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The UK is opening up a new call for comments on the Microsoft - Activision Blizzard acquisition deal,following approvals and court victories, as well as a key contract signed with Sony to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation
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Otherwise they'll bury the UK and send it back to the stone age.
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I do think monopolies are always a danger, but I don't see that here. It is a big deal, but stares Sony in the face over decades of console exclusives.
Every regulatory body in the world needs to prove it is worth its funding, so it is hard to say how genuinely they feel this needs a Stop sign. Having looked over what they have said and seen comments from other areas of the government I expect them to seek another concession of some sort at most, but they will agree to the deal.
However if this deal goes through, it would more or less set a precedent which would allow Sony free rein to make purchases until their development is a big as Microsoft's + Activision Blizzard's combined. So we could see Sony doing stuff like buying Ubisoft, and being allowed to do it.
They can. Buying companies is the issue. When one company runs too large of a percentage, it stifles competition, innovation, and translates negatively for consumers (and employees).
Clever things.