Microsoft may be forced to sell off Call of Duty or abandon the deal.
Microsoft could also weaken competition in gaming through exclusive Activision games, the CMA warns. “The CMA provisionally found that weakening competition by restricting the access that other platforms have to Activision’s games could substantially reduce the competition between Xbox and PlayStation in the UK, in turn harming UK gamers,” says the regulator.
The CMA has now suggested a set of possible remedies that Microsoft could take to get approval for the Activision Blizzard acquisition in the UK. They include a suggestion for a structural remedy that involves a partial divestiture of Activision Blizzard in the form of selling off thebusiness.
While the findings are provisional for now, it’s a blow to Microsoft’s plans to acquire Activision Blizzard. The software giant is facing regulatory scrutiny around the world, with the
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