"FTC case highlights potential Xbox vs. PlayStation battle in Activision deal"

The FTC cites Microsoft's exclusivity decision for Bethesda's Starfield as "powerful evidence" that it can't trust Microsoft's assurances that Call of Duty will remain multi-platform if its proposed $69 billion Activision acquisition is approved. Microsoft argues that its purchase of Minecraft-maker Mojang is a better analogy for Call of Duty, but the FTC disagrees, saying that Call of Duty is unlike Minecraft and that Microsoft's exclusivity decision applied to "all future ZeniMax games."