looks like him Microsoft Activision Agreement it will end up being approved in the UK after all. The UK regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has issued its interim decision on the takeover, dealing a blow to Sony.
Microsoft Activision deal won’t reduce competition, says CMA
The CMA said in its interim decision that it does not believe approval of the deal with Microsoft Activision will lead to a “substantial” decrease in completion in the UK after seeing additional evidence that games manufacturing as Call of Duty exclusive will end it. significant losses for Microsoft.
“The updated analysis now shows that it would not be commercially advantageous for Microsoft to make CoD exclusive to Xbox after the deal, but Microsoft will have an incentive to continue making the game available on PlayStation,” the statement read in part. .
Although the CMA has not finalized its decision, this statement will come as a big relief to Microsoft. The UK has taken the strongest stance on the acquisition, going so far as to offer Microsoft to divest Call of Duty if it wants the deal to go through.
Sony has yet to respond to the CMA’s interim findings, and it remains to be seen what remedies the CMA will ask Microsoft to implement to close the deal in April.