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After months of disputes and quarrels, it seems that the path for Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard to become effective is beginning to clear. And it is that just a few minutes ago we learned that the CMA (Competition and Market Authority of the United Kingdom) has made it known that this agreement will not harm competition and, therefore, has agreed with the Redmond company. Now, in that sense, the Activision Blizzard CCO Lulu Chenghas issued some first impressions through his Twitter account in which he has ruled that “Sony’s campaign to protect its domain has not been able to against the facts.”
The CMA’s updated provisional findings show an improved understanding of the console gaming market and demonstrate a commitment to supporting players and competition.
Sony’s campaign to protect its dominance by blocking our merger can’t overcome the facts… https://t.co/NWejUKylol
— Lulu Cheng Meservey (@lulumeservey) March 24, 2023
These are the full words of Cheng in response to the tweet from Tom Warren, the journalist who first revealed the CMA’s decision. “The updated provisional findings of the CMA show a Enhanced understanding of the console video game market and demonstrate a commitment to supporting players and the competition. Sony’s campaign to protect its domain by blocking our merger could not against the facts”, the CCO of Activision Blizzard forcefully points out, making it clear that the current relationship with the Japanese company is not going through its best moment after all the obstacles that they have put up from PlayStation.
Microsoft assures the CMA that Sony could create a Call of Duty competitor for the duration of their agreement
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The conclusion reached by the CMA is based on the fact that it is very unlikely that Microsoft wants to leave Sony without Call of Duty, which has been one of the main points of contention throughout these months. Microsoft, for its part, has always been open to sign a multi-year agreement so that the war action saga continues to reach PlayStation systems. Thus, it seems that the CMA will cease to be a stumbling block when it comes to closing this agreement and others will still have to be overcome such as the FTC (Federal Trade Commission of the United States) and other regulatory bodies.