The unenviable stakes - hedging cabinet gamers have to do when buy the newestXbox Series XorPlayStation 5console is Sony ’s fault , according to Microsoft .
In the latest instalment from theFTC vs Microsoft saga(pertaining to Microsoft’scontested coup of Activision Blizzard ) , Microsoft ’s own chief operating officer Satya Nadella advocate for a world where all plot would be usable on both system .
Nadella , quíte predictably as a company in third position in the securities industry , would love to have the the like of Mario and The Last of Us available on the Xbox console and would declare oneself the limited Xbox exclusives up in coming back .
“ If it was up to me I would love to get rid of the intact exclusive on consoles , but that ’s not for me to define especially as a low - share musician in the cabinet food market , ” Nadella said ( viaThe Verge ) .
“ The dominant player there [ Sony ] has defined market rival using exclusives , so that ’s the world we dwell in . I have no love for that creation . ”
During the listening – during which Microsoft is essay to win over the FTC the acquisition of Activision Blizzard would n’t harm rival in the console table play market – the Xbox Creator has positioned itself as a plucky underdog contend against the might of Sony and Nintendo .
Microsoft itself is swear on exclusives like Bethesda and the Forza Motorsport reboot to resurrect its fortunes in the current - gen console wars , which PlayStation has a handy lead in once again .
Microsoft has also promised to keep Activision Blizzard titles like Call of Duty available on PlayStation consoles for the foreseeable time to come and has offer ten year deals to many would - be competitors .
The hearing continues …
