Sony remains staunch in its stance that Microsoft's Call of Duty deal for PlayStation will do more harm than good.
"Even if such degradations could be swiftly detected, any remedy would likely be too late, by which time the gaming community would have lost confidence in PlayStation," Sony says.
Microsoft's offer to Sony includes the option to put Call of Duty games on PlayStation Plus day and date for the same duration as their Game Pass availability.
Microsoft's Rima Alaily says the amount of people who would switch from PlayStation to Xbox if Call of Duty went exclusive is "too small to hurt Sony’s ability to compete."
A new report claims that the European Commission is unlikely to ask Microsoft to divest any Activision Blizzard assets to approve the deal.
The EU regulator has pushed back the deadline for releasing a provisional decision regarding the deal to April 25.
The shooter will carry over maps and modes from the 2022 instalment, while also introducing its own new single player and multiplayer content, a new report has claimed.
Though plans may have changed internally, a new report claims next year's Call of Duty game could also be available on last-gen consoles.
Microsoft President Brad Smith says the new deal offered to Sony is better for PlayStation than the existing one.
"We are committed to providing long term equal access to Call of Duty on other gaming platforms," the company says.
Those who pre-purchase the game get early access from March 17th to 19th. The Prologue and Act 1 will be playable during the beta.
As per the UK's Competition and Market Authority's findings, Microsoft and Activision both confirm that being on Game Pass impacts games' sales.
A new report has claimed that Bobby Kotick will "absolutely remain" at Activision Blizzard as CEO should the company's proposed Microsoft deal fall through.
New report claims the project initially started as paid Modern Warfare 2 DLC, but changed scope during development and is now expected to be a full new premium title.
The game is allegedly going to launch for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC on November 10, with PlayStation platforms set to receive early access releases.
Industry analysts believe the UK's CMA "accelerated its formal objection to the deal and proposed remedies in order to step in front of the FTC and gain bragging rights."
The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority says the deal could potentially lead to "higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation."
Blizzard Entertainment's Rod Fergusson seems to be hinting that the action RPG's open beta date might be announced at IGN Fan Fest later this month.
Microsoft reportedly expects the UK's CMA to follow in the European Commission and the FTC's footsteps in expressing concerns over its proposed Activision acquisition.
"In gaming, Sony is 'the first of us' - and they will be just fine without the FTC’s protection," says Activision's Lulu Cheng Meservey.
