Activision Is Ready To “Struggle” To Get Microsoft’s Acquisition Accepted

Yesterday, a report pointed to the FTC probably submitting an anti-trust lawsuit towards Microsoft to dam its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

There’s no precise affirmation that that is what the FTC will do, however in line with the nameless sources cited, the regulatory board is on the very least contemplating it.

Nonetheless Activision, on the very least Activision’s COO Lulu Chen Meservey, doesn’t appear to be phased by the information in any respect, and actually says that Activision is ready to “struggle” for Microsoft to get this merger by.

“Any suggestion that the transaction may have anticompetitive results is absurd. This merger will profit avid gamers and the US gaming trade – particularly as we face stiffer competitors from overseas.”

She continued, “We’re dedicated to persevering with to work cooperatively with regulators across the globe to permit the transaction to proceed, however gained’t hesitate to struggle to defend the transaction if that’s wanted.”

Sturdy phrases from one in every of Activision’s highest stage executives, and it’s greater than seemingly Activision is ready to again them up if required.

Calling the notion that this deal may in any manner be anticompetitive “absurd” is likely to be a bit a lot, however then once more, them’s fightin’ phrases.

Sony in the meantime continues to argue to the 16 nations and their regulatory our bodies but to approve the merger that Microsoft intends to take PlayStation out of the sport by making Xbox the one-stop-shop for main first-person shooters.

Placing PlayStation within the function of the console you get for those who actually need to play its exclusives, and extra akin to Nintendo.

Supply – [Windows Central]