Sony has claimed Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal could hurt developers and lead to price rises in a new response to the UK regulator.
’s content, independent developers would all be harmed and Microsoft could increase prices for games, hardware and subscriptions.
“SIE is confident that the CMA’s Phase two inquiry will confirm that the transaction is likely to substantially lessen competition and should be prohibited,” it said. Sony goes on to argue that Call of Duty is “irreplaceable” and that Microsoft’s ownership of it would tip the balance of power so heavily in its favour that, ultimately,“Microsoft would control irreplaceable content which drives user engagement,” it wrote. “Post-transaction, Microsoft would control Activision content which drives [redacted] times as much user engagement on PlayStation than all of SIE’s best performing first-party titles put together.
, Sony argues that post-transaction, “Microsoft would have the ability and incentive to exclude or restrict rivals, including PlayStation and PlayStation Plus, from having access to Call of Duty”. According to Sony’s statement, during its initial inquiries, the CMA gathered data showing that Activision’s and Microsoft’s games account for 30-40% of all minutes played on consoles in the UK. If Microsoft were to gain sole control of Activision’s content, Sony argues that consumers, competitors, and independent developers would all be harmed.
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