Microsoft and Sony 'not close' to a deal over Activision Blizzard
Sony remains opposed to Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, despite the two companies meeting in Brussels today.
Persons familiar with the situation told GamesIndustry.biz that a deal is ‘not close’, despite efforts to find a way forwards. The hearing is still on-going.
The report follows a closed hearing at the European Commission, as Microsoft tries to convince the European regulator to approve its bid to buy the Call of Duty publisher.
Other companies at the hearing include Activision Blizzard itself, Google, Nvidia and other interested parties and games experts.
The deal is facing opposition from regulators in Europe, UK and US. The US regulator, the FTC, is taking the deal to court in an effort to block it. Both Europe and the UK regulators have asked Microsoft to offer remedies to its concerns in order to get the deal approved.
More to follow.
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