The beginning of the year was rich in announcements of studio and publisher takeovers, and a few months later, certain deals began to end. The redemption ofActivision-Blizzard by Microsoft is watched by a lot of people since it is a colossal plus. This is why the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) investigation had cause for concern for both parties, given that the tightening measures on anti-trust laws in the United States are now in force, but ultimately, everything could get pinned in a few weeks.
Answer in a month?
The Dealreporter site, relayed by VGC, informs us that Microsoft provided the information and documents requested last March as part of its investigation into the takeover of Activision-Blizzard. Which means that from now on, the FTC must review all these files within the next 30 days, and if by then, no claim is made, the redemption may continue its procedure.
This does not mean that as of next month, in the absence of a complaint, the deal between Activision and Microsoft will be completed, but it will at least have passed the biggest obstacle in the United States. It will still be necessary to convince the other regulatory bodies, such as the one in Europe. In addition, the site points out that it is not yet known whether Activision has provided the documents requested by the FTC, which could postpone the deadline for this procedure.
Sony definitely welcomes Bungie
The agreement to acquire Bungie has closed. So now we can officially say… welcome to the PlayStation family, @Bungie! pic.twitter.com/x5jVmelaxl
—PlayStation (@PlayStation) July 15, 2022
On the side of home sony, it is much less complicated. It must be said that the acquisition of Bungie is not at all of the same importance as that of Activision, and market regulators have much less reason to worry about such a merger.
The deal is even now complete since Sony officially announces on Twitter that Bungie is now part of the PlayStation family.
As a reminder, the studio was bought for the sum of 3.6 billion dollars, and will have a rather different status from other studios within the group, since it will be able to officiate independently (so-called ) and release games on other platforms.