75% of UK users approve of the deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard and do not see it as a threat to the gaming industry

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The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) conducted a public survey asking

gamers' opinions on the pros and cons of the deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard.

What is known

The commission considered 2100 e-mails.

75% of respondents spoke positively aboutabout this merger. They do not see a threat to both Sony and Nintendo, and the gaming market as a whole. In their opinion, Microsoft will improve the work of Activision Blizzard and encourage the gaming giant to create more new projects.

Those backing Activision's acquisition of Blizzard believe it's not in Microsoft's best interest to make Call of Duty and other games exclusive to its own platforms.

But the opponents of the deal, on the contrary, believe thatthe exclusivity of Activision Blizzard games is inevitable, and Bethesda's projects are cited as an argument, which, after joining Microsoft, stopped releasing and announcing versions of its games for the PlayStation.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority will carefully study the opinion of the public, analyze it and certainly listen to it. The CMA will announce its decision by March 1, 2023.