Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have filed an official response to the US Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit against Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of the publisher, and Activision Blizzard hasn’t hesitated.
Earlier this month, the FTC announced it was working to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Both Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have now filed official responses to the regulator’s lawsuit, with Activision Blizzard saying the FTC has “been challenged by ideological skepticism about high-value technology deals and by complaints from competitors.” I am blinded,” he said.
Activision Blizzard says the FTC is blinded by “ideological skepticism” and “complaints from competitors.”
in a long 35 pages response Activision Blizzard defended its acquisition of Microsoft, stating that the merger would benefit gamers, employees, and competition around the world, stating, “The FTC will continue its ideologically fueled efforts, relying on established laws and dozens of Ignore what years of experience have taught us to be good for competition.” Activision Blizzard calls FTC concerns about Microsoft dedicating Activision titles like Call of Duty to Xbox platform “unfounded” and if Microsoft dedicates them to CoD, it would be “disastrous” for Xbox and make further arguments in defense of this transaction. Xbox gave up billions of dollars in lost game sales.
Activision Blizzard went on to say that regulators were ignoring the merits of the acquisition and that allowing the deal would bolster Microsoft’s “nearly nonexistent” mobile gaming business, accusing the FTC of several scathing attacks. I posted a paragraph.
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“The FTC has rewritten antitrust laws in ignorance of the facts, supporting a twisted attempt to set precedent to protect Xbox competitors from hypothetical harm unfounded in the reality of the marketplace. Ignores important gains in trading.
“Adding Activision content to multi-game subscriptions and cloud gaming clearly enhances output where it would not otherwise be available and gives gamers how and where to consume Activision content. Activision, particularly its King division, will see Xbox’s acceleration of its near-nonexistent mobile gaming business increase competition in gaming’s fastest-growing segment. The transaction will ultimately expand the capital backing and talent available to Activision’s game development studios to drive further innovation in new games and game technology.
“The FTC’s disregard for these benefits for consumers and its focus on possible harm to Xbox’s wealthy competitors undermines the FTC’s theory and its antitrust belief that it protects competition, not competitors. It betrays a fundamental disconnect between the law’s underlying purpose, which the FTC wants: FTC protects the world’s largest gaming company from further competition with Xbox, thereby protecting the It’s a guiding principle not only in the highly competitive gaming industry, but in our country’s antitrust laws.”
Microsoft also response The FTC lawsuit repeats previously heard excuses and downplays Microsoft’s position in the gaming market. He also defended his acquisition of ZeniMax Media, revealing that his three unnamed Bethesda titles will be exclusive to Xbox and PC.
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