Playstation CEO Jim Ryan has repeatedly met with various lawmakers opposing Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard, and he met EU representative Magrethe Vestager last week to talk about the matter. But Microsoft believes Ryan is playing dirty tricks and misleading EU lawmakers by focusing specifically on the Call of Duty series.
In a series of messages on Twitter (via VGC) Microsoft’s communications manager Frank X. Shaw has given his view on the matter and thinks Sony is acting downright dishonest:
“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.”
In other words, if Call of Duty is Sony’s main stumbling block, it should be solved by now, or what do you say?
