The European Commission (EC) is allegedly preparing an antitrust warning against Microsoft‘s Activision acquisition deal. The warning, said to be made via a statement of objections, will lay out the organization’s concerns regarding the deal.
According to a recent report from Reuters, claims of the EC making said statement comes from people “familiar with the deal.” When asked to comment on the report, the organization refused to comment on the matter. Meanwhile, here’s what Microsoft had to say: “We’re continuing to work with the European Commission to address any marketplace concerns. Our goal is to bring more games to more people, and this deal will further that goal.”
The reported antitrust warning wouldn’t be the first we’ve heard of concerns surrounding the deal outside the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Nvidia and Google have also voiced their own issues on the matter, as acquiring Activision would further bolster Microsoft’s mobile gaming and subscription-based gaming services.
Despite Microsoft claiming that the company would try to offer remedies to the EC and the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), said organizations would apparently not be open to them until the statement has been sent.
Source: Reuters
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