A new report says the European Commission will allow microsoft buy Activision Blizzard There is no need for the former to sell assets to win approval.
A source familiar with the matter told Reuters. If the source is correct, it would mean Microsoft wouldn’t have to sell Call of Duty or other IP to appease the committee.
When reached for comment, a Microsoft spokesperson told the media that the company is “committed to delivering effective and easily enforceable solutions to the European Commission’s concerns,” and that it is also committed to 100 percent equal access to Sony in the long-term. Call of Duty “, Steam, Nvidia, etc.”
“[This]Retaining the deal is in the interest of gamers and developers and increases competition in the market,” the spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, an FTC judge granted Microsoft’s motion to review the PlayStation exclusivity contract in preparation for a summer trial in the Activision-Blizzard acquisition case.
This will allow the court and Microsoft to look at PlayStation exclusivity contracts from 2019 to the present, as well as four years of company records.
Microsoft originally wanted exclusive records dating back to 2012, but Sony said that wasn’t feasible because it had to search more than 150,000 contracts with some 60,000 companies.
The company asked to see the PlayStation contract, as it would help resolve Sony’s allegations of exclusive arrangements. Microsoft said the documents would show that some PlayStation contracts restrict Microsoft from adding games to Xbox Game Pass or, in some cases, distributing them on Xbox systems.
