the competition markets authority in the uk now believes microsoft would have the incentive to make call of duty available on playstation even should it acquire activision blizzardearlier today on march 24 the cma published a new provisional finding into microsofts attempted acquisition of activision updating its previous results whereas the cma wasnt too keen on the acquisition previously due to possible lessened competition its now seemingly changed its tuneoverall the transaction will not result in a substantial lessening of competition in relation to console gaming in the uk the cma says in a statement emailed to gamesradar the cma goes on to state that microsoft wouldnt have anything to gain financially by restricting call of duty to one console in other words taking the franchise off playstation platforms entirelythe updated analysis now shows that it would not be commercially beneficial to microsoft to make cod exclusive to xbox following the deal but that microsoft will instead still have the incentive to continue to make the game available on playstation the cma further continues in short this is a serious win for microsoft and activision you might recall the cma previously floated the idea of microsoft selling off call of duty in order to acquire activision but it now seems like the cma has reversed course on this comment entirely and actually doesnt see a huge problem with microsoft maintaining control over call of duty should the acquisition closethis is all before the final ruling from the cma which is due to arrive next month on april 26 for the time being though things are looking good for the xbox activision deal in the ukcheck out our new games 2023 guide for a look over all the games set to launch in the coming months