result in a substantial decrease in competition in console gaming services because the cost to Microsoft of retaining Call of Duty from PlayStation would outweigh any gain from taking such actionsaid Martin Coleman, chair of the independent panel of experts conducting the CMA investigation.
Previously, the CMA had determined that it was profitable for Microsoft to remove Call of Duty from the Playstation platform, however, that conclusion was debated by Microsoft itself, which provided more information to clarify the panorama of the video game business in relation to the popular shooter. of shots.
In this sense, the new resolution was valued by Microsoft, who stated that the conclusions were made after a “rigorous and exhaustive evaluation of the evidence.”
“This deal will give more gamers more options on how to play Call of Duty and their favorite games. We look forward to working with the CMA to resolve any outstanding concerns,” they added from the company.
For its part, Sony opposes the business, assuring that Microsoft could increase the price of Call of Duty, place it as an exclusive of the Xbox Game Pass service or downgrade the saga and its performance on Playstation. For now, the CMA has not responded to these allegations.
