Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard is still up in the air, and the truth is that it is in a difficult phase due to three big reasons. One of them is the scrutiny to which it is exposed in Europe, the second reason is the strong opposition of Sony, which did not hesitate to resort to arguments that go beyond the point of absurdity, and finally we also have the FTC’s attempt to block said operation.

Microsoft fought back in many ways and she came to offer great concessions so that the operation can succeed, but eventually Nothing is enough for Sony, a company that, despite comfortably leading the game console market, masqueraded as an underdog, when the opposite is true. In case anyone doubts this, I remind you that the said company has doubled the revenue of Microsoft.

Last October, the UK’s competition authority, the Competition and Markets Authority, known as the CMA, invited the public to comment on Microsoft’s possible purchase of Activision Blizzard, and today we can see that a total of 2,100 views 75% (1,575 opinions) were very positiveand almost a quarter were against said acquisition. Only a very small part of opinions did not express a position neither against nor for.

To better illustrate the case, the CMA gave 14 opinions for and 11 against. Among those who expressed their opinion in favor of the purchase of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, there were very clear arguments, for example, that this purchase would allow the company to better compete with Sony and Nintendo, which are ultimately the “bigger” players within the video game industry. This completely shatters the idea of ​​a weak point that Sony was trying to broadcast actively and passively, and as I told you earlier, was nothing but a mistake.

Other interesting arguments from those in favor of the purchase say that it won’t hurt the competition because Microsoft has finally committed to not making an exclusive Call of Duty saga, and that the company’s decision to bring said saga to Game Pass is not only good for the free-to-play competition, but will also help lower prices and favor consumers who will be able to enjoy the franchise for a small monthly subscription fee.

Those speaking out against the purchase say it could be used by Microsoft to dominate the gaming sector, which it is already doing in the PC operating system sector. There have also been arguments that the operation could pave the way for the purchase of other big players in the sector, such as EA, Ubisoft and Take Two. As expected, there was no shortage of other arguments that Microsoft would take the opportunity to make Call of Duty exclusive, or reduce its quality and/or value on PlayStation. Well, Sony has been doing the latter for years with “first on PlayStation”.

The CMA is still unclear about its decision. You are concerned about the impact this purchase may have on Sony’s ability to compete in the video game console market, but I believe it prevents you from seeing all the good that it could come from said acquisition and that Microsoft is even willing to bring Call of Duty to the Nintendo Switch.