When Microsoft said he was ready to make concessions on the takeover ofActivision-Blizzard for the latter to be validated, it was not a joke. In addition to offering other platforms (such as Nintendo and Valve) to ensure that call of duty so everywhere for at least ten years, the American manufacturer also knew that it had to let go of the offer around its services like the Xbox Game Pass. That is why he would have proposed to Sony to have the next games of the license on the PlayStation Plus.
Call of Duty on PS Plus, but at the same time as Game Pass?
Bloomberg reveals this in a new investigation, stating that the offer in question predates the FTC’s decision to block the takeover, which is therefore not a reaction to what happened last week. last. Although it was actually formulated to reassure some regulators, this offer was included in the promise to see the next games released call of duty at PlayStation for at least ten yearswhich therefore dates from a few weeks ago.
However, Sony did not accept this offer, or at least did not respond to it.. However, this partly responds to a problem raised by regulators, who feared that the games call of duty be favored on Xbox by integrating the Game Pass. By also integrating the PlayStation Plus, we could say that the problem is solved, but it’s more complicated than that.
The services battle isn’t just about Microsoft and Sony, and regulators have pointed that out before. Moreover, we do not know whether the assurance of having call of duty on the PlayStation Plus is an offer equivalent to that which Microsoft could offer on its Game Pass. We imagine that the manufacturer would like to release the next day one games on its service, which may not be the case on the PlayStation Plus side.
Still, for the moment, Sony seems to turn a deaf ear to all the concessions offered by Microsoft, preferring to speak with regulators than with its competitor. It’s unclear whether Microsoft is planning any further concessions, but the tussle continues.