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In EA's latest earnings call, Wilson admitted he doesn't know whether 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Microsoft will end up owning Activision Blizzard, but assured investors that the end r♓esult of🍷 the buyout isn't "material" to his company.
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Wilson added that further industry consoli💞dation is a near certainty and said he hopes EA "will ൲have the scale to be a meaningful consolidator in that space."
"I think that we have tremendous assets with respect to the future of entertainment," Wilson said. "But as it stands today, I think we're indifferent as to whether [the Microsoft Activision sale] goes through or not. We feel like we have an incredible strategy. We feel like we have an incredible opportunity, and whether it goesಞ through a not, we'll continue to be the number one publisher on the Microsoft platform."
EA is indeed the biggest publisher for monthly active users on both Xbox and PlayStation, according to recen𒊎t data provided by Ampere Analysis (via ). The publisher is known for some of the most popular IPs in the industry, including🥀 The Sims, Battlefield, Dragon Age, Apex Legends, Star Wars, and the EA Sports games FIFA, Madden NFL, NBA Live, NHL, PGA, and UFC.
Wilson's comments come as Microsoft and Activision face their most significant legal hurdle yet. Two weeks back, the 🌱UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) block✅ed the merger over concerns that it would leave UK gamers with less "innovation and choice." Microsoft responded by saying the move was "bad for Britain" and pledged to appeal the decision in court, and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:the CMA followed up by saying the Xbox maker's argument was "not borne out by the fac🎃tꦆs."
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