Gamers were given their first opportunity to have their say on Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard …
Gamers were given their first opportunity to have their say on Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard in a public consultation with the UK's Competition and Markets Authority.
That adds up to around 75 percent of respondents supporting the deal, which is a blow to Sony's vehement opposition to the merger. The merger will not harm rival consoles because Microsoft has made public and private commitments to keep Activision content, including Call of Duty, non-exclusive. The availability of Minecraft on rival consoles shows that Microsoft's commercial strategy is not to make games exclusive;
Microsoft's plans to add Call of Duty to Game Pass are pro-competitive and will lower the price of accessing games for consumers.Microsoft is already dominant in PC operating systems, and this merger is an attempt to gain a similar position in gaming;
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