Xbox gets Activision Blizzard approval from another regulator

The Competition Tribunal of South Africa has approved Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard without any conditions.

While Microsoft waits for a decision on the FTC's preliminary injunction against the Activision Blizzard deal, the Competition Tribunal of South Africa has unconditionally approved the acquisition.

South African regulator approves Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard

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As reported by Windows Central, the Competition Tribunal of South Africa has said that while Call of Duty is popular, it's not the most popular game, so it has no concerns that Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition would go against any existing South African anti-competition laws. It seems that the various deals Microsoft has made with the likes of Nvidia, Boosteroid, and other cloud gaming services have been helpful.

While South Africa's approval adds to the list of regulators that are happy with the Activision Blizzard deal, Microsoft still needs to gain the approval of US regulator, the FTC, and the UK's CMA, which has recently attempted and failed to delay the late July hearing regarding Microsoft's appeal of the CMA's decision to block the deal.

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Written by Tom West

Tom has been playing video games since he was old enough to hold a controller, experimenting with a number of systems until he eventually fell in love with Xbox. With a passion for the platform, he decided to make a career out of it, and now happily spends his days writing about that which he loves. If he’s not hunting for Xbox achievements, you’ll likely find him somewhere in The Elder Scrolls Online or fighting for survival in Battlefield.