PlayStation Showcase, which is expected to take place in the coming days, may be canceled due to Microsost’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
PlayStation Showcase, which will take place on October 20, was expected to be announced on October 11. There were no announcements in the past period. As it is known, after Microsfot’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the merger of the companies is waiting for the approval of the courts that control the competition situation. In order for the merger to take place, especially the English Courts are working very detailed.
PlayStation Showcase may be canceled due to Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard
At the first stage, you may be wondering how two issues that seem unrelated to each other come together. But basically it seems logical. In order to complete the merger after MS’s acquisition, permission must be obtained from the competition institutions. However, Sony thinks that this acquisition will affect its own platform and will not have a chance to compete against the XBox.
Because the game titles in the hands of Activision Blizzard consist of best-selling content on the PlayStation side. Previously, it was announced in the offer made by Microsoft that productions such as Call of Duty would not be exclusive to the platform. However, Sony side thinks that this offer is not enough.
It also weakened its hand at the firm’s PlayStation Showcase event, with Kojima’s Elle Fanning and Konami’s Silent Hill revealing. On the other hand, when the leaks about Horizon Zero Dawn Remake are added to it, it seems that Sony has no new announcement to make.
In line with all these developments, it seems that the PlayStation Showcase, which we expect to take place in the coming days, may have been canceled or taken to a later date.