![]() ![]() Should the deal be completed, Microsoft’s Game Pass will be able to attract a much wider user base which may put Microsoft in regulators’ crosshairs, business attorney Richard Hoeg told GameSpot. “Usually when there’s a breakup fee like that, it’s when the parties know there’s legal risk,” he said. ![]() The merger also includes a $3 billion dollar fee that Microsoft will have to pay Activision should the acquisition not go through, Reuters reported, which Stoller said was in anticipation of regulators killing the deal. “If the company keeps its word, I believe that the increase in competition in the gaming marketplace would be in keeping with the aims of my legislation, the Open App Markets Act.”īuck, who co-sponsored a series of antitrust bills taking aim at Big Tech, added that he received assurances on the matter from Microsoft, which he called “encouraging.” “They’ve suggested that they’re going to emphasize access to titles and competition in the marketplace as well as the individual gaming experience,” Buck told the DCNF. (RELATED: Microsoft Draws Jeers For ‘Utterly Bananas’ Introductions Highlighting Pronouns, Race And Hairstyles) Ken Buck said that, while the deal could risk antitrust scrutiny, he believes it will ultimately work to strengthen competition in the gaming market. Hawley has introduced several bills taking aim at mergers and acquisitions by large tech giants, and is a current proponent of Senate antitrust legislation targeting Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook. Microsoft announced the all-cash purchase early Tuesday which, if completed, would make the tech giant the world’s third-largest gaming company behind only Tencent and Sony, giving it ownership over some of the world’s most prominent gaming properties. ![]() Microsoft’s $68 billion acquisition of video game company Activision will likely attract scrutiny from regulators, experts say, as antitrust authorities look to crack down on anticompetitive behavior in technology markets.
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