if you have an opinion Microsoft’s acquisition Activision Blizzardthe UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) wants to hear it.
That’s right, if you’ve been thinking, “Gosh, I wish I had a way to explain why mass integration is good or bad,” today is your lucky day. The CMA has entered the second phase of its investigation into the deal, trying to determine whether the acquisition would “reduce competition”. So now it wants to hear what the public thinks about the matter.
As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, the CMA has released its Issues Statement detailing Phase 2 details, which discusses some of its concerns, such as the possible impact the deal could have on things like cloud gaming and Activision games that haven’t appeared in others. Game console or multi-game subscription service.
Now that the issue statement has been released, the CMA says, “At this point, we invite anyone, including members of the public, to share their views with us”, which you can do here. The CMA will continue to gather evidence relevant to the investigation before producing the final report. It also set a March 1 deadline for a ruling on the investigation, so it won’t be too long before we know the outcome.
It’s worth noting that “due to the expected volume of submissions” the CMA “may not be able to confirm and respond to your emails individually”, so if you’re very excited about the idea you have, don’t get your hopes up about your contribution to the overall situation Some form is officially recognized.
Whether the deal will have a huge impact on rivals such as Sony is unclear, and likely won’t be until the deal closes (if it does), but according to Xbox head Phil Spencer, the main reason for the acquisition isn’t It’s actually related to the console market, but the company has yet to successfully break into one market because of the mobile gaming opportunity.
