Ryuu96 on 11 July 2023
The FTC has also failed to show a likelihood of success on its claim the merger will probably lessen competition in the cloud gaming market because the combined firm will foreclose Activision's content, including Call of Duty, from cloud-gaming competitors. This argument is foreclosed by Microsoft's post-FTC complaint agreements with five cloud-streaming providers. Before the merger, there is no access to Activision's content on cloud-streaming services. After the merger, several of Microsoft's cloud-streaming competitors will—for the first time—have access to this content. The merger will enhance, not lessen, competition in the cloud-streaming market.
