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Sony vs Microsoft: This new statement that sets fire to the powder, the rivalry is revived

Sony vs Microsoft: This new statement that sets fire to the powder, the rivalry is revived
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A twist in the case of the takeover of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft has just triggered the anger of Phil Spencer towards the enemy of Xbox forever: PlayStation. According to him, Sony is trying to protect its dominance on consoles by putting spokes in the wheels at Microsoft...

Sony vs Microsoft: This new statement that sets fire to the powder, the rivalry is revived

As all gamers/developers know, the gaming industry can sometimes be ruthless . Large competing companies are in permanent rivalry and this is particularly the case of Microsoft and Sony which since the announcement of the takeover of Activision Blizzard by the American company continue to put spokes in the wheels.

Recently, the takeover of Activision by Microsoft was blocked by the American competition authority, which decided to file a complaint to block the action altogether. The reason ? A supposed unfair competition towards Sony, which could lose flagship licenses on its console like Call of Duty. While Phil Spencer maintains that he will not make the license an Xbox exclusivity and that this takeover is above all "for the players" , he has this time decided not to mince his words.

"Sony is trying to protect its console dominance"

It was in the Second Request podcast that Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, said that in his opinion Sony remains the main obstacle to the agreement between Activision and Microsoft.

"Sony is trying to protect its console dominance. The way they're growing is to make Xbox smaller. They have a very different view of the industry than we do. They don't release their games on a daily basis. PC, they don't offer their games in their subscription when they launch a game."
Phil Spencer (Source)

In a booming and therefore very competitive industry, this takeover would be seen as a threat by many companies because it would propel Microsoft to the management of many flagship licenses such as Call of Duty, Overwatch, Diablo and many others.

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Phil Spencer

"They cling to Call of Duty"

Central debate of this whole business, many PlayStation players fear that Phil Spencer decides to make Call of Duty an Xbox exclusive. Despite the fact that Microsoft has repeatedly specified that this would not be the case, until adding a special clause in certain contracts, Sony seems to fear the disappearance of the mythical license on their consoles. According to Phil Spencer, the Japanese company would not want the takeover to take place and would therefore cling to the Call of Duty argument in order to cause the cancellation of the agreement in question.

"The world's largest console maker is raising an objection about the only franchise we said will continue to be distributed on the platform. It's a deal that benefits gamers through choice and access. ."
Phil Spencer (Source)

Sony has not yet spoken in response to Phil Spencer and no one knows if the company will … or not. In any case, the director of Microsoft gaming seems to have emptied his bag. From now on, it's up to PlayStation!

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