One of the most talked about topics recently is Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard. $68.7 billion We can say that it has announced that it will buy. After this move, while the game industry was shaken, the shares of companies such as Sony experienced great decreases. Even institutions such as the World Bank, which provides financial opportunities such as loans to countries in need, announced that they do not approve of such a big deal.
As it will be remembered, Nvidia was also exposed to review requests from regulatory agencies after announcing that it would buy semiconductor manufacturer ARM for $ 40 billion in 2020. According to the latest information, Microsoft is facing a similar situation.
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FTK review on Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition
Microsoft’s announcement that it would buy Activision Blizzard for a record amount naturally aroused the interest of regulatory agencies. According to Bloomberg’s report, the Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation on the grounds that the purchase in question could lead to unfair competition in the industry.
The Federal Trade Commission will investigate the claims that Microsoft will not give the games developed by Activision Blizzard to other platforms, which have been discussed frequently in recent days, and will examine how it can harm rival companies if such a situation occurs.
It is also very curious whether the potential restriction claims that may come to other platforms by Microsoft are true. However, the company has not yet made a statement on the subject, as the purchase has not yet been fully formalized and is in the grip of institutions such as the FTC.
Finally, if nothing goes wrong, the huge agreement between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard is expected to be completed in June 2023.
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