![]() However, as Justin Carter at Game Developer argues in his report on this story, it could be suggested that both of these games came from companies that did not have a history of exclusivity. ![]() However, the EU commission points out that neither of these were marketed as being anything but Xbox-exclusive for the majority of their lifetime. The main argument for the FTC’s decision has been that Microsoft has shown their commitment to keeping games non-exclusive was broken already, citing the case of the Bethesda titles Redfall and Starfield. In a quote attributed to the EU commission they note that their previous decisions were not invalidated due to current concerns “The absence of competition concerns 'did not rely on any statements made by Microsoft about the future distribution strategy concerning ZeniMax's games,' said the commission, which itself has opened an in-depth probe into the Activision Blizzard deal and appears keen to clarify what happened in the previous acquisition.” Defending their own decision to approve the previous Microsoft/Zenimax acquisition, they noted that they had not taken into account whether future game releases would affect anti-competitive practices. According to reporting from Resetera (sourced from Mlex), the EU commission has offered a stark rebuke to the FTC’s decision to launch a lawsuit to halt the Activision-Blizzard acquisition.
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