At the start of Dannie, Microsoft announced its intent to buy the Activision Blizzard group and its licenses for more than $69 billion. Operation is undoubtedly significant in the gaming industry (in particular because what might upset the balance of power between the numerous gamers in the sector) and therefore makes Lob jet Examens extensive by the competitors authorities of lots of countries-Brazil has just recently confirmed operation, but the UK discharged doubts and Lisp likewise opened an investigation while waiting to choose later.
The difficulties of the operation
In this tense context, the FTC has diligent an examination into operation and its repercussions for several months now, and in this context, the American authority has currently brought out several hearings-and in particular Satya Nadella and Bobby Kick, in charges respectively of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard.
Microsoft's defense
We know the arguments of Microsoft: the console video game market ($58 billion) represents barely more than a quarter of the world market for video games (203 billion) and Microsoft is the tiniest gamer in the console market (Xbox weighs for 25% of the console market, compared to 29% for Nintendo and 46% for Sony). Under these conditions, according to Microsoft, even with Acquisition Activision Blizzard, Microsoft's position could not be dominant on the console market and even less computer game. Undoubtedly, Equation obscures particular criteria such as the weight of the mobile market (Activision Blizzard likewise holds King Home entertainment, a major player in the mobile market where Sony is little present) or the weight of Microsoft as publisher, which is not restricted to the console market.
Moon of the most awaited decisions remains nonetheless that of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), American competition in the United States which must know that a group combining a Microsoft share (the producer of the Xbox and currently owner of the Bethesda group) and Part Activision Blizzard (with its flagship licenses Call of Task, Sweet Crush and other World of Warcraft) would not form a de facto quasi-monopoly, constituting an abuse of dominant position on competitors.
For a number of months now, Sony (undoubtedly the very best enemy of Microsoft) has actually been especially vehemently to the dealing of the deal, fearing in particular (or pretending to fear) that the Call of Responsibility are no longer dispersed on PlayStation to end up being an Xbox exclusivity-Microsoft has actually currently announced that it had proposed a ten-year contract in Sony, throughout which the Japanese group would be guaranteed to be able to disperse the license on its consoles.
But the doubts of the FTC
Now today, if we believe politico, which is lightened by 3 internal sources within the FTC, the attorneys of the commission would not be fully convinced by the arguments of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. As a reminder, Microsoft is subject to a dedicated stipulation up to three billion dollars if loping was not concluded.
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