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Brad Smith outlines one of the consequences of
the EU
Commission approval of the proposed Microsoft/Activision Blizzard merger.
Presumably, this hinges on the deal going through. The Microsoft vice chair and
president explains that "popular" Activision Blizzard games must be
automatically served through competing cloud services worldwide:
The
European Commission has required Microsoft to license popular Activision
Blizzard games automatically to competing cloud gaming services. This will apply
globally and will empower millions of consumers worldwide to play these games on
any device they choose.