The FTC is also suing Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard

More news continues to arrive about the controversial purchase of game creator Activision Blizzard by giant Microsoft. The multimillionaire’s business worried many competitors in the gaming sector, largely due to the fear that Call of Duty might only be available for the Redmond company’s platforms.

Now it’s the FTC’s (Federal Trade Commission’s) turn to file a new lawsuit against this acquisition, claiming, among other things, that this purchase could lead to unfair competition that would benefit Xbox in the future.

Another case against Microsoft buying Activision
According to recent information, Microsoft is now facing another issue that needs to be resolved due to shopping From Activision Blizzard for €60 billion.  after government United States of America he is from United kingdomNow it's the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opening a new lawsuit against the Redmond giant in order to try to suspend and prevent that same acquisition.
a The operation opened on Thursday (8), and one of the central points that motivated this action concerned the well-known possibility of the famous Call of Duty game, created by Activision, being able to survive in the future only in Microsoft chains, thus significantly harming other competing platforms, such as Sony's PlayStation.







And even the initiatives of the company that owns Xbox to ensure the continuity of the game on other platforms do not seem to work as a factor of confidence.  We remind you that Microsoft recently signed a contract guaranteeing the survival of Call of Duty in Play Station and on Nintendo Switch for 10 years.
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Therefore, the company is now facing new hurdles that prevent it from finalizing the purchase of the video game maker.  According to statements by Holly Vidova, director of the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Competition, Microsoft has already shown that it can and will withhold gaming content from competitor companies.
However, Microsoft keeps trying to argue In their defense through a variety of ways, but there is now another process to worry about, which will delay this purchase.  And sure enough, only in 2023 will we have news of this FTC action.