It sounds like the Xbox boss, Phil Spencer is starting to lose faith that Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal for Activision’s Blizzard King can close…

The UK, the European Union, and the United States have not yet accepted Microsoft’s bids to own Activision Blizzard King (although the Redmond-based company is trying to butter up the regulators: Call of Duty on Nintendo platforms and GeForce Now…), but Microsoft simply cannot soften Sony: wherever possible, the company will continue to resist the tech giant’s expansion (compared to ZeniMax Media, which owns Bethesda, it is a much bigger deal).

Spencer told The Times what would happen if Microsoft were not allowed to buy the publishing conglomerate: “It is an essential acquisition for us. It’s not some linchpin to the long term — Xbox will exist if this deal doesn’t go through. The competition is us trying to get stronger. I don’t have an excellent rationale for … how better competition in consoles is somehow hurtful for consumers. Because to me, having us, Sony, and Nintendo doing well in the console market — all of us with strengths and uniqueness and content and capabilities — gives consumers more choice.

I’d hate to see consoles go to where phones are, where only two manufacturers exist. And, right now, we have three good competitors. As I’ve met with government regulators for most of my career at Xbox, there’s been a real lack of knowledge about the games industry. I’ve appreciated spending time with them and, in some instances, helping educate them. For many regulators, this is the first time they’ve looked at this industry,” said Spencer.

So he’s a little frustrated that the government officials are looking at it because he thinks it hurts competition, and how they don’t know the gaming industry. It’s just that when a rich company like that buys everybody up, it cracks down the more diverse industry and leaves rivals no chance.

Source: WCCFTech