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The FTC doesn’t want to include the Switch in its console market definition.

Microsoft wants to include Nintendo Switch in the overall console market definition, but the FTC wants to limit this to just Xbox and PlayStation. “Microsoft routinely looks at a generation 9 market that excludes the Switch,” says FTC lawyer James Weingarten. He also dismisses gaming PCs as they’re “not in the same market” due to price and more.

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