Google, Nvidia concerned about effects of Microsoft buying Activision

Both Google and Nvidia have joined Sony in expressing concerns with Microsoft’s pending $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which is currently in a state of flux with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission suing to block the purchase.

A major contention of the FTC lawsuit is that Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard would give the company the “means and motive” to harm competition and gain an unfair advantage in the gaming market. Both Google and Nvidia “provided information” on this subject that sides with the companies and entities that are concerned about the ramifications of this deal, according to a report from Bloomberg.