NewsMicrosoft Claims A PS5 Slim Is Due Out Later This Year
Microsoft’s legal documents filed as part of its trial with the FTC show the Xbox parent believes Sony will launch a PS5 Slim later this year.
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News1 Million PlayStation Users Spend All Their Time Playing Call Of Duty, And That’s Worth A Lot Of Money To Sony
About 1 million PlayStation users spend all their time playing Call Of Duty, and Sony sees a huge cut of its revenue come from all their spending.
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NewsSony’s Poor Redacting Skills Reveal 200M+ Budgets For Both Horizon Forbidden West And The Last Of Us Part II
Some poor redacting skills on Sony’s side lead to the reveal of the massive budgets involved for Horizon Forbidden West and The Last Of Us Part II.
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NewsJim Ryan Believes Cloud Gaming Won’t Be “A Meaningful Component” Of The Industry Until 2025
Cloud gaming won’t be a “meaningful component” of the games industry until at least 2025, according to PlayStation head Jim Ryan.
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NewsMicrosoft’s Activision Acquisition Is Anti-Competitive, But Starfield As An Xbox Exclusive Is Not, Says Jim Ryan
Xbox making Bethesda titles like Starfield isn’t anti-competitive in PlayStation head Jim Ryan’s eyes, but Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard is.
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NewsXbox Game Pass Head Wanted To “Spend Sony Out Of Business”
The head of Xbox Game Pass wanted to “spend Sony out of business,” a Microsoft internal email reveals, check out the details here.
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NewsContinuing To Release Activision Games On PlayStation Post-Acquisition Is Reportedly The “Opposite” Of What Bethesda Was Told For Its Games
An internal email from Bethesda’s Pete Hines reveals Microsoft told Bethesda its games would become Xbox exclusives, but did the opposite with Activision.
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NewsMicrosoft Once Looked At Buying Sega And Bungie To Bolster Game Pass
Internal emails from Microsoft’s Phil Spencer show that Xbox had looked at acquiring Sega and Bungie to bolster its Game Pass offerings.
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NewsElder Scrolls VI Exclusivity Is Still In Question, As The Game Is Still Years Away
Phil Spencer won’t confirm that Elder Scrolls VI will be an Xbox exclusive due to how far out we are from actually seeing the game release.
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NewsMicrosoft Has Considered Skipping PlayStation For Activision And Mojang’s Minecraft Titles
Microsoft has considered skipping PlayStation for Activision and Minecraft related titles, Phil Spencer confirmed in his testimony with the FTC.
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NewsMicrosoft Only Bought Bethesda After Learning Starfield Might’ve Been A PlayStation Exclusive
Phil Spencer’s testimony during the FTC v Microsoft trial confirms that Xbox only tried to buy Bethesda after learning Starfield might be a PS5 exclusive.
Read more NewsSony’s Jim Ryan Seemed Unconcerned About Losing Call Of Duty To Microsoft, Reveals Bombshell Email
PlayStation’s Jim Ryan seems unconcerned about losing Call of Duty to Microsoft, according to a private email that has emerged.
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NewsMicrosoft Expects The PS6 & New Xbox Will Launch in 2028
The PS6 and new Xbox console are not expected to launch until 2028, according to Microsoft court documents.
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NewsPlayStation Exclusives Cost Less Than Xbox Exclusives Due To Sony’s Larger Console User Base, Says Microsoft
Microsoft claims that Xbox exclusives are costlier than PlayStation exclusives as Sony boasts a lager user base.
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NewsSony’s Project Q Will Retail For Under $300, Reckons Microsoft
Microsoft reckons Sony’s Project Q device will retail for under $300.
Read more NewsFTC Still Of The Mind That Xbox Will Make Games Exclusive Just As It Did With Bethesda Titles Post-Zenimax Acquisition
The FTC is still of the mind that Microsoft will make Activision games exclusive just as it did following its acquisition of Zenimax.
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NewsAn Email Between Matt Booty And Tim Stuart Allegedly Includes “Uncontroverted Evidence” Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Acquisition Is Meant To Take PlayStation Off The Board
An internal Microsoft email between Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty and CFO Tim Stuart allegedly contains evidence Microsoft is trying to eliminate PS.
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NewsMicrosoft Could Abandon Its Activision Blizzard Acquisition Thanks To The FTC
Microsoft might just abandon its Activision Blizzard acquisition if the FTC is successful in getting the preliminary injunction it requested.
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NewsThe FTC Will Reportedly File An Injunction To Block Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard King Acquisition
A new report claims that the FTC is setting itself up to file an injunction to temporarily block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard King.
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NewsRegulator Claims PlayStation Hardware Outsells Xbox By 4:1 In Europe
The EU regulator has revealed that PlayStation is outselling Xbox by 4:1 in Europe.
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NewsFinal Fantasy XVI Is Exclusive To PS5 As Sony Made Square Enix The Best Offer
Final Fantasy XVI’s producer has said that the game is on PS5 as Sony offered Square Enix a better deal than its competitors.
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NewsUK CMA “Stands By Its Decision” To Block The Microsoft Deal, In Response To EU Approval
In the face of the EU Commission approving Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard, the UK’s CMA says it “stands by its decision” to block it.
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NewsMicrosoft’s Proposed Activision Blizzard Acquisition Approved By EU Regulator
The European Commission has approved Microsoft’s planned Activision Blizzard acquisition.
Read more NewsThe CMA Has Imposed More Restrictions Against Activision Blizzard, Microsoft
The UK regular that blocked the Activision and Microsoft deal has imposed more restrictions against both companies.
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NewsNew Report Point To The EU Approving Microsoft’s Activision Purchase, With The Decision To Be Announced Next Week
A new report indicates that the EU regulators will have their decision announced next week, and that it will move to approve Microsoft’s Activision purchase
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NewsEA Is ‘Indifferent’ On Microsoft’s Planned Activision Deal, Is Open To Possible Mergers In The Future
The CEO of EA has revealed that it is ‘indifferent’ to the Microsoft Activision deal, but is open to possible mergers in the future.
Read more NewsUK Regulator May Block Microsoft’s Planned Activision Buyout For As Long As 10 Years
The planned Microsoft buyout of Activision may be blocked in the UK by the CMA for 10 years.
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NewsMicrosoft’s Acquisition Of Activision Approved By Ukraine Following UK Block By CMA
Ukraine has approved Microsoft’s planned buyout of Activision Blizzard.
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NewsBobby Kotick Anticipates ‘Accelerated’ UK Appeal Process Following CMA Block Of Activision Buyout
Activision’s Bobby Kotick has said that he expects the UK appeal process for the CMA’s blocking of the Microsoft deal to be fast-tracked.
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NewsMicrosoft Boss Says CMA Decision Is ‘Bad For Britain’ And Has ‘Severely Shaken’ Its Confidence In UK
Brad Smith, head of Microsoft, has said the CMA decision to block the Activision deal is ‘bad for Britain.’
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