Microsoft’s deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard cleared by UK
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Competition regulator had initially moved to block $69bn acquisition but concerns addressed
  • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    However, last month the watchdog said a revised deal that included selling cloud gaming rights outside Europe to Activision Blizzard’s French rival Ubisoft had addressed its concerns, indicating the tie-up would be approved.

    Outside of Europe? Last I remember it was that Ubisoft got streaming rights inside of Europe. The CMA was requiring Microsoft to sell streaming rights for every other country in the world besides the UK? What? Isn’t that completely outside of their jurisdiction?

    • SbisasCostlyTurnoverEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I mean if they tell them they want Microsoft to donate four bags of beans each week to a charity of their choosing in order to pass the deal through the UK market then Microsoft can either say no, because it’s ridiculous or they can accept it and donate the beans and get their deal through.

      Microsoft needed this deal to pass through the CMA. That gives the CMA serious power over the deal, both in the UK and worldwide.