What you need to know
- Microsoft is trying to buy Activision-Blizzard for $69 billion dollars, with regulators across the world investigating how it may impact competition.
- Sony PlayStation has been a vocal opponent of the deal, and has sought to frustrate or block the merger.
- However, U.S. congress members are now asking why Sony, a Japanese multinational, enjoys such a large market share in its domestic market, armed with claims that the firm has actively paid to block Xbox versions of games in the region.
