Microsoft/Activision vs The CMA (UK) | Let's Go Through EVERYTHING (VL728 - LIVE)

Key Points

• The CMA's concerns are primarily focused on the potential for Microsoft to limit competition by making Activision Blizzard content, especially Call of Duty, exclusive to Xbox, which could harm Sony's PlayStation console platform and subscription services.
• Microsoft's response to the CMA's concerns emphasizes that the acquisition will benefit gamers by adding popular Activision Blizzard titles to Game Pass and expanding Microsoft's presence in mobile gaming, while also disputing the CMA's claims of market power and potential for foreclosure.
• The CMA's approach to defining separate markets for subscription services and cloud gaming, as well as its emphasis on the potential harm to Sony rather than to consumers, has been met with strong counterarguments from Microsoft, questioning the evidence and logic behind the CMA's theories of harm.