Sony will be forced to release information on exclusive deals from 2019 due to Microsoft’s subpoena, according to a recently published document on the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) website.
That’s because Microsoft has hit some serious snags in recent weeks as it tries to justify the acquisition of Activision Blizzard King. Sony initially opposed the subpoena, but the FTC denied the motion, while also limiting the information to January 1, 2019.
That means the world will get to see some incredibly juicy information about PlayStation exclusive deals, including their internal strategy and other tidbits that Sony sure doesn’t want to make public.
For example, if you’re interested in which games Sony paid to be exclusive to their consoles (like Final Fantasy 16, Final Fantasy 7: Remake, or others), then that information will likely be released. This may also include exclusivity periods, letting us know how long certain games will stay on PlayStation consoles.
It’s worth noting that Sony is in the middle of it all and must deliver all of the aforementioned exclusive documents in a timely manner, while also making sure that additional information isn’t scrubbed and unnecessarily exposed in the process. There’s probably a ton of workers digging and checking paperwork right now, busy trying to meet the FTC’s demands in a timely manner.
It all becomes very exciting. Whether this subpoena information will help Microsoft fight the FTC is still a mystery, but their bickering has proven to be enough to shake up the industry. With no clear end in sight, we as onlookers can sit back and enjoy all the interesting remarks and documents from the biggest companies in the industry.
What do you think of all this? Let us know below, and if you need an update on recent events relevant to this story, check out our article on Microsoft and Nintendo signing a 10-year Call of Duty deal, with the UK CMA warning that the ABK takeover could “harm UK gamers”.
