Selvom at PlayStation-chef Jim Ryan har fløjet rundt i hele verden for at overtage lovgivere til at blokere og modsætte sig Microsofts Activision Blizzard-handel, så kom engelske CMA med en foreløbig vurdering for nylig, hvor de slår fast at de ikke ser handlen som umiddelbart skadelig for Sonys konkurrenceevne på konsolmarkedet.
I en officiel meddelelse siger Sony, at de finder den her udvikling "irrationel", og siger følgende:
"The CMA's reversal of its position on its consoles theory of harm is surprising, unprecedented, and irrational. The provisional findings assessed a significant body of evidence in the round to support its finding that Microsoft would have the ability and incentive to withhold Activision content, and this would substantially lessen competition by forclosing PlayStation."
Microsoft har sagt siden starten, at de ikke har nogen intention at bevidst forringe PlayStation-versioner af Call of Duty.
"Microsoft has been clear since the announcement of the merger: it has no intention to withhold or degrade access to Call of Duty or any other Activision content on PlayStation."
