{"id":23844,"date":"2023-01-31T12:35:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T12:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/activision-exec-thinks-sonys-last-of-us-tv-success-means-microsoft-buyout-should-be-fine\/"},"modified":"2023-01-31T12:35:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T12:35:56","slug":"activision-exec-thinks-sonys-last-of-us-tv-success-means-microsoft-buyout-should-be-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/activision-exec-thinks-sonys-last-of-us-tv-success-means-microsoft-buyout-should-be-fine\/","title":{"rendered":"Activision exec thinks Sony&#8217;s Last of Us TV success means Microsoft buyout should be fine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.reedpopcdn.com\/image-(405).png\/BROK\/resize\/1920x1920>\/format\/jpg\/quality\/80\/image-(405).png&#8221;> <\/p>\n<p>\nHBO&#8217;s The Last of Us TV adaptation has been met with scores of praise from fans and critics alike since its debut earlier this month. Its most recent episode has been lauded as a particular highlight not just for the series, but for TV in general.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd its success, according to one Activision Blizzard executive, is surely all the proof the FTC needs to give Microsoft&#8217;s buyout of the company the all clear. After all, Sony is clearly doing ok.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIn a fairly lengthy Twitter thread, Activision Blizzard&#8217;s chief communications officer Lulu Cheng Meservey moved to alert the FTC to the most recent episode of The Last of Us, calling the show a &#8220;true blockbuster&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/activision-exec-thinks-sonys-last-of-us-tv-success-means-microsoft-buyout-should-be-fine\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; eurogamer.net<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. 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