Microsoft Activision deal potentially in trouble? The FTC staff are said to have significant concerns

[Remember_Spinal]

The FTC staff are said to have significant concerns about the transaction, Dealreporter said, citing two sources. The regulator is talking to other parties and competitors about their issues with the deal, including Google (GOOGL) and Sony (SONY).

FTC in late March requested more information about the proposed deal, opening an in-depth antitrust review of the transaction.

FTC decision on Microsoft's Activision deal may come by late November (NASDAQ:ATVI)

A U.S. Federal Trade Commission decision on Microsoft's (MSFT) planned $69 billion acquisition of Activision (ATVI) may come as early as late November. The review is still at the staff...

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[IntentionalPun]

It's a $70 billion acquisition.. one of the biggest in the history of.. the world.

Staff having concerns... my lord, shock and awe.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Well... sony better pay Harrison to cry in front of the FTC.

 

[Bryank75]

FTC decision on Microsoft's Activision deal may come by late November (NASDAQ:ATVI)

A U.S. Federal Trade Commission decision on Microsoft's (MSFT) planned $69 billion acquisition of Activision (ATVI) may come as early as late November. The review is still at the staff...

seekingalpha.com

Hopefully they give it the scrutiny it deserves and block it if they find it harms competition in any way.

I believe it harms competition at multiple levels..... it harms physical game sales, as MSFT want to push to cloud and COD was one of the last big physical sellers annually.
it hurts competition in cloud.... as Google had the contract for Activisions esports and now it will obviously be taken by MSFT.

Then in gaming it is like MSFT buying a company the same size as Sony or almost the same size.... like them buying out a whole competitor. Controlling where and how games are sold etc.
They already bought a publisher, which is already unprecedented on this scale..... and now a second? Why, if not to monopolize and undermine competition?
They got the games anyway before buying them...the only reason is to hurt competition.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

 

[TubzGaming]

 

[Lord Mittens]

damn I remember that Thomas the Tank Engine episode too

 

[Papacheeks]

damn I remember that Thomas the Tank Engine episode too

E verytime I see thomas the tank engine gifs I think of all the thomas the tank youtube videos with dmx, drowning pool.....

 

[Yobo]

I can't believe they'd be concerned. Have they heard about the Hogwarts Legacy exclusive wizard hat DLC? Which is the same or worse

 

[Dabaus]

When you look at it like a trillion dollar company buying the world’s biggest publisher, while stamping out new entries to the market (stadia) and bold face lying about your intentions of leaving games multiplatform (Bethesda), yeah I’d say that’s concerning.

 

[Hezekiah]

When you look at it like a trillion dollar company buying the world’s biggest publisher, while stamping out new entries to the market (stadia) and bold face lying about your intentions of leaving games multiplatform (Bethesda), yeah I’d say that’s concerning.

And also announce that you're eyeing up future acquisitions, with their content also to be put on GamePass.

Basically eating massive losses in the short-term by using money elsewhere in the company.

Makes sense that it would raise concerns.

 

[DonFerrari]

Oh no not concerns

 

[Bryank75]

Oh no not concerns

Significant ones, no less!

I had the same when my local Pizza Hut closed down

 

[Hobbygaming]

Is it true that they're asking Microsoft for Gamepass profit figures and statistics but Microsoft isn't complying? I saw that framerate analysis guy talking about it in a video

 

[Hobbygaming]

Either way, PlayStation will win in the end

 

[Sircaw]

Either way, PlayStation will win in the end

10 Points for the guy who is dunking there?

 

[arvfab]

Is it true that they're asking Microsoft for Gamepass profit figures and statistics but Microsoft isn't complying? I saw that framerate analysis guy talking about it in a video

"...and this, ladies and gentlemen, is the amount of bugs squashed in Grounded since launch!"

"That's great, but we wanted to see the profits and other kinds of statistics "

"Did I already show you how many liters of water were used in Powerwash Simulator?"

 

[Bernd Lauert]

 

[TubzGaming]

 

[arvfab]

Which train? Is it the next Simulator on Gamepass?