FTC Sues Microsoft over Activision Merger

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Phil Spencer on Sony - They protect their dominance by making Xbox smaller - XboxEra

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When asked about the importance of Call of Duty in the regulatory discussions, Spencer said "There's really only been one major opposer to the deal and that's Sony. Sony is trying to protect their dominance on console. The way they grow is by making Xbox smaller. They have a very different view of the industry than we do. They don't ship their games day and date on PC. They don't put their games in the subscription when they launch their games."

Spencer adds more thoughts, including promising Call of Duty on Playstation, why it doesn't make sense to remove Call of Duty from other platforms, and his confusion on why regulators are worrying so much about how this will impact Sony.
The bottom part of the article is hilarious:
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These comments by Spencer are very honest from his perspective and coincides with a Microsoft that is pulling all the stops to get this deal done. We will have to wait and see how regulators respond and if they buy Microsoft's point of view.