(AOF) – 2 weeks after the decision of the American competition authority (FTC) to oppose Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the potential buyer responded to it in a 37-page document. The technology group points out that 20 years after entering the video game sector, it is still in third place behind Nintendo and Sony. Microsoft also emphasizes its virtual absence of mobile games, which is the fastest growing segment of this industry.
Its vision for the deal is simple: Xbox wants to grow its presence in mobile gaming, and three-quarters of Activision’s gamers and more than a third of its revenue come from mobile offerings. Xbox also believes it makes sense to make Activision’s limited portfolio of popular games more accessible to consumers, releasing them on more platforms and making them more affordable,” Microsoft said.
“Keeping Activision games widely available is both good for business and good for gamers. Call of Duty – its most popular game – on Sony’s PlayStation “explains the Redmond company.
To justify its decision to oppose the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the FTC had raised the possibility of Microsoft degrading “the quality of Activision’s games or the experience of players on rival consoles and gaming services, changing the terms and timing of access to Activision’s content or denying content to competitors altogether, which would harm consumers.”