More than a year after the announcement of the purchase We continue the Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard King series, an operation that we could already imagine would not be particularly easy, but it turned out to be even more complicated than expected. Multiple pressures from Sony and the role of some regulators who mess up proposals as absurd as the one put forward by the British, showing they have little knowledge of the markets they oversee, have managed to prolong something. over time.which should have been resolved in one way or another some time ago.

It’s true that Microsoft has made moves pointing in this direction on more than one occasion (remember its history with Internet Explorer), but you learn from everything and at this point it seems they have the lesson memorized. So, from the first moment they showed respect for the competition, something that was revealed a few days ago when I signed contracts with Nintendo and NVIDIA to bring Call of Duty, the jewel in the crown and what really ails Sony, Nintendo Switch and GeForce Now. Even with the numbers in hand, they showed that the position of first place in the console market belongs to Sony, not them.

Now the ball is in the court of the regulators, who have to comment on their positions with respect to the acquisition, v a set of decisions that determine whether an operation can be performed Or if, on the contrary, the influence of Sony’s positions fell on the supervisor more than the arguments presented by Microsoft. Considering the performance of those from Redmond, this would be somewhat difficult to explain, but we already know that we can expect anything.

But the sun seems to be starting to rise for Microsoft, as multiple sources have suggested, according to Reuters The European regulator would be pleased with Microsoft’s position and actions, which means it would give the green light to the Activision-Blizzard purchase. So, with the aforementioned agreements with Nintendo and NVIDIA, they believe that competition would be guaranteed, and as a result, they would neither block traffic nor join the approach of the British regulator who suggested that Microsoft get rid of Call of Duty. it’s alright.

We’ll have to wait another two months or so because April 25 is the date chosen by the European Commission to make a decision o. It can therefore be expected that Sony will intensify its pressure, although it is true that new arguments will be difficult to find.