Microsoft and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have held a new discussion on the initiative to buy Activision-Blizzard for $69 billion. During the meeting, the statements of Sony’s PlayStation President Jim Ryan were shared. He said that if the Microsoft-Activision deal is completed, it will not share the information of new PlayStation consoles with Activision.
Sony emphasizes PlayStation against Microsoft-Activision deal
There are remarkable statements in Jim Ryan’s statement against the FTC in April. He reported that Sony did not have to work with Activision-Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft. For this reason, he said that new consoles such as PlayStation 6 may not share their information with the game giant.
Sony claims that if Activision is sold, Microsoft will have access to the PlayStation development kit. “We cannot take the risk that a company owned by a direct competitor could access this information,” said Jim Ryan on the subject.
In an earlier report, the FTC addressed Microsoft’s acquisition of Minecraft developer Mojang. Ryan argued that similar concerns were also experienced for Mojang, but Microsoft did not take any action. He said the $69 billion Activision deal would only complicate things.
Sony also claimed that Call of Duty’s PlayStation performance could be intentionally limited. Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick described Sony’s behavior as “disappointing” and stated that they will offer the best experience to PS players.
The FTC will announce its decision on July 18 after meeting with Microsoft. In the process, the statements of many people will be heard, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
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