Microsoft: Sony has deals with game makers to exclude Xbox from ports – Gaming – News

According to Microsoft, Sony has made deals with developers to ban Xbox from some games if the game is released on other platforms. Microsoft says so in a document in the British case concerning the acquisition of Activision-Blizzard.

Because of that deal, some games may never come out for Xbox, claims Microsoft. This is the remake of Final Fantasy VIIFinal Fantasy XVI, Silent Hill 2 en Transmitted by blood. “In addition to exclusive content, Sony has also entered into agreements with publishers that require Xbox to be excluded from the set of platforms on which publishers can release those games.”

The existence of these agreements was hitherto unknown. No Xbox versions of the mentioned games have been released so far. The publishers never said it wasn’t possible.

Microsoft responded in the US also on the lawsuit filed by the government agency FTC for the acquisition of Activision-Blizzard. The Xbox maker argues that the FTC shouldn’t sue Microsoft. Microsoft again argues that it is mainly about the mobile gaming market, where Microsoft wants to become a major player.