In a lengthy document submitted to the Brazilian government as part of its investigation into Microsoft's acquisition o…
In a lengthy document submitted to the Brazilian government as part of its investigation into Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft has claimed Sony pays developers"blocking rights" to prevent games from appearing on Xbox Game Pass.to Microsoft's Activision Blizzard buyout, made to Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense as part of its investigation.
Microsoft's response is as wide-ranging as Sony's initial objections, touching on everything from the fact it has previously managed to grow Game Pass without Activision Blizzard's titles - suggesting Call of Duty mightn't be quite as"essential" as Sony claims - to a reiteration of its assurances that it won't be making Call of Duty an Xbox console exclusive.
Microsoft says Sony's concerns are"incoherent", given that, by virtue of PlayStation's dominant market share, the company is a leader in the distribution of digital games - especially when, as Microsoft claims, Sony has actively hampered the growth of Game Pass by paying for"'blocking rights' to prevent developers from adding content to Game Pass and other competing subscription services".
Ultimately, argues Microsoft, Sony's fear isn't that the acquisition will hamper its ability to compete, but that the Game Pass business model of delivering"high-quality content at low costs to players" will threaten a market leadership"forged from a device-centric strategy and focused on exclusivity".has plenty more in the way of rebuttals to Sony's claims and is well worth a read.
Expect more back and forth as the acquisition comes under further scrutiny from other countries ahead of any regulatory approval. Assuming Microsoft's Activision Blizzard buyout doesn't fall foul of regulators, the process is anticipated to conclude by next summer.We want to make Eurogamer better, and that means better for our readers - not for algorithms.
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