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More concessions from Microsoft to Sony to complete acquisition

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In its relentless attempts to complete the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft is still making concessions to Sony to agree and move forward with its complete shutdown. The latest of these offers is the deal to bring the Call of Duty game to the PlayStation Plus service.

According to a Bloomberg report, Microsoft has made this offer to the FTC in the United States to thwart the latter's moves to block the $ 68.7 billion deal on American soil.

The report indicated that Microsoft made this offer in addition to the 10-year offer, which was approved by Nintendo and Valve, but Sony rejected it outright.

The report also indicated that Sony is still silent on the offer to bring the Call of Duty game to the PlayStation Plus service, and has not expressed any opinion as of the time of writing. With the fight continuing to completely block the deal and not allow Microsoft the opportunity to control one of the most powerful third-party games, it is clear that Sony has not yet announced the deal.

The move could refute allegations that Microsoft wants to leverage the acquisition deal to beef up its monthly service by providing Call of Duty games to the service in exchange for selling them at full price on other platforms.

Sony remains uncertain about Microsoft's offers and is trying to pull out of the deal entirely. Recently, and through the FTC's appeal in the US courts, the determination of the deal's fate is expected to be delayed until early 2024.

Microsoft has confirmed that Sony is the biggest opponent in the way of completing the acquisition of Activision Blizzard and is trying hard to prevent it from happening, and is still using the pretext of losing the Call of Duty game from its platforms to gain support from various parties, while Microsoft has given up on the game for several years.