FTC Investigating Sony/Bungie Deal [May 05, 2022, 8:25 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
The Information reports (may require registration or subscription) that the United States Federal Trade Commission
is investigating Sony's announced deal to
acquire Bungie for a reported $3.6 billion. It doesn't seem clear at this point
what sort of peril this creates for the potential transaction:
The Federal Trade Commission has opened an in-depth investigation of Sony’s proposed $3.6 billion takeover of Bungie, the gaming studio behind Destiny and Halo, according to people familiar with the matter. While the FTC may not be able to block the deal, its decision to review it is the latest example of how aggressive the agency is becoming in reviewing mergers.
So wait, the FTC is fine with Microsoft buying Activision/Blizzard but seemingly not ok with Sony buying Bungie? That seems a little bit one sided to me, since Activision/Blizzard is a huge publisher and Bungie is - a game development studio that happens to currently self-publish their own game IP I guess? How does one compare Acti/Blizz to Bungie then?
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