Microsoft to meet EU regulators over Activision buyout
Microsoft has already seen the deal of buying Activision-Blizzard in a better situation, however, the company refuses to give up on the idea of its purchase. For this reason, next week, representatives of the company will meet in person with the authorities of the European Union and antitrust regulators of the European Commission, with the main purpose of defending this merger.
According to what is being advanced by Reuters, Microsoft confirmed that the meeting, behind closed doors, will take place next Tuesday, February 21st. There is no information about where the meeting will take place, nor which Microsoft representatives will attend the meeting. The information says that Microsoft hopes to reach an agreement with the European Union, but exactly what that means has not yet been revealed.
The company’s plan to buy Activision-Blizzard has been controversial since it was first announced in January 2022. The company is rumored to have already submitted grants to EU regulators in November 2022, but EU regulators European Commission sent their own lists of concerns about the merger in January 2023.
Perhaps the biggest point of contention for regulators is related to Call of Duty, as they have shown some concern that it would be placed under Microsoft’s control, and that this would make it an exclusive game, or with some benefit for its platforms. They feel that the company may simply block future games from being put on other game consoles and this could cause problems with competition, namely Sony and Nintendo.
Microsoft has repeatedly revealed that it will make Call of Duty games available on PlayStation consoles for at least 10 years if the deal goes through, in addition to making the game available on Nintendo consoles for the first time, again for at least 10 years.
But what if Microsoft decides to change the name of the game? The big problem is there.
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