At a time when any data matters in order for the deal between Activision Blizzard and Microsoft to be unblocked within the competition agencies of the US, UK and the EU, the company that owns Call of Duty has shown its economic results for the years 2022. Activision Blizzard revenue They have been shared by the company in its last meeting with investors, and it is one more argument in favor of what Microsoft defends: the market share of those from Redmond pales before Sony.
In a document of more than 300 pages, we have been able to observe how Activision Blizzard’s income related to the division of PlayStation accounted for 13% of the company’s total revenue during the past year 2022. Although it is true that it might not seem an exaggerated number, the company with the highest percentage is Apple, with 20%; followed by Google, which represents 18%. But where is Microsoft?
This was the income of Activision Blizzard in 2022
As we can see in the image, the data related to Microsoft is not reflected in either 2022 or 2021. What does this mean? Very easy. This implies that Activision Blizzard’s income earned through the platforms of those of Redmond do not even represent 10% of profitswhich is why they are marked with an asterisk and not with a real value.
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These data serve to reconfirm the main argument that Microsoft has followed before the competition authorities of the different territories, where it has been pointed out that Sony’s market share is so large that the acquisition of Activision Blizzard is a way of increasing the competition within the console market, and that would be something positive for both video game companies and gamers.
It will be necessary to see how this information is received among the different organizations, but even without it it seems that there are some that are already in favor of approving the acquisition, such as the Commission of the European Union, which would give its approval in the coming weeks. .