Microsoft’s Spencer says Activision deal not a ‘linchpin’ for Xbox, VGC says

Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox Gaming head Phil Spencer said that the company’s proposed takeover of Activision Blizzard (ATVI) is not a "linchpin" for the future of Xbox, and that the business will continue to exist even if the transaction is blocked by regulators, VideoGamesChronicle’s Andy Robinson reports. Spencer was in the U.K. recently for talks with the Competition and Markets Authority following a European Commission hearing in which the company defended the proposed acquisition amid competition concerns, the author notes. Reference Link