A few days ago, the trial between Microsoft and the FTC started for the attempt to block the purchase of Activision Blizzard, and the holding of the first hearings allowed us to discover very interesting things, such as Starfield was supposed to be a PS5 exclusiveand that Sony paid Bethesda to close exclusive deals for the Xbox Series X and Series S.

Phil Spencer, head of the Xbox division, literally said in court and under oath that when they bought ZeniMax, their main motivation was the deal that Sony made so that Deathloop and Ghostwire Tokyo were PS5 exclusives, i.e. not to run them on Xbox. However, it was not his only motivation to make the said purchase.

Spencer himself also noted this when they saw it Starfield was also supposed to be a PS5 exclusive they could not sit idle. This constant release of games that are as important as PS5 exclusives has left the Xbox Series X and Series S in a difficult position, threatening to run out of titles that will ultimately be necessary to be competitive in the market. that Sony was comfortably in the lead. , and where Nintendo already stomped with great force.

That says a lot about Sony’s stance in the sector and the hypocrisy that was displayed Over the last few months. The company took steps to shut down the Xbox Series S and Series X and didn’t hesitate for a moment about the impact it could have on the market. On the other hand, it’s clear that he did the same with Final Fantasy XVI, a game that came exclusively to the PS5.

Microsoft is very clear that Sony is only opposed to buying Activision Blizzard because it wants to maintain its dominant position at all costsand because you want to do it in the simplest possible way and with the least possible economic costs. We’ll see what all this is, but one thing must be clear to us, if the Redmond giant manages to overcome the FTC block attempt, the purchase of Activision Blizzard would be practically a reality, even if the CMA will continue to oppose. .

In the worst case scenario, if we reach this scenario and the CMA does not back down, Microsoft could leave the UK without Call of Dutyand excluding other Activision Blizzard games. The deadline to resolve this lawsuit, which is facing Microsoft and the FTC, ends on July 4.