The Redmond giant is still embarking on a complex operation, purchase of Activision Blizzard. Over the past months, we have told you about the most important movements that have taken place in this regard, and we have seen that Sony is trying to stop this operation by all means. To achieve this, he did not hesitate to use hypocrisy and arguments that are completely dubious, such as discrediting Nintendo.

Despite all the problems that Microsoft has to face, the company He’s not going to give her a hand to twist. He knows that buying Activision Blizzard is necessary to improve his position in the world of video games, and it is clear to him that the franchises of the said entertainment giant are crucial in this regard. With that in mind, I’m not surprised that Redmond is willing to go to court if the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) tries to block the purchase transaction.

Early information suggests that talks between Microsoft and the United States Federal Trade Commission have not yet taken place, so it is too early to draw conclusions. However, according to Bloomberg, FTC staff he is connecting the dots and could soon complete the investigationmeaning that it wouldn’t take too long to issue a resolution with various recommendations that would later have to be voted on by the commissioners of said entity.

If the FTC decides to block the purchase operation at Microsoft, it is clear that it will turn to the courts, and in this legal battle the Redmond giant could take the cat to the water. Ultimately, the important takeaway from all of this is that Microsoft is committed to buying Activision Blizzard, and that To achieve this, she is willing to burn every last cartridge.

According to the source of the report, Microsoft expects to complete the purchase of Activision Blizzard within six months, i.e. by the end of June next year. Experts and analysts are confident that this operation will go ahead, but they say that the Redmond company she will be forced to make significant concessions to achieve her goal. One of the most important in this regard would be to guarantee the arrival of Call of Duty on PlayStation for at least ten years.

Both Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have actively and passively defended that this purchase operation will not affect free competition, that it is absurd and in fact will have the opposite effect, as it will benefit both the industry and the players. On paper, a company like Activision Blizzard you still have to sell games and to meet this goal they will need to be multi-platform.

This basis tells us that the actual impact of this purchase operation will not be as large as Sony would like us to believe. On the other hand, fact that Microsoft was in favor of bringing Call of Duty to the Nintendo Switch That already says a lot about the intentions of the Redmond giant. At this point, I can’t help but wonder what would have happened if this situation had been experienced the other way around, i.e. if Sony had been the one to buy Activision Blizzard.