, the case, which is being filed in California, New Mexico, and New Jersey, is an antitrust suit that argues “If Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard is allowed to proceed, the videogame industry may lose substantial competition, and Microsoft may have far-outsized market power, with the ability to foreclose rivals, limit output, reduce consumer choice, raise prices, and further inhibit competition.
These arguments mirror those raised by the FTC in their case. As Holly Vedova, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition,announcing legal action, “Microsoft has already shown that it can and will withhold content from its gaming rivals. Today we seek to stop Microsoft from gaining control over a leading independent game studio and using it to harm competition in multiple dynamic and fast-growing gaming markets.
As is evidenced by the Call of Duty players’ lawsuit, individuals can act as plaintiffs in antitrust cases even if there is an ongoing legal case being pursued by the U.S. government. Since the Microsoft and Activision Blizzard
They just make the same game over and over.