The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), according to some well-informed reports, will work to prevent Microsoft's acquisition of Activision from completing.

According to a report published today by Politico, information about this step was obtained from 3 sources who are well-informed about what is happening behind the scenes, although these sources doubted that the Federal Trade Commission would take such action.

While the four FTC commissioners did not have time to vote on a complaint or even meet with lawyers for Microsoft and Activision, the FTC staff that reviewed the settlement “continues to question Microsoft’s arguments.”

Regarding the state of the business, according to the report, a large number of decisions have been concluded, the most notable being the appointment Satya NadellaMicrosoft CEO and Activision CEO Bobby Kotick in their roles at the company.

Despite this, there is still a significant issue with the FTC, which revolves around the fact that completing the deal will give Microsoft an unfair boost in the competitive video game industry.

It is worth noting that Sony was and still is making huge efforts to prevent the completion of this deal, which it describes as giving Microsoft an unfair presence in the competitive market. Sony has emphasized that the Call of Duty game is among the important titles that the PlayStation community will lose if it is completed, as the title is considered one of the most important titles contributing to the success of its brand.

The US Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) support for its skepticism about the validity of the deal's conclusion in the competition market could put the deal in a critical situation, especially since the European and British Antitrust Authority has opened an in-depth investigation into the extent of the deal's impact on competition and the PlayStation brand.

Furthermore, Google still opposes the completion of the deal, as it claims that Microsoft deliberately reduced the quality of the Game Pass service when used with Google-provided Chrome OS. According to the latter's claim, if the deal goes through, it believes it will further encourage Microsoft to take similar monopolistic actions.

This comes despite Microsoft promising that it will make Activision games, including Call of Duty, available on multiple platforms after completing the acquisition deal, but third parties are still skeptical of those promises.