Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision continues to drag on under the microscopeThe company’s CEO wants you to know that console exclusives are actually Sony’s fault.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been making headlines since June 22 in the FTC vs. Microsoft testified during the trial. on the edgeHe was asked about Fingers crossed for the specs and the PlayStation maker.
“For me, I’d like to get rid of all the exclusives on consoles, but I wouldn’t define myself as a low-stakes player in the console market,” Nadella said. “Dominant player out there [Sony] Market competition is defined using specifics, so that’s the world we live in. I have no love for that world.
These are some interesting ideas. Console exclusives are nothing new and every major console maker has used them for decades to lure people into owning a particular device, especially since Microsoft has been churning out developer after developer in recent years. Take the critically acclaimed studio Arcane Austin is developing a PS5 version of its vampire shooter Red Fall Before the Xbox creator bought them and made them a console exclusive. Similarly, machine games’ Indiana Jones The game was previously developed on multiple platforms Microsoft pulled it. Bethesda Game Studios The Elder Scrolls VI And Starfield There are also Xbox exclusives, now owned by Microsoft as a developer. However, it is Call of dutystands as Exclusivity is at the heart of Sony’s objections proposed Acquisition.
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The hearing concludes today, with arguments expected to conclude this afternoon. Microsoft’s July 18 deadline to close the deal is looming, and the company is likely to receive a $3 billion severance payment if that doesn’t happen.
