The battle for Call of Duty is heating up. In late February, Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, stated that not interested in any deal with Microsoft. Instead, he wants to block the nearly $69 billion acquisition.
This position, which was announced yesterday by Lulu Cheng Meservay, chief financial officer of Activision Blizzard, is confirmed by Bloomberg information. According to her Sony has only one way to agree to a deal.
According to Bloomberg, Sony has turned to the British Antitrust Authority. block Microsoft’s deal with Activision Blizzard or force the company to sell the Call of Duty series. According to Sony, there is no other solution to prevent harm to consumers in the cloud gaming and console market.
Source: ActivisionSony fears Microsoft is deliberately sabotaging Call of Duty on PlayStation
The British authorities also had the option to market the Call of Duty brand with developmental studies. But it was one of the possible corrective measures.
The UK competition authority is concerned that Xbox’s merger with Activision Blizzard could lead to higher prices, fewer choices and less innovation for players in the future. This is denied by Microsoft and as evidence signed a ten-year contract with Nintendo and Nvidia. Thanks to this, Call of Duty will gain another 150 million players..
The same agreement is being offered by Microsoft and Sony so that the Japanese company can be sure that Call of Duty will be released on the PlayStation for at least another 10 years, with the same content, in the same quality and on the same day as on the Xbox. .
Earlier, Microsoft commented on the possible sale of Call of Duty and said that it was unrealistic.
Source :Indian TV
