Sony wants to "grow by making Xbox smaller," states Xbox CEO Phil Spencer
December 12, 2022 By Raulf Hernes
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Xbox CEO Phil Spencer thinks PlayStation is actively trying to maintain its "dominance" in the console market by "creating Xbox smaller," and he objects to Activision Blizzard's acquisition.
"Sony is attempting to maintain its console hegemony. "The way they grow is by creating Xbox smaller," Spencer said on the Second Request podcast when describing "the deal's one major opponent." ": Sony.
“Sony sees the industry very differently than we do. They do not ship their PC games on the day they are released, and they do not include their games in their subscription when they are released."
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According to Spencer, "Sony is leading the conversation about why the deal should not go through," claiming that the company is attempting to protect PlayStation's "dominant position on console" by "grab[bing] onto Call of Duty."
Microsoft has agreed to a 10-year agreement to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo if its acquisition of Activision Blizzard goes through. If the massive $69 billion offer to buy Activision Blizzard is approved, the company will also keep releasing games on Valve's Steam platform "simultaneously to Xbox." Microsoft and Activision have previously indicated that they expect the agreement to be completed by the middle of 2023.