![]() The deal has also encountered opposition in the U.K., where the country’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued a decision last year to stop the Microsoft-Activision merger on grounds that it is anti-competitive. Microsoft first announced its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard in January 2022. “To the contrary, the record evidence points to more consumer access to Call of Duty and other Activision content.” ![]() ![]() The judge found that “the FTC has not shown a likelihood it will prevail” on its claim that the merger “may substantially lessen competition,” she wrote. In her July 11 ruling turning down the FTC’s motion to stop the deal, District Court Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley cited in part Microsoft’s commitment to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation for 10 years, on parity with Xbox, and that Microsoft inked an agreement with Nintendo to bring the game to Nintendo Switch. On Sunday, Microsoft announced a binding deal with Sony that will keep Activision’s “Call of Duty” on PlayStation platforms for 10 years following Microsoft’s acquisition of the games company. “The merger between Microsoft and Activision would be one of, if not the largest technology mergers in history, at a time when concentration among technology companies is already threatening the competitive balance of our economy and even our political systems,” Joseph Alioto, the lawyer representing the group, wrote in their application to the Supreme Court. On Monday, the group of gamers asked the Supreme Court to block the deal, asserting that Microsoft’s resulting power in the game industry would result in consumer harms.
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