Activision takeover: Microsoft tells FTC it would benefit gamers
Microsoft said its proposed takeover of Activision Blizzard would benefit both gamers and other companies in the industry. The Windows publisher announced in January that it wanted to buy the video game studio for 68.7 billion dollars.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), namely the American policeman of competition, initiated at the beginning of the month a procedure aimed at blocking this acquisition, saying that it fears a serious harm to competition. Microsoft has filed an appeal to convince a judge of the instance to authorize its takeover project.
Brad Smith, president of the computer giant, announced earlier this month that Microsoft had offered the FTC to sign an executive order, under which the company would commit to providing access to games call of duty to its competitors for a decade. Nintendo agreed to this deal for the Switch. Sony, however, declined the offer.
“The acquisition of a single game by the manufacturer of the third console on the market cannot upset such a competitive industry. Especially if the manufacturer has made it clear that they will not block access to the game”, Explain Microsoft in the action.
On the other hand, Microsoft recognizes that three future Bethesda games (a studio that bought it) will be exclusively available on Xbox and PC. It is not specified which games will be in question, but it seems that two of them are The Elder Scrolls VI and Starfield.
