The Federal Trade Commission has largely denied Sony‘s request to quash a Microsoft subpoena requesting that PlayStation divulge confidential documents, including details of third-party exclusivity deals
Most notable among Sony’s requests was that an order to produce a copy of “every content licensing agreement [it has] entered into with any third-party publisher between January 1, 2012 and present” be quashed, a request which has been denied.
Microsoft’s argument, which the FTC has agreed with, was that since much of the Activision Blizzard acquisition case revolves around whether gaining access to its IP could result in-exclusive titles that could negatively impact competition, it was important to understand the full extent of Sony’s own exclusivity deals and “their effect on industry competitiveness”.
Much of the debate around Microsoft’s acquisition revolves around Call of Duty, which Sony claims may be withheld from it to some degree following the deal
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