Microsoft proposes deal to release all future Activision titles on all platforms for 10 years

Microsoft has proposed a deal to the CMA and the European Commission to make all future Activision titles available on all platforms over a 10-year period.

This proposal will also include provisions to ensure that Sony gets the game at a discount of the Microsoft price and any new version of the game at the same time as Microsoft. The deal may face some opposition, but it is expected to be approved by the majority of the market in the end.

Not everyone believes

However, not everyone believes that the proposed solution is the most successful means of dealing with competition concerns. According to one lawyer, the European Commission is only concerned with the possible reduction of competition in the markets for the distribution of console/PC games and PC operating systems, but there are other competition concerns that this agreement fails to address, such as cloudgaming.

Google has also expressed concerns about the merger creating a very Windows-centric environment and forcing developers to write even more for Windows than they already do.

positive outlook

However, according to another lawyer, the European Commission has already dismissed this concern as unfounded. Despite these disparities of opinion, it appears likely that the deal will be approved in the end, with one lawyer predicting that the EC will accept the proposed remedies without modification, as they have in previous similar cases.

is it enough?

Ultimately, the proposed agreement will provide greater access to Activision titles across all platforms, which will no doubt please gamers. However, it remains to be seen whether this approach to addressing competition concerns is sufficient or whether additional remedies are required to ensure fair competition in the gaming market.