UK competition watchdog clears Microsoft's Activision Blizzard merger of threatening console competition

UK competition watchdog clears Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard merger of threatening console competition

The CMA states unequivocally that the additional results do not alleviate its worries regarding cloud gaming services. According to the regulator, Microsoft controls up to 70% of the global cloud gaming business, and finalising the Activision Blizzard acquisition might damage players who cannot buy an expensive console or Computer.

We’ve reached out to Microsoft and Sony for comment. Activision In a statement, Blizzard tells Engadget that the CMA now has a “better knowledge” of the console business, and that Microsoft has remedies in place for any lingering difficulties. Activision claims that Sony is just opposing the deal to “preserve its supremacy.”