The EU will require Microsoft to bring Activision games to its cloud competitors if the buyout is successful

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Today, the European Commission approved Micros♔oft's Activision Blizzard deal, but only on the condition that Activision games remain available on cloud gaming platforms th﷽at directly compete with Xbox. Microsoft president Brad Smith revealed as much in a shared Monday following the 🐬EU's ruling:

"The European Commission has required Microsoft to license popular Activision Blizzard games automatically to competing cloud gaming services," Smith said. "This will apply globally and will empower millions of consumers worldwide to play these games on a𒁏ny device they choose."

Microsoft has had to make a number of concessions to regulators to appease concerns that its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, one of the largest publishers in the industry, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:could be harmful to competition. One of Microsoft's most significant deals since initially announcing the intended purchase would put Call 𒐪of Duty on Nintendo consoles foꦜr 10 years, while 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:a separate commitment would ensure the prolific FPS franchise goes to Nvidia's GeForce Now streaming service.

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Microsoft has inked sev♔eral simil꧒ar deals with its cloud gaming competitors, but 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:UK regulators have sinc꧃e ൲blocked the acquisition pending a near-guaranteed appeal from Microsoft and Activision. And yet, the buyout still faces potentially its biggest threat yet, as the US Federal💦 Trade Commission is suing to prevent it from going through,♌ with initial hearings set to begin later this year.

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