After a series of recent court debates, Microsoft and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a settlement.Acquisition of Activision BlizzardEach party has its own opinion on whether market monopoly is involved, and the court will make a ruling as early as next week.
Prior to this, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission determined that Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard would constitute a monopoly in the gaming market, and therefore proposedBlock this transaction requestMicrosoft, on the other hand, has pledged to continue providing game content to competing platforms such as Sony and Nintendo for the next 10 years, emphasizing that the acquisition of Activision Blizzard is actually beneficial to the development of the overall game market.
During the court proceedings, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella emphasized his willingness to move away from the exclusive ownership of gaming content on the Xbox platform. However, the actions of rival Sony forced Microsoft to compete in the gaming market through exclusive ownership as well.
Currently, regulatory agencies in countries and regions including China, South Korea, and Japan have unconditionally approved Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Even the EU regulators, who initially had objections to the transaction, later agreed to Microsoft's deal.
