“Cloud gaming is an inconsequential part of the business.”
Speaking to Bloomberg TV, the controversial executive said the CMA reached an “irrational conclusion.”
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“Cloud gaming is an inconsequential part of the business,” Kotick said.
Their belief was that somehow cloud gaming was going to be the biggest growth area in the industry."
It hassigned a handful of dealswithcompaniestoguarantee cloud gaming access.
Activision Blizzard selling to Microsoft would help the Xbox giant get into the mobile business, Kotick said.
Also in the interview, Kotick was asked why Activision Blizzard wants to sell in the first place.
After all,business is booming for the company right now.
As mentioned, Microsoft and Activision Blizzard will appeal the CMA’s decision.
The EU, meanwhile, will hand down its decision by May 22.
Activision Blizzard itself has been mixed up in controversy before.
In June 2022, the company released theresults of a third-party investigationit commissioned.
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