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EU competition enforcer, which did not provide details in line
with its policy, will now seek feedback from rivals and
customers before making its decision by May 22.
Microsoft President Brad Smith has said the U.S. software
company was prepared to offer rivals licensing deals to ease
competition concerns but not to selling Activision's lucrative
"Call of Duty" franchise.
The company has in recent weeks signed agreements with three
companies to bring "Call of Duty" to their platforms.
"We have stood behind our promise to bring Call of Duty to more
gamers on more devices by entering into agreements to bring the
game to the Nintendo console and cloud game streaming services
offered by Nvidia, Boosteroid, and Ubitus," a spokesperson said.
"We are now backing up that promise with binding commitments to
the European Commission, which will ensure that this deal
benefits gamers into the future."
The company is likely to win EU clearance for the deal with such
licensing deals and other behavioural remedies, sources have
told Reuters while the jury is still out on whether the UK
competition enforcer will do the same.
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; editing by Jason Neely)
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