A year ago this month, Microsoft announced that it would spend $68.7 billion to acquire Activison Blizzard. For this fee, Microsoft would have iconic brands such as Call of Duty, Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch. However, this purchase has not yet been approved by the regulatory authorities and investigations are ongoing.The US regulator, the FTC, has already declared that it is reviewing Microsoft’s acquisition of Activison. It is also examining this acquisition in Europe. Companies like Sony, on the other hand, do not want this acquisition to take place and are worried that Microsoft may be one-handed. If the acquisition takes place, Microsoft will become the third largest game company in the world. On the other hand, in the defense of Microsoft for the FTC investigation, it was seen that there were interesting and even ridiculous claims.
Microsoft plays the three monkeys
In its 37-page response to the FTC’s lawsuit, Microsoft claims it has no idea when Call of Duty is coming out. He even states that he does not know how much budget Activision spent for Call of Duty and which studios are used in this game. It is not known when Microsoft’s lawyers learn this information, but the answers come out when they write to Google…Aside from this ridiculous situation, it is a matter of curiosity why Microsoft makes such a claim. Because the software giant has already created a very detailed report about Activision long before the purchase. Because you don’t want to spend $68.7 billion without knowing what you’re getting.
In addition to all this, Microsoft’s gaming division boss Phil Spencer has repeatedly stated that Call of Duty will remain in rivals, and even offered Sony and Nintendo a 10-year contract. Nintendo had approved the deal, but Sony did not respond to the offer, at least not publicly.
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