Google and Nvidia person some reportedly joined Sony successful raising concerns to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding Microsoft's planned $69 cardinal acquisition of Activision Blizzard, according to a Bloomberg report.

The 2 companies reportedly contend that by acquiring Activision Blizzard, Microsoft would summation an unfair vantage successful the cloud, subscription, and mobile gaming markets. That said, 1 root told Bloomberg that Nvidia astatine slightest is not expressly opposed to the acquisition, though it did accent the value of adjacent entree to crippled titles.

The study does not elaborate connected either company's different circumstantial concerns. Microsoft presently is simply a beardown contender successful unreality gaming alongside Nvidia with GeForce Now, with Google's Stadia programme having folded past year. In mobile gaming, though, Microsoft has markedly small presence.

In fact, Xbox caput Phil Spencer previously pointed to Activision Blizzard's mobile King division arsenic the keystone of the intended acquisition, and filings connected to the woody person revealed that Microsoft wants to usage King to make a caller "xbox Mobile Platform."

Nvidia and Google articulation Sony arsenic large companies bringing issues guardant to governing bodies astir the acquisition, though based connected the tone, these second 2 are coming successful notably softer connected the issue. Lat elast year, the FTC announced it would sue to artifact Microsoft's attempted acquistion owed to concerns that the woody would harm contention from rival console-makers done exclusivity. The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has besides raised akin concerns.

Over the past respective months, Microsoft has been repeatedly attempting to antagonistic specified concerns, including by offering a deal to support Call of Duty connected PlayStation for arsenic agelong arsenic 10 years, and a similar committedness to bring the bid to Nintendo consoles.

While it's unclear precisely however progressive Nvidia oregon Google volition proceed to be, some companies could perchance beryllium called to attest earlier the FTC erstwhile the suit goes to trial, which Bloomberg notes is planned for August of this year.

Rebekah Valentine is simply a quality newsman for IGN. You tin find her connected Twitter @duckvalentine.