The agency filed a letter in its ongoing appeal of the Activision Blizzard merger
On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission pointed to Microsoft ’s recent pricing overhaul of Xbox Game Pass as evidence of the harm its merger with Activision Blizzard has had on consumers. The agency filed a new letter in its ongoing appeal of last year’s deal, calling the changes “exactly the sort of consumer harm from the merger that the FTC alleged.
“Microsoft’s price increases and product degradation—combined with Microsoft’s reduced investments in output and product quality via employee layoffs, see FTC’s February 7, 2024, Letter—are the hallmarks of a firm exercising market power post-merger,” the FTC writes. It also points to a statement Microsoft made in its filings during the trial last summer suggesting Game Pass wouldn’t get more expensive just because Activision Blizzard’s games were added to it.
Xbox Activision Blizzard Activision Home Video Game Consoles Video Game Publishers Microsoft Gaming Federal Trade Commission Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard By Microsoft Microsoft Xbox One American Brands Blizzard Entertainment Technology Internet Kotaku
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
You Can Play Xbox Games Without An Xbox For Under $100As long as you’re comfortable playing on the cloud, this seems like too good a deal to pass up
Read more »
New Ad Drills Home That ‘You Don’t Need An Xbox To Play Xbox’As the Amazon Fire Stick gets a cloud-based Xbox app, Microsoft’s ambitions continue to click into place
Read more »
US FTC To PC Manufacturers: Consumers Have The Right To Repair Purchased ProductThe US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued letters to multiple PC manufacturers to inform them that those 'warranty void if removed' stickers that
Read more »
Starfield Modder Brings Star Wars Ships To XboxConsole owners can now fly an X-Wing or an N1 Starship across Bethesda's open-world space game
Read more »
Xbox Game Pass Gets Some Must-Play Games In JulyNeon White and Journey To The Savage Planet highlight a strong month for Xbox's subscription service
Read more »
The Best Xbox Game Pass Games To Play In 2024From Assassin's Creed Valhalla to Tales of Arise, here's the cream of the crop on Microsoft’s subscription platform
Read more »