Microsoft fights to save Activision merger, says Sony protest is “self-serving”
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Microsoft slammed Sony and UK regulators amid a challenge to its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, saying the UK has relied too much on Sony's "self-serving" arguments.
The UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) last month referred the $68.7 billion deal to a Phase 2 investigation, which could result in the merger being prohibited or a requirement to sell some parts of the business. The CMA today released the full text of its referral decision, and Microsoft provided Ars with the executive summary of its latest response to the regulatory agency.
Sony has argued that Microsoft could pull Call of Duty from PlayStation, saying Microsoft's offer to keep the Activision Blizzard game series on PlayStation for at least another three years beyond the current agreement is inadequate.