Microsoft's deal to buy Activision Blizzard has been approved by another global regulatory body. South Africa's Competition Commission announced on April 17 that Microsoft has unconditional approval to close the deal through its sub-division in the country called Anchorage. This follows approvals of the deal in Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Serbia, Chile, and Japan.
In a media release, the Competition Commission said it has no significant concerns regarding the potential for Microsoft to make Call of Duty exclusive to Xbox. The main reason, the commission said, was because Microsoft does not have "the ability and incentive" to do so. Microsoft has argued over and over that it would make no financial sense to take Call of Duty off PlayStation because the playerbase on Sony's console is so large.
The commission added that Microsoft has already taken steps and signed deals to make sure Call of Duty continues to release on other console platforms in the future. Microsoft and Nintendo agreed to a 10-year deal for Call of Duty, for example. The same offer has been made to Sony, but the company--which has been one of the loudest critics of the deal--has not yet responded.
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