Japan has joined the list of countries that have approved the deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, which will allow the Xbox owner to acquire the creator of Call of Duty for around $70 billion.
At a time when politicians in the United States are strongly criticizing the Japanese government for allowing Sony to maintain a 98% dominance in the high-end console market, Japanese authorities have approved the purchase and Microsoft has been given the green light to move forward.
The JFTC, Japan’s competition and trade authority, says it has not seen any evidence that competition will be harmed by the deal and does not anticipate a substantial negative impact on competition in the video game industry.
“There would be no substantial restraint of competition” – JFTC
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