Xbox head Phil Spencer confirmed during court testimony on Friday that it spent “quite a bit of time” on a deal to acquire Zynga, which in the end was bought by Take-Two Interactive.
The court battle between Microsoft and the US Federal Trade Commission entered day two of a planned five-day hearing. As the FTC tries to convince a judge to place a preliminary injunction on Microsoft’s planned purchase of Activision Blizzard for $69 million, it was revealed that Microsoft has serious plans to buy another publisher a few years ago.
IGN reports that during testimony, Microsoft Xbox head Phil Spencer confirmed that the company spent “quite a bit of time” on a deal to acquire the mobile gaming publisher Zynga.
