[Mobile Games] The British CMA intends to resume the investigation into cloud gaming

[FRIDAY THE 13]

The UK's dedicated competition watchdog, the CMA, is calling for it to resume its investigations into the mobile browser and cloud gaming sectors, with a particular focus on Apple and Google's dominance and impact on competition.

In November 2022, the Co

mpetition Authority announced its intention to conduct the second phase of investigations into Apple and Google because there are expectations that each company is hindering competition in the mobile web browser market and the impact of the restrictions imposed by Apple on cloud gaming services for the iOS operating system.

 

 

Due to complaints from Apple and Google as well as a row with the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal the competition authority was forced to suspend its plans earlier this year to investigate.

The Court of Appeal has approved the Capital Markets Authority’s request to appeal against the cloud gaming issue, and a one-day hearing is scheduled until the court issues its ruling, as the Capital Markets Authority may not continue its investigations.

The CMA's concerns about cloud gaming were evident when it blocked Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Microsoft has since proposed an alternative plan to sell the cloud gaming rights to Activision Blizzard games to an independent third party, Ubisoft.

The Capital Markets Authority has provisionally approved this revised deal and is expected to make a final decision by the end of this week. Do you expect these problems to approach a radical solution soon, dear reader?

 

 

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