The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has issued a response to the EU’s approval of Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard, and it’s clear the two groups have different cloud gaming views.
Earlier today, the European Commission, the regulatory body of the European Union, approved Microsoft’s plan to acquire game developer Activision Blizzard. The EC did voice concerns that Microsoft might try to dominate the cloud gaming industry by making Activision Blizzard’s games exclusive to its Xbox cloud gaming service.
However, it ultimately decided to accept Microsoft’s concession that all of Activision Blizzard’s current and future games would be available to stream on all EU cloud gaming services. After the EC’s decision, Microsoft President Brad Smith issued a comment saying this concession would be applied “globally”.
