Xbox boss Phil Spencer has claimed that PlayStation’s move to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is rooted in a desire to “defend its dominance on the console” by “making the Xbox smaller”. did.
As reported by euro gamersaid Spencer second request A podcast about Sony trying to maintain its dominance in the console market by opposing Xbox’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
“Sony is the only one against the deal, and Sony is trying to defend its dominance in consoles. The way they grow is by making the Xbox smaller.
“They have a very different view of the industry than we do. They don’t ship game dates and dates on PC. [and] They don’t put games into subscriptions when they launch them. “
Spencer reiterated that Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is not a move to remove games from the PlayStation platform, but is in the works to strengthen Xbox’s presence in the mobile gaming space.
“But Sony is leading all the dialogue as to why this deal shouldn’t go through in order to protect its dominant position on consoles, so what they have is Call of Duty. , we’ve said time and time again: our multi-year, 10-year commitment to PlayStation,” he added.
Earlier this month, Microsoft revealed that it had entered into a “10-year commitment” to bring Call of Duty titles to the Nintendo platform once the acquisition was completed. Spencer also tweeted to reveal that Xbox has promised to bring the game to his PC via Steam.
Sony has openly opposed the $68.7 deal since it was announced in January. Additionally, the Federal Trade Commission last week announced its intention to block the deal, citing it as undermining market competitiveness in the high-end console space.
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