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- PlayStation userbase "significantly larger" than Xbox even if every COD player ditched Sony, Microsoft says
- PlayStation userbase "significantly larger" than Xbox even if every COD player ditched Sony, Microsoft says
- PlayStation userbase "significantly larger" than Xbox even if every COD player ditched Sony, Microsoft says
- PlayStation userbase "significantly larger" than Xbox even if every COD player ditched Sony, Microsoft says
This month, we were due the CMA's October "issues statement" - and it seems that this is the document to which Microsoft has now publicly responded. Microsoft has responded to a list of concerns regarding its ongoing $68bn attempt to buy Activision Blizzard, as raised by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority , and come up with an interesting statistic.
The usual topics are covered - surrounding the potential for the deal to harm competitors should Microsoft gain too much of an advantage owning Activision Blizzard franchises and therefore being able to leverage their brand power to become a dominant market leader in the console market and cloud streaming. The CMA is due to notify Microsoft of its provisional findings in January 2023, at which point it can seek possible remedies to any sticking points raised. The regulator's final report - and overall ruling - will then be published no later than 1st March next year. For those following the case, the CMA's latest intervention will not come as a surprise - it is the next step on the regulator's recent roadmap for how and when it will weigh in with its final ruling.
