Microsoft has to bite the bullet again and praise competitor Sony and their PlayStation 5 to the skies, while cleaning up their own gaming platform Xbox: This time it’s about exclusive titles. Since Sony was something of better.
That is what Microsoft says: In an official submission to the UK regulator, Microsoft writes:
Sony has more exclusive games than Microsoft, many of them are of better quality.
Microsoft counts among the strong exclusive titles:
Microsoft also admits that Sony has also made agreements with studios that prevent these studios from releasing games for Xbox.
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Why is Microsoft saying that? It is still about the planned purchase of Activision Blizzard for 69 billion US dollars. In order for regulators around the world to allow this purchase, Microsoft must convince the authorities that the gaming market will remain open and fair despite the merger of the two gaming giants.
Therefore, we have been experiencing a strange spectacle for a few weeks:
The boss of Microsoft talks down the Xbox: “We are number 4 or 5 in gaming – Sony the 1”
This odd timeline we’re living in is likely to continue until regulators decide whether or not to approve Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard.
It’s a strange world to see news like this:
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