The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has decided to block Microsoft's proposed $68.7 billion USD deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision in a landmark ruling.
also suggested that Call of Duty – a big sticking point in the negotiations – could be separated from the rest of the deal.
Microsoft previously submitted their proposals to address some of these concerns following the February report, however – the CMA said these proposals “contained a number of significant shortcomings connected with the growing and fast moving nature of cloud gaming services.
The announcement concluded with a statement from Martin Coleman, who chaired the independent panels of experts on the investigation. “Microsoft engaged constructively with us to try to address these issues and we are grateful for that, but their proposals were not effective to remedy our concerns and would have replaced competition with ineffective regulation in a new and dynamic market. Cloud gaming needs a free, competitive market to drive innovation and choice.
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