British antitrust regulators scrutinizing Microsoft's blockbuster purchase of videogame maker Activision Blizzard dropped concerns that the deal would hurt the console gaming market, narrowing the scope of their investigation.
over fears that it would give Microsoft control of popular game franchises like Call of Duty.
Based on the new evidence, including data that gives better insight into videogamers' purchasing behavior, the watchdog said it"would not be commercially beneficial" for Microsoft to make Call of Duty exclusive to its Xbox console. That's the opposite of its original analysis, which indicated that it would be profitable to block the game from competing consoles like Sony's PlayStation.
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