Taannoin Saudi-Arabiasta tuli ensimmäinen markkina-alue, joka meni ja hyväksyi Microsoftin kaupan ostaa Activision Blizzard. Muut seurannevat perässä aikanaan.
Bloombergille puhunut Xbox-pomo Phil Spencer kertoo olevansa tyytyväinen kaupan etenemiseen, ja tulevaisuuden suhteen ollaan toiveikkaita.
Kauppa odotetaan saatavan päätökseen kesällä 2023.
"I feel good about the progress that we've been making, but I go into the process supportive of people who maybe aren't as close to the gaming industry asking good, hard questions about 'what is our intent? What does this mean? If you play it out over five years, is this constricting a market? Is it growing a market?' I've never done a 70 billion-dollar deal, so I don't know what my confidence means. I will say the discussions we've been having seem positive."