The FTC should answer its Call of Duty to Gamers

The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Iain Murray has also noted several other important problems with the assertion that the Microsoft-Activision merger would harm consumers. He has collected several examples from the public comments on the merger in the UK that deserve consideration. They include:

It is unlikely that Microsoft would make Call of Duty exclusive due to its multiplayer nature. Making Call of Duty exclusive to Xbox would only create a gap in the market that could be filled by a rival cross-platform shooter game.

The Merger will push Sony to innovate, such as by improving its subscription service or creating more games to compete with Call of Duty.

The Merger is a reaction to Sony’s business model for PlayStation, which has historically involved securing exclusive content or early access to popular cross-platform gaming franchises.

Read the full article on American Institute for Economic Research.