the deal would give rise to the"realistic prospect of a substantial lessening of competition in gaming consoles, multi-game subscription services, and cloud gaming services.
Ryan then added a little more detail to Spencer's previous comments, saying"Microsoft has only offered for Call of Duty to remain on PlayStation for three years after the current agreement between Activision and Sony ends". While the terms of Sony's current agreement aren't public, it's believed to account for the next three Call of Duty games, including this year's Modern Warfare 2.
"After almost 20 years of Call of Duty on PlayStation," Ryan continued,"[Microsoft's] proposal was inadequate on many levels and failed to take account of the impact on our gamers. We want to guarantee PlayStation gamers continue to have the highest quality Call of Duty experience, and Microsoft's proposal undermines this principle."Assuming Microsoft is able to clear all regulatory hurdles, its acquisition of Activision Blizzard is expected to complete next summer.
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I'm failing to understand why Xbox/MS/PS should be concerned about the future impact for PAYstation Gamers? Is Jim 'Cryin' Ryan thinking of the Xbox gamers when Sony lock away games and content from Xbox platform?
Sony was anti-consumer with what they did with SF5 but this is worse considering Phil Spencer initially said this upon acquisition announcement:
Sony look desperate right now and is rich talk coming from a company known to lock games away from other platforms with backroom deals for years. Cod will be on all platforms it's just Sony aren't getting their special little cod deals now, so what. Bunch of babies.
The PlayStation 5 is INADEQUATE on so many levels, Jim…
Ps5 being 50$ more and 70 dollar games or locking content is not inadequate? 🤔
it's amazing what we are witnessing, it's MS asking 75 billion to buy ABK, they propose to extend the cod period by 3 years in addition to the basic 2 years (possibly renewable). But PlayStation wants to decide for Xbox what they should do that COD
I don't play COD, it's been shite for ages but there's definitely a monopolies issue with that deal, it's most certainly anticompetitive.
Sony is kinda pissed that they can no longer bribe activision to make timed exclusive CallofDuty content for PlayStation anymore, like they do with Destiny, Marvel Avengers, and any other AAA game that also goes on Xbox. I hope the UK govt considers that in their review.
Maybe Sony should start providing value for money like XB do,I have all consoles and I feel XB are the ones continually giving ME value for money and PS are just getting greedy and greedier
So Sony is acting fizzy about CODs exclusivity to Microsoft even though Microsoft said they wouldn’t gate COD from PlayStation. Now I don’t care if sony wants to monopolise exclusive rights to games but it’s stupid to cry not fair when you’re rival does it.
Same one that’s been buying exclusive content for the same title over the years ? Sony chatting constant shite… no I won’t buy half baked last of us for 70 quid during energy and living crisis …. Tone deaf … Sony definition of it!
cant believe im defending microsoft here but sony literally buys up all the japanese games then complains that if ms make cod exclusive there would be no competition (there would be, mp games are always coming out)