PlayStation “is under pressure to react” with its own big acquisition following Microsoft closing its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, says analyst.
Microsoft now officially owns Activision Blizzard King as the UK’s regulatory body the CMA has approved the deal, check out the details here.
The FTC will continue to challenge Microsoft’s planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard through its own internal court, check out the details here.
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally agreed to the proposed Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Microsoft could leave the games industry altogether if its not able to dramatically grow beyond its console efforts, according to Phil Spencer.
Horizon Online hasn’t been announced yet, but the project was mentioned by Sony in Spring 2021, as revealed by documents from the FTC vs Microsoft case.
Red Dead Redemption 2 PS5 and Xbox Series X/S was in the pipeline at some point, according to documents from the FTC vs. Microsoft case.
Microsoft has actively discussed the possibility of Xbox Cloud Gaming working on a PS5 via a browser, and if Sony would block such a feature.
Emails from Microsoft have revealed how the Xbox format holder reacted to PS5’s announcement and its price hike.
XDefiant has failed to pass Sony and Microsoft’s certification tests, and has therefore been delayed to a “likely” October window.