Microsoft generated $2.9 billion from Xbox Game Pass last year, regulatory docs suggest.
“With the acquisition of a publisher such as Activision Blizzard, and considering the risk of the company’s content becoming exclusive to Xbox, it is likely that the eventual conclusion of the transaction will give Microsoft a considerable competitive advantage in the console sector,” it said.Brazilian regulator says Sony could compete without Call of Duty, like Nintendo does“Even so, CADE does not see that such an advantage represents a risk of closing this market for current competitors.
“In turn, Sony has several predicates – strength of the world’s leading brand for more than 20 years, extensive experience in the sector, largest user base, largest installed base of consoles, robust catalog of exclusive games, partnerships with multiple third-party publishers, brand loyal consumers, etc – which should contribute to maintaining the competitiveness of PlayStation in a possible post-transaction scenario, even in the face of the possible loss of access to Activision Blizzard...
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