During a debate between Microsoft and various antitrust authorities over the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the American company made a statement that took most of the fans by surprise, given that it essentially stated that exclusives made by Sony PlayStation are of higher quality than those made by Sony. which you own.
And if you too are surprised by this statement, it is useful to clarify the context in which it was published, since Microsoft actually stated what we reported a little earlier in this article for a simple reason: to make the giant acquisition less visible. more important than what is actually there.
Earlier this year, Microsoft stated that “there is nothing unique about video games developed and published by Activision Blizzard or truly ‘mandatory’ for competing distributors of PC video games” and consoles, thus creating a competitive foreclosure issue.
Continuing this trend, the Redmond-based giant told the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA, the UK’s antitrust authority) that Sony produces games that are often of higher quality than those made for the entire Xbox ecosystem instead.
Here’s a rather surprising response from Microsoft:
“In addition to being the dominant console vendor, Sony is also an influential game publisher. In fact, Sony is about the same size as Activision and almost twice as big as Microsoft’s video game publishing business. In this regard, they say that in 2021 there were more than 280 exclusive games from first and third parties on the PlayStation, which is almost five times more than on the Xbox. Sony has more exclusive games than Microsoft, many of which are even better quality. Exclusive games from Sony and Nintendo are among the best-selling games in Europe and worldwide. Sony’s current exclusive content includes well-known first-person titles such as The Last of Us, Ghost of Tsushima, God of War, and Spider-Man.
How convincing this argument is remains to be seen, as there are currently fears that the acquisition could be put on hold.
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