The acquisition of Activision Blizzard is slowly reaching its critical moment.
The soap opera of the year in the video game industry is undoubtedly the Microfost’s purchase of Activision Blizzardthus giving rise to the fact that, although it was announced in January, it is still in effect formalization process because international organizations are studying the takeover to verify that there is no kind of monopoly or imbalance in competition.
Now, it must be said that until today Microsoft hadn’t had too many problems until it reaches the UK CMA, this being the body that is more reluctant to approve the purchase because they support it PlayStation and other services would be severely damagedto which it must be said that the defense was that Microsoft accused Sony of blocking the arrival of games on Xbox Game Pass.
Large international organizations continue to discuss the purchase
Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard and King is the largest purchase in the history of the industry
It is full blown modern console wars, so much so that the bodies of the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States will decide during the month of November, being completely in the air what will happen. However, it appears that Phil Spencer is clear that everything will be fineas he told the Wall Street Journal at the Tech Live event.
In fact, the head of the Xbox division commented met with regulatory bodies on several occasions and that everything is normal with this type of process, defining the debates as fair and honest. In this way it is desirable that at the beginning of 2023 at the latest there is a definitive answer.
In any case, this must be taken into account Call of Duty is the title that is causing the most controversy, thus being the fact that this game could be released on Xbox Game Pass launch day, despite being cross-platform, is what seems most threatening from Sony and Jim Ryan. Time will tell what will happen and what the fate of both brands is.
