The UK competition and market's authority has rolled out a 277-page report. It simply isn't happy about the merger. Why? Well, here's the thing. Activision is by far Microsoft's biggest gaming studio acquisition. So any future popular titles that it releases could influence gamers buying decisions. This could have a detrimental impact on consumers who may be confined to just one console option. That is Microsoft Xbox.
A few days ago, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (UK CMA) released its provisional findings on an investigation it conducted into Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. And it found a few issues.
So in today’s episode for 14th February 2023, we see why the UK CMA has a problem with this mega deal.