While the CMA acknowledges that the new proposal “makes important changes that substantially address the concerns it set out in relation to the original transaction,” it also points out “limited residual concerns that certain provisions in the sale of Activision’s cloud streaming rights to Ubisoft could be circumvented, terminated, or not enforced.”
To mitigate these concerns, Microsoft has offered remedies to ensure the enforceability of the terms of the sale of Activision’s rights to Ubisoft, according to the regulator. The CMA has provisionally concluded that these additional protections should resolve the remaining concerns.
