Earlier this month, Microsoft unveiled the brand new Xbox Game Pass tiers, whereas elevating the costs and taking away day-one releases, cloud gaming, and extra options from the bottom subscription plan. Video games like Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 6 will even reserved for Xbox Game Pass Final and Game Pass Console. Now, the Federal Commerce Fee is taking purpose at Microsoft’s actions in federal court docket and arguing that the corporate’s actions have harmed customers.

The FTC opposed Microsoft’s 2023 merger with Activision Blizzard and filed a lawsuit that in the end did not cease it from going via. Now, the FTC has made a submitting within the U.S. Ninth Circuit Courtroom of Appeals that slams the brand new Xbox Game Pass normal tier as a “degraded product.” Furthermore, the FTC argues that Microsoft’s actions fly within the face of how the corporate promised that it might conduct itself if the merger with Activision Blizzard was accepted.

“Product degradation–removing essentially the most precious video games from Microsoft’s new service–combined with value will increase for present customers, is precisely the type of client hurt from the merger the FTC has alleged.” The submitting additionally calls out Microsoft’s damaged promise that the merger would profit customers by permitting them to get video games like the brand new Name of Responsibility on Game Pass with out elevating costs.

For the reason that merger with Activision Blizzard was accomplished final 12 months, it is unclear how or if the FTC’s court docket submitting will change something for the avid gamers who subscribe to Game Pass. However the submitting does notice that Microsoft’s actions have vindicated the FTC’s try to forestall the merger from taking place within the first place.