Activision-Blizzard: New Zealand asks for more time to propose its purchase decision

The soap opera for the takeover of Activision-Blizzard by Microsoft is still in progress. The Redmond company is preparing to facing the FTC but now the protagonist is New Zealand. While the rest of the countries had no problem accepting this purchase, New Zealanders are asking for more time to think about their decision. The reason? Cloud gaming.

We were able to see this information thanks to Tom WarrenApparently, New Zealand is concerned about the video game market and how the Activision-Blizzard purchase might affect that development. The main concern of this country is cloud gaming… The same reason that the CMA expressedWe can't deny that's reason enough to stop this purchase.

New Zealand needs more time to make up its mind

According to the country itself, the takeover could lead to a drop in competitiveness because this union limits other competitors in the sector, such as Sony or NVIDIA. Older, he also expresses his concern over the content of Activision games, thereby denying access to other platforms. New Zealand places a premium on Call of Duty, but we can't forget that Sony has been providing exclusive content for this game for many years. We can say that this is another reason that makes no sense.

Despite this additional delay, the New Zealand decision should not take too long. First, on July 17, he will be chosen to give his verdict, so we should have the "yes" or the "no". Despite all the difficulties, Microsoft executives remain 100% confident that the acquisition will go through. So, during this summer, we may see the final resolution of all of this.