Microsoft wants to create more competition among game publishers, CEO Satya Nadella says
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the American tech giant wants to create more competition among game publishers, as it faces an anticompetition probe over its $69 billion offer to buy Activision Blizzard . "Our entire goal is to bring more options for gamers to be able to play [on every platform] and for publishers to have more competition," Nadella, chairman and CEO of Microsoft, told CNBCs Tanvir Gill in an interview Thursday. "Like all large deals, I think regulators should scrutinize them," Nadella added, when asked how he feels about the EU probe. In July, Microsoft said its fiscal fourth-quarter gaming revenue declined 7%, as Xbox sales dropped and lower engagement and monetization hit content and services sales, though partly offset by growth in Xbox Game Pass subscriptions. When asked about the next step if the Activision Blizzard deal doesnt happen, Nadella said: "We have been in gaming for decades.
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