As a Christmas present for lovers of the console wars, a piece of information came out today which, if true, would end up naming Sony and its CEO, Jim Ryan, as one of the most hypocritical and lying Of the industry. According to sources, the CEO of Sony has said that the Xbox Game Pass subscription service does not represent real competition to PlayStation due to its low workforce.
According to Insider game and his sources, in a direct question to Jim Ryan about Xbox Game Pass, he reportedly responded forcefully about the service’s “weak” numbers and where the new PlayStation 5 stands in comparison. Apparently, and as he confirms, PS5 sales are going very well, so they don’t see the service as competition. But despite that, it goes against what they did with the Activision and Call of Duty case against Microsoft.
When you consider Game Pass, it seems to be declining [los números de Game Pass]. When we consider Game Pass, we’ve sold more PS5s in two years than they’ve garnered subscribers for 6-7 years.
Sony Reveals Inconsistency in Statements and Actions Against Xbox
Now, when it comes to these statements, we notice inconsistencies due to their blistering pressure to stop Microsoft’s purchase of Activision. In their intention to stop the deal, they made statements that make them hypocritical in the eyes of all, since access to these games would be cut off and it would be “bad for competition, bad for the gaming industry and bad for the players”. themselves.” . But on the other hand, they continue to create exclusive agreements with cross-platform games like Final Fantasy or Call of Duty.
Right now, we’re faced with the situation where Xbox has Sony as its biggest opponent, because that’s the company that’s most opposed to this acquisition. So both regulators and the CMA and FTC, even some players have filed lawsuits to block the purchase, which is what Microsoft will have to deal with in the coming months in order to continue its plans to include large games on Xbox. .
