ign FTC: Xbox Making Starfield and Redfall Exclusive 'Powerful Evidence' Against Activision-Blizzard Merger

[Andrew]

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Microsoft's actions following its acquisition of ZeniMax and Bethesda is "powerful evidence" in favor of preventing the company's purchase of Activision Blizzard, the Federal Trade Commission [FTC] said in a new filing ahead of the upcoming showdown over the agency's request for a preliminary injunction.

FTC: Xbox Making Starfield and Redfall Exclusive 'Powerful Evidence' Against Activision-Blizzard Merger - IGN

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The United States Federal Trade Commission has said that Microsoft's actions following its acquisition of ZeniMax and Bethesda is "powerful...

Sony is allegedly part of the complaint that lead to this.

 

I look forward to playing Gran Turismo 7 on Microsofts platforms.

 

[GanjaSMK]

Oh hell yes. GT7 on Windows?  When is that happening?

[schuck6566]

lol,or maybe the last of us 1 or 2 ? From Naught Dogs own web site....  "Naughty Dog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment located in Santa Monica, California."

[bwalker36]

Well Gran Turismo was always PlayStation only wasn't it?  While I think they should let this go through, I think this is the first time a hardware company has bought a publisher with this much clout and IP.  As long as Microsoft continues all their releases on PC I'm good hah.  

[Andrew]

Yeah, it's always been a Sony thing, but if true, it's a bit rich that Sony are are involved in the complaints about this.

[schuck6566]

Sony shouldn't throw stones about buying developers....

Brief history of Sony’s M&A deals: how PlayStation brought together 20+ first-party studios | Game World Observer

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Sony remains one of the largest game publishers in the world, constantly expanding both through nurturing internal teams and...