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PlayStation Says Microsoft Activision Deal Could Lead to Cost Increase for Xbox Series X.

Sony is really much opposed to the deal, as it has kept that Microsoft will take the Call of Task franchise away from PlayStation and make it unique to Xbox. In freshly published statements, Sony has actually also alleged that Microsoft might use the opportunity to raise rates on Xbox consoles.

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Earlier this year, Microsoft announced its intent to acquire Activision Blizzard, but regulators have made it difficult to recognize whether the offer will be allowed to happen. The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority is currently getting in the 2nd stage of its investigation, and has now published statements from Microsoft and Sony about the proposed purchase. Sony is really much opposed to the offer, as it has actually kept that Microsoft will take the Call of Duty franchise away from PlayStation and make it unique to Xbox. Nevertheless, in freshly released statements, Sony has actually also alleged that Microsoft might utilize the chance to raise prices on Xbox consoles, as well.

Do you think Sony's claim has merit? Will Microsoft raise the rate of Xbox consoles if it buys Activision Blizzard? Let us know in the remarks or share your ideas straight on Twitter and on Hive at @Marcdachamp to talk all things gaming!

Microsoft would have the ability to: increase console and video game rates for Xbox users (consisting of those that had changed from PlayStation); increase the price of Video game Pass; and reduce innovation and quality.

Obviously, as Windows Central mentions, the accusation is a bit outrageous provided the reality that PlayStation just recently increased the rate of the PlayStation 5 in a lot of markets beyond the U.S., and the business has actually likewise raised the rate of the majority of first-party games to $70. The Xbox Series S simply saw a price drop for Black Friday, making it $50 cheaper than regular. Xbox manager Phil Spencer has actually hinted that rate boosts similar to PlayStation's might happen in the future, however it's likely those would be brought on by aspects such as international inflation or chip shortages.

The CMA won't concern any choice about Microsoft's proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard till March 23, 2023. There are a lot of issues about the deal, though some are more genuine than others. Regulators are tasked with ensuring that any such purchase would not offer Microsoft excessive power in the video game market. Microsoft has preserved that it would keep Call of Responsibility on PlayStation, and perhaps bring the series to Nintendo Change. It stays to be seen whether that argument will encourage regulators.

Will Microsoft raise the cost of Xbox consoles if it acquires Activision Blizzard?

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