in the US and EU – namely that it would actually be beneficial to fans by making its games more accessible and more affordable., that it had previously proposed a package of remedies with Sony that would ensure its popular Call of Duty title was licensed for release on PlayStation for ten years.
"Microsoft believes that the criteria for the CMA to consider behavioral remedies are met in this case," the software behemoth pleaded in its statement.[PDF] to the remedies notice and Microsoft's proposal, Sony argued that the proposed deal did nothing to ensure fair competition. "[Sony Interactive Entertainment] is extremely sceptical that an agreement with Microsoft could be reached, much less monitored and enforced effectively," Sony declared.
The PlayStation maker said it believed that Microsoft could violate the spirit of such an agreement by throttling service to PlayStation customers, or raising the prices of Microsoft games on platforms or streaming services it doesn't control. Sony also cited Microsoft's"history of non-compliance with behavioral commitments" as reason not to allow its purchase of Activision Blizzard, and recommended to the CMA that the merger be blocked – or subjected to a structural remedy instead of a behavioral one.
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