For some reason, I’m pretty good at reading paper books, but when I’m shown a visual novel, my attention span plummets. “It’s not you, it’s me” rings true here, as it’s definitely not the fault of the video games. I believe Phoenix Wright or Paranormasight are great, but the sudden need to read a lot in a game has never worked for me.

Then this month, Citizen Sleeper appeared in the RPS Game Club – and I guess I’ve changed? I think now I understand why people are excited about static images and dialog boxes. And I’m sure it was the cyclical nature of the game that got my brain lassoed and focused on the task at hand: helping the AI ​​stuck in the vending machine.

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The UK Competition and Markets Authority has been forced to suspend its investigation into Apple’s restrictions on cloud gaming services following an Apple complaint and a dispute with the Competition Appeals Tribunal.

Back in November, the UK regulator announced that it was launching a Phase 2 investigation to see if Apple and Google were dominating mobile web browsers in a way that harmed competition and innovation. As part of that, he said he was also investigating how Apple is restricting cloud gaming services through its App Store.

This follows CMA’s Mobile Ecosystem Market Study, which concluded earlier this year and recommended such a study.

According to law firm McFarlanes, Apple and Google appealed the investigation to the Competition Appeals Tribunal. The CPT ruled that the CMA failed to meet the deadline required to initiate such an investigation (no later than 14 December 2021).

In his judgment dated 31 March 2023, the CPT thus held that the CMA’s decision to open an investigation was in excess of authoritythose. outside the scope of his authority.

The CMA requested leave to appeal on 13 April, but was denied on 3 May.

Last week, he applied to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal against the CPT’s decision and is currently awaiting a decision.

Meanwhile, the company said it “won’t be promoting market research.”

The CMA has previously expressed concerns about cloud gaming competition, especially in its decision to block Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Although the organization acknowledged that Microsoft was unlikely to make Call of Duty exclusive to Xbox and that its ownership of Activision Blizzard was unlikely to affect competition in the PC and console market, it did express concern that ownership of the Activision portfolio would grant Microsoft market dominance. cloud gaming market.