Microsoft and Bethesda: will the acquisition go through? The EU's ok is expected

As you well know, in recent months the Redmond house has announced its intention to acquire Zenimax/Bethesda, but as he had previously confirmed the same Phil Spencer, there is still nothing concrete, given that the agreement will have to be regulated by theEuropean antitrust. According to what has emerged in the last few hours, the deal for ben 7,5 billion dollars may soon be confirmed, given that Microsoft products requested the European Commission to approve the transaction on January 29th. For the outcome of the checks we should wait by 5 March, during which the actual acquisition of Zenimax / Bethesda will be official, or the request for further verification. We report below what is reported by Reuters:

The EU competition supervisor can conclude the agreement with or without concessions during its preliminary review or it can open a full-scale investigation if it has serious concerns.

Zenimax and consequently Bethesda, are best known by gamers around the world for their popular franchises, including: The Elder Scrolls (which includes both Skyrim and Oblivion), Fallout , Wolfenstein, Dishonored and the much-loved saga of Doom. At the moment it is not clear, should the acquisition be successful, if the important stock of the US company founded by Christopher Weaver in 1985 it will become an exclusive lineup of Microsoft and PC consoles, or if they will keep their multi-platform nature, perhaps presenting some more advantages for the owners of the gaming peripherals of the Redmond house.

Waiting to find out how the European antitrust will evaluate the transaction, for the outcome we should wait until March 5, 2021, we remind you that The Medium, exclusive title for owners of Xbox Series X / S, PC and Xbox Game Pass, is already available for purchase. If you want to know more about the latest effort Bloober Team, at the following link you can find ours review complete.