Microsoft he specifiedthat in the event of a successful acquisition Activision Blizzard with equality of access to Call of Duty it will also cover subscription services. On the day of release, the games from the popular series could go not only to Game Passbut also to PlayStation Plus. Sony doesn’t like the idea.
This is mainly due to the license fees, which are too high for Sony. We don’t know if Microsoft has specified the amount. But if Microsoft asked for too much money, Sony would have to raise the subscription price, according to its own words, which would lead to its “commercial destruction”.
According to Sony Microsoft is moving towards a Call of Duty exclusive on Game Pass (however, given Microsoft’s commitments, this would be determined by Sony’s decision). In any case, Sony is proposing to the British Competition Authority (CMA) to stop the business or insist on the sale of the Call of Duty brand.
Negotiations with the British authorities are currently the most intensive. In the European Union, the deal is currently on its way to approval. In the United States, companies are preparing for a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). A few days ago, the FTC ruled that Sony must provide most of the requested documents to Microsoft.
