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The oversight committee comprises representatives from the U.S. Republican and Democratic parties.
Some politicians there undoubtedly sought to score political points against the Democrat-appointed FTC Chair.
FTC Chair Lina Khan in front of the U.S. House of Representatives (July 13, 2023).
Khan responded with “absolutely not” about bringing cases it knew it would lose.
Another clip challenging the FTC protecting Sony’s market position.
Activision-Blizzard-King owns franchises like Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Candy Crush Saga.
A world where Xbox isn’t allowed to catch up is bad.
A Sony utterly dominant over high-fidelity console gaming would lead to reduced competition and higher prices.
Imagine what it would be like without either side to counterbalance the other.
It’s only healthy competition between PlayStation and Xbox, and others that keeps prices level for us consumers.
Nothing about this merge mathematically suggests Sony would be materially damaged here.
While well-intentioned, this was simply the wrong battle to fight.
If they weren’t blinded by ideology, they’d have realized it.
