PlayStation officials fear Microsoft will leave them without Call of Duty
The purchase of Activision Blizzard You give Microsoft a lot of headaches, probably more than you imagined. Many regulators stop this trade movement and conduct thorough investigations to ensure that the market does not get too destabilized. Right now the legal battle is in the UK and Sony is one of the main protagonists of the dispute
The Japanese company doesn’t want to give up its dominant position in the gaming world and fears that it will be really hurt by the eventual loss of the Call of Duty franchise (if it becomes exclusive to Xbox). There CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) of the United Kingdom yesterday shared a series of documents that include PlayStation’s response to Microsoft’s proposed purchaseand be careful as they come to light very interesting statements.
Sony continues to obstruct Activision Blizzard takeover
- And they pointed it out because, according to the Japanese entity, Microsoft may have incentives to raise the price of Call of Duty, downgrade versions of the game that come to PlayStation consoles compared to Xbox (which have lower quality) and make CoD exclusive to Game Pass
- Microsoft also wanted to rule on this whole controversy and said the following: “Sony’s position is a self-serving attempt to protect its dominant market position”
- Former Xbox owners have also commented that the CMA is committed an “obvious miscalculation” when calculating the impact of this operation
Is Sony’s position understandable?
As an average user, this theme gets a lot of rejection because it seems like it’s only for add fuel to the fire in the odious “Console War”. However, if I put myself in the shoes of a businessman from Sony or Microsoft I can understand the positions of both. One part wants to protect its comfortable position and stop the growth of its main competitor, while the other wants to take a big step forward with the help of a checkbook.
What do you think of all this?