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Last Update: January 28, 2023, 10:28 AM IST
Xbox chief Phil Spencer claims that the acquisition of Activision Blizzard is progressing smoothly, despite initial setbacks. (Image: Reuters)
Microsoft has reportedly accused rival Sony of lying to EU regulators after Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan met with EU regulators.
Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard has faced a number of challenges, from legal action by the FTC to opposition from other tech companies like NVIDIA and Google. The European Union (EU) has also reportedly issued an antitrust warning regarding the deal.
Now, the Redmond-based tech giant accuses rival Sony of lying to EU regulators after Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan met with EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager on Wednesday to discuss the Microsoft acquisition Is. report good by Reuters.
Microsoft’s head of corporate communications, Frank X. Shaw claims he’s heard that Sony is “briefing people in Brussels, claiming that Microsoft is unwilling to offer them parity for Call of Duty” if Microsoft acquires Activision.
“Nothing could be further from the truth,” he said.
I hear Sony claiming to people in Brussels that Microsoft is unwilling to grant them parity for Call of Duty if we get Activision. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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— Frank X Shaw (@fxshaw) January 28, 2023
In December 2022, reports emerged that Microsoft had proposed a 10-year contract to Sony, under which each new release of the popular video game franchise Call of Duty would be available on PlayStation the same day it launched on Xbox.
Microsoft’s Frank Shaw reiterated on Twitter, “We are clear that we have offered Sony a 10-year deal to give us parity over time, content, features, quality, playability and any other aspect of the game.” It is open to use contracts, regulatory agreements or other means to do so.
Microsoft also notes that Sony is the de facto market leader when it comes to gaming, and that it “would defy business logic for us” to exclude PlayStation as a platform for future Call of Duty releases. “.
“Our goal is to bring Call of Duty and other games — as we did with Minecraft — to more people around the world so they can play them where and how they want,” Shaw said in closing his argument.
Activision’s acquisition of Blizzard is progressing smoothly, according to Xbox chief Phil Spencer. In an interview with IGN, Spencer said that through increased understanding and cooperation with regulatory boards, he is now more confident in the deal’s success than he was a year ago.
,A year ago, for me, I didn’t know anything about the process of making an acquisition like this. The fact that I have more insight, more knowledge about what it means to work with different regulatory boards, I’m more confident now than I was a year ago, just the information I have and the work we’ve done Based on the discussions… so my confidence remains high,” Spencer said during the interview with IGN.
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