Microsoft beskylder Sony for at vildlede EU omkring Call of Duty-eksklusivitet

PlayStation-chef Jim Ryan har i flere omgange mødtes med diverse lovgivere, der endte med at opponerer imod Microsofts køb af Activision Blizzard, og åbenbart mødtes han med EU's Magrethe Vestager i sidste uge. Men Microsoft mener at Ryan har brugt feje tricks, og mere specifikt vildledt EU-lovgivere til at opponerer også ved specifikt at fokusere på Call of Duty-serien.

I en række beskeder på Twitter (via VGC) siger Microsofts Chief Communications Officer, Frank X. Shaw, at Sony har vildledt EU-lovgivere i et forsøg på at få blokeret handlen:

"I hear Sony is briefing people in Brussels claiming Microsoft is unwilling to offer them parity for Call of Duty if we acquire Activision. Nothing could be further from the truth. We've been clear we've offered Sony a 10 year deal to give them parity on timing, content, features, quality, playability, and any other aspect of the game. We've also said we're happy to make this enforceable through a contract, regulatory agreements, or other means. Sony is the console market leader and it would defy business logic for us to exclude PlayStation gamers from the Call of Duty ecosystem. Our goal is to bring Call of Duty and other games - as we did with Minecraft - to more people around the world so they can play them where and how they want."

Microsoft har været ret gennemsigtige omkring intentionen bag særligt Call of Duty, som Sony tilsyneladende udelukkende fokuserer på.