Earlier this week, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority announced its decision to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard "over concerns the deal would damage competition in the cloud gaming market, leading to less innovation and choice". This is a surprising twist in the tale as last month, the watchdog appeared to walk back concerns it had over the deal, and while it's a big blow to Microsoft, for some PlayStation fans, it's cause for celebration.
Reacting to the news over on the PS5 subreddit, one user wrote, "Amazing news. Glad some agency has the sense to stop monopolistic expansion." Another speculated that "MS is probably in full meltdown mode internally right now," while a third said, "I'm still salty about Bethesda becoming Xbox exclusive so I'm thankful for anything and everything that stands in Microsoft's way of ruining my gaming experiences further."
