The dispute between Play station yes Xboxes for the future of Activision Blizzard Keep letting us know less surprising news. Until now, we’ve all known of Microsoft’s interest in bringing its subscription service, Game Pass, to as many devices as possible, flirting with the idea of landing on rival Xbox Series systems. However, a new report suggests that Sony itself may also be looking for something similar PS Plus.
“Microsoft’s position that the availability of PC and Xbox Game Pass on PlayStation as the solution to all the possible harm caused by this transaction sounds pretty empty, especially considering that Microsoft does not allow PlayStation Plus to be available on Xbox.”
These words are collected in a declassified document of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA for its acronym in English) of the United Kingdom, where Microsoft has once again reiterated Sony’s lack of interest in seeing PC & Xbox Game Pass on their consoles, a fact that could facilitate not give any competitive advantage to Xbox Series X|S, or its successors, on PS5 and its heirs.
Yet call of Duty looks like the main point of contention in Sony’s interest in blocking Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard. In this sense, a few days ago we learned how PlayStation recognized it there was no possible rival for Call of Duty on the marketthus reinforcing the importance of the franchise for future and potential battles in the market.
A battle that is far from over
The Purchase Activision Blizzard It’s been making a lot of headlines over the last few weeks, but it still looks like it’s far from finished. Indeed, a few days ago it was reported potential veto from US regulators to the operation, a fact that could take the purchase deal to court. On this possibility Activision Blizzard has wanted to pronounce assuring him he will defend the deal. Be that as it may, it seems that there are still many pages to be written.
