CEO Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer on podcast Second Request and spoke about the deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. He stated that there was only one major opponent to the merger, and that was Sony.
Sony is trying to defend its dominance on consoles. And she wants to ensure their growth by reducing the Xbox. Sony has a very different view of the industry than we do. She doesn’t release her games directly on PC, she doesn’t give access to them by subscription on the day of release. Sony is starting to think about mobile devices, I can see it just by what the company is doing.
Phil Spencer
The head of Xbox confirmed that on the same day that the deal to buy Activision Blizzard was announced, he and the Microsoft director called Sony to assure that Call of Duty will remain on PlayStation if the deal is approved. But now Sony is making Call of Duty the main argument against the deal in order to maintain the dominance of its consoles.
Spencer has previously stated that limiting Call of Duty’s platforms would be a bad business decision and banning the PlayStation would cost the company “billions of dollars” in revenue. But at the same time, “the world’s largest console manufacturer is arguing about one series that will continue to be released on its platform.”
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