Microsoft is restructuring its proposed Activision Blizzard deal to transfer cloud gaming rights for current and new Activision Blizzard games to Ubisoft. The transfer of rights is designed to appease regulators in the UK that are concerned about the impact Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion deal will have on cloud gaming competition. The restructured deal has triggered a new regulatory investigation in the UK that could last until October 18th.
We’re the sixth biggest market for games worldwide, the second biggest in Europe and one of Xboxs top five countries for market share. A platform holder in third place already isn’t going to cut that off over the sake of cloud gaming rights.
I’d rather y’all get cut out than we have to deal with more bullshit. The world at large has dealt with enough of the UKs bullshit anyway. Get your government in order, then come back.
The CMA is an independent body, that’s the point of it. The Government is currently Tory and they love money and big business so would pass this though in an instant if it was up to them, and would probably try to make bank of it if they could.
I don’t agree with the CMAs decisions on this matter, but there’s a good reason MS are going to such lengths to keep them happy in the long run.
At the end of the day, it’s not like Gamepass is so bereft of releases this year we desperately need the Acti-Blizz catalogue, we can wait.