The US Federal Trade Commission has opened a probe into Sony’s purchase of Halo and Destiny developer Bungie. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Sony announced the purchase of Bungie earlier this year soon after tech giant and home console rival Microsoft purchase Activision Blizzard for nearly $70 billio🌠n.At the time, Sony’s purchase of Bungie seemed like a tit-for-tat acquisition, although Bungie is a much smaller company with a final price tag of just $3.6 billion. Sources speaking to revealed the FTC’s probe is not about the size of the acquisition, but it could represent a more aggressive stance from the regulator against mergers in big tech.Soon after Microsoft announced its purchase of Activision Blizzard, Bloomberg reported the FTC and US Justice Departmen💮t will investigate the merg🦋er to ensure consumer protections are upheld. At the time, FTC chairwoman Lina Khan issued stern remarks agai🌺nst corporate consolidation, noting it could "inflict a host of harms, from higher prices and lower wages to diminished opportunജity, reduced innovation, and less resiliency."
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