Microsoft has subpoenaed PlayStation for its protection in opposition to FTC lawsuit
THE XBOX MAKER WANTS SONY TO DIVULGE DETAILS OF PLAYSTATION’S GAME PRODUCTION PIPELINE
According to the article
・Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard has been sued by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to dam the acquisition.
・Microsoft has despatched a subpoena to Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) to construct a protection in opposition to the lawsuit.
・Microsoft asks SIE to disclose particulars of PlayStation recreation manufacturing pipeline, based on court docket filings
・This data could include confidential data that the SIE would favor to not share with its rivals if potential.
・SIE will reply by January 27
The FTC claims that if Activision Blizzard is acquired by Microsoft, the Xbox, subscription content material and cloud gaming companies will be capable of “suppress competitors.”
The FTC and SIE are involved that if Activision Blizzard is acquired, Microsoft will personal the Call of Duty collection, and the deal might make PlayStation considerably much less aggressive. had additionally expressed
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