Microsoft apparently requires Sony to disclose its own production plans to the PS5 manufacturer. Accordingly, the Xbox producer wants Sony to reveal details about the production pipeline of PlayStation games.
Microsoft has served a subpoena on Sony Interactive Entertainment in response to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit. According to the court filing, the Xbox maker wants Sony to reveal details about the PlayStation games production chain.
Microsoft may receive confidential information during this process that Sony would not normally share, but which Microsoft believes may be relevant to the case.
“Negotiations are ongoing between SIE and Microsoft regarding the scope of production of SIE and a timeline for disclosure of the information,” the complaint reads.
More time allowed
The subpoena was originally issued on January 17, 2023, and Microsoft requested a response by January 20, 2023. However, it appears that the Redmond-based company has agreed to an extension. Sony now has until January 27, 2023 to issue a response to the request.
The arguments between Microsoft and Sony surrounding the Activision Blizzard deal initially revolved mainly around the question of whether the “Call of Duty” franchise is actually as important as Sony has emphasized. Microsoft, on the other hand, tried to keep the traction of the shooter series to downplay.
Should Microsoft succeed in maintaining a strong pipeline of PlayStation games, particularly first-person shooters and live-service games,
prove, this could weaken Sony’s arguments. Previously, Microsoft offered the PS5 maker a deal that would expand the Call of Duty series ten years on the PlayStation systems would hold.
In defense of the FTC’s complaint, Microsoft and Activision later claimed that the merger between the two companies would benefit consumers as there would be more opportunities to get games from the Call of Duty publisher, which would encourage competition.
The FTC announced plans to sue Microsoft last December. The aim is to stop the $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard. The regulator argues that the deal would give the company the ability to crush competition from the Xbox console, subscription content and cloud gaming businesses.
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At least the investors do not seem to be completely convinced of the prospects of success. Activision Blizzard’s share price fell from more than 80 euros per share at times last year to less than 70 euros. Microsoft’s bid, on the other hand, is 95 dollars, which corresponds to around 87 euros at the current rate.
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