Microsoft is currently focusing on fully utilizing the assets from the $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard deal. However, their case against FTC is back with some new bombshell leaks. Recently, highly confidential documents which were part of the trial came out. And the documents had a shocking reveal like Xbox makers eyeing to acquire Nintendo before settling for Activision Blizzard.
The leak also contained the views of SIE CEO Jim Ryan and former PlayStation head Chris Deering on the Activision Blizzard deal. And their views on the deal have taken the gaming community by surprise.
Sony executives’ views on the Microsoft-Activision Deal
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In a leak surfacing online, the full email conversation between Jim Ryan and Chris Deering came in front of the public eye. Earlier, only the redacted version of this conversation was present online.
Both of them did not look worried about the deal materializing. Ryan even went on to say, “I’m pretty sure we will continue to see COD on PS for many years to come. We have some good stuff cooking”. The last statement from Ryan led many netizens to believe PlayStation had their own exclusivity play in action over other titles. Deering also replied, “If it was an Xbox exclusivity play, Spencer could have locked up MS console exclusivity for the next 3 COD releases.”
With these thoughts, the two Sony higher-ups believed Microsoft Xbox was not targeting exclusivity play but was focusing on the mobile industry. Deering was even confident this deal would not affect PlayStation in any way. He said, “I am not losing a wink of sleep over the future”. However, he did not stop there and took another jab at the $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard deal. “They would have been better off announcing a new electric car,” he said.
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here's the full email between Jim Ryan and Chris Deering, former head of PlayStation, discussing Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition. Deering says he's not losing sleep about "the future for our baby" and that Microsoft should have announced an electric car instead… pic.twitter.com/ltdfnsEWdT
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) September 18, 2023
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While the two Sony executives were okay with the deal going forward, they later came forward as key players in the FTC vs. Microsoft case. Despite FTC’s attempts, Microsoft was able to attain victory in court over their multi-billion deal. And as a part of the Activision Blizzard acquisition, Sony and Microsoft do have a 10 year deal to keep COD on the PlayStation.
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