In an interview with Financial Times, Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick accused Sony of trying to sabotage Microsoft's proposed acquisition of the company. He also claimed that it's absurd that Sony's leadership team doesn't intend to talk with anyone both at Microsoft and Activision.

"The whole idea that we are not going to support a PlayStation or that Microsoft would not support the PlayStation, it is absurd." Bobby Kotick said. He also commented that Sony's behavior is due to the company trying to hinder Microsoft's Activision Blizzard takeover, saying: "I think this is all Sony just trying to sabotage the transaction,” Despite this, Bobby Kotick remains in public defense of Microsoft, and he is optimistic the deal will go through.

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Amid the conflict between Microsoft and Sony, Bobby Kotick claimed that communication between the two companies will break in case the controversial takeover is approved by regulators. He also spoke up about the FTC ( Federal Trade Commission), another regulator with whom Microsoft has to deal, assuring the company's recently-hired attorney Beth Wilkinson will crush them: "Microsoft hired attorney Beth Wilkinson. She feels that she will have to sue the FTC and she will crush them, absolutely."

Beth Wilkinson was previously hired by the FTC to carry out an antitrust investigation against Google, and Bobby Kotick says the president of the commission referred to her as a world-class lawyer. Sony, on the other hand, previously commented in response to a request from the commission, saying: "We are in contact with Microsoft and have no further comment regarding our private negotiations.”

Regarding Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the UK's Competition and Market Authority claimed that the deal could result in higher prices and less innovation for gamers. Additionally, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan recently met EU regulators to discuss Sony's concerns over the Activision Blizzard takeover. The FTC, on the other hand, sued Microsoft in a bid to prevent the acquisition that would enable the company to suppress competitors to Xbox consoles.

Microsoft's fight with the FTC has been ongoing for quite some time, and the regulators raise objections over the company's $69 billion bid. However, Bobby Kotick appears confident that the deal would close by July 2023.

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