Microsoft Offered Sony Call of Duty Subscription Option Before FTC Lawsuit, Report Says
Summary
In its lawsuit against Microsoft, the FTC argued that the software giant will "harm competition" among game console makers including Sony and Nintendo. "Microsoft has already shown that it can and will withhold content from its gaming rivals," Holly Vedova, director of the FTCs Bureau of Competition, said in a statement. "We have been committed since Day One to addressing competition concerns, including by offering earlier this week proposed concessions to the FTC," Microsoft President Brad Smith said in a statement after the FTCs announcement. Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick released a statement Thursday saying, "I want to reinforce my confidence that this deal will close." The commission opened an in-depth investigation into the deal in November, and Microsoft is reportedly ready to make concessions to appease the regulator.
