XBOX SAID WHAT?! | The "Fightin' Words" of Microsoft/Activision PR (VL724)

Key Points

• Microsoft is actively challenging the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), claiming that their concerns over the Activision Blizzard acquisition are misplaced and overly influenced by Sony's complaints.
• The CMA's concerns include the potential for Microsoft to use Activision Blizzard's content to dominate the console gaming, subscription services, and game streaming markets, possibly foreclosing rivals like Sony.
• Microsoft insists that keeping Call of Duty on PlayStation is in their best interest and that the acquisition will benefit consumers by boosting the value of Game Pass and expanding access to Activision Blizzard content.