Subj : EAs CEO thinks Microsofts acquisition of Activision is a great th
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Nov 03 2023 15:00:06

EAs CEO thinks Microsofts acquisition of Activision is a great thing for the 
games industry

Date:
Fri, 03 Nov 2023 14:50:38 +0000

Description:
The CEO of EA, Andrew Wilson, says Microsoft buying Activision is "a great 
thing" for the future of the games industry.

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The CEO of Electronic Arts (EA), Andrew Wilson, has spoken out about 
Microsofts completed acquisition of Activision Blizzard and has revealed that 
he thinks its a great thing for the games industry overall. 

Spotted by VGC , in an interview with CNBC , Wilson was asked about the 
buyout and whether or not he considers that EA could be a potential target 
for acquisition, too. Although he didnt answer the latter question, he was 
open in talking about his optimism for the industry following the deal. 

I think that Microsoft-Activision is a great thing, he said. It means that 
one of the worlds largest companies is going to continue to invest in our 
industry, to help us grow the industry over time. 

Otherwise, he noted that EA feels really good about the industry, making 
reference to a report from MIDiA Research (covered earlier this week by 
GamesIndustry.biz ) that suggested that the industry is expected to hit over 
$300 billion in global revenue and reach around 3.8 billion active players by 
2030. 

When you think about us, the incredible talent that we have, the world-class 
IP that we have, the technology that we have, and a community of 700 million 
players - well on its way to a billion or more - we think were really well 
positioned and benefit disproportionately from that future. 

Microsofts acquisition of Activision was officially closed last month , 20 
months after it was first announced. This only came after the UKs regulator, 
the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), gave its approval to an amended 
version of the deal , which will see Microsoft sell the cloud streaming 
rights for new and current Activision games to Ubisoft. The CMA blocked the 
initial deal over concerns that it could harm competition in cloud gaming in 
the UK. 

 If youre on the lookout for more fantastic games to play, be sure to take a 
look at our lists of the best Xbox Series X games , best PC games , and best 
PS5 games .



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/eas-ceo-thinks-microsofts-acquisition-of-acti
vision-is-a-great-thing-for-the-games-industry


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