A few days ago, documents filed by Microsoft and Sony with the UK Markets and Competition Authority came to light. In them, Sony complained that Microsoft’s famous proposal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation consoles and services for 10 years, came with destructive licensing fees for your subscriptions; however, the details of the offer were redacted.
Well then, GamesIndustry.biz reported on Friday that Sony reacted to the disclosure of these documents, insisting that Microsoft’s proposal is not only inadequate, but downright damaging for the industry and pointing out those from Redmond for censoring the papers so that the terms established by Microsoft were not visible.
Redacted versions of comments submitted by SIE and Microsoft to the CMA’s notice of remedies were made public this week. Information regarding the terms of an offer submitted by Microsoft to bring future Call of Duty releases to PlayStation has been removed Microsoft order. We believe that your current offer will irreparably damage the competition and innovation in the industry.
Activision responded in advance to Sony’s complaints
Although the direct lawsuit is between Microsoft and Sony, Activision is interested in being absorbed by Redmond. It is not surprising then that one of its executives is the most vocal when it comes to defending the agreement.
This is Activision’s commercial director, Lulu Cheng, who in recent days stressed that Microsoft is offering extraordinarily good conditions to PlayStation, but Sony has rejected everything because the director of Sony Interactive Studios, Jim Ryan, what interests him, supposedly, is to sabotage the merger, no Call of Duty.
