Microsoft wins court battle allowing Activision Blizzard deal to proceed in U.S.
nme.comMicrosoft has prevailed in the court case against its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, where it had to defend the impact it would have on competition in the video game industry.Video Games Chronicle spotted that today (July 11), the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction was not necessary.
The FTC had asked for the injunction in order to let its in-house court discern the full effects that the acquisition would have on the consumer.“Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision has been described as the largest in tech history.
It deserves scrutiny. That scrutiny has paid off: Microsoft has committed in writing, in public, and in court to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation for 10 years on parity with Xbox,” said Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in their statement. “It made an agreement with Nintendo to bring Call of Duty to Switch.
And it entered several agreements to for the first time bring Activision’s content to several cloud gaming services.”“This Court’s responsibility in this case is narrow.
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