Follow-up: Vivendi Seeking Potential Buyers for Activision Blizzard Including Microsoft and Time Warner

[Shawn Zipay]

Over a month ago we reported that Vivendi may have been looking to sell off Activision Blizzard. It seems as though this is still the case as Vivendi has reportedly been sending feelers out to potential buyers. Potential buyers that include mega-corporations such as Microsoft and Time Warner.

Still sitting at over 60% ownership in Activision Blizzard, Vivendi is looking to earn at least $10 billion (USD) from this potential sale of their ownership.

Although a formal process has not started, bankers close to Vivendi are sounding out cash-rich trade players, including China's Tencent and U.S. duo Time Warner and Microsoft, as well as private-equity heavyweights KKR, Providence and Blackstone, banking sources said.

Microsoft and Time Warner declined to comment, while the other four were not immediately available to comment.

Imagine for a moment that Activision Blizzard were picked up by Microsoft. If you thought timed exclusives were bad now with Call of Duty DLC releases, you probably have some idea just how bad the "exclusive" term could potentially become, especially if you're a PS3 owner.

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[Stev0esque]

Re: Follow-up: Vivendi Seeking Potential Buyers for Activision Blizzard Including Microsoft and Time Warner

Heh, if Microsoft buys then looks like bungie did a full circle,

*Puts on sunglasses*

or a 360.