Microsoft and Activision have indicated that they may abandon their proposed $68.7 billion merger if federal courts grant FTC a preliminary injunction.

  • S_H_K@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I think depends on some factors, for what I know Activision wants funding for the games and Microsoft wants games for the console. A merger or adquisition that removes competition is plainly bad although this one is harder to tell since the relationship could be more symbiotic I guess. And although Microsoft hasn’t the cleanest of records they are no EA

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      1 year ago

      You can fund games and have exclusivity. There is no need to aquire the studio for this. It does make it guaranteed for the future though.