The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has also sued tech giant Microsoft for acquiring leading video game developer Activision Blizzard. Last month, Microsoft formally received an antitrust warning from the European Union over its bid to acquire Activision Blizzard.Īccording to a report in Politico citing sources, the notice said that EU officials “laid out the reasons why the deal could threaten fair competition on the video game market.”
Microsoft is battling regulators in the US, Europe, and the UK, who have all expressed concern about the potential impact on competition of the Xbox console’s owner purchasing the developer of Call of Duty, one of the world’s most popular game franchises.
“Today, we can’t do that on mobile devices but we want to build towards a world that we think will be coming where those devices are opened up,” he added. Also Read - Google is now allowing the public to test generative AI in Gmail and Docs “We want to be in a position to offer Xbox and content from both us and our third-party partners across any screen where somebody would want to play,” Spencer was quoted as saying. Also Read - Google denies copying ChatGPT to train its AI Chatbot Bard Also Read - Google Drives gets a new feature to help you find files easily: How it worksĪccording to Microsoft’s gaming head Phil Spencer, the EU’s Digital Market Act (DMA), which takes effect in March 2024, will assist the company in meeting its mobile app store ambition, allowing companies to load their app stores on iPhones and Android phones by asking Apple and Google to open up their systems, reports the Financial Times. Microsoft is planning to build its own mobile games store for iPhones and Android smartphones as soon as next year if regulators approve its $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the media reported.
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