UK's CMA sides with Microsoft in latest update to Activision-Blizzard acquisition
Microsoft continues its campaign in trying to finalize its buyout of Activision-Blizzard. The UK's Competition & Markets Authority, after investigating the Microsoft-Activision deal, has made a provisional ruling in favor of Microsoft, claiming that the acquisition "will not result in a substantial lessening of competition in relation to console gaming in the UK". Both Blizzard and Microsoft have made statements praising the CMA's analysis. It should be noted that this isn't a final ruling, as that will take place on April 26th. This overturns the CMA's initial claims prior to the investigation, which sided with PlayStation's opposing stance, claiming that Microsoft would have an unfair market advantage, and would eventually remove major Activision games from PlayStation systems.
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