Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft is sure that the purchase of Activision will be approved. The proposed US$68.7 billion acquisition of the publisher of Call of Duty It would be the largest deal in the history of the games industry, handily surpassing the record $12.7 billion merger of Take-Two and Zynga completed earlier this year. The deal is currently under review by regulators. concerned about antitrust issues at a time of increasing consolidation in the gaming industry.
Microsoft CEO is sure that the purchase of Activision will be approved
Nadella in recent interviews with Bloomberg He assures that any purchase of this caliber would clearly be subject to strict regulation, but that he is totally convinced that it will go ahead. Last week, the UK Competition and Markets Authority said its investigation into the deal had been officially extended to a second phase due to a number of antitrust concerns.
In particular, the watchdog is concerned about the impact the deal could have on PlayStation’s ability to compete, given that the deal would see Microsoft take ownership of the Call of Duty series and other major IPs from Activision Blizzard. King. Although earlier this month, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said that Microsoft had committed to making Call of Duty available on PlayStation foryou ‘several more years‘ after Sony’s current marketing deal with Activision expires.