The European Commission has clarified allegations of alleged bias in the investigation of the case. Microsoftfrom Activision Blizzard Negotiations following comments from a senior team member on social media.
Riccardo Cardoso, Vice President of Public Affairs and Business, tweeted earlier this week that “The Commission is working to ensure you can still play Call of Duty on other consoles (including Playstation).”
The statement, while in fact in line with the competence of the body, was met with criticism from some players for the perception Sony Bias, especially after repeated confirmation xbox Call of Duty’s claim will still be valid Game console In foreseeable future.
Now the European Commission has explained in a statement Twicktown Cardoso is not involved in this process.
“Mr. Cardoso is serving as Director General of the Internal Market, not Director General of Competition,” the statement said.
mr. Cardoso is not involved in the evaluation of this transaction. Also, as clearly stated on his Twitter profile, he tweets in a personal capacity.”
On Saturday, Cardoso tweeted the following: “To be clear, I am not involved in the integration assessment and do not work in the department that deals with mergers. As can be seen from my profile, my comments are of a personal nature and not the role of the Commission, whose decision will be made on the basis of facts and law.”
In responses to the original tweet, the use of “my” when referring to the PlayStation seemed to be the one that worried fans the most, however Cardoso seemed to be referring to the console he owns rather than loyalty to the platform.
The European Commission officially launched the dossier An in-depth investigation into Microsoft’s alleged acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
as expectedThe European watchdog said on Tuesday, after an initial investigation into the $68.7 billion deal, that it had launched a “phase two” investigation into competition concerns.
“The Commission is concerned that the proposed acquisition could reduce competition in the console and personal computer (“PC”) distribution markets.a computerVideo games and operating systems for personal computers.
While the agreement has been approved by regulators in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia It’s in BrazilRecently UK Competition and Markets Authority Expanded it to the second stage🇧🇷 in progress Invite viewers To share your opinion about the acquisition Making a final decision by March 1.
The US Federal Trade Commission may He reportedly made the decision on the deal this month..
Game Director at Microsoft Phil Spencer He recently said that he believes regulators are doing a thorough review. “fair” and “guaranteed”And he remains confident that the deal will be approved.
