These days we have all seen how the CMA investigation on the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft is developing, where Sony has played its cards and made numerous rather unfortunate statements, without any weight or support. As a result of the above, Microsoft commented through a statement that Sony should improve PS Plus to make it more competitive, in this way they would not have the worry of the escape of the players as they do now.
Through the official document of the CMAMicrosoft has taken a rather strong stance, suggesting that the purchase of Activision Blizzard it will not generate an imbalance in the competition, on the contrary it will benefit the players, since Sony will have to counter and make its services more attractive. Likewise, it is claimed that PlayStation Plus has already reached 50 million subscribers, so the purchase would not be a compelling reason to reduce that number.
In the document, Microsoft details the following (translated): “Sony has the ability to respond competitively to Xbox adding new content to Game Pass by including more exclusive content on PS + and / or by making its new content available on PS +, which it has refused to do until today, despite charging a higher monthly subscription. The transaction will actually provide specific benefits to players by allowing Microsoft to make Activision Blizzard games available on Game Pass on “day and date” of release, which is currently not otherwise. “.
Sony has blocked the launch of Xbox Game Pass on PlayStation
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Some pretty solid arguments that make us rethink the model Microsoft is looking for and the projections it has with this, providing better service to Xbox Game Pass subscribers. No doubt this still is far from over, since The CMA is not expected to reach a verdict on its Phase 2 investigation until March 2023.
