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The acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft in the room. But what is sometimes the biggest deal of this kind in the history of the industry is anything but smooth for the company behind the Xbox brand. Finally the FTC, a federal agency of the United States of America, regarding the deal. This assumes that Microsoft through the acquisition unfair competitive advantage compared to competing companies like Sony. In the current events surrounding this dispute, a judicial document has now appeared, which numerous websites report on.
Microsoft and the subpoena
At the January 17th Sony was confronted with a so-called subpoena, i.e. a quasi summons, from Microsoft, which should have been answered by January 20th. A subpoena, Techradar explains, is a legal writ requesting an individual or entity to attend a court hearing or produce documents before such a hearing.
However, Videogameschronicle emphasizes that in this case Sony was given an extra week to respond to the request. More details are currently being negotiated with Microsoft. Apparently, Microsoft is hoping for an advantage in the conflict with the FTC by viewing information. By the end of the week, we should know exactly how Sony will respond.
PS5, Xbox and Call of Duty
Much of the coverage surrounding the acquisition took place in connection with Call of Duty instead of. After all, there had been doubts at times as to how the brand would continue on the Playstation. But after Phil Spencer assured that Call of Duty would continue to appear on the PS5 for years to come, the brand’s return was announced Nintendo consoles announced.
Sources: metro, Video game chronicle, tech radar, Gamesindustry.biz, Eurogamer
