{"id":224984,"date":"2023-04-24T11:46:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T15:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=285063"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:25:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:25:06","slug":"the-biggest-purchase-in-the-history-of-videogames-is-almost-done-microsoft-and-activision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-biggest-purchase-in-the-history-of-videogames-is-almost-done-microsoft-and-activision\/","title":{"rendered":"The biggest buyout in the history of video games is -almost- done: Microsoft and Activision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few years ago Microsoft announced that they had reached an agreement to buy Activision Blizzard. This announcement was a bombshell in the gaming sector and many companies opposed it, Sony among them. Now we have news.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Xbox Game Pass\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8b773de5-0b20-429f-a535-c159557192df\/2791990695\/xbox-game-pass-Xbox%20Game%20Pass%20for%20PC-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Xbox Game Pass<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/microsoft-nvidia-deal-cloud-geforce-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">When a giant in one sector buys another giant in the same sector<\/a>, the regulatory bodies of the various countries where these companies operate come into play. Here, in particular, we are talking about anti-trust and pro-market administrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this reason, <strong>as soon as Microsoft announced the purchase of the Activision Blizzard studio conglomerate, all the alarm bells went off<\/strong>. Was it legal? Wouldn&#8217;t it turn Xbox into a monopoly in the gaming sector?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Es oficial, Xbox acaba de adquirir Activision &#8211; Blizzard en toda su totalidad.<br><br>Todas sus sagas, IPs y m\u00e1s ahora son parte de Microsoft<br><br>Toda la informaci\u00f3n: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IgtPfbl8u8\">https:\/\/t.co\/IgtPfbl8u8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rA6ULPAmpe\">pic.twitter.com\/rA6ULPAmpe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Xbox Studio (@XboxStudio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XboxStudio\/status\/1483432326872895489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First regulator to make a decision: three more to go<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After months of deliberations, the UK will finally rule this week on Microsoft&#8217;s $68.7 billion attempt to buy Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UK&#8217;s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is one of three key regulators around the world still examining the Microsoft deal, along with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the EU&#8217;s European Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CMA&#8217;s final decision is due before the deadline this Wednesday, April 26, and Microsoft has every reason to hope that its efforts to convince the UK authority will ultimately succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Activision-Blizzard-y-Microsoft-768x403-1-1024x537.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-224992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Activision-Blizzard-y-Microsoft-768x403-1-1024x537.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Activision-Blizzard-y-Microsoft-768x403-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Activision-Blizzard-y-Microsoft-768x403-1-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Activision-Blizzard-y-Microsoft-768x403-1-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Activision-Blizzard-y-Microsoft-768x403-1-1200x630.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Activision-Blizzard-y-Microsoft-768x403-1-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Activision-Blizzard-y-Microsoft-768x403-1.jpg 1372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Last month, the CMA published its provisional findings on the deal<\/strong>, stating that it considered that Microsoft&#8217;s bid to take over Activision Blizzard &#8220;would not lead to a substantial lessening of competition in relation to console gaming in the UK&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This marks a radical change in the CMA&#8217;s attitude to approving the deal<\/strong>, after an earlier interim report raised serious doubts about whether it would go ahead, and warned sternly that such a deal &#8220;could harm UK gamers&#8221; and potentially result in &#8220;higher prices, less choice or less innovation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Every Major Franchise Xbox Now Owns\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UkYe4pRaSQI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sony fears Xbox banning Call of Duty on PlayStation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In particular, <strong>the CMA was concerned about the possibility that Microsoft would limit access to Call of Duty to PlayStation<\/strong> once the deal closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Microsoft has always argued that doing so would not make business sense<\/strong>, that it would lose access to a lucrative market of Call of Duty players for PlayStation and that the game would suffer as a result. Microsoft appears to have convinced the CMA.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/72c43b4a-d009-4237-9ac9-d68c0c83709d\/1042109279\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-remaster-Call%20of%20Duty%20Modern%20Warfare%20II-icon.webp\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-remaster.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-remaster.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;New data (providing a better understanding of the actual purchasing behavior of Call of Duty players) indicates that this strategy would be significantly flawed under any plausible scenario,&#8221; the CMA acknowledged last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To convince Sony and regulators, earlier this year, <strong>Microsoft president Brad Smith announced that he was offering a 10-year Call of Duty<\/strong> <strong>contract <\/strong>for PlayStation to sign, thus demonstrating that his intention is in no way to harm Sony with this move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@official.claps\/video\/7187539543564881158\" data-video-id=\"7187539543564881158\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" > <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@official.claps\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@official.claps?refer=embed\">@official.claps<\/a> <p>Bro Should Of Read The Chat ?? <a title=\"mw2\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mw2?refer=embed\">#mw2<\/a> <a title=\"modernwarfare2\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/modernwarfare2?refer=embed\">#modernwarfare2<\/a> <a title=\"cod\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/cod?refer=embed\">#cod<\/a> <a title=\"meme\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/meme?refer=embed\">#meme<\/a> <a title=\"gaming\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/gaming?refer=embed\">#gaming<\/a><\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Claps\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7187539577086003974?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Claps<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video games that Xbox buys with Activision Blizzard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This announcement came at a time when Xbox kept announcing acquisitions of video game studios. 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