Microsoft announced its proposed acquisition of Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard earlier this year, which is worth nearly $70 billion. This is literally the biggest acquisition deal the gaming industry has ever witnessed in history. This kind of weight is quite enough to keep anyone up at night, even the Xbox boss himself.

CEO of gaming at Microsoft and Xbox chief Phil Spencer has lost his sleep in the night these days. He revealed this recently while mentioning that he’s hoping for the merger with Activision to finish swiftly.

The Activision merger is keeping Xbox boss Phil Spencer up at night

The head of gaming at Microsoft recently sat down with tech YouTubers iJustine and Jenna Ezarik. The two of them interacted with Phil Spencer for their channel Same Brain. Both the popular YouTubers had lots of questions for the Xbox chief in a session that ran for over 40 minutes.

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However, they were highly curious to know more about the Activision deal. They asked him regarding the acquisition announcement and how’s the situation going on right now. To this, Phil Spencer replied by saying that due to the massive scale of the deal (being worth $68.7 billion), he’s now staying up in the nights and can’t sleep sometimes.

$68.7 Billion Xbox-Activision Blizzard Deal for Microsoft Gets Massive Shot in the Arm

“I’m spending time with regulators, I think they’re asking good, honest questions about a big deal, the biggest deal Microsoft has ever done. It’s definitely the biggest deal I’ve ever done, and it keeps me up at night sometimes,” said Phil Spencer. Simply put, despite the fact that he thinks the deal will go smoothly, he can’t take rest until it’s officially confirmed.

Moreover, the Xbox boss also mentioned that he’s very much excited to work with the Call of Duty publisher’s team of developers. He revealed that they have been working with them for years while “shipping great games on the platform, and they just have skills that we don’t have.”

The Xbox-Activision Blizzard acquisition by Microsoft is expected to be completed by the end of the current fiscal year which will end in June 2023. However, it will be possible only when all the regulatory bodies of different countries approve the proposed merger.

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