Did Microsoft win the Activision deal?

Microsoft Corp on Monday won dismissal of a private consumer antitrust lawsuit over its $69 billion proposed purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard Inc, but the plaintiffs were given 20 days to refine their legal challenge.

Has the Microsoft Activision deal went through?

Japan approves the acquisition

On Tuesday March 28, the Japan Fair Trade Commission became the latest international regulator to approve the deal. It said it had “reached the conclusion that the transaction is unlikely to result in substantially restraining competition in any particular fields of trade.”

Is the Microsoft Activision deal final?

Microsoft's attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard has a termination date of July 18th, 2023.

Is Microsoft really buying Activision?

Xbox announced via its official Xbox Wire site that it would acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. All Activision Blizzard studios which include Blizzard but also Call of Duty developers like Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer would report to Xbox head Phil Spencer.

Why does Microsoft want to buy Activision?

Buying Activision will give Microsoft ownership of many of the world's biggest games: not just Call of Duty, but others, including mobile behemoths like Candy Crush. All of those will be part of Microsoft and can be used to boost the offering of the Xbox.

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What will Microsoft do with Activision?

On January 18, 2022, Microsoft announced that it planned to buy Activision Blizzard King—the mega-publisher behind games like Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Candy Crush—in a deal worth nearly $70 billion.

Why did Activision sell to Xbox?

“Its vision for the transaction is simple: Xbox wants to grow its presence in mobile gaming, and three-quarters of Activision's gamers and more than a third of its revenues come from mobile offerings,” according to Microsoft.

How long will Microsoft own Activision?

Microsoft's planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which is a leading developer and publisher of console, online, and mobile games is expected to be completed in June of 2023.

How long will the Microsoft Activision deal take?

Microsoft announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in January, with the goal of closing it by June 2023. The deal has come under pressure from Microsoft's competitors in gaming, such as Sony .

Did the Xbox and Activision deal close?

Microsoft president Brad Smith has confirmed that the pair have signed a "binding 10-year contract to bring Xbox games to Nintendo's gamers, should the deal close.

Does Sony own Activision?

Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Can the Microsoft Activision deal be blocked?

The FTC is blocking the acquisition as it sees the deal as harmful to competition in the video game market.

Is Xbox still buying Activision?

A screen shot from “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.” The popular shooter series is one of the most lucrative video game franchises.

Why couldn t Microsoft buy Activision?

Effectively, the FTC believes that if Microsoft absorbed Activision Blizzard, their combined powers would allow them to monopolize the games market and hurt potential competitors like Nintendo or Sony in ways they couldn't reasonably compete with.

What will happen if Xbox buys Activision?

Activision Blizzard own the Call of Duty franchise, one of the biggest in gaming history. If Microsoft's acquisition deal closes, they will own the Call of Duty series, and be able to do whatever they want with it on their Xbox systems going forward. Microsoft could have bought other companies, but it already did.

Who owns the rights to Call of Duty?

Call of Duty is a first-person shooter video game franchise published by Activision. Starting out in 2003, it first focused on games set in World War II. Over time, the series has seen games set in the midst of the Cold War, futuristic worlds, and the modern day.

Did Xbox really buy Call of Duty?

Microsoft actually bought Activision Blizzard King, a conglomerate of three of the biggest games studios in the world (which makes, amongst other things, Call of Duty).

Why did FTC block Microsoft?

In a complaint issued today, the FTC pointed to Microsoft's record of acquiring and using valuable gaming content to suppress competition from rival consoles, including its acquisition of ZeniMax, parent company of Bethesda Softworks (a well-known game developer).

Will Call of Duty be removed from Xbox?

As reported by GGRecon, Microsoft is removing several major Xbox 360 titles from the Xbox Store including Assassin's Creed III, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty: Ghosts, and Dark Souls. There are 46 titles included in the chop and it's thought that they may be permanently archived.

What is the status of Microsoft Activision?

Announcement. On January 18, 2022, Microsoft announced its intent to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in an all-cash deal, or approximately $95 per share. Activision Blizzard's stock price jumped nearly 40% that day in pre-market trading.

What happen to Xbox?

Microsoft has discontinued its Xbox One video game console — or rather, it's been discontinued for over a year. The Xbox One, Microsoft's third model of the Xbox and its entry into the eighth generation of video game consoles, originally debuted in 2013.

Who has to approve Activision deal?

BRUSSELS, March 2 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT. O) is expected to secure EU antitrust approval for its $69 billion acquisition of Activision (ATVI. O) with its offer of licensing deals to rivals, three people familiar with the matter said, helping it to clear a major hurdle.

Does Activision ever unban?

Bans will only be overturned if we determine the infraction was due to unauthorized activity on your Activision account. Temporary bans and accounts under review cannot be appealed.

Will Microsoft remove cod from PlayStation?

Microsoft has repeatedly said it will keep releasing Call of Duty games for the forseeable future - and previously promised Call of Duty would remain on PlayStation "at least several more years" beyond Sony's existing deal with Activision Blizzard.