Sony remains staunch in its stance that Microsoft's Call of Duty deal for PlayStation will do more harm than good.
"Even if such degradations could be swiftly detected, any remedy would likely be too late, by which time the gaming community would have lost confidence in PlayStation," Sony says.
Activision Blizzard EVP/CCO Lulu Cheng Meservey reveals the SIE President and CEO said this on February 21st in Brussels.
Microsoft believes that, with some optimisation, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 should run just fine on the Nintendo Switch.
According to Microsoft, despite its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Game Pass prices will not be raised.
In the long term, Microsoft wants to slowly replace Call of Duty Mobile with the upcoming Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile.
Microsoft's offer to Sony includes the option to put Call of Duty games on PlayStation Plus day and date for the same duration as their Game Pass availability.
Microsoft's Rima Alaily says the amount of people who would switch from PlayStation to Xbox if Call of Duty went exclusive is "too small to hurt Sony’s ability to compete."
A new report claims that the European Commission is unlikely to ask Microsoft to divest any Activision Blizzard assets to approve the deal.
The EU regulator has pushed back the deadline for releasing a provisional decision regarding the deal to April 25.
Microsoft President Brad Smith says the new deal offered to Sony is better for PlayStation than the existing one.
After a recent hearing with the European Commission, a deal between Microsoft and Sony about Activision Blizzard is still "not close" to happening.
Microsoft is set to defend its acquisition of Activision Blizzard at a closed hearing with the European Commission slated for February 21.
A new report has claimed that Bobby Kotick will "absolutely remain" at Activision Blizzard as CEO should the company's proposed Microsoft deal fall through.
Industry analysts believe the UK's CMA "accelerated its formal objection to the deal and proposed remedies in order to step in front of the FTC and gain bragging rights."
The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority says the deal could potentially lead to "higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation."
Microsoft reportedly expects the UK's CMA to follow in the European Commission and the FTC's footsteps in expressing concerns over its proposed Activision acquisition.
As part of the US SEC's investigation of Activision Blizzard, the gaming giant has agreed to pay $35 million as part of a settlement.
The European Union has issued an antitrust warning to Microsoft over its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
"In gaming, Sony is 'the first of us' - and they will be just fine without the FTC’s protection," says Activision's Lulu Cheng Meservey.
