A Brazilian regulator has approved a deal by Microsoft (hereinfollowing referred to as Microsoft) to acquire Activision Blizzard.
According to various foreign media reports, Brazil’s Antitrust Agency (CADE) on Wednesday had approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard without restrictions.
“If the Call of Duty series is released exclusively on the MS gaming ecosystem, it makes sense to think that players who prefer the PlayStation will give up the series and consume other games they can enjoy on their favorite consoles,” CADE said.
In addition, CADE favored Microsoft, citing Nintendo as an example. The agency said, “Nintendo does not depend on Activision Blizzard’s content, but it has sufficient competitiveness in the market today.” We have the prerequisites to remain competitive without Activision Blizzard content, such as partnerships with publishers and loyal consumers.”
In particular, CADE emphasized that their goal is to promote the interests of Brazilian consumers, not to protect the interests of Sony, a competitor of Microsoft.
Finally, CADE concludes that “some of PlayStation users may move to Xbox if Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty series becomes Microsoft’s exclusive content, but that in itself does not harm competition in the console market as a whole,” CADE concluded. got off
