Microsoft at the stage of the deal, the FTC's antitrust against the deal case It is suspected to open.
Microsoft may be about to face a hurdle in its takeover of Activision Blizzard, as several employees were reportedly "sceptical to the companies' arguments," suggesting the FTC will file an antitrust lawsuit against the deal. Since Microsoft announced the planned acquisition, it has spent most of its time trying to convince regulators like the FTC and CMA that its deal would not give it an unfair advantage in the gaming industry. Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Acquisition Will 'Probably' Be Blocked By The FTC
What is Antitrust?
Antitrust is the formal merger or unofficial joint action of sister companies producing the same type of products, in which a single parent company is the major shareholder, or several companies that do not have capital and joint ties with each other, but produce the same type of products, in order to increase their profits by preventing commercial competition between them. Any political or economic attempt to prevent
politco The case could be taken to Microsoft next month, according to three sources cited by. The lawsuit isn't guaranteed to happen, but reviewers of the deal are apparently not too convinced by Microsoft's arguments.
It's also worth noting that even if the FTC does file an antitrust lawsuit, that doesn't necessarily mean the deal won't happen. This simply means that Microsoft will have to fight for its deal in US courts, likely delaying the end of the deal and making the deal more likely to collapse. Given the incredibly stretched nature of the deal so far, it's definitely going to be much more than a slight headache for Microsoft.
I'm sure you've seen it over the last few months, Microsoft and Sony escalating their lawsuits to the CMA, with the latter claiming that the possibility of Microsoft making Call of Duty exclusive gives it an unfair advantage. Arguments from both were made public earlier today, and we've learned that Microsoft believes Sony won't be negatively impacted by the deal, because their exclusives are "better quality" than Xbox's.
We also learned from these documents that Sony thinks Microsoft wants the PlayStation to be like Nintendo, and that the PS6 will not be released until at least 2027.
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