Microsoft president Brad Smith has said that the FTC's reported plans to block the Activision deal would be a 'huge mistake...'
, Smith said:"While modern consumers can stream videos or music on multiple devices on low-cost subscription plans, many games can often only be individually purchased and downloaded onto one device. Microsoft wants to change that by offering consumers the option to subscribe to a cloud gaming service that lets them stream a variety of games on multiple devices for one reasonable fee."
Describing Microsoft's hopes for the future of cloud gaming as a similar shift in media consumption like that of Netflix, Smith said that Sony is"as excited about this deal as Blockbuster was about the rise of Netflix.
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