Sony And Microsoft Met Privately To Discuss Call Of Duty
Sony is finally read to play Call, er, ball.
Sony is finally read to play Call, er, ball.
If true, Activision's activist investors could force their way into making money off of the Microsoft deal.
The fight continues.
It turns out Sony and Microsoft have already been getting nasty with each other behind the scenes of this case.
The worst timeline is looming if Microsoft and Activision Blizzard King's deal is not approved by regulators.
It seems that Sony has gone too far in trying to gain an advantage in this situation.
The CMA seems to have accepted the argument mainly for Call of Duty, and has proposed splitting it off from the deal.
If Kotick is speaking squarely to UK politicians, he has a decent chance to influence policy and decisions around the Microsoft - Activision deal.
It's the latest step in Microsoft's charm offensive with the public and the FTC.
Microsoft actually still expects smooth sailing with the EU and CMA, as opposed to the FTC.
Microsoft continues to fight for the Activision Blizzard deal.
While Microsoft hasn't changed the copyright laws themselves, they have gone farther of all the console companies when it comes to video game preservation.
If an E3 event is coming, but Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo don't show up for it, would it ever even happen?
This all happened before Microsoft subpoenaed Sony for their FTC case.
Xbox will be holidng a showcase this summer.
It's easy to dismiss this saga as entertaining, but real jobs are on the line with these decisions. Politicians can't just be playing these companies for their benefit.
Microsoft seems to have covered all bases to keep their investors happy through this bad quarter.
It looks like it's time for Microsoft to reveal all the projects that their many studios have been working on for the past few years.
It's a surprise move that could lead to Sony divulging things that will prod the FTC to take action vs them as well.
343 Industries seems to still be playing with wording regarding the question if they will make single player Halo games in the future.
While not completely unconfirmed, this story lines up with what we have seen play out following the development and release of Halo Infinite.
We should expect Microsoft to reveal the full scope of their job cuts across their divisions in the next few days.
We will likely learn of the reasons for these layoffs in the upcoming investor's call, which happens to be scheduled the day before the Xbox Developer Direct.