GamingMicrosoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard could harm gamers, says UK regulator
The Competitions and Markets Authority has provisionally found that the acquisiton of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft could reduce competition in console and cloud gaming.
The UK regulator says in its provisional report that it believes Microsoft would find it commercially benefical to make Call of Duty exclusive to Xbox -- or available on Xbox in an enhanced way -- which could result in 'higher prices, reduced range, lower quality, worst service and/or reduced innovation'.
It wasn't all about the console space. The firm believes that Activision Blizzard's titles -- including Call of Duty and certain PC titles such as World of Warcraft -- will prove to be vital components to cloud streaming as it grows. The CMA believes Microsoft would likely make these games exclusive to its cloud service.
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