One of the arguments against Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard involved Sony calling the Battlefield series a slightly unflattering example of how any potential Call of Duty challenger would likely be “unsuccessful”.
Both Microsoft and Sony shared lengthy responses to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) statement on concerns about the Activision Blizzard deal, each trying to make their own point. A continually contested point is the importance of Call of Duty to PlayStation gamers and how they might be affected if the franchise becomes an Xbox exclusive. In its discussion of this point, Sony cites the Battlefield series as an example of how any challenger to the Call of Duty series would be “more than likely unsuccessful”.
There was the Battlefield series, minding its own business and quietly playing around, when suddenly it finds itself embroiled in the middle of the ongoing dispute over the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, Sony seemingly pulling it as an example of how Call of Duty competitors could fail. While discussing the impact of the potential loss of Call of Duty on PlayStation, Sony said: “Even assuming that SIE had the capability and resources to develop a franchise as successful as Call of Duty, it would take many, many years and billions of dollars to create a Call of Duty challenger – and the example of EA’s Battlefield shows that such efforts would more than likely be fruitless.”
Sony also said that Microsoft’s public statements “should be treated with extreme skepticism”, while Microsoft takes another angle and argues that neither Xbox nor Game Pass are such dominant market forces as they could be. considered a threat to competition, saying “Game Pass has no market power.”
What do you think of these comments? Let us know in the comments.
One of the arguments against Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard involved Sony calling the Battlefield series a slightly unflattering example of how any potential Call of Duty challenger would likely be “unsuccessful”.
Both Microsoft and Sony shared lengthy responses to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) statement on concerns about the Activision Blizzard deal, each trying to make their own point. A continually contested point is the importance of Call of Duty to PlayStation gamers and how they might be affected if the franchise becomes an Xbox exclusive. In its discussion of this point, Sony cites the Battlefield series as an example of how any challenger to the Call of Duty series would be “more than likely unsuccessful”.
There was the Battlefield series, minding its own business and quietly playing around, when suddenly it finds itself embroiled in the middle of the ongoing dispute over the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, Sony seemingly pulling it as an example of how Call of Duty competitors could fail. While discussing the impact of the potential loss of Call of Duty on PlayStation, Sony said: “Even assuming that SIE had the capability and resources to develop a franchise as successful as Call of Duty, it would take many, many years and billions of dollars to create a Call of Duty challenger – and the example of EA’s Battlefield shows that such efforts would more than likely be fruitless.”
Sony also said that Microsoft’s public statements “should be treated with extreme skepticism”, while Microsoft takes another angle and argues that neither Xbox nor Game Pass are such dominant market forces as they could be. considered a threat to competition, saying “Game Pass has no market power.”
What do you think of these comments? Let us know in the comments.