This is the subject everyone is talking about. Yes, we are talking about the acquisition of Activision-Blizzard-King by Microsoft. Because although we’ve been on the subject for over a year, it’s still far from over. At present, only some of the antitrust commissions have approved or rejected it. Brazil and Saudi Arabia were among the first to give the go-ahead, while the FTC and CMA are the ones raising the most hurdles. And in the background, the whole controversy with Sony and its continuous refusals of offers from those of Redmond.
And while Microsoft continues to strengthen its position and approach positions with other companies, such as Nintendo and NVIDIA, the rest of the regulators are beginning to deliver their verdict. And the next to speak would be China.
China would give the green light to the acquisition of Activision by Microsoft
According to a local lawyer, the State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR for its acronym in English) is on the verge of approving the merger agreement between Activision-Blizzard-King and Microsoft. No doubt a significant move, since it is one of the fastest growing countries in the video game sector and one of the four commissions that remain to be decided on the agreement. An approval that, if given, would be crucial to the process.
For the moment, at the end of writing this news, the SAMR has not yet made its decision public, but it should do so in the next few hours, days at the latest. So, after a release process that had some complications and objections, China will give its positive verdict for the purchase of Activision.
JGBassols
My vocation has always been archaeology, but by chance I ended up falling in love with Egyptology. But I am above all a parakeet and a gamer. Also, I am a lover of good stories. If you don’t see me studying, I’ll be with a controller and a console adventure.
