Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Confirms Streaming Rights Sale to Ubisoft Amid Monopoly Concerns

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Confirms Streaming Rights Sale to Ubisoft Amid Monopoly Concerns

Microsoft is altering its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard to address concerns raised by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). To mitigate the CMA’s concerns about potential monopolies in the cloud gaming space, Microsoft intends to transfer the cloud streaming rights for all current and new Activision Blizzard PC and console games released over the next 15 years to Ubisoft Entertainment SA.