The Microsoft-Activision contract is extending further than it should, and the reason for this is Sony’s lack of cooperation in reaching an agreement with Xbox for the transaction. This is also why Phil Spencer is attempting to reach an agreement with their Japanese competitors, including Sony and Nintendo.
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However, it seems that Microsoft might be actually trying to force things to go their way. Data from 2021 suggests that Xbox consoles might not have been performing as well as the other two, namely PlayStation and Nintendo. Thus the question arises, is the console war real and ongoing?
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PlayStation blames Xbox for being trying to capture the majority of the market, but data shows that the real competitor is Nintendo here
In a statement from September, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan said, “Microsoft has only offered for Call of Duty to remain on PlayStation for three years after the current agreement between Activision and Sony ends.”
He further added, “After almost 20 years of Call of Duty on PlayStation, their proposal was inadequate on many levels and failed to take account of the impact on our gamers. We want to guarantee PlayStation gamers continue to have the highest quality Call of Duty experience, and Microsoft’s proposal undermines this principle.”
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However, data uploaded by industry insider Hunter in a tweet shows that the real competitor of Playstation is not Xbox but Nintendo. He tweeted, “Microsoft says in 2021 that PlayStation sold more than 2x the consoles vs. Xbox, in a new FTC filing Nintendo sold over 3x the consoles vs. Xbox Microsoft also says PlayStation has the same # of exclusives as Xbox + Nintendo combined”
Microsoft says in 2021 that PlayStation sold more than 2x the consoles vs. Xbox, in a new FTC filing
Nintendo sold over 3x the consoles vs. Xbox
Microsoft also says PlayStation has the same # of exclusives as Xbox + Nintendo combined
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— Hunter 🎮 (@NextGenPlayer) December 23, 2022
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Is Microsoft trying to save everyone?
Although PlayStation might be trying to blame Xbox for all the console losses, it seems that Xbox is actually trying to save itself without making others take the fall for them. According to filing from FTC, “Xbox also believes it is good business to make Activision’s limited portfolio of popular games more accessible to consumers, by putting them on more platforms and making them more affordable. That includes making Call of Duty, one of Activision’s most popular games, more broadly available. Microsoft made this public pledge on the day the deal was announced.”
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Now the only thing that remains is to get a strong reply from Nintendo on the matter. Till then let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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