Microsoft said for the third largest console maker to be buying a major gaming franchise would't overturn a competitive market. U.S. regulators don't agree.
to release Call of Duty games on PlayStation consoles on the same day they reach Microsoft Xbox consoles. "Sony refuses to deal," Microsoft said in its filing.
Activision Blizzard has not made its new games available through subscription services such as Microsoft's Game Pass, and the acquisition would make playing Activision Blizzard's games more affordable, Microsoft said. "The acquisition of a single game by the third-place console manufacturer cannot upend a highly competitive industry," Microsoft said in its response. "That is particularly so when the manufacturer has made clear it will not withhold the game. The fact that Xbox's dominant competitor has thus far refused to accept Xbox's proposal does not justify blocking a transaction that will benefit consumers.
Microsoft said that after taking almost a year to investigate the deal and examining millions of documents from Activision Blizzard and Microsoft, the FTC has not shown evidence that Microsoft is looking to yank the game series from PlayStation. Ensuring the games will be widely available is good for business, the company said.for the deal to proceed, while the United Kingdom has been scrutinizing it.
Members of the public sent more than 2,100 emails to the UK's Competition and Markets Authority in response to a
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