Xbox will continue to develop even without Activision Blizzard, Phil Spencer assures

However, the head of Microsoft's gaming division is genuinely confident that the merger will still happen

The blocking of the Microsoft and Activision Blizzard merger by the UK Competition and Markets Authority has already caused Microsoft President Brad Smith and ActiBlizz head Bobby Kotick to worry deeply and publicly. Smith stated that the regulator’s decision became “the darkest day” for Microsoft, while Kotick even believes that companies should not invest in the UK tech sector.

Meanwhile, Xbox head Phil Spencer is full of optimism and stresses that the British antitrust authority's decision has not affected Microsoft’s plans for the deal, and even if the merger somehow does not take place, the gaming division will continue to develop without ActiBlizz.