EU regulators will reportedly clear Microsoft’s Activision acquisition next week

[John Elden Ring]

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May 15 is said to be the likeliest date for an announcement…

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The European Commission will reportedly approve Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard next week.

That’s according to Reuters sources, who claim May 15 is the likeliest date that EU antitrust regulators will announce the decision.

The European Commission has confirmed plans to publish its verdict by May 22, and it has previously been claimed that Microsoft’s willingness to offer game licensing deals to rivals is likely to address its antitrust concerns.

Update to post:

Going trough the sources rabbit hole here is where you end up:

Exclusive: Microsoft set to win EU nod on Activision with licensing offer, sources say

Microsoft Corp is expected to secure EU antitrust approval for its $69 billion acquisition of Activision with its offer of licensing deals to rivals, three people familiar with the matter said, helping it to clear a major hurdle.

www.reuters.com

Something extremely weak from 2 months ago. Absolutely nothing new or major here.

Credit @Nhomnhom

 

[Gods&Monsters]

Weak regulators clowns

 

[Bryank75]

Offering deals to non-entities, companies nobody ever heard of before.... Wow.

New low. The EU is a joke...always knew they'd sell out.

 

[Firefly]

Looks like this deal is a 50/50 now of getting passed. Remember people it ain't over till its officially over so don't count MS out yet. If i were Sony i would start increasing the amount of money for acquisitions and start looking to buy pubs now.

 

[AshHunter216]

I remember seeing a video with the head of the European Commission giving an interview basically implying that she thinks the CMA and EU are going to have different rulings on this case. Would be funny if Sony appealed the EU while MS tries to appeal the cma. There's also the wildcard that is China's regulators.

 

[AshHunter216]

Looks like this deal is a 50/50 now of getting passed. Remember people it ain't over till its officially over so don't count MS out yet. If i were Sony i would start increasing the amount of money for acquisitions and start looking to buy pubs now.

50/50 is overselling it a bit. The CMA rejecting the deal still makes this unlikely to pass.

 

[Nhomnhom]

CMA was reportedly going to clear it too.

Xbox is dead anyway, if they want to drag ABK with them so be it, nothing of value would be lost. I can only imagine all the trash that Phil Spencer will produce when put in charge of ABK. The only sad part is MS becoming more relevant in the gaming space, nothing good can come out of it.

MS getting involved in these legal battles with regulators is a good thing and they already have two in front of them.

 

[nongkris]

Looks like this deal is a 50/50 now of getting passed. Remember people it ain't over till its officially over so don't count MS out yet. If i were Sony i would start increasing the amount of money for acquisitions and start looking to buy pubs now.

The deal is dead Firefly. They can't move forward without the CMA or FTC and that has been shut down in both places. 2 vs 1.

 

[Nhomnhom]

Going trought the sources rabbit hole here is where you end up:

Exclusive: Microsoft set to win EU nod on Activision with licensing offer, sources say

Microsoft Corp is expected to secure EU antitrust approval for its $69 billion acquisition of Activision with its offer of licensing deals to rivals, three people familiar with the matter said, helping it to clear a major hurdle.

www.reuters.com

Something extremely weak from 2 months ago. Absolutely nothing new or major here.

 

[Killer_Sakoman]

Pre news propaganda directed by Microsoft and team. The EU will block it for sure. They won't make themselves look stupid

 

[VillaiN]

Looks like this deal is a 50/50 now of getting passed. Remember people it ain't over till its officially over so don't count MS out yet. If i were Sony i would start increasing the amount of money for acquisitions and start looking to buy pubs now.

Sony s run be conservative idiots. I doubt they ll buy any1.

Lets be honest. If there wasnt competition from ms they d still have like 4 studios producing in bouse games. They absolutely need competition whatever from ms or some1 else.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Quick get @Sleepy Brown this will light a false fire of hope up his ass

 

[Killer_Sakoman]

The deal is dead guys. No one will allow such merger. Approving this is like opening a can of worms. The effect will spread to all industries and regulators won't be able to regulate anything. If they allow this deal, then there is no deal that they can block in the future. Regulators will lose ever appeal and will be suied and destroyed by companies that want to merge.

 

[Sleepy Brown]

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are set to approve Microsoft Corp's $69 billion acquisition of Activision next week, with May 15 as the likeliest date, people familiar with the matter said. The European Commission's imminent clearance comes nearly three weeks after the UK competition authority blocked the deal, the biggest-ever deal in gaming, over concerns it would hinder competition in cloud gaming. The EU antitrust enforcer is expected to clear the acquisition after Microsoft agreed to licensing deals with cloud streaming rivals including Nvidia, Ukraine's Boosteroid and Japan's Ubitus, other people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters in March.

Tick Tock, Sony. Tick Tock.

Quick get @Sleepy Brown this will light a false fire of hope up his ass

Wait and see.
Watch and learn.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Tick Tock, Sony. Tick Tock.

Wait and see.
Watch and learn.

Yeah watch and see how much weight the CMA and FTC hold. A thousand underlings can approve it but it means nada at this point

 

[AshHunter216]

Yeah watch and see how much weight the CMA and FTC hold. A thousand underlings can approve it but it means nada at this point

These Xbox fanboys want to see Playstation destroyed so badly, lmao.

 

[Nhomnhom]

These Xbox fanboys want to see Playstation destroyed so badly, lmao.

It's withing their rights, I want Xbox destroyed, too bad for them that it's going my way.

Incompetence and mediocrity shouldn't be rewarded.

 

[anonpuffs]

 

[Entropi]

Of course they will lol

 

[Gamernyc78]

In others news Tory Lanez also appealed and lost. This will be Micro as well.

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