"Xbox and PlayStation Executives React to Activision Merger Deal"
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In an email presented during the FTC trial on the proposed Microsoft/Activision deal, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan appeared less concerned about Xbox-exclusive Call of Duty than Sony's public statements suggest. Microsoft also downplayed cloud gaming's importance, citing technical and market deficiencies, including latency issues. Microsoft confirmed that Bethesda's upcoming Indiana Jones game would be exclusive to Xbox and PC, but expects many other future ZeniMax titles to be shipped on PlayStation and Nintendo.
- Private email shows PlayStation chief unworried about Xbox-exclusive Call of Duty Ars Technica
- Microsoft Admits Xbox Has 'Lost the Console Wars' as It Battles for $69 Billion Activision Blizzard Buyout IGN
- FTC argues why Microsoft's deal to buy Activision should be blocked Fox Business
- Microsoft Warns That Pausing Activision Merger Will Sink Deal Hollywood Reporter
- Xbox FTC Trial Day 1: The FTC Went on the Attack Against Bethesda. How Will Microsoft Respond? IGN
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