The European Commission has clarified allegations of perceived bias in the investigation Xbox Game Studios (Microsoft) [2,292 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/microsoft/” rel=”noopener”>Microsoftfrom Activision Blizzard [1,162 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/activision-blizzard/” rel=”noopener”>Activision Blizzard Deal, following comments from a senior team member on social media.
Riccardo Cardoso, vice president of the agency’s Inter-Business and Communications Unit, tweeted earlier this week that “The Commission is working to ensure you can still play Call of Duty on other consoles (including Playstation).”
The affirmation, while realistically in line with the institution’s competence, was met with criticism from some actors for the perceived Sony Interactive Entertainment [2,646 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/sony/” rel=”noopener”>Sony Bias, especially after repeated confirmations of Xboxes [6,009 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/xbox/” rel=”noopener”>X-Box The Call of Duty request will still be fulfilled Play station [6,517 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/playstation/” rel=”noopener”>Play Station In the next future.
Now, the European Commission explained it in a statement Tweaktown Cardoso is not involved in the process.
“Mr Cardoso works as Director General for the Internal Market and not for the Directorate General for Competition,” the statement read.
Mr. Cardoso is not involved in the evaluation of this transaction. Also, as clearly stated on his Twitter profile, he tweets in a personal capacity ”.
Sabato Cardoso tweeted the following: “To be clear: I do not participate in the integration assessment nor do I work in the department that deals with mergers. As can be seen from my profile, my comments are personal and not the responsibility of the Commission, whose decision will be taken on the basis of the facts and the law”.
In replies to the original tweet, the use of “mine” when referring to the PlayStation seems to have upset fans the most, however, Cardoso was apparently referring to the console he owns rather than loyalty to the platform.
The European Commission has officially launched a dossier An in-depth investigation into Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
as expectedThe European watchdog said on Tuesday after its initial investigation into the $68.7 billion deal it had opened a “phase two” investigation over competition concerns.
“The Commission is concerned that the proposed acquisition could reduce competition in the console and personal computer (“PC”) distribution markets. pc [6,536 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/pc/” rel=”noopener”>computerVideo games and operating systems for personal computers”.
Although the deal has been approved by regulators in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia It’s at BrazilRecently, the UK Competition and Markets Authority Expanded to a second phase🇧🇷 is ongoing Invite audience members To share your views on the acquisition by Give your final decision by March 1st.
The US Federal Trade Commission can He reportedly made his decision on the deal this month..
Game director at Microsoft Phil Spencer [487 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/people/phil-spencer/” rel=”noopener”>Phil Spencer He recently said he believes there is intense scrutiny from regulators “fair” and “guaranteed”And he remains confident that the deal will be approved.
